Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-20
PRESIDENT leaves
CAPITAL TONIGHT
To See New London Boat
Race, Visit Hyde Park :,
and New York.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt will leave Wash
ington tonight for New London, Conn,
where tomorrow afternoon he will
witness the annual Harvard-Yale boat
races. He then will go to the Roose-
welt home at Hyde Park, N. T. 70
spend the week end.
On his return journey the President
has arranged to make a few hours
visit at his residence on Sixty-hfth
street in New York City With Mrs
Roosevelt, other members OF his family
and a few friends the President will
have dinner there and then start back
to Washington about midnight, arriv-
ing at the White House early Monday.
The Presidents principal interest in
the Harvard-Yale races is that his
son, Franklin, jr., is member OF the
Harvard junior varsity crew. Mr..
Roosevelt journeyed to New London
last Summer to see the races in which
Franklin, jr., rowed for the Harvard
freshman crew, which was defeated by
the Yale freshmen. Several weeks ago
the President saw Franklin, jr., and
his boatmateS lose again at Annapolis
This time he hopes his visit will bring
better luck.
Pressing Business Only.
During his brief stay at Hyde Park
Mr.. Roosevelt intends to give his at
tention only to very pressing business
Mrs. Roosevelt will join the preSi-
dental party at New London tomor-
row. She is not going to Hyde Park
with her husband, but will go to the
New York home to have things ready
for the Presidents visit.
Mr.. Roosevelt was kept busy today
clearing his desk of accumulated rou-
tine and diSposing of other pressing
matters preparatory to his short alb
sence from the city. He conferred
with number of his administration
lieutenants, some of them by tele-
phone. With view to having a last
minute check-up before his departure
the President had his cabinet meet
with him this afternoon instead Of
tomorrow afternoon, as is the custom
The President today had a long cha
with Donald r. Richberg, who retired
a few days ago as directing head o.
the N. r. A. and who is returning to hi!
private law practice in Chicago Theil
"good-by'' talk took place during q
desk luncheon in the Presidents Of
fee.
Richberg Refuses New Post.
1t has been reported that the
President recently tried to prevail OF
Richberg to accept appointment a.
special counsel to conduct the forth
coming Investigations of the Ameri
can Telephone & Telegraph Co., 81
as to keep him in Washington, bu
Richberg is understood to have de-
clined, saying he was eager to ge
back to. his own practice.
The President conferred also with
Harry Kendall, chairman of thu
Business and Planning Committee
the members of the Federal Trade
Commission; Senators Wheeler anc
Murray of Montana, regarding worl
relief plans for that State; Gov. Poin.
dexter of Hawaii, and Leland Harri.
son, who is leaving this country
shortly to assume his duties as Minis
ter to Rumania, and John MacMur-
ray, Minister to Latvia, Lithuania
and Esthonia, who has recently ar
rived in this country for vacation
On the Presidents special train
when it leaves Union Station late
tonight for New London will oe NJ
H. Mcintyre, one of the President;
secretaries: Henry Kannee, of the
secretarial staff, and Miss Marguerite
lie Hand, the Presidents private Sec
retary