Evening star., 1936-07-04
Roosevelt

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and were concluded 40 minutes later.
After receiving the acclaim of the
thousands assembled before him and
after exchanging compliments with the
distinguished guests on the portico,
the President and the members of his
party were in their automobiles again
and on their way to Richmond where
ne will go aboard the presidential
yacht Potomac awaiting him on the
James River to take him back TO
Washington. He is scheduled to ar
rive during the forenoon Monday.
To Visit Williamsburg.
The President will go ashore when
the yacht reaches jamestown Island
tomorrow morning He will motor to
Williamsburg nearby where he will
attend religious services at Bruton
Parish Church noted for its early
Colonial history. From there he will
motor TO Yorktown where he, will
again board the Potomac and pro-
ceed to Washington. On the motor
ride to Yorktown the President will
pay a brief visit to Carter's Grove.
one of the most famous Colonial manor
houses.
President Roosevelt received a great
ovation as he motored leisurely through
the streets of Charlottesville to Mon
ticello This thriving city in the heart
of the rich Piedmont section of Vir-
ginia had done itself proud in honor
ing Mr.. Roosevelt on his first visit.
Thousands of visitors, many of them
from distant parts of the State and
from beyond the Virginia borders, had
come to take part IN the celebration
of the signing Of the Declaration Of
Independence. Flags and bunting
were on display from many windows.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not visit the
University OF Virginia buildings on his
way, as had been originally planned,
but drove slow enough to give the
throngs along the sidewalks and road
ways good opportunity to see him
and to exchange greetings. The fappy
brimred Panama hat which he had
been wearing was off his head most of
the time because of the almost never
ceasing bowling.
The President and the members of
his party spent the night at the Farm
tngton Country Club, on the outskirts
Of Charlottesville.
mansion. which, since being taken
over as country club has been re-
stored. 1t was designed by Jefferson.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
were given quarters in an attractive
brick outbuilding, which was orig
inally one OF the slave houses.
Works Late on Address.
1t was late last night when he fin
tshed work on his address. But he
was up early and after an inviting
Southern breakfast, was on his way
to the famous old home of the third
President of the United States.
Mr.. Roosevelt was greatly impressed
with all he saw on his visit yesterday
to the Shenandoah National Park and
the Skyline drive which runs along the
crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains
comprising the park area. He talked
about it frequently during the motor
ride from the park to Charlottesville.
He was loud in his praise of the several
c. C. c. camps in the park, and of
the work done by the young enrollees
of these camps.
Senator Byrd, who, while an ardent
personal friend of the President, has
conscientously opposed a number of
New Deal bills in the Senate, was on
hand at the park yesterday to join the
many others in extending a warm well
come to the Chief Executive. BY
strange coincidence the junior Senator
from Virginia occupied a seat on the
platform next to Postmaster General
Farley, who belongs to an entirely
different, school of Democracy. They
paid more attention to the speeches
and other incidents of the exercise
than they did to chatting with each
other.
Asked later how he and Senator
Byrd got along together, Postmaster
General Farley smiling replied, Pine.
we Cdlktu dDOut tllC UCdutiCc Ol NA-
ginia and crops"
Toward the end of the Skyline
drive, on his way out of the Sheoan-
doah park the Presidents encourage
stopped for a moment or so to receive
q greeting from hundred or so chill
dren of the Blue Ridge Industrial
School, an institution in which Mrs
Roosevelt is deeply interested. After
waving and cheering the children sang
a song in honor of the President to
the tune of "Tammany"
National Park Dedicated.
Describing the Shenandoah Nation
al Park as part Of a program of the |
Joint husbandry Of our human re-
sources and our natural resources"
President Roosevelt yesterday dedi- |
Gated the 180, ,00o-acre tract amid the |
peaks of the Blue Ridge.
From stand in a natural amhi-
theater $500 feet above sea level, the
Chief Executive reviewed the work of
the Civilian Conservation Corps In de-
veloping the huge tract and declared:
I'm by-gone years we have seen the
terrible tragedy of our age-the
tragedy Of waste. Waste of our people,
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