Evening star. [volume], November 08, 1955, Page B-4, Image 31

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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
TUESDAY, NOVnflßSm S, IMS
MARY MARGARET
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Should You Violate Laws ,
For Your Cleaning Woman?
Here’s a bow de do, here's
• pretty mess:
“It Is one of the Ironies of
our beneficent system of Gov
ernment interference," writes
X. R. of New York, “that a
businesswoman like myself
should be torn betvreen violat
ing the law and keeping my
cleaning woman.
“As housekeepers may be
aware, the social security laws
were broadened recently to in
clude thousands of part-time
employes who previously were
deprived of their benefits. Un
der the new regulations, I
found that I am required to
pay a small sum—about s3—to
provide my share and my em
ploye’s share of a quarterly
social security payment. This
X did on behalf of Agnes, my
Jewel who once a week spends
the day at my apartment. For
this I pay her $lO plus carfare.
80 far, so good.
“But three weeks ago came
a letter from the Federal De
partment of Health. Welfare
and Education, requiring that
X promptly send Agnes' social
security number so that the
payment may be credited to
her account. With some fore
boding, X asked Agnes for the
number.
“She promptly hit the ceil
ing. She informed me that if
it is necessary to provide the
Government with such infor
mation, she will no longer be
able to work for me. X finally
deduced that Agnes and her
husband fear the Information
will trickle over to the income
tax people, and they may then
be hauled up and queried con
cerning the various payments
which Agnes is picking up
end obviously not reporting.
“Agnes indioated rather
sternly that she thought me a
pretty stupid, Inconsiderate
person to have involved her in
this perilous situation. She
pointed out that she knows a
number of employers and a
number of cleaning women
and that nobody else is going
in for this ridiculous compli
ance. Bhe said that she had
figured out, anyway, that she’d
get more money on her wifely
portion of Henry’s social se
curity than on her own.
“‘After all,’ Agnes conclud
ed, It’s nobody’s business but .
«y own.’
“Now I’m stymied. I don’t
chisel on my own income tax.
I pay my bills on time, I loathe
the Idea of going in for a snide
bit of footwork on this social
security business But, on the
ether hand, competent, trust
worthy cleaning women are as
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“So I have been asking
around. I have found that all
my friends with similar part
time household assistance have
run into the same difficulty.
Their helpers say they will
leave if their employers pay
the few dollars in social se
curity required by law and thus
involve them.
“I would therefore like to
know: What’s a woman to
do in such a circumstance?
What right has the Govern
ment to force me to lose rhy
cleaning woman? And CAN
the Government expect me to
be my sister’s keeper? If
Agnes is doing a little income
tax cheating on the side, is it
my responsibilty to get her
found out? Might it not be
a good idea if the Govern
ment instead of using innocent
bystanders as stool pigeons,
establish some sort of edu
cational campaign which would
take the heat off me and others
like me?
I don’t kaow whether our
reader is posing this question
to me or to the world. If to
me, E. R., and if I were you,
I’d get rid of Agnes who seems
Probably less Jewel-like to me,
a mere bystander.
What is YOUR answer to this
dilemma?
(Proa AT NowilMtuTM)
St. Mark's Church
Bazaar Tomorrow
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
on Capitol Hill will hold its
annual basaar tomorrow with
Mrs. Florence Anton as chair
man.
A roast beef dinner will be
sewed from 6 to 8 pjn. by the
men of St. Mark’s, and there
will be many gayly decorated
booths containing Christmas
gifts, baked foods, candy,
plants and handiwork by the
women’s groups.
Hadauah Party
The Arlington-Falrf ax Chap
ter of Hadassah will hold its
annual paid-up membership
dessert party at 8:80 pm. to
morrow in the Arlington-Fair
fax Jewish Center. Highlight
of the program will be a pup
pet show to be presented by
Mrs. Sidney Jervis.
r
Turkey Dinner Planned
The Indies’ Guild of the
Episcopal Church of the Holy
Comforter, fit, Andrew’s Parish,
Is sponsoring A turkey diniei
tomorrow from 5:30 to 7:30
pm., at the church hall, 701
Oglethorpe street N.W.
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Continued From Page B-l
! retired MaJ. Gen. Malcolm
i Grow, whose “stranger than
| fiction” career included serv
[ ice as a medical officer with
i the Imperial Czarist Army in
I World War X.
Advised an Film
Gen. and Mrs. Grow have
: just returned from Hollywood
1 where he acted as technical
adviser for the 20th Century
Fox film, “Threshold of
Space.” The film depicts what
research is being done in avia
tion medicine, Gen. Grow said.
The distaff side of military
medicine was represented at
the party by Col. Verena Zeller,
chief of the Air Force Nurse
Corps, and Squad Leader
Frances Oakes, matron-in
chief of the nursing service for
the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Later arrivals included Dr.
Leonard A. Scheele, surgeon
general of the United States
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E. Kennebeck. and Rear Ad
miral Winfred Dana, presi
dent-elect qf the Association
of Military Surgeons.
Quarles Entertain
Elsewhere on the party front
last night was the gala dinner
given by Air Force Secretary
and Mrs. Donald A. Quarles
on board the Navy yacht,
Sequoia, in honor of British
Field Marshal Viscount Mont
gomery of Alamein. -
Guests included the British
Ambassador and Lady Maklns,
Gen. Sir John and Lady
Whlteley, Secretary of the
Army and Mrs. Wilber Bruck
er, Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Charles Thomas. Gen.
and Mrs. Maxwell Taylor, Ad
miral and Mrs. Arleigh Burke
and Gen. Lemuel Shepherd, Jr.
WHY GROW OLD?
Mary Bothwell's Tips
On Correct Breathing
By JOSEPHINE LOWMAN
October 25 was a red-letter
day for music lovers. That
evening Mary Bothwell gave
her Town Han concert amid
great acclaim.
The Daughters of the Brit
ish Empire gave a reception
for her at the Canadian Club
at the Savoy Plaza Hotel, fol
lowing her concert. I asked
Miss Bothwell how in the
world she could stand for
two hours, singing so joy
ously and giving encores so
enthusiastically and manage
to retain her regal poise and
her bright animation.
"Well, for one thing,” Mary
said, “I have practiced cor
rect breathing for so long
now that it comes naturally,
and aa you know, correct
breathing and correct posture
go hand in hand. SO. I really
think that I could stand up
and sing forever and never
feel the slightest fatigue.’’
This was stimulating, but
made me feel somewhat
handicapped, although I am
S-O-R-T of P-E-P-P-Y, my
self, in a Kentuckian way.
After this salute to my native
State I will continue with my
subject tor today.
I was most Interested In
Miss Bothwell’s evaluation of
correct breathing and what it
contributes to general health.
She said, “Correct and deep
breathing add to a feeling of
well being and also promote
a well-modulated voice. This
Is net only Important to a
singer, but to any woman who
wishes to have a pleasant
qw«nii| voice.”
She also said, “If you feel
tired lift your bead and sing a
joyous song; if you feel physi
cally tired, then stand erect
and breathe down deep and
hard, and almost at once the
stimulation will act as a pep
you-up.”
Os course, voice teachers and
dramatic coaches have long
understood the importance of
proper breathing!
This is one of Mary Both
well’s favorite breathing exer
cises: Lie flat on your back.
Make a roll of a small blanket
and place it under your shoul
ders and neck, head tipped
slightly forward, chin tucked
in. Take 30 deep breaths in
this position, slowly. Most of
you will have to rest period
ically during this.
Miss Bothwell’s diet is ade
quate but sensible and con
sists mainly of broiled or baked
locate, fish or fowl, plenty of
vegetables and fruits, little fiat
or starch or sweets. She avoids
highly seasoned, spicy foods
because she feels that they
an bad for her complexion.
Mary also believes that
inner ease comes from right
thl«Mn| fnH from S<itng fgg
others. She said, “Happiness
Is like perfume. You cant spill
It on others without getting
a few drops on yourself.”
I love that, don’t you? If
Miss Bothwell and her beau
tiful voice an a result of this
kind of living we could all use
some of it.
Bazaar and Dinner
The 67th annual basaar and
turkey dinner, sponsored by
the Women’s Society of Ger
such Methodist Church, 1105
Fourth street 8. W., will be held
tomorrow and Wednesday
from 4:30 to 7:30 pja.