Evening star., 1936-09-17
ROOSEVELT Goes
ON TRIP TONIGHT
Will Deliver Address at Har-
ward Tercentenary Rites
Tomorrow.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt will leave late
tonight for Cambridge. Mass. where
he will deliver an address tomorrow
at ceremonies celebrating the 300th
anniversary of Harvard University his
alma mater.
The President also has scheduled
brief trip the first week in October,
during which he will make three
speeches. Plans call for a speech
October at Pittsburgh, another at
the Mountain State forest festival at
Elkins. w. Va, the same day. and the
third at the dedication of a new medi-
cal center in Jersey City the follow
ing day. After the Jersey City address
he will go to his home in Hyde Park.
N. Y, to remain for an indefinite
period.
Travelling ''non-politically," Mr..
Roosevelt will find time to look in
on the world series base ball game in
New York on his way from Jersey
City to Hyde Park.
Speech Today Nom Political.
Because the Elkins and Jersey
speeches were classified at the White
House as non-political and the one
at Pittsburgh was not. it was assumed
the Pennsylvania address will be an
out-and-out political talk. Also in
scluded in the "non-political" category,
however. was his Mobilization for
Human Needs speech today.
There was no comment at the White
House when informed that Col Frank
Knox, Republican vice presidential
candidate, was billed to speak in
Pittsburgh at the same time as the
President.
The Presidents decision to make
the Pittsburgh speech Is regarded by
political observers as another indi-
cation Of his determination to swing
Pennsylvania to the Democratic COL
umn in November.
Throughout the campaign the Pres
ident's advices have been that with
the proper campaigning he could
carry this old-line Republican State
His lieutenants, working hard in this
direction, have convinced him that
his personal help is necessary. They
have pointed out that his visit to the
Philadelphia convention in July made
"A tremendous impression, and that he
made many friends during his recent
inspection of the food area in the
vicinity of Scranton and Wilkes Barre
New York Speech September 20.
On September 20 Mr. Roosevelt will
address the Democratic State Con-
vention in session at Syracuse, N. Y,
and those in his confidence say he
will cut loose with both barrels.
The President will return to Wash
1ngton Immediately after the Syracuse
speech, arriving the morning of Sep
tember 80. but will pull out again
that night for his Elkins and Pitts
burgh speeches.
The President today was looking
forward to his visit to Cambridge,
where he will meet many old Harvard
friends After the ceremonies he will
go to Hyde Park.
President Busy Today.
Preparatory to his departure for
Cambridge, the President was busy
throughout the day signing papers,
disposing of routine business and
conferring with departmental heads.
Among his numerous callers was
Representative McReynolds of Tennes-
see, chairman of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee, and Representa-
tives johnson of Oklahoma and Oliver
Of Alabama He also had brief talk
with Gov. James Curley of Massachu-
setts. who won the Democratic NOM
ination for Senator In Tuesdays pri-
maries and Is leading the New Deal
forces in the Bay State.