Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 June 1936 — Page 9
MRS. ROOSEVELT TELLS OF WORK ON HOMESTEADS
Talks at Murat During Her Short but Busy Stay in Indianapolis.
BY ELIZABETH CARR Indianapolis today remembered a genuine First Lady of the Land— Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who, with so many advantages, is Soncerned with those who have so ew
“It doesn’t matter what our politics, we, as citizens, want this couns try to be a good place for every citizen. There will have to be experiments for the next few years, for we don’t know the answers, but whoever bears the responsibility, don’t let it rest upon their shoulders alone. Make it your business jo know how your fellow citizens ve. ” That was her plea to a Murat Theater audience last night as she appeared in a Town Hall lecture on “The Purpose of Government Homesteads.” Earnest in Her Plea
As she stood before the group, gowned in Eleanor blue lace, she informally described the homestead program being conducted throughout the country for relief families. Her -face was alight, her manner
* patural and her ples earnest.
No one could guess that during the day she had driven over 300 miles to a Franklin (Ill) coal mine, a Benton (Ill) community house, a Harrisburg (Ill) trachoma clinic and then to Grayville (Ill) for luncheon before arriving at the door of the Governor's mansion at 5:30. Her stay in the city, although short, was characteristically, for her, a busy one: Dinner at the mansion with the McNutts and several guests, her lecture and an appearance at the Federal Players’ performance at Keith's Theater. At the Governor's mansion six Girl Scouts met Mrs. Roosevelt and heard her call them by name as they were introduced. They presented her, their Honorary National President, with a bouquet of flowers. Crowd Greets Visitor Several hundred persons crowded around the Murat entrance to see the distinguished visitor as she arrived for her lecture, “The city of Indianapolis and the state of Indiana are honored: today by the presence of a visitor, Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, said Gov. McNutt in introducing the speaker. “She is vitally interested in things as they are and things as they should be.” The homestead project points the way toward giving certain people new opportunities for a better chance in life, Mrs. Roosevelt said. “I feel it is working out successfully,” she continued. “I don't say they haven't made mistakes; I don’t say it hasn't cost more than it should—but the experiment will be well worth while if it gets us enough |’ knowledge so we can improve living conditions in the rural districts ands in the cities. There is great room for improvement in the way we live.” Problems Are Outlined The establishment of the project was que to the President's desire to . bring into rural communities small industries that could run for part of a year, supplying employment, she explained. = The remainder of the year is to be spent on working the farms. The problems are two-fold, she said. There are no trained people from» which to draw upon to live in the ‘communities, and the people's confidence in themselves has to be rebuilt. In Reedsville, W. Va., one of the first homesteads, the first 50 houses were portable. “Portable houses are all right,” Mrs. Roosevelt said, “but people began to need more things around them. . First they had to have cellars. And some of them hadn't had a roof over their heads, up to this
LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS PRESENT BOUQUET TO FIRST LADY
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, national honorary president of Girl Scouts, received a bouquet of roses and delphinium from a group of local Scouts upon her arrival in the city. She received them from
looked on.
Marjorie Pleuss as Dorothy Booth, Mildred Roberts
ARE TO INVITE
N.E. A. MEETING
Local Delegation to Attend
Convention at Portland, Opening June 28. A delegation of teachers headed by
E. B. Hargrave, vice principal of Washington High School, is to at-
tend the convention of the National
Education Association in Portland, Ore., June 28 to July 2, and is to present an invitation on behalf of Indianapolis to hold the 1938 meeting here, ‘Paul C. Stetson, superintendent of public schools, has an-
nounced. ‘Attracting tho ‘of teachers
; Jannually, the N. E. A. conventions
(left to right) Patricia Curl, Patsy Bishop, Betty Browning, and Gov. and Mrs. McNutt
time. When you begin to get some-
thing you always have to have what’
you dreamed about,” she added. i The families were given some land and an attempt was made to get industries to move in and use part-time at least one member of every family. Later houses have been more successful because they met the ‘homesteaders individgpal needs, she continued. Nursery School Successful Mrs. Roosevelt sought a laboratory school at which efforts could
be made to help communities grow:
A nursery school started in the Reedsville homestead was the first thing to bring a community feeling there, she said. And the feeiing of doubt as to its value changed to one of praise, as one man said: “They do be saying, Miss, good things about that school.” One private industry recently moved in—an assembly plant for vacuum cleaners. “They have a committee to decide on the type of industries to encourage,” she said. “Business now is beginning to take an interest.” Some of the homesteads are wholly agricultural, some encourage handicraft and some, furniture making. “If we understood what it cost us in prisons, insane asylums and crippled children’s hospitals, I don’t believe we'd question what it may cost us to experiment to make life better for large groups,” she concluded. Visits Federal Players At the Federal Players. perform-
ance of “After-Dark,” Mrs. Roosevelt | and the party were greeted with ap- |:
plause and a lowering of .the curtain as the orchestra played “The StarSpangled Banner.” Boxes were festooned with American flags. The opening had been held until 9:30 to enable Mrs. Roosevelt to see a portion:of the production. : She was enthusiastic in her praise of the theater project. “It has done two things,” she said. “It has helped: people who might otherwise be. starving, and it has given work to young actors.” At the conclusion of the second act the Governor's party went backstage, where Mrs. Roosevelt met the actors, posed for photographers and complimented the group. She left this morning with her
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social secretary, Mrs. James Helm, and Gov. and Mrs. McNutt for Lafayette, where she is to speak at a science and leadership institute at Purdue University.
ARRESTED IN FATAL ANDERSON SHOOTING
George Cox Says He Shot Man Who Threatened Family.
{Times Special ANDERSON, Ind, June 17. — George Cox, 41, Summitville, is held today. in Madison County Jail pending investigation of the fatal shooting of Dan Clark, 34, early yesterday. Cox, who siFrendered to Marshal Basil Ice, Summitville, after the shooting, told officers that he shot Clark with a shotgun when he came to his home and threatened to kill his wife, Mrs. Susie Kelly-Clark. Cox’s stepdaughter, and other members of the family. Officers said Cox told them that he had twice ejected Clark from his home in Summitville and that he shot Clark when he returned the third time.
RAPS FARLEY’S USE
OF POSTAL SERVICE
Rep. Halleck Claims Departnient Is New Deal ‘Campaign Machine.’ By United Press WASHINGTON, June 17. — Rep. Charles "A. Halleck (R.,, Ind), charged today that “the entire postal service is being mobilized as a campaign machine in behalf of the New Deal.” He made public a copy of a letter which he said was signed by James A. Farley, postmaster general and Democratic national committee
chairman, : in’ which a postmaster
was asked to dispose of 25 “presidential @ nominator committee” tickets at $1 each. Halleck said the postmaster who received the letter he made public is head of a fourth-class office “specifically protected by the Civil Service laws from such campaign
solicitations” He said “America’s 45,000 postoffices are campaign headquarters.” !
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nation. The convention was held in Indianapolis in 1925 L. E. Hall, principal of School 16, has been selected as the official
delegate of the Indianapolis Teach- |
ers’ Federation. Several Indiana educational leaders are to participate in the pro-
grams and an All-Indiana break-
fast is to be held June 30 in the Benson Hotel.
5 OLDER DIONNES SICK
Measles Runs Through Family as Birth of Baby Is Awaited. By United Press CALLANDER, Ont., June 17.—As Mrs. Oliva Dionne, mother of the quintuplets, awaited today the birth of another child, Dr. M. G. Ranney, the family physician, reported all five of the older Dionne children now are suffering from measles. Rose and Ernest contracted the disease last week, and the other three children now have contracted it. Dr. Ranney said their conditions are not serious.
Principal speaker at the Indianapolis Association of Life Underwriters meeting Friday noon in the ¥. M. C. A. auditorium is to be J. Fred Elmhurst (above), Mt. Vernon, Ill Mr. Elmhurst is district industrial superintendent of the Prudential Life Insurance Co. of America. James L. Rainey is to preside.
NAMED SPEAKERS AT ADVERTISING SESSION
Two Local Men Scheduled to Appear on Program at Boston. Two Indianapolis men are to appear on the program of the Advertising Federation of America in Boston, Mass., July 28 to July 2, at which time the silver jubilee of the “truth in advertising” campaign is to be observed. The local speakers are to be T. M. Overly, Better Business Bureau manager, and F. W. Lahr, Indianapolis Advertising Club vice president. A delegation from the club also is to attend.
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GRAIN DEALERS WILL CONVENE
State Association to Open Parley at Decatur Tomorrow.
Times Special DECATUR, Ind. June 17.—Three hundred and fifty members are expected to attend the summer convention of the Indiana Grain Dealers Association opening here tomorrow, - G. A. Pritchard, Fortville, association president, is to open the sessions, to be held at the Decatur Country Club. Mayor Arthur R. Holthouse will welcome members and W. D. Springer, Indianapolis, is to make the response. Manufacture of paint from soy ‘beans will be discussed by A. B. Pattou, Chicago. Grain grading and testing discussions are to be led by Lew Hill, Indianapolis. Tarifl covering reduction of .grain rates to the
ureau of of Social Research director, is to speak on “The Indiana Uneme ployment Compensation Act.” Charles M. Newcomb, Delaware, O., and Kline L. Roberts, Chicago,
, jare to speak following a dinner at
6. Avon Burk, Decatur, is general chairman of the convention.
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