The Washington times., 1933-06-15
Mrs. Roosevelt
Cues to Groton
Graduation

The President will be unable
TO accompany Mrs. Roosevelt
TO Groton for the graduation of
their son from the Groton
School there tomorrow, because
Of his official duties.
Mrs. Roosevelt will leave here
tonight at 8 p. m. for Boston,
and Mrs. Curtis B. Dali will
Join her in New York. She
will be met in Boston tomor-
Fow morning by her son and
laughter -in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Roosevelt, who will &C.
company her to the Commence
ment exercises.
Mrs. Roosevelt plans to spend
the weekend in Hyde Park,
and to return to New York on
Monday. After a brief stay
there, she will go to Campobello
island, where she will prepare
the Roosevelt home for the
coming of the President and
the guests they will entertain
following the cruise which the
Chief Executive will take aboard
the Amberjack II. She will
probably return to Washington
on July 2.
/ The Presidents gift to his
son on his graduation tomorrow
is the latter's trip abroad, on
which he will embark July 5
with a group of young friends.
: Mrs. Roosevelt has given him
. small" check, and it is her
desire that he spend at least a
part of it on pictures and other
souvenirs of his trip, which will
remind him of various places
and occasions. She believes
: Shat If one starts young to col
! lect souvenirs as one grows
older ones tastes improves in
such matters and the amount
Of joy these reminders give in
later years is more than an
adequate reward.
=! Leave Today
{ Little Sistie and Buzzie Dali,
who have been the guests of
their grandparents, the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt, for
some weeks past, are leaving
today for New York, and on
July l they will be installed in
. small house on Mrs. Howard
CuShing's estate at Little Boar's
Head, New Hampshire, where
Mr.. and Mrs. James Roosevelt
have a Summer home.
The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt plan to visit the
Century of Progress Exposi.
tion in Chicago, either at the
end Of July or of August, de-
pending upon the formers en-.
gagements: and on July 4,
the President is scheduled to
speak in Charlottesville, Va. In
the event Mrs. Roosevelt does
not go to New York to bid
farewell to her young son,
Franklin, jr., when he sails
July 5. it is possible that she
may go to Abingdon, Virginia,
TO attend the White Top Noun.
tain Festival, which is to be
held there August II and IL.
There is considerable senti.
1nent attached to this visit,
| as Mrs. Roosevelt's father
! worked in this vicinity when a
young man, and at the con-
ference today she said she had
always had a desire to visit
! it.
/: ; Mrs. Roosevelt will be &C.
companied on her trip to Cam
pobelloS by Miss Nancy Cook,
and she will make stop off
at Syracuse, New York, on the
way to attend a Democratic
meeting.
Visits 4-H.Club
This morning, she visited the
Four-H-Club camp near the
Smithsonian Institute. At the
conference this morning, Mrs.
Roosevelt wore very simple
but appropriate costume for
cool day, a three-piece suit of
wide vale gray-blue cotton cor
duroy, with a crepe de chine
blouse of the same shade. In
the course of her conference to-
day, the First Lady stressed the
fact that now is time when
women should take a special in
terest in watching national and
international affairs, particu-
iarly should it be interesting to
them to follow the World Eco
nomic Conference, for it affects
the amicable relations OF the
/ world. Vital questions of dis
armament are being discussed,
and the results are of momen-
tous interest.
She recalled her procedure
In teaching classes in Current
Events, how she actually taught
! the girls how to read news
paper. She believes one should
i first read the headlines, then
glance over the first paragraphs
In each of the outstanding
articles. They should by all
means read the editorials. She
believes that women should be
on their toes every minute, and
be able to discuss important
questions of the day. She re-
called how intently she had
listened to what others had to
say when she was young and
tried to get the best from them.
Mrs. Roosevelt believes one
should read opposing points of
view in order to draw ones
own conclusions. and not to
overlook the fact that every
body's prejudices and ideas go
into what they read, and they