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Eleanor Roosevelt — Part 4
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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.
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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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