Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-12
ROOSEVELT BEGINS
. STAY AT COTTAGE
Large Crowd Greets Him on
Arrival at Warm
Springs.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG,

WARM SPRINGS, Ga, March 12.-
President Roosevelt is here vacation
ing for two weeks at the modest little
white frame cottage on the slopes of
Pine Mountain, which he affection
ately calls his 'other home"
Mr.. Roosevelt was given a rousing
homecoming as he left his special
train this morning. A large crowd Of
citizens, officials, representatives Of
Warm Springs Foundation and many
who had come in from the surround
ing country greeted him. Lively airs
were played by the Warm Springs
Band, and khaki-clad young men
from the C. c. c. camp nearby served
as guards and sentinels along the
roadways leading to the station.
Mr.. Roosevelt, who showed no i'll
effects from his 721-mile journey from
Washington, appeared deeply touched
and told his friends and neighbors"
how happy he was to be with them
again for short period.
Before getting into his waiting au-
tomobile to drive to his cottage, the
President stopped to chat with w. G.
Harry, Mayor Of Warm Springs, who
had carefully memorized brief speech
OF welcome; Henry H. Rebill of Green
vile, Ga, an old friend of the Presi-
dent, who frequently visits him here
and delights the President with South
ern yarns, and James Woodward OF
Columbus, another old friend
The weather was mild and clear and
the countryside was picturesque with
the many thousands OF peach trees
bursting into bloom.
Bullitt Overnight Guest.
A few minutes after this station
demonstration the President was mo-
toring over the hard dirt road to his
mountain-side cottage 2 miles away.
With him were his Ambassador 20
France, William c. Bullitt, who will be
an overnight guest; Mrs. James Roose-
welt. wife of the Presidents eldest
son, who will rejoin the party some
time next week; Miss Marguerite LIE
Hand, the Presidents personal secre-
tary. and Marvin H. Mcintyre of the
White House secretariat.
1t did not take the President long
to change to old clothes and arrange
to drive his own car to his l,0OO-acre
farm about three miles from Warm
Springs. This car of the Presidents
is rather aged and dilapidated af-
fair and so constructed as to make it
possible to be driven entirely by hand.
The President, peculiarly enough. is
devoted to the car. He finds it COM
Portable and laughs off all references
to its lack Of luster and its rafting.
When here the President never
misses his daily swimming in the
waters of Warm Springs pool This
pool, large and entirely covered by
glass, was donated to the foundation
by Edsel Ford.
The journey from Washington az
forded the President an opportunity to
relax and also to have long talk with
Ambassador Bullitt, returned to this
country from Paris a week ago. Be-
cause the Presidents time was so
taken up with other matters. it had
been impossible to find time for a con-
ference before.
Car New for President.
At the end of the private car was
cozy lounge room. This car, the
Henry Stanley, was new one to the
President in his many travels. His
old car, the Pioneer, is now on the
Pacific Coast temporarily, in possess
sion of Mrs. Manuel Quezon, wife of
the President of the Philippines. Mr..
Roosevelt's new car, besides contain
ing the lounge room, with an adjoin-
ing observation platform, has two
staterooms in addition to a larger
stateroom with a private shower for
the Presidents use; kitchen, pantry.
kitchen crews quarters. and a dining
room large enough to seat eight
people.
At Union Station before his de-
parture from Washington yesterday
afternoon were Secretary of State
Hull, Attorney General Cummings,
Secretary of Commerce Roper, Sen
ator Black of Alabama and Rear Ad-
miral Cary T. Grayson. retired, chair
man of the American Red Cross.
Mrs. Roosevelt was unable to be with
the President on this visit to Warm
Springs. A week ago she began lee
ture tour, making it impossible for
her to rejoin Mr.. Roosevelt before his
return to the White House, despite
the fact that their thirty -second we'd
ding anniversary will be on st. Pat
rick's day, March II. 1t is understood
a small party will be arranged by the
Presidents associates to celebrate the
anniversary.
This is the first vacation the Presi-
dent has taken at Warm Springs
since the Fall of 1885. He was pre-
vented from making his annual pill
grimage last Fall because ne was
journeying at that time to the inter-
American peace conference at Buenos
Aires.