Evening star., 1937-06-24
ROOSEVELT MAKES
READY FOR PARLEY
Will Leave Late Today for
Jefferson Island Con-
terenCeS.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG


President Roosevelt will depart late
today for a week end OF conferences
with Democratic members of the SEN
ate and House at the Jefferson Island
Club, on jefferson Island in the Ches-
apeake Bay.
The time of departure will depend
on his progress during the day in
clearing his desk Of routine matters
and concluding number of confer
ences scheduled According to his
present plans, he will return to the
White House from the Chesapeake
Bay island late Sunday night.
Mr.. Roosevelt, with a small party of
trends, Will motor to Annapolis, where
he and his party will board the presi-
dental yacht Potomac. The President
Will remain aboard the yacht, which
will take him somewhere near Jeffer-
son Island tonight, and will 90 ashore
IN small launch tomorrow morning.
Academy Boats TO Be Used.
In the Presidents party will be
Capt Paul Bastedo, the Presidents
naval aide; Marvin H. Mcintyre Of
the White House secretariat. and DR..
Ross T. McIntire, the White House
physician.
Arrangements have been made to
transport the groups of Senators and
Representatives during the three day
poWWoW aboard Naval Academy
boats which will leave the Naval
Academy dock each morning of the
three days al 9 O'Clock, arriving at the
island an hour and half later.
The President faced a busy day to-
day, the principal conference being
with Prime Minister Van iceland of
Belgium. who was an overnight guest
at the White House. Among others
received by the President today were
Lady Astor Amerlcan-born member
| of the British Parliament. who is
IN this country on vacation and who
was one of those invited to the State
! dinner at the White House last night
IN honor of the Belgian Prime Min
| lster, Manuel Quezon of the Philip
| pine commonwealth government, who
TOOK this opportunity to have final
conference with Mr.. Roosevelt before
his return to Manila; Representative
Disney Of Oklahoma; the Mexican
Ambassador, and DR.. Charles E Mer-
ram, member of the Presidents
committee studying the problems of
human napfS Tho Droe
celVed a delegation Of the Ahepa,
iraternal organization Of Americans
OF Greek ancestry.
Court Bill Up Next Week.
Meanwhile, Majority Leader Robin
son announced that the Senate prob
apIy would take up the court bill
late next week after passage Of appro-
prlation measures required by july
MOST OF the bills foes will be present
at the three-day series of party meet
lngs.
among them Will be Senators
Wheeler of Montana, leader of the
senate opposition: Van Nuys OF In
diana, Bailey Of North Carolina. and
ONSk'OHNAA 11ouoC opponents as
Representatives Cox of GeorRia and
Lamneck of Ohio.
Nearly all the Democrats turning
doWn the invitations have pleaded pre-
vlous engagements or illness only
longtime critics of the President have
disclosed a dlsinclination to attend
Best estimates from those in CHARGE
OF the affair were that about 300 Rem
reSentahves and more than 60 SEN
ators would be present.
Democratic leaders have discounted
the possibility of serious discussion of
the court issue at the conferences
which they describe as primarily social
But one group Of enthusiastic New
Dealers-headed by Representative
Maverick of Texas-has expressed
oetermination to talk business.
The Maverick group hoped to get
agreement on a long enough congress
slonal session to permit enactment of
crop insurance, wage and hour stand
ards. housing and other social and
economic legislation.