From Washington Straight

Poor House

► If anyone can make the antipoverty program go, it would be Sargent Shriver, who is once again displaying his talents as a public relations man. Shriver has got his poor corps quartered in the old Colonial Hotel, a dilapidated boarding-housestyle relic set right in the middle of northwest Washington, where every congressional watchdog, reporter and tourist can fully appreciate the sacrifice he and his troops are making. It is a good show: the elevators don’t work, the carpets are torn up, shower stalls are filled with records and books, some lower echelon executives even work in the johns. And the first bright-eyed idealist you see will say —and I quote him verbatim—“our people don’t mind this. They are really dedicated to the program and the working conditions are a minor consideration. They aren’t a bunch of do-gooders, they just believe in what they’re doing.”

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Poor House

► If anyone can make the antipoverty program go, it would be Sargent Shriver, who is once again displaying his talents as a public relations man. Shriver has got his poor corps quartered in the old Colonial Hotel, a dilapidated boarding-housestyle relic set right in the middle of northwest Washington, where every congressional watchdog, reporter and tourist can fully appreciate the sacrifice he and his troops are making. It is a good show: the elevators don’t work, the carpets are torn up, shower stalls are filled with records and books, some lower echelon executives even work in the johns. And the first bright-eyed idealist you see will say —and I quote him verbatim—“our people don’t mind this. They are really dedicated to the program and the working conditions are a minor consideration. They aren’t a bunch of do-gooders, they just believe in what they’re doing.”