Evening star., 1933-03-05
R0OSEVELTS HOLD
HOME TRADITIONS
Known as Gracious Enter
tainers, CongeniaI and Fond
of Outdoor Sports.
BY the Associated Press.

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A family that in spite of modern in
fluences has held to many homely
American traditions moved into the
White House yesterday for a four-year
stay.
At the head Of the group whose in
formality has surprised some of the
Washington dignitaries who have come
into contact with it in the past is
Franklin D. Roosevelt-"Frankli to
his wife and PA" to their five chill
dren. Similarly, Mrs. Roosevelt is
Ma" to her daughter and sons
Mr.. Roosevelt is tall and Of robust
physique, showing in casual contacts
little trace of the physical troubles that
overlook him in 1921. Even tempered,
rarely ruffled. he smiles easily and often,
laughs heartily. but. in his own words,
can be very stubborn when he gets his
Dutch up" Those who know him well
say they have seen him actively engage
in the consideration Of as many as
three different subjects at once. SWIM
ming is his favoyite exercise.
Gracious Hostess.
His wife, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, tall
and active, fits with equal ease into nu-
merous roles. She is a gracious hostess
who has the knack of putting at ease
all guests, be they aristocrat or COM
moner; an accomplished speaker on nu-
merous subjects, school teacher, editor
and humanitarian whose keen interest
in persons has led her into many un-
told charities. She walks rapidly, with
swinging stride, drives her own car,
and desires to live her own full, free
life without unnecessary official inter-
ference. Her interests are too numerous
to permit many hobbies.
The Roosevelt daughter and four sons
are Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali and
James, Elliott. John and Franklin jr
There are two other grown-up members
Of the family group, Curtis Dali, and
slender. dark-haired Betsy Roosevelt.
James wife.
Mrs. Dall-"Anna" to all her friends
Is slender. vivacious young woman
with shimmering blonde hair and an
infectious smile. She rides, plays ten
mis-. swimS and has numerous active
social interests.
Her close and constant companion
during the campaign trips that took
her father from one end Of the country
to the other was Betsy, and the pair
were presented to numerous audiences
by Mr.. Roosevelt simply and informally
with touch Of pride, as my daughter
Anna, and my daughter-in-law, Betsy"
my Little Boy, Jimmie"
James, tall and genial. an official in
an organization of young Democrats,
accompanied his father on all campaign
trips, and rare, indeed, were the occa-
sions on which Mr.. Roosevelt appeared
in public without James at his side.
He was there, too, yesterday at the in
auguration. His father always present.
ed him as my little boy Jimmie"
Sometimes, there was Elliott, shorter
than James and more reserved. He
broke the family tradition which took
his father and James and his younger
brothers on the educational path to
Harvard. He went into business in New
York.
John and Franklin, jr., both tall and
athletic, now are at the Groton School
for Boys in Massachusetts,. the tradi-
tional preparatory school for Harvard.
A broken nose received in a midseason
scrimmage last Fall did not deter Frank
lin from returning to foot ball before
the season ended.
The two youngest members OF the fam
ily group are "Sistie" (Anna Eleanor
5, and "Buzzie' (Curtis, jr) Dali, 2,
the Presidents grandchildren. "Sistie"
already has been taught by her mother
to ride a galloping pony and Is keenly
interested in quoit pitching. "Buzzie''
is still blond toddler, highly proficient
in claiming his grandfather's attention.