Evening star., 1934-06-19
PRESIDENT CLEARS
DESK FOR HOLIDAY
Will Leave by Special Train
Tonight for New Haven
Exercises Tomorrow.

Happy in the realization that Con-
gress Is finally out Of the way. Pres
ident Roosevelt today turned his at
teption to clearing his desk Of the
many bills awaiting his signature and
other pressing business, hoping to
have much completed before leaving
for visit in New England and at
his home IN Hyde Park, N. Y.
BY noon the President had been
successful in virtually clearing the
basket of bills on his desk AS he
jubilantly called attention to this fact,
he gave a reminder, however, that
there are yet to come between 200
and 800 more bills, which either
passed Congress during its closing
hours or else are going the rounds
Of the various departments for study
and report. The silver measure will
be signed at 8:45 O'Clock tonight when
all money exchanges are closed.
In addition to the task of reading
and signing these bills, the President
is faced with a number of major ap-
pointments, but these he will let wait
until he returns next Tuesday.
Mr.. Roosevelt plans to leave on a
special train late tonight for New
Haven, Conn, where tomorrow he will
receive an honorary degree at Yale
University. After the ceremonies he
will go aboard the presidential yacht
Sequoia and cruise about until the
time arrives for him to be on hand
to watch the Yale-Harvard boat races
near New London, Conn. His special
interest in these races will be not
only because he Is Harvard graduate
but because his son Franklin, jr, will
row in the Harvard freshmen eight.
Following the races, the Sequoia will
put into the Sound, and on Saturday
night the President will journey by
train to Hyde Park to spend the week
end, returning to Washington early
next Tuesday.
He expects to be back at his desk
refreshed after a weeks absence and
then to enter upon the task of clear
ing deck preparatory to going on his
long ocean cruise, which will take
him to the island possessions in the
Caribbean, then through the Panama
Canal and on across the Pacific to
the Hawaiian Islands. The President
will put In at Cartagena, Colombia,
for a brief visit with the President
Of Colombia, Enrique Olaya Herrara.
While passing through the Panama
Canal the President plans TO go ashore
at several points to inspect certain
features Of the Canal, and at Panama
! City he will make courtesy call on
the President Of Panama and will be
guest at luncheon at the presidential
palace.
Mr.. Roosevelt's plans call for his
return here about the end OF the first
week in August.
The President will be accompanied
on his cruise by Franklin, jr., and
John Roosevelt. No member of the
presidential secretariat will accom-
pany the President.
To take care of his business on the
trip, the President has invited Ru-
dolph Forster, chief executive clerk
Of the White House, who has served
with every President since and includ-
ing Mckinley. Comdr. Ross McIntire
of the medical staff of the Naval Hos
pital here, who has been serving as
the White House physician throughout
this administration, and George Fox,
chief pharmacists mate, of the Navy,
who has been in charge of the White
House dispensary for number of
years, will be in the party.