Evening star., 1961-01-20
LETTERS TO THE STAR
BRIGHT and Gloomy Views of Inaugural

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coming administration.
Elizabeth Young.
With the Roman holiday
now in full swing In the Cap
ital, how lonesome and utter
ly neglected must the starv-
ing families Of West Virginia
feel -- those unfortunate
Americans for whom such
copious tears were shed dur
ing the campaign. Have any
Of them been invited to at
tend: to partake Of the daz-
cling array Of food and drinks
overflowing every party: to
see how other poor Demo-
crats live and suffer under
our failing economy.
T. III. d.
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,Jacqueline,~ Caroline and
baby John, tooi Our humble
hearts go out to YOU Hear
our prayer Oh Lord this day.
Nurture the efforts Of JFK.
From the largest city to
the smallest town Keeping
the Nation safe and sound
Entails the efforts Of rich
and poor No doubt we all
could do O little more Now
like an all American team
Ever forward with the fullest
steam Doubtlessly by the
end Of another year, You'll
have made great strides on
the New Frontier.
Richard e. Watkins.
A recent article In The
Star, regarding President
elect Kennedy putting his
holdings In Government
bonds, mentioned that his
fathers (Joseph r. Kennedy
wealth is estimated at up
wards Of $20O million.
Upon checking an encyclo-
pedia I failed to see the
name Kennedy among the
list Of American philanthro-
pists. The DuPonts, Fords,
Kelloggs, Rockefellers Just to
mention q few, are we'll
known for giving and sharing
their wealth.
The Kennedy family should
receive credit for any charity
or organizations to which
they have donated, for the
betterment Of our country and
mankind. For the interest Of
myself and many other read
ers. viii The Star please list
them.
Frances Ward.
Editors Note: The Ken
nedy family has made nu-
merous philanthropic contri-
buttons. Heavily endowed. but
not widely publicized. Is the
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foun-
dation. named for the Pres
ident's brother. whose Navy
plane exploded over the
English Channel in World
War II. The foundation,
created about IA years ago
by the senior Kennedy. has
spent most Of its money for
charities and work In the
children's and mental health
field. 1t Is reported to have
given away upwards of $l2
million to various projects.)
It Is easy to think Of the
vigor and youth of the Ken
nedy appointees and to
chuckle at a mental image
Of them vaulting the White
House fence on the way to
cabinet meetings, to be fol-
lowed by a bit Of touch foot
ball on the lawn to the Jingle
Of their Phi Beta Kappa keys.
But In fact their selection is
the result of an almost in
credibly fine personnel Job.
and. as a sometime personnel
man, I salute whoever did it.
Well over 80 per cent of
them are superb choices, and
II a personnel man bats over
80 per cent in recruiting pri.
Yates or typists, he Is doing
well indeed: to bat that high
ly in recruiting agency heads
and sub-heads, is unheard of
The pattern Of their quail
fications is energy, intelli-
gence, integrity, articulate.
ness, a good education and q
continuing education, ability
as demonstrated through sue
cess, ability to adjust to the
exigencies Of politics. ability
to innovate Enthusiastically
o touch Of conformity, anc
: loyalty to the man who hired
: them. These are obviously
the qualifications desired By
the President-elect to ad.
minister the Government al
o most critical time, to dt
what needs to be done bu
has not been done, to over,
come inertia, to move aheat
1 concertedly on a thousant
t fronts. We must wish then
t all we'll, and do.
= But to meet the emergenc,