Washington 1, D.C.

Dear Tommy:

This will reply to your letter of December 22 regarding a copy of a letter addressed to President Meany from Christine Mayweather of Jackson, Mississippi.

Christine Mayweather has been the maid in our office in Jackson for the past two or three years. She is paid a salary of $27.50 per month for cleaning five offices, hall, a stairway and two dressingrooms each morning.

We tried to get her salary raised about a year ago but had no success. This is the same salary which was paid when we opened the Mississippi office in 1946. It would seem to me that $40. or $45. per month would be the minimum which we should expect for the work which is done in that office. If she has not already gone would it be possible to grant an increase?

With every good wish to you, I am

Sincerely,