Evening star., 1932-11-22
HOOVER TO RECEIVE
SUCCESSOR TODAY IN
MAIN FLOOR PARL OR
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the ground floor without ascending a
stairway. An elevator is close by the
south entrance.
1t Is understood that President Hoo
yer with Ogden L. Mills. Secretary of
the Treasury, at his side will be in the
lobby on the main floor of the White
House personally to greet his visitor
and close friend Of the memorable days
OF the Wilson administration and will
personally escort him to the room in
which they will sit and discuss the
problem Of inter-governmental debts
and probably other important matters
directly related to this subject.
Mills and MoIey to Attend.
With President Hoover and Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt will be only Sec
retary of the Treasury Mills and Prof.
Raymond Moley of Columbia Uni
versity, who has been one of Gov.
Roosevelt's closest advisers. particularly
on economic subjects. According to
White House authority there will be
no stenographic report of what trans
pires. No one, has the slightest idea
how long the conference will last, but
1t Is expected to consume at least two
hours.
The New York Governor will not be
an overnight guest at the White House.
He has arranged for a suite of rooms at
the Mayfower Hotel where ne will re-
ceive callers following his conference
with the President and after his recep-
ton at the National Press Club, where a
dinner will be given in his honor. It
Is understood Gov. Roosevelt will re-
main over in Washington probably until
tomorrow afternoon. This point, how
ever, will be determined by him after
his talk with President Hoover. AL
ready he has made an engagement to
see numerous Democratic leaders in
Congress during his visit and prepara-
tory to going to Warm Springs, Ga,
where he will rest for fortnight and
where he will hold further conferences
with party leaders before returning to
Albany.
Either Red" or Green" Room.
No explanation was given at the
White House today for Mr.. Hoover's
last minute change from the Lincoln
study to one Of the main floor parlors
for the Roosevelt conference. In max
ing his final decision as to which one of
the three main floor parlors he will
select for this meeting, the President
Will eliminate from consideration the
blue room. This room is used only for
the most formal occasions. It is in this
room that Presidents receive foreign
Ambassadors and other on strictly for
NAL missions and it is in this room that
the President and the First Lady stand
when they hold their formal receptions.
Therefore, considering the informal ma
ture of the conference with Gov Roose-
velt 1t is natural to suppose that Mr.
Hoover will decide upon either the
green room" or red room"
These two rooms are on the south
side Of the White House and are en-
tered from the main lobby OF the
same ample size. but more formal in
their furnishings than the Lincoln
study on the second floor, they offer
certain coziness and homelike aspect
Each room boasts desk. The meeting
will consist OF conversation between the
two principals and their two advisers,
seated close together in informal fash
ion. The formal blue room is located
between these two rooms. The green
room is located. between the east room
and the blue room, while the red room
Is between the blue room and the state
dining room.
France Is increasing its coal import