Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1933, Page 5

3 HOOVER ACCORED " HEARTY OVATON Ex-President Deeply Moved by Cheering Throng at Station. Memory of an enthusiastic and echo- ing farewell was afforded Herbert Hoo- ver yesterday as his train pulled out of Union Station. The demonstration that marked his exit from public life and re-entrance into private business was a rousing and affectionate one. Several thousand persons were on hand and as the former President passed through the throng there was no mistaking his deep appreciation. Al- though he would not respond with words to the many calls for a speech, the tears he tried to hide made it plain that he was grateful. Just before Mr. Hoover’s train began its trip to New York, and while he was saving his farewells to the members of his cabinet, on the rear platform of the train, his eyes filled with tears so that for & moment it seemed as though he would break down. As the train pulled away, Mr. Hoover stood against the railing and waved and smiled back at the echoing cheers of his old friends and admirers massed on the station platform. Mrs. Hoover Also Cheered. Mrs. Hoover, who stood near the for- mer President’s side as he went through that last ordeal and as he waved his parting farewell, came in well for her share of the demonstration. She, too, was cheered and many women in the throng in the station and out on the platform shook h-r hand. Several bou- quets of flowers were presented to her as she passed through the crowds on her way to the train. Only a small group accompanied Mr. Hoover. Former Secretary Wilbur of the Interior Department and Mrs. Wil- bur, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rickard of New York, old friends; Lewis Strauss, New York banker; Walter E. Hope, New York banker and a former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, along with Lawrence Richey and his youngest son, Allan, made up Mr. Hoover's group. Mrs. Hoover, accompanied by Herbert Hoover, jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur and Mrs. Stark McMullen, a friend and aide of Mrs. Hoover, were to leave the train at Philadelphia. Former Secretary of Agriculture Hyde, who is to accompany the former President on his cruise through the Panama Canal, and who, with Mr. Wilbur, will be among his fishing companions in the waters of the Bay of Panama before Mr. Hoover starts on the last leg of his sea journey home, wxllkjoln him in New York early this week. Go Directly to Station. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover and their im- mediate party left the inaugural stand in the east front of the Capitol im- mediately after President Roosevelt had completed his address. As Mr. Hoover reached his waiting automobile, he was cheered by a group of persons in the vicinity. The little caravan of ‘White House cars, with the one con- taining Mr. Hoover in the lead, made a hurried ride to Union Station. He was accompanied to the station by Col. E. W. Starling, assistant chief of the White House secret service, and two others of the secret service outfit. So great was the crowd on the out- side of the station that Mr. Hoover and his party had difficulty in winding their way through the station. In the President’s waiting room several hun- dred local Republicans. headed by Ed- ward F. Colladay and Mrs. Virginia ‘White Speel, Republican committee man and woman from the District, formed two lines through which the presidential party passed. Each man and woman in these two lines shook the hand of the former President and extended good wishes for the future as he passed along. Before leaving his office in the Exe- cutive Office Building to prepare for the arrival of his successor at the ‘White House for their ride up the ave- nue to the Capitol, Mr. Hoover re- ceived the entire office staff and a num- ber of the employes of the White House itself. These men and women, who have been working with the President during his administration, a number of the former having been associated with Presidents for more than 30 years, filed by the President, who stood beside his desk and shook hands as a word of farewell was exchanged. Plans Uncertain. ‘The former President’s immediate plans were uncertain when he left, After a_day or two at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, Lawrence Richey, Mr. Hoover's secretary, said his chief might visit friends in the country. Richey said Mr. Hoover intended to give himself only to personal matters and to the affairs of several charitable organizations founded by him and that no public or Government business would come before him. The length of Mr. Hoover's stay in New York was undecided, since no pas- sage has been booked for him on his contemplated sea voyage to Panama and the Pacific Coast. All of his plans, Richey said, were subject to change. HOOVER ABANDONS HIS PANAMA TRIP TO REMAIN WITHIN CALL ) (Continued From First Pag the Interior Department and Mrs. Wil- bur left the special train at Philadel- phia to proceed by way of St. Louis to Palo Alto, Calif. The former President appeared pleased by the reception given him tonight in New York. He smilea and waved at the crowd lining his route in the Penn- sylvania Station. Apparently tired, Mr. Hoover nevertheless appeared more tested than when he left the White House this morning. Mrs. Hoover Starts West. PHILADELPHIA, March 4 (#).—Mrs. Herbert Hoover, identifying herself as a “private citizen,” started West from Philadelphia late today for her home in Palo Alto, Calif. She expressed enthusi- asm over the beauties of a park through which she was driven between trains, and told a stationmaster she wished her gloves were as nice as his—but an in- terview? A laughing appeal put & quick end to that. Mrs. Hoover left on the Pennsylvania Railroad Spirit of St. Louis Limited, ac- companied by Ray Lyman ‘Wilbur, leav- ing his post as Secretary of the Interior to return to the presidency of Stanford University; Mrs. Wilbur and Herbert ver, Jr. Holgm.le )mare than an hour previously she and the others had stepped from the special train which carried former President Hoover and another son to w York. NeShor{’lry before she left the North Philadelphia station Mrs. Hoover was asked: “How do you like being a pri- vnt% citizen?” “I was won like after two hours,” she replied. like train riding and I like motoring, so I have had a very pleasant two hours.” “How do you like the prospect of re- turning to your home?” was another Ju . . o e{y sometimes wonder what a private citizen does when he doesn’t want to talk,” she replied. Escorted bpy a railroad official, the Hoovers and Wilburs were taken for a drive of nearly 20 miles through Fair- mont Park and the Germantown section of the city. “It was beautiful,” was Mrs. Hoover’s €omment at the end. During the drive their limousine was stopped at a drug store and the silk- Batted former secretary went inside to dering what one should “I Incoming THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 5, 1933—PART ONE, (Continued From First Page.) completed an aged woman, leaning on a cane, came to bow her silvered head a moment before the cross, then depart. Secretary Woodin Arrives. ‘The chancel still was dark when Sec- retary of the Treasury Willlam H. Woodin and Mrs. Woodin arrived. They talked with an ushep and chose seats near the back wall. * Soon Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborne, noted man of science, chairman of the board of trustees of the American Museum of Natural His- tory, entered alone. He found a place midway down the aisle. A boy in a surplice approached the altar and lit seven white candles on either sige. The organ began to play, the organist unseen. The sound of motors beyond the painted glass win- dows announced the coming of the Roosevelt party. The glass chandeliers blazed. Mrs. Roosevelt was the first of the group to appear in the north door of the church. She paused just a mo- ment before entering. Then, as she | proceeded, Mr. Roosevelt, leaning on the arm of his son, advanced. Follow- ing him were perhaps 60 of his official family, members of his cabinet, kins- folk and old personal friends. They were quickly seated, and the service began. | Choir of 40 Sings. The processional hymn was, “O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come.” It was sung by 40 boys and men, trained by their choir- master, T. Guy Lucas, of Cambridge University, England. Behind them as they marched were the clergy parti pating, Rev. Dr. Robert Johnston, re: | tor of St. John's; Rev. Dr. Leon Shearer, | assistant rector; Rev. Dr. Frank Wil- son, rector of St. Mark's, Hyde Park, N. Y, and Rev. Dr. Endicott Peabody, headmaster of Groton School, _the minister who married Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt 28 years ago. Dr. Johnston repeated the words: “O send Thy light and Thy truth, that they may lead me, and bring me unto Thy holy hill and to Thy dwelling.” He then led the general confession, fol- lowed by Psalm 15, “Lord who shall dwell in Thy tabernacle?” ‘The choir sang the “Te Deum Laud- amus,” “We praise Thee, O God, we ac- knowledge Thee to be the Lord; all the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting.” 2 Prayer for President. ‘The service closed with the Lord’s Prayer, the Prayer for the President, and a special petition for Mr. Roosevelt and his cabinet. The text of the last was: “Almighty and most merciful God, grant, we beseech Thee, that by the in- dwelling of Thy Holy Spirit, Thy serv- ant, Pranklin, chosen to be our Presi- dent, and all his advisers, may be en- lightened and strengthened for Thy service; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.” The recessional strains followed—“A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing.” When the last notes of the hymn had died away, the con- gregation—not more than a hundred persons all told—stood while Mr. Roose- velt left the building. Cheers greeted him as he passed through the door into the street. A crowd numbering several | thousands had gathered in the neigh- | borhood of the church. Immediately after this impressive service President-elect and Mrs. Roose- | velt went to the White House, where President and Mrs. Hoover were to join | | them in the ride to the Capitol. They waited in their car, pending the ap- pearance of the Hoovers, now spend- ing their last moments in the mansion which had been their home for four years, the place of thrills of accom- plishment and of heartbreaks. It has been customary for the incoming Pres- ident to pay a brief visit before starting the journey to the Capitol. Mr. Roose- | velt “departed from this precedent. | White House Heavily Guarded. | The White House was heavily guard- ed. Battalions of police restratned | crowds which sought to catoh a glimpse | of the President and his wife as| their car entered the White House grounds. There was considerable cheer- ing. A double line of New York City | policemen was drawn up at attention as the Roosevelt car pulled up in the semi-circular drive before the Executive Mansion. John N. Garner, the new Vice President, also broke precedent when he failed to join in the ride from the White House to the Capitol. Con- cerned over_the legislative situation in the House, he said that he was “going to finish this job over here” and “pass up all that formality and tomfoolery stuff.” Vice President Curtis also was kept busy at the Capitol by the last- minute press of legislative business. The Roosevelts went directly to the first episode of the formal inaugural ceremony in the Senate chamber when the new Vice President was sworn in and the new Congress called. It is customary for an administration to end at noon on March 4. By the stroke of 12 the new President should have taken the oath of office, up to which time his predecessor remains in power. This time the proceedings did not progress according to schedule and there was considerable delay. But in theory, it is understood. the term of President Roosevelt dates from the stroke of noon. Throng Waits in Cold. Outside on the Capitol Plaza there was an electric atmosphere of expec- tancy and impatience fcr the new Presi- dent to arrive. Many had been there since early morning to assure themselves of a favorable place before the speaker’s stand. All were overcoated. Some had brought blankets in which to shield themselves from the biting cold. Some ‘had brought lunches. Never befcre has so vast a crowd | gathered before the east front of the Capitol. It was conservatively esti- mated at more than 100,000. The plaza and the park behind it was a great lake of faces bounded by House and Senate office buildings, north and south, and the Library of Congress and the Capitol itself to the east and west. Boys and birds shared the branches of the leaf- less trees. The light gray hats of thou- sands of men were like foam on the quiet surface of the lake of faces. The crowd was dense. There was no elbow room for the men and women, scme of the latter with children in their arms. They formed an impregnable barrier in i | purchase some powder and rouge for one of the 3 Mrs. Hoover wore a brown suit with darker brown hat and fur neckpiece. She carried an umbrella to match, while a corsage of violets gave a touch of contrast. Arriving in Philadelphia, the former President accompanied his wife and son to the observation platform of their special train and there waved to a small crowd which had gathered. Mingled among the cheers was the repeated cry, “good luck!” Transfer at Harrisburg, HARRISBURG, Pa., March 4 (#).— | En route to her California home from | the White House, Mrs. Herbert Hoover and party tonight transferred from a St. Louis-bound to & Chicago-bound Penn- sylvania Raflroad train. Mrs. Hoover, through her son Her- bert, jr., said she trains wuemmbshehwmmgd ;.o continue as far as urg! former W the Interior and Mrs. Ray Lyman Wil- bur, who are bound. ‘The Liberty Limited was eight minutes until the S Louis, another Pennsy] train, arrived here with Mrs. Hoover and her from Philadelphia, where they had left former President Hoover, who continued to New York. As the party went from one track to another, they were flanked by about 15 uniformed policemen. The Liberty Limited pulled out &s soon as they were be- | edged, gold-braided blue uniforms. of | Roosevelt turns to Gen. aboard. It carried 53 pieces of Mrs. Hocver's baggage which had been taken apoard at Washington, trainmen every direction. But they constituted a remarkably patient, quiet crowd. The murmer of volces which ordinarily comes from such a mass of humanity seemed strapgely absent, Unforeseen Delays., The radi> announcers kept the waiters informed of the progre:s of events in- side. The affair was not moving on schedule. There were unforeseen delays in the arrival of the President-elect and his party in thee Senate Chamber. But the crowd waited patiertly. There was a fleeting promise of sun-hine. There was a faint glare from the sky Jjust overhead which was reflected in the pelished brass instruments of the Ma- rine Band, waiting in their scarlet and gold uniforms for the new President to appear and playing occasional selections to break the monotony of the walting. An airplane flew silently under the low ceiling of white clouds with their somber slate-colored patches and small blue flecks of clear cky. The delay continued. A’chill, cutting breeze arose and the struggling sun was buried in clouds. The stands in frent of the speaker's rostrum reserved for invited guests began to fill up as the proceedings in the Senate chamber neared their conclusion. John W. Davis, himself presidential candidate of De- mocracy eight years ago, came in quiet- ly and took his seat on a bare wooden bench, sheltered in his fur-collared overcoat. ‘The voices of retiring Vice President Curtis and John N. Garner, the new Vice President, came over the loud speakers. Then followed the monotonous procedure of s tors as the Seventy-third Congress was called into session. ‘The color guard appeared bearing the Stars and Stripes and the presiden- tial flag, and took their places, erect as statues, under the lectern. A moment later Vice President Garner and Mr. Curtis were escorted to their seats. Mr. Roosevelt Arrives. ‘The black-robed justices of the Su- preme Court filed in. Herbert Hoover, still President of the United States for a few fleeting moments, appeared above the heads of the crowd. His face was serious and Jooked tired. He chatted with Mrs. Hoover and with Senator Moses. There was still considerable de- lay before Mr. Roosevelt finally emerged from the rotunda, supported on the arm of his son, and made his way slowly to the platform where Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes awaited him. With all the simplicity and solemnity which fits the occasion of a great na- tion’s change of rulers the oath was ad- ministered. Mr. Roosevelt placed his hand on the old Dutch Bible, a family heirloom containing the birth, death and mMarriage records of his ancestors for the long generations during which the family has been rooted in American soil. It was opened at that thirteenth chapter of Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians, which contains the texts Mr. Roosevelt hopes to make the spir- itual foundation of his administration. Repeats Text of Oath. Mr. Roosevelt repeated after the Chief | Justice the entire text of the oath. A shout arose from the crowd, but not such an intense shout as might have been expected. It was a silent, serious crowd, little given to demonstrations. Franklin D. Roosevelt turned and faced the expectant sea of faces. After these months of waiting he was at last the holder of the highest office within the gift of man—the presidency of the United States. Grim earnestness was written on his face. There was a_tre- mendous tension in the crowd. Even during the few hours many of them had been in Washington the great national crisis which the new President was called upon to face seemed to have gréwn much more serious. Something momentous plainly was expected, but there was not the slightest hint as to what was coming. Mr. Roosevelt had kept close counsel during the busy hours since he arose this morning. ‘The brief, eloquent inaugural address followed, every word pronounced in a firm voice and with an indomitable fighting determination ringing in the phrases. It was received, for the most part, in silence—not a silence of disap- proval but a silence born of the solem- nity and profundity of one of the great orations in American history. The new President was going beyond all expec- taticns in his sweeping indictment of business corruption and his virtual promise of the assumption of dictatorial powers, such as a President may take on elf in war time, in case such a course was necessary to draw the coun- try out of its deepening crisis. Again Promises “New Deal.” Mr. Roosevelt was repeating his pre- election promise of a “new deal” and repeating it with a conciseness and de- termination that left no room for mis- interpretation. Outstanding state- ments here and there drew the applaud- ing approval of the crowd. “Let me assert,” he declared with set face and a ringing voice, “that the only thing we have to fear is fear it- self.” He was speaking to a nation and to a world in which fear was grow- ing. and his hearers were quick to declare their agreement with him. Another passage which brought the enthusiastic approval of the hearers was his declaration: “The money changers have fled from their high seats in the temple of our civilization.” The vast crowd seemed extraordi- narily impressed by the inaugural ad- dress, Its dispersal was silent and orderly. Seldom before in history has such a great gathering been attended with so little confusion or disturbance Extreme precautions had been taken to prevent any disorder. Marines and police guarded every approach. Plain clothes men and secret service opera- tives mingled with the crowd. 24,216 Join Parade. Then came the parade—one of the largest and most colorful in the history of presidential inaugurations. There were 24,216 marchers in line. Nearly three and a half hours were required to pass a given point on Pennsylvania avenue. It is estimated that more than 200,000 people filled the stands and lined the streets to see it pass. It pro- ceeded almost without incident and with little delay. Within two minutes after President Roosevelt’s car had swung in at the west gate of the White House grounds and he had appeared in the glass-inclosed reviewing stand, the sound of drums announced that the parade was approaching, and it soon was passing in review before the new Chief Executive. At the head rode the erect, soldierly figure of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, chief of staff of the Armies, four black stars on his saddle cloth. He joined President Roosevelt in the reviewing stand. Admiral Pratt, rank- ing officer of the Navy, was already there. They soon were joined by Gen. Fuller, commandant of the Marines. ‘The first division of the parade, more than 10,000 strorg, was an impressive demonstration of the military power of the Nation, of which Mr. Roosevelt be- comes commander in chief. The service bands and the massed standards swe by. Impressive are the black and the white horse trocps of the 16th Field Artillery, from Fort Myer, the band playing “As Those Caissons Go Rolling Along.” A squadron of airplanes passes overhead. The scarlet and gold Marine Bank strikes up the stirring notes of “Adeste Fidelis” as it passes the re- viewing stand. A little way behind comes the Navy Band, with its red- It “Anchors Aweigh.” . . McArthur with some remark, at which they both laugh ‘The new President is a loyal strikes ed | Navy man, dating from his assistant secretaryship during the trying days of the World War. A Different Man Now. He seems a different man as he stands in the reviewing stand from that stern, grim, aggressive warrior who had flung his uncompromising challenge at the forces of fear and economic disruption from the Capitol portico a little more than an hour ago. His mind seems relleved; he is smill keeps said. | intensely human again, He aring in the new Sena- | P! cep| Prominent Chief Executive Accorded Tribute By Cheering Thousands Who Line His Path ing his hat as the units pass. He chats smilingly with those around him. . Raosevelt stands by his side, his stal- wart sons are behind him. Seated be- side him is his old mother, Mrs. James Roosevelt, enjoying such a triumph as no other American mother has known. She holds her blue-eyed little great- granddaughter on her knee. The child gets restless from time to time and climbs up to the level of the window ledge. The great display of uniformed forces continues to sweep by. The air echoes with the stirring strains of “Dixie.” Be- hind the band march the famous old Richmond Blues, the most picturesque military contingent in the parade with their sky blue coats, white trousers and tall, waving white plumes. them come the hardly less colorful Richmond Grays with their red-plumed black hats. D. C. Guard Passes. Then come District of Columbia National Guard companies, the George- town University R. O. T. C. Regiment, Jled by its band with a blue-plumed drum major. Almost interminably they file on—National Guard regiments. college and high-school cadets, Naval Reserves, Boy Scouts. There is a mili- snappy gray waists and blue skirts, keeping in perfect step behind their band. President Roosevelt turns to Gen. MacAruthur with a smiling comment. the Washington High School Cadets march like veterans. Overhead floats majestically the Navy dirigible Akron. Following the military comes the long rocession of Governors in automobiles | with their military and civil aides. There are 30 chief executives of States or their personal representatives. Presi- dent Roosevelt waves and smiles reccg- nition to each one of them. Some of them get special ovations from the spectators—especially the handsome, white-haired Ritchie of Maryland and Finchot of Pennsylvania, who rides, most of she time bare-headed, in an open car. There are cheers for the dig- nified Gov. Pollard of Virginia. There is no mistaking Gov. Murray of Okla- homa. The largest of all the State flags in the procession is floating from his car. Picturesque Bands. The somewhat monotonous file of automobiles is broken by picturesque bands. There is the white-and-blue uniformed band of the Wilmington, Del., Post of the American Legion, the drum and bugle corps of Bedford, Va., which swings past singing “Hap) Days,” the golden-plumed band of the La Fayette Post of the American Le- glon from Philadelphia. The third division, made up of vet- erans, is the most colorful in the parade. Men who have fought ail the coun- try’s wars within the memory of those now alive were in line, old and young, disabled and sturdy. Near the head is a marching group of Boston veterans chanting “Boston wants beer.” Mr. Roosevelt smiles as they file past. A colorful _contingent is the mounted guard of the Kings County. N. Y. American Legion with its shining silver helmets. Then come the inspiring, slender ranks of the Legion of Valor— veterans of the Spanish and World Wars. Picturesque is the green-uni- formed, black-plumed American Legion band from Greensburg, Pa., which fol- lows them. The District of Columbia Legion groups make an imposing ap- pearance. Company follows company | while the temperature sinks as twilight approaches and there is a thunderous | drumming of feet in the grandstands by the chilled spectators. Confederate Veterans in Line. ‘There were eight automobile loads of Confederate veterans, enthusiastic, life- long Democrats enjoying what may be the last political triumph many of them will know. There were 18 automobiles filled with Spanish War veterans. Vet- erans of Forelgn Wars had some im- posing parade entries. But as the veteran units filed by there was a developing atmosphere of expectancy in the grandstands. The fourth and last division was to be made up of political clubs—chief of them the Society of Tammany. Everybody was walting for Al Smith. The division filed into view. led by the picturesque Indian _drum corps from the Standing Rock Reservation. There was an_al- most naked Indian on horseback. How this man could endure the cold was a mystery but he didn’t seem to mind it. A little ways behind came the Ney York Police Band and behind them came the sachems of Tammany with their green sashes. In the front row walked Smith, his face florid frcm the long walk. His appearance was the signal for the one great demonstration which greeted the parade at any point. It had been the same all along the Avenue. Cameras flashed. Cheers shook the stands. An Unprecedented Scene. Here was a scene unprecedented in American history and the second most dramatic event of this remarkable day. Here was a man who had been a promi- nent aspirant for the presidency, & man who had good reason to believe that except for the malignancy of fate he himself would be sitting in the re- viewing stand as Chief Executive of the Nation. And he was walking, a humble private citizen, in this great demon- stration in honor of the man who had reaped the glory he believed should have been his. It was an incident of splendid sportsmanship and everybody tried to let Smith know how much it was appreciated. President Roosevelt waved a friendly greeting to his old friend, the temporary rift between them completely healed. Smith waved back. ‘They were partners in this shining vic- tory. There was little trace of weari- ness on the President's face after the tense morning and laborious afternoon. The marching clubs continued to come on, interminably, it seemed. Darkness ‘wes beginning to fall on the gray after- noon. Tammany presented an im- pressive spectacle with its ranks of frock-coated political leaders with their tall silk hats. They were followed by | the Democratic marching clubs of New Jersey, Philadelphia and Baltimore, to- gether with considerable delegations from other cities. Picturesque was the unit provided for the parade by the Council of Slovak Democratic Clubs, led by girls in the colorful lace cos- tumes of old Slovakia. Monotony was relieved by the wierd strains of the Scotch band which accompanied a con- tingent of New Jersey marchers. At last the long parade came to an end and President and Mrs. Roosevelt turned from the reviewing stand. He seemed a weary but happy man. - Joseph McKee Sees Parade, as Officer Finds Him a Seat Democrat Noticed in Throng Had No Ticket. One of the most important figures in the Democratic party in New York City went to the inaugural le here yesterday without a_ticket and had to l‘s: & policeman to find s The man was Joseph V. McKee, presi- dent of the !!ofitelpol Mdme:rk and in the middle of the jostling crowd from the ina tion ceremonies & mile away at the Capitol. They ¢ t their way through the thousands iw Pennsyl- vania avenue until they arrived in front of the Court of Honor. There police were about to push them along with the rest of the throng when the officer rec- policeman searched opposite the President until he found imo yacant sests, ognized him. the stan Behind | 35 tary company of high-school girls in a NEW FIRST LADY 10 LIVE SIMPLY 'Mrs. Roosevelt Says House- keeping. Will Occupy Early Days in White House. (Copyright, 1933. by the Associated Press.) In the big, high-ceilinged sitting room in the southwest corner of the White House that is to be her_home !ml"thte o;:;xt fo':;d{ms. Eleanor Roose- velt st yest y afternoon, gazing soberly out the window as she drew off er_gloves. “It was wery, very solemn,” she sald, slowly, “and a little terrifying.” She glanced about the room, which looked huge and cold and impersonal, stripped es 1t had been in the morning of the belongings of its previous occu- pant, already on her way to private life and freedom at her home in Cali- fornia. “The crowds were so tremendous,” Mrs. Rocsevelt added, softly, “and you felt that they would do anything—if only some one would tell them what to o. “I felt that particularly, because, when Franklin got to that part of his speech in which he said it might be- come necessary for him to assume powers ordinarily nted to a Presi- dent in war time, he received his big- gest demonstration.” Mrs. Roosevelt moved over to one of the wide windows and stared thought- fully out across the White Hcuse grounds at the Virginia hills, softly out- lined against a gray afternoon sky. Facing Critical Times. “No one,” she said, “at all clcse to people in public life today can fail to realize that we are all of us facing ex- tremely critical times. “No woman entering the White House, if she accepts the fact that it belongs to the people and therefcre must be representative of whatever con- ditions the people are facing, can light- heartedly take up her residence here. “One has a feeling of going it blindly, because we're in a tremendous stream, :nd] nu&ue of us knows where we're going o 1'nd. “The important thing, it seems to me, is our attitude toward whatever may happen. It must be willingness to accept and share with others what- ever may come and to meet the future courageously, with a cheerful spirit. _“We women have to go about our daily task of home-making, no matter what may happen, and we needn't feel that ours is an unimportant one, for our courage and our willingness to sac- rifice may well be the springboard from which recovery may come.” The woman of many interests who became today by virtue of her husband’s position the Nation's “First Lady” will be herself chiefly occupied the next few !‘;eeks, she said today, with housekeep- 8. Must Cut Down Expenses. “There will be, of course, all the set- tling to do,” she said. “And there will be necessary some figuring to cut down expenses at least 25 per cent in accordance with my hus- band's policy. “I am going to try out a few things which I think may be interesting. I want to try out here some of these new foods that Flora Rose and the others are developing at Cornell University.” In the department of home economics at Cornell a number of foods are being devised that may meet the dietary needs of families with depleted incomes. “Another thing I want to do because I think it will be interesting,”™ Mrs. Roosevelt added, “is to develop a num- ber of entirely American menus that can be served at the White House. “It seems to me that it would be highly appropriate to serve purely American dishes at the White House. I want to work out some meals that consist entirely of American food, pre- pared in the American manner. from American products. I think it will be an interesting thing to try.” ‘The new mistress of the stately White House mansion which 1s the social cen- ter of the Nation’s Capital and which has always represented in the minds of the people the final word in scrupulous observance of formalities reaffirmed to- day her previously expressed determi- nation to simplify as much as possible its social affairs. No Occasion for Display. “Neither Franklin nor I would want to do anything that would detract from its dignity, which we both love,” she said. “But I believe things can be made a good deal simpler without that. “It should be done, I think, to save the time and the strength of a m2n as busy as a President must be. And now, of all times, there is no occasion for display. “Some people probably won’t like some of the things I'm going to do. I shall, for instance, greet my guests my- self when they arrive and see them to the door when they leave. Naturally, I don't expect my husband to do_this. He is going to be too busy. He should be spared as much as possible. But l'.here's no reason why I shouldn't. “My feeling about the White House is that it belongs to the people. Their taxes support it. It is really thairs. And as far as possible they should be made to feel welcome here. They shouldn't have the feeling that they are shut out. “I realize, of course, that there are limitations. There are times when one can’t receive visitors. There are times when a family has got to have privacy. After all, we're living here, you see. “Don’t Want to Be Shut-in.” “But the lower floors, away from our 1iving quarters, will be open to the pub- lic even more, if I can manage it, than they have been in the past. And I want the visitors to be given every courtesy. “Sometimes, when visitors are being shown through, I may be passing by, and, if I can, I shall stop and talk with them and show them about, as I used to do in the executive mansion in Al- bany. I hate the idea that I might ever lose touch with people. I don’t want to be a ‘shut-in.’ " To take the place of some of the activities she has dropped, Mrs. Roose- velt is planning to take on other in- rests. “I'm going to do a lot of reading,” she said. “In recent months I've been 50 busy that I sometimes wonder if I still know how to re.d. I shall have my writing, too—not so much as previously, but still some. And my correspondence, in which I am deeply interested, even though somewhat be- hind at present. “I shall do some riding—nearly every morning in Rock,Creek Park, I hope. And I hope to go frequently to New York. Anna and her husband and the children will still be there, you know, and I want to keep in touch with my_friends, too.” Her second son, Elliott, Mrs. Roose- velt said today, is planning to move away from New York and try his hand at ranching or some other kind of out- door life, in New Mexico. “He is planning to leave soon,” she said, “to look things over. His wife, Betty, and the baby will follow as soon as he finds a place. Until then, they are going me. - and Betsy and little Sara 'J] are going to be here, too, for the next three weeks. Jlmmyl.s:oincto:uiun that long to do what he can to help his father.” UNITED STUCCO PROCESS ‘Will renew and waterproof stucco and pebble dash in the original or selected colors, eliminate cracks and other defects at no greater cost than painting’ and is durable. Home Improvements GEORGIA™ 3400 STONEBRAKER Agt. United Specialty Const, Co. Old Friends Hail Roosevelt JUDGE AND SHERIFF OF GE HE judge and sheriff—“Henry” and “Uncle Jake” to President fortable majority of voters back in Meriwether County— wouldn't have missed yesterday in Washington for all the “gold in Gawgia.” “They're takin’ Gawgia back into the Union,” chuckled the sheriff, clapping a broad palm on the broader back of the judge, as preliminary notes of mar- tial music floated up from the Avenue. “——Taking her back to stay.” amended the judge, “——if only Presi- dent Roosevelt keeps that buckeye you sent him in his lefi-hand pocket!” The judge, H. H. Revill of the Meri- wether County Court, and the sheriff, J. B. Jarrell of the same jurisdiction, were guests of the Inaugural Committee, being custodians of the public peace back at Warm Springs and old friends of the new President. “The most popular man in Meri- wether County,” said Uncle Jake, with a sly wink, “don't need an army to guard him where we come from.” Uncle Jake and Henry agreed that they can “spot” the strangers back in Meriwether County. More, they can tities of the 20 men who voted against President Roosevelt in the county. “Federal employes, mostly,” Uncle Jake said quickly. “We were sorry we couldn’t make it unanimous, but at that, Meriwether County threw one of the sclidest votes Roosevelt's way I ever heard tell of.” Uncle Jake said that when the Presi- dent-elect left Warm Springs after his last visit, five men were requested from the sheriff’s office to guard him to the station. “They got the men, sure,” said Uncle Jake. “All they had to do was ask for them * * * but ¥m telling you | they didn't need ’em, not at Warm Springs!” Uncle Jake went further and opined that one man with a squirrel rifle and one load could look after the “strangers” back home when the “most popular man” goes abroad. It was Uncle Jake who swore in Mr. Roosevelt’s famous bodyguard, Gus Generich, as a special deputy of Meri- wether County, back in 1928 following Roosevelt's success in the New York State elections. It was Uncle Jake, too, the judge added, somewhat to the former’s em- barrassment, who single-handed shot Judge H. H. Revill (left) and Sheriff J. B. Jarrell of Meriwether County, [ Roosevelt and at least a com- | make shrewd deductions as to the iden- | ORGIA ATTEND INAUGURAL. Ga. —Star Staff Photo. |1t out with three bank bandits on the | main_street of the county seat six months ago, killing one robber and capturing the other two, along with $2,500 of the bank’s money. “Uncle Jake’s goin’ on 71,” the judge said, “but 1 was an eyewitness to what he did. He just drew his old .38 and | he leveled her with both hands. The first shot tock the window out of the bandits’ sedan and the second laid the driver low.” | "Uncle _Jake, the first of the year, | feeling the weight of his years, volun- | tarily resigned es sheriff. after more | than a quarter of a century in that | post. His successor, however, made him |a deputy and Uncle Jake is still the in so far as his public is con- cerned. | " As for the judge, he is certain he is- sued the first public prediction back in 1924 that Pranklin D. Roosevelt would be elected President in 1932. Mr. Roose- | velt had come to Warm Springs the pre- | vious year, seeking health at tke little resort which soon became nationally known. In addition to taking an active in- | terest in the health colony there, Mr. | Roosevelt, the judge said, started plans for a_ scenic highway and did much toward eliminating malarial mosquitos. After Roosevelt became a candidate for the governorship of New York, the judge said, he and the sheriff started a | campaign collection in Meriwether | County for their adopted son. “We boys™ | raised & considerable sum, the judge | said, and forwarded it to Mr. Roose- | velt’s campaign manager. | Uncle Jake sent along a buckeye he picked up while touring Meriwether | County in Mr. Roosevelt's behalf. Shortly thereafter he received a let- | ter of thanks. in which Mr. Roosevelt ‘slld he “would keep the buckeye al- ways.” | Uncle Jake explained that buckeyes, like the left hind feet of graveyard | rabbits, are good luck when you carry | them in your left-hand pocket. He voiced the hope the new President had the gift in the lucky pocket. The two visitors were given tickets to all the festivities and climaxed their | trip here by attending the tea at the | White Housey yesterday afternoon. They depared last night aboard a special train, which brought 300 of Roosevelt's Georgia friends to the in- | auguration. The party included some 30 infantile paralysis patients from the | colony at Warm Springs. GERMAN PAPERS DISPLAY NEWS OF INAUGURATION Passages of Roosevelt Address Con- strued as Favorable Note in Debt Situation. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, March 5—The inaugura- tion of President Roosevelt shared with final election appeals most of the front pages of Sunday morning papers here. There were lengthy dispatches from Washington on the American situation and the importance of the President’s utterances was fully realized here. Many papers printed in black-face type the salient features of the in- augural address. Among the passages so treated was the one in which Mr. Roosevelt declared he would neglect no effort to restore world trade by new and perhaps unprecedented measures. The paragraph saying that America must not only take, but give, was noted here as referring to war debts. ‘Another phrase receiving more than ordinary notice was the President’s re- roof for the failure of those responsi- gle for the exchange of commodities among nations. —_———————— LEGION PLANS PROGRAM Hyattsville, Md.,, Post to Induct New Members March 17. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 4—In connection with the inductiog of new members, an interesting program is planned by Snyder-Farmer Post No. 3, American Legion, for March 17, in the National Guard Armory here at 8 p.m. Music will be furnished by the 3d Army Corps Area Band. Adjt. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, commender of the | © Maryland Department of the Legion, has been invited-to attend. Tropical Fish Disrupt Family. CHICAGO (#).—Joseph Janousek’s tropical fish are annoying his wife, Mary, again, she complained in a sepa- rate maintenance bill. A previous bill alleging he lavished his attention on 50 tanks of fish to the exclusion of his family was dropped when he agreed to dispose of his finny Since then, she charged, he has acquired 40 new tanks of them. f{’ " Perfect % DIAMONDS bo Also_complete line of standard: and all-American made watches. Shop at the friendly lhn—é you're always witha '—with no tion to buy. Charge Accounts Invited & M. Wurtzburg d er Co. 901 G St. N.W. Roosevelt Signs Oath With Pen of Newspaper Reporter The pen used by Franklin D. Roosevelt in signing the oath of office originally reposed in the pocket of a newspaper reporter. When Alfred E. Smith was in- augurated as Governor of New York, he found himself without a pen to sign the oath. “Who's got a pen?” he whis- pered ynder his breath. George Herricd, a newspaper _man handed him one. Gov. Smith used it then, and at three succes- sive inaugurations. Gov. Roose- velt used the same pen when ke was inaugurated. Mr. Herrick sent the pen to Gov. Lehman, who also used it. Subsequently it was sent to Washington for use today. DRUMS AND CALDWELLS DOMINATE COMMUNITY Balls Creek, N. C., School Teacher Says Stranger Can Call Right Name of Any Man in Area. HICKORY, N. C, March 4 (#.— It's a 50-50 chance, says Prof. C. H. Cathey of Balls Creek Consolidated School, that a stranger can call the correct name of any man he meets in the community. Looking up from the roster of his students, the school superintendent said all a stranger had to do on meeting a man is say: “Hello, Mr. Drum.” If the fellow pays no attention, Cathey says, the error can quickly be orrected by saying: “I beg pardon—I mean Mr. Caldwell.” ‘The two names dominate the com- munity. S Order 5,000 Tons of Steel. An order for 5,000 tons of steel tubes has been placed at Newport, Wales, 3128 14th St. N. W. Ga. Ave. and Gallatin St. N.W. 17th St. and Rbode Island ‘“i! :..I. 4th St. and Florids Ave. } ' | A-S ' ROOSEVELT GREETS SWITH IN PARADE 1928 Standard Bearer Is Ac- claimed Along Entire Route of March. * Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic standard bearer in 1928, cut himself a large slice of the inaugural cake as he practically stopped the show yesterday throughout the entire line of march, and, strangely enough, it was 19 him that Pranklin Delano Roosevelt, ihe new President, offered his most en- thusiastic welcome as he passed the court of honor. It was a large cake, however, and “Al” had to share it with many of the features of the parade 88 the massed thousands banked on either side of Pennsr*7enia avenue along the line of march enuee their favorite. Gov. Ritchie of Maryland, Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania, and little “Toby” Cook, the Chula, Ga., boy who rode relays of ponies all the way from | his Southern home to the Capital for ithe inaugural, had a large share, not only from the crowds, but also from the new President himself. Mr. Roosevelt summoned up his first real hearty greeting as Gov. Pinchot, riding in an open car, and waving his hat to the new Chief Executive, passed before the presidential reviewing stand, while loud cheers went up from specta- tors throughout the court of honor. They had hardly died down when even louder cheers greeted Maryland's chief execitive, riding also in an open car as Gov. Ritchie passed in review. Waves to Friend “Bert.” Mr. Roosevelt waved heartily and bowed enthusiastically to his friend “Bert,” and the Maryland Governor re- turned just as hearty a greeting. But it was to the man who fought him so bitterly at the Democratic Con=- vention in Chicago last June that Mr. Roosevelt, in his hour of supreme triumph. graciously gave his most cor- dial weciome, and the roaring crowds on either side of the Avenue echoed his sentiments. “Al” Smith's face beamed happily, and he walked with a jaunty spring in his stride as, in the van of the Tammany delegation, of which he is one of the sachems, he passed, not as the triumphant candidate, but rather the just plain Democratic voter who was glad his party won and came to :Z:tshingmn to help the winner cele- e. ‘Throughout the line of march “Al" was given tremendous ovations and when the column stopped on Fifteenth street, just before turning into Pennsyl- vania avenue, a heavy cordon of police at this point was unable to stop the rush of eager amateur photographers who broke the lines end insisted upon hav- ing their picture of him. The former Governor of New York seemed just as pleased to be there as the crowd was to have him, and was enjoying himself thoroughly. ' He did not, however, join the group of notables who stood in the presidential reviewing stand with Mr. Roosevelt. Stops Parade for “Toby.” When little “Toby” Cook, on his calico pony, passed, Mr. Roosevelt in- sisted upon stopping the parade to have a word with the boy he perscnally invited to come to see the show, and, in the manner of prize fighters who hold their clenched fists aloft in recogni- tion of the plaudits of the crowds, he greeted “Toby” enthusiastically, and, though made inaudible by the noise of the spectators, formed with his lips several times the name “Toby.” The parade spectacle was not without its humorous incidents, from the presi- dential point of view, either. Mr. Roosevelt got hearty laughs from several of the parade features. Notably was he amused by a small colored boy, weary from the long trudge from the Capitol, and wearing a hat of red, white and blue several sizes too large and down over his ears, who plodded courageously along, paying no attention to anything apparently but the next step. A large keg of beer, trundled along in a baby carriage at_the head of the Queens County, N. Y., delegation, drew a large laugh from the President as its guardian offered to tap it while passing the presidential stand. Tom Mix, movie cowboy hero of every small boy in America, giving an exhi- bition of the trick riding that has held his fame high for years on the silver screen, drew more than casual atten- tion from Mr. Roosevelt as, with his mount curvetting prettily, he drew up before the presidential stand and waved his ten-gallon hat, then placed it over his heart and saluted. Stands Much of Time. ‘The President stood a large part of the time, but relaxed frequently on a high support against which he could lean when the strain of standing began to tell on his strength. He seemed to get a tremendous amount of pleasure out of the enjoyment of his little grand- daughter, Ann Eleanor Dall, who, about midway of the parade, was brought to a perch on the lap of her great-grand- mother, Mrs. James D. Roosevelt, at the side of the President. From this com- fortable perch the young lady watched in large-eyed amazement the glittering, kaleidoscopic unfolding of the great American pageant before her. Two or three times her great-grandmother prompted her to wave at some little girl of about her own age standing be- side the stands across the street. ‘The President also got a huge “kick” out of the gyrations of the strutting, eye-rolling drum major of the colored Elks’ Band, who, waving his baton with a dexterity not excelled by any other drum major in the entire parade, sent his band into intricate movements which brought the group face to face with the President, while the leader saluted elaborately before proceeding on his way. Mr. Roosevelt was visibly tired from his arduous day as the parade rolled to a close in the gathering dusk about 6 o'clock, and he seemed to turn with re- lief to go back to the White House and relax from the long, gruelling strain of mgreewtmz each delegation as it passed in ew. A R R The Prince of Weles attended the re- cent foot ball game between England and Wales at Twickenham, England. The World’s Finest Radiator Co. Buy NOW—in. cludes 17-in. 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