The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-08-31
Roosevelt 7 S
QUIT DAK0TAS
TO swing West
President Sees Mt. Rush
more Memorial Project;
Attends Church
By FREDERICK A. STORM
u. P. White House Correspondent

U. P. White House Correspondent
RAPID CITY. S. D., Aug. 81
(UP).-President Roosevelt last
night turned westward for Salt
Lake City as he Temporarily put
aside his study Of drouth condi-
tons to pay tribute Tuesday at
the bier of George Dern, secretary
of war.
The chief executive, with his
sons, Franklin, Jr., and John. and
his daughter-in-law, Mrs. James
Roosevelt; boarded the presiden-
tial special here after day given
over to devotional exercises and a
tour to Mt. Rushmore in the Black
Hills, site of the uncompleted Mt.
Rushmore National Memorial to
Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln
and Theodore Roosevelt.
At Salt Lake City the president
will attend the funeral Of Dern
and then will head Immediately
for Des Moines, where on Thurs
day he will confer on drouth and
allied problems with Gov. Alfred
NJ. Landon of Kansas and the eX-
ecutives of Missouri, Oklahoma,
Iowa and Nebraska.
At the direction of the presi-
dent invitations yesterday were
extended to Gov. Philip LaFol-
lette. Wisconsin, and Acting Gov
ernor Peterson of Minnesota and
the four United States senators
Of those states to meet with him
at Des Moines Thursday for a dis
cussion of drouth problems. 1t
was indicated that the conference
would be separate from that with
LandOn and others.
Originally, it had been intend
ed to meet LaFOllctte at Lacrosse,
Wis. and Peterson at St. Paul.
Plans were changed, however, due
TO the decision of the president to
attend the Dern funeral.
The presidents Sunday in the
South Dakota Black Hills began
when he motored at II a. m. to
nearby Emanuel Episcopal church
with members Of his family.
There, in one Of four pews set
aside for members of his party,
he worshipped. The services last
ed less than 35 minutes.
The little stone church, few
blocks from the Alex Johnson no.
tel where Mr.. Roosevelt spent the
night, was filled when the presi-
dent arrived.
The sermon by the Rev. f. Je-
rome Pipes was brief and the rec
tor made no reference to the fact
the nations chief executive was IN
his congregation. He took for his
text the parable of the Master,
the three servants and the talents.
When services were over, the
president, his sons and daughter
in-law posed for pictures on the
front lawn of the church with
pipes.
Immediately after luncheon in
his hotel. Mr.. Roosevelt was driY-
en- 26 miles to Mt. Rushmore. In
the rear seat of an open automo-
bile with a blazing sun beating
down and high wind whipping
dust from road and field, he saw
the distant Black Hills and Har-
nev National Forest as we'll as
gold and feldspar mines.
At Mt. Rushmore he was the
guest OF Gutzon BOrglum, sculp-
tor who is carving the heroic fig
ures of the American leaders on
the mountain face. He saw the
three-quarter finished figure OF
Washington and participated in
the dedication of the Jefferson fig
ure, the head Of which is COM
pleted. ,
Several thousand persons stood
about as Mr.. Roosevelt leisurelT
inspected the project in company
with Borglum and Governor Tom
Berry of South Dakota.
Lat in the afternoon the preSi-
dent and his party returned to
Rapid City, the town of 10000
where President Calvin Coolidge
issued the famous statement, 81
do not choose to run" At each
appearance of Mr.. Roosevelt on
the city's streets, crowds in their
holiday attire gathered to applaud
him.
There still remained in the Win
dows of Republican headquarters
down the street from the hotel,
pictures of Mr.. Roosevelt instead
Of Gov. Landon. Residents eX-
planned that the Roosevelt pictures
were substituted yesterday as "a
courtesy gesture" They bore the
SLOGAN "NvalpOmp "