Evening star., 1935-04-09
PRESIDENT LEAVES
FOR RETURN HERE
Roosevelt Attends Rites for
Robbins in New York
Church.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 9.-With Presi-
dent Roosevelt and members of his
family in attendance, funeral services
were held today in the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation
for Warren Delano Robbins, United
States Minister to Canada.
The President left for the Capital
immediately after the services. Post
master General Farley Joined the
President at the station.
Driven directly to the church on his
arrival at the Pennsylvania Station,
the President. with members Of his
family and the widow of the diplo-
mat, occupied the first pew of the
church at the Robbins rites.
The services were short. There was
no eulogy and mixed choir sang the
professional and occasional.
Accompanied by Family.
After the services the President, his
heavily-tanned face one of sorrow,
stood in his pew leaning on the arm
of his eldest son, James Roosevelt, as
the crowd left the church. Mrs.
Robbins and her children were the
first to leave. They were followed by
the Presidents mother. Mrs. James
Roosevelt; the Presidents wife, his
daughter, Mrs. Anna Boettinger, and
the younger Mrs. James Roosevelt.
The body of Robbins, cousin Of
the President, was taken to Fairhaven,
Mass, for private interment.
Outside the church, up and down
Madison avenue from the corner Of
Thirty-f1fth street, hundreds of per-
sons stood in cold drizzle for q
glimpse of the President
Speeds to Church.
Most of them stood in vain. Pre-
ceded by an escort of 25 motor cycle
policemen, the President, who came to
New York direct from his vacation
fishing trip in Southern waters, sped
in closed car from the station to the
church, which he entered by side
entrance, opening almost directly on
the front pew.
Police Commissioner Lewis j. Valen-
tine personally commanded the police,
both at the church and at the station.
After the services the President was
driven to the home of Kermit Roose-
welt, son of the late Theodore Roose-
velt, for a brief rest before returning
to the Capital.
After striking and demolishing a
stolen automobile which had been
abandoned on a railroad track last
night in North Carolina, the Roosevelt
special arrived in New York about
$50 am.
Train Is Delayed.
The crash, which occurred at Will
son, NJ c., did not injure any one but
it caused a 15-minute delay in the
Presidents fast run northward from
his fishing trip in Florida waters. Two
railroad detectives travelling on the
presidential special were left behind
to check the demolished car for fin
gerprints and make other investiga-
tions.
The cars owner, DR.. L. j. Herring,
reported that it was stolen from a
parking place while he was at a
theater last night Eye witnesses told
police. Herring said, that they saw
the car approach the grade crossing
and that when it failed to make a
short turn at the crossing the men
jumped out and fled as the train
approached.
Travelling up the coast line from
Jacksonville, Fla, where he disem-
barked after his fishing excursion.
the President late yesterday signed
the $4,880, 0,000, 900 work and relief bill
after reading the measure and study
ing the recommendations of depart