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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 4

108 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Eleanor Roosevelt · 108 pages OCR'd
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. * . ; .- weer eR Ba Mae ot 1X 2570 problem. She said that she herself was bom in Mississippi and was, therefore, definitely a Southerner but stated further that in haw ante d an Ant 9A £he Ble eee 2 aeen ened = 1 es eo. MEL VPAILLGIL the 400 Vl VS Nokiv Was 4 rather unenviable Giles » wile further stated that one of the purposes of the conmittee mentioned above was to organize a school in which young Ne ht train to perfect themselves as domestic servants, wee::::.-: that the committee passed out questionnaires $s rkers requesting that they complete them, showing the number of hours worked, wages per day a week received, and generally, the living conditions in the life of the average colored domestic servant in the Charleston area. ann pointed out that it had been impossible to establist™tne school in which young colored girls could train for positions as domestic servants, inasmich as the wage level has risen in Charleston to such an extent that the average individual who formerly worked as a domestic servant is now employed in war plants, aoe crareeeeh pointed out that as a result of the survey conducted by her committee relative to this matter, all sorts of rumors sprang up, and that she herself has received many bothersome teiennonea eslia as a result of her activities on this committee, advised that there was definitely no organization formed as the result of the work of this committee, and to the best of her Inowledge no ELEANOR CLUB exists or ever did exist in the city of Charleston. It is noted that CD 222-2: to be a woman of refinement and culture, and s s known and highly respected in the city of Charleston, Inasmuch as the original information in this case appears to have been based on inaccurate information, and inasmich as there is no indication from the investigation that any ELEANOR CLUB exists in the city of Charleston, West Virginia, no further investigation is anticipated in this matter, and the case is being closed. =~ CLOSED ~
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