The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-26

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 Frequent fespites from the grind of being President Of the United States long have been recognized as absolutely necessary. That grind Is so erueling and wearing that today only one ex-president Is alive, although six presidential wives survive.
 Woodrow wilson and Calvin Coolidge both believed in vaca- tions, both enjoyed frequent cruises down the Potomac. Cool idge also invariably decafnped from Washington for the summer. Warren Harding was ot1 q summer trip to Alaska when fatally strick- en, Hoover was C hard-Working president. He never went away in the summer, junked the pfesi- dentiaI yacht MayfloWer, but built his own fishing camp at Rapi- dan Virginia.
 Always Nh Touch
 Roosevelt Is one of the hardest- working Presidents ever to sit in tho White House, and on his num- erous trips he never really is free of public business. By alrplane, cable, radio and telephone he Is iii constant touch with his office. On his weekend cruises he Is vir- t,iaily always accompanied by a aten0Rrapher, spends most of hls time dictating and going over re- ports.
 Nevertheless, tho record shows him to Do the most junketing President in history. And prob ably hts vacations have been more expensive than those of any other although the cost of the construction. upkesp and guarding of Hoover's camp ran into big money. A detail or marlhcs was kept on duty there winter and summer.
 The Amberjack
 Roosevelt's junkets began short- ly after the banking crisis in the spring Of 1888. during which he worked night and day. It was not until April 24 when he took Pre- mier Ramsay Macdonald on crnfse down the Potomac that he was able to got any relief from this grind. After thht he took week -end cruises on May 1. 2i, 2B, June b. and on June IT he began his first fishing trip on the famous Amherjack. featured by the spec tacular airplanc visit of Professor Moley.
 For the balance Of the summer. Roosevelt was only intermittentiy in Washington. On July 5 he re- turned from the cruise and held Cabinet meeting aboard the tn- dlapapolis at Annapolis. On July Ib he went for 6 weekend cruise from the Marine Base at Quan- tico. The next month, July 20 to August 5, he spsnt at Hyde Park. leaving on September l for q six- day fishing cruise aboard Vincent Astor's yacht, the Nourmahal.
 The schedule of presidential jaunts in 1033 from that time on follows.
 Sept. 0--~Iecturncd from Nour- tnahai trip.
 Sept l9---Ovcrnight fishing from QuantIco, VI.
 sept. 23 -- Week end fishing trip on Mappahannock and Po- tots,ac.
 Oct. O-Onc- day cruise down Potomac.
 Nov. ig to Dec. 4--thahksgiv. ing Dinner and three weeks At Warm Springs.
 Sea Voyages of 1884
 The President began his 1884 Vhcatiohing on March % with \ tWo.week cruise Oh the Nourna- hal. leaving from Jacksonville, touching Nassau. Bahamas. re- turning via Miami to Washington April iJ. lie continued:
 May ! -- Overnight cruise down Potomac.
 WAy IJ-l4~~Ovefnight cruisC down Potomac.
 May iD.20--Week .end cruise with Professor M0ley.
 June 4--Ons- day visit to Hyde Park.
 June l0.ii--Week- -end cruise down Potomac.
 July 2-igmbefked on U. 6. g. Houston, touching at Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands, Cartagejia, Pan- anna. Hawaii Portland, Green Bay. returning to Washington August II after making several speeches and inspecting several PWA projects,
 Aus. iD--Week -end cruise with MeIey.
 Aug. 2O--One month At Hyde Park, until September 20.
 Sept. T-e--Vveek -end cruise from Quantico.
 Dot. l3--Week-en cruise.
 Oct. 22--Week-e -ehA cruise.
 Nov. 3-Tive days at Hyde Park.
 Nov. 21 to Dec. 7--,fhankssiv.