Mr. Jenner. Would you describe what you understand the cooperative movement is?
Mrs. Paine. I think consumers cooperative is somewhat different. I am not certain what farmers cooperative is. I know that they were interested in and voted for Norman Thomas when they were in New York.
Mr. Jenner. Have you ever had any interests of that nature, that is an active political interest in a political party? For example, the Socialist Party of which Mr. Thomas was the head, or leader?
Mrs. Paine. No.
Mr. Jenner. I take it from this thumbnail sketch of your life up to the present moment, your interests were largely in the Friends and recreation for underprivileged children, people who needed help. Your interests were in the social area, but not a political party interest.
Mrs. Paine. That is a correct statement.
Mr. Jenner. How would you describe your family from the standpoint of their social standing or their financial standing? Were they people of modest means?
Mrs. Paine. Yes. My family was middle income who spent rather more money on education and good medical care than most people in our income.
Mr. Jenner. And they were modest in their tastes, I gather this, frankly, from reading the correspondence between your parents and yourself. I mean modest in their material tastes.
Mrs. Paine. Oh, yes; and certainly the means were modest.