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what he will say. However, it is known
he is taking great pains in writing
his speech. Yesterday, in reply to
questions, he said that he had written
two pages of the speech the night
before and afterward tore them up
because they did not suit him.
According to the predictions in the
Atlanta newspapers, several hundred
thousand people will pay tribute to
the President on his Forthcoming visit.
This viii lbe the first of three speeches
the President will make before he re-
turns to Washington. The other two
will be before the convention of the
American Farm Bureau Federation in
Chicago during the forenoon of De-
cember and the third one will be in
South Bend, Ind, on receiving an
honorary degree from Notre Dame
University.
Swims Before Writing.
Before getting down to the serious
wsrk of speech writing today Mr..
Roosevelt enjoyed himself for an hour
during the forenoon in the GLASGOW
cred pool. He will be joined during
the day by James Roosevelt, his eldest
son. Mrs. Roosevelt will arrive at the
little White House in time for the
evening meal tonight. They will re-
main over the Thanksgiving celebra-
ton here and will be present at the
Thanksgiving dinner at the Warm
Springs Foundation. over which Mr..
Roosevelt will preside.
The foundation patients drew lots
yesterday to occupy seats at the Pres
ident's table for the Thanksgiving day
dinner, but the winners names were
withheld in conformity with the foun-
dation's policy to minimize publicity
which attaches to the drawing.
The President last night sat in the
front row of the little theater" and
enjoyed burlesque operetta presented
by the Polyo-Politan Opera Company,
composed of patients and nurses, en-
titled THE Old Maids Dilemma"
The President seemed to enjoy the
performance and personally congrat-
ulated the authors and the performers.
Budget Progress Reported.
President Roosevelt informed the
newspaper correspondents at the BIZ
weekly press conference yesterday that
he had made very good progress" on
his 1867 budget. He pointed out that
the pudget conferences held here dur
ing the last two days were devoted
entirely to estimates for the regular
establishments of the Government and
that no start had yet been made on
estimates for emergency and relief
budgets.
Mr. Roosevelt made it plain that
with the exception of the budget
estimates for the District of Columbia.
the complete details of which he did
not have with him here, the estimates
for all OF the other departments have
been completed. He said he would
put the finishing touches on the Dis
trict's budget soon after his return
to Washington, the second week in
December.
According to the estimate given by
the President to the press he has sue
ceeded in pruning about $400 ,0o0, 900
from the original estimates presented
by the various departments.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau and Daniel w. Bell, acting di-
rector of the budget, left for wash
ington last night.
The Presidents conference with the
newspaper correspondents here yes
terday was again held in the open,
the President sitting behind the
wheel In his 4-year-old open touring
car as he talked with the members
Of the press grouped about the car.