Evening star., 1937-04-21
ROOSEVELT PLANS
DAVIS HOME VISIT
Stop at Beauvoir on Sched-
uIe for To-Day Vaca-
ton on Gulf.
BY J. RUSSELL yOIrNC

In working out details for his trir
10 New Orleans, where he will &c
aboard the presidential yacht Potomac
for about 10 days fishing in the Cult
of Mexico, President Roosevelt will
arrange for a brief stop en- route at
Beauvolr, the old home of Jefferson
Davis, President of the Confederacy
The place now is the refuge for des-
stitute Confederate veterans.
To make his visit to the historical,
mansion possible. the President |,
planning to have his special train
which he will board here, go to Biloxi
Miss, one of the largest fish and
shrimp packing cities in the South
Mr.. Roosevelt will leave his train there
and motor along the shore OF the Gull
OF Mexico to Beauvoir.
This visit will be early in the fore
noon of April 90 After about a halt
hours stay at the old Davis home he
will motor directly to New Orleans
possibly with brief stop at Gulfport
Miss, the home town of Senator Har.
riSon
Luncheon in New Orleans.
The President will have TO speed
up his motor trip from then on be.
cause he has accepted an invitation
to luncheon in New Orleans.
This will be Mr.. Roosevelt's first
visit to New Orleans since he has beer
In the White House. He plans to &c
aboard the yacht Potomac, which will
be awaiting him, about 3 pm, ano
will immediately head down the Mis-.
sSslppl for the Gulf
Mr.. Roosevelt will have with him
as fishing companions Capt. Paul Bas.
tedo, his chief naval aide; Col. Edwin
M. Watson, his chief military aide;
DR.. Ross T. McIntire, White House
physician, and Elliott Roosevelt, his
second eldest son, who for the las,
two years has been living with his
family on a ranch near Fort Worth
Tex.
Marvin H. Mcintyre, assistant sec
retary to the President, with a small
executive staff, will accompany the
President as far as New Orleans, after
spending day or so in that city, he
will move to Galveston. Tex. where
temporary executive Office will be
set up. He will act as contact be-
tween the President, cruising about the
Gulf, and the White House.
Galveston Landing Not Set.
When the Presidents vacation has
come to an end he probably will land
at Galveston, although the date has
not yet been determined, it probably
will be about May IL or l3. Mr.
Roosevelt will not head back to Wash
lngton Immediately, however, but will
visit the Texas Agriculture and Me-
chanical College, and the San Jacintc
battle-ground, both near Houston
From there, the President will 20 to
Fort Worth to visit the home of Elliott
After two nights and a day there, he
will start his return trip to Washing
ton aboard his special train.
The President made few engage.
ments for himself today, it being hi.
desire to catch up with an accumula
lion Of routine business which pilec
high on his desk during the last weel
while he was laboring over his revised
budget message to Congress.
He received calls from Repre-.
sentative Rayburn of Texas, Demo.
cratic leader of the House; Senator
Barkley of Kentucky, Representative!
Vinson of Georgia and Hill Of Wash.
ington, Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman
OF the Maritime Commission; DR.. Ra.
fanio de Mello Franco, former min.
ister OF foreign affairs of Brazil, ane
William A. Julian, United States
treasurer.