Evening star., 1941-11-30
Roosevelt
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games and to maintain our lnstl-
tutions. thanks that these years OF
peace have been given to US.
Remarking then that Americans
unselfshly should think of the
people who have been less for
tunate. in all the countries at war.
he added: Let us offer up little
silent D"s yer that these peoD.e Will
be able to hold next year a Thanks
giving more like an American
Thanksgiving. That is something
to dream about. perhaps"
Americas Great Blessing.
Earlier in his brief extempor-
aneous address the President had
reminded his friends at this refuge
of the stricken and the GONZALES
cents that this, of all years. is one
in which Americans should give
thanks for their great blessing
that of being one OF the worlds
largest nations at peace.
Nearly all of the largest" he
went on, ARE involved in war of
defense or conquest; the lives they
used to live are blotted out, In
stead they are living by the orders
not of a nice dictator referring
here to a skit presented during the
dinner ENTERTAINMENT but by those
of a very real dictator who is very
much alive"
Facing the Chief Executive as he
spoke words both intimate and care ,
fully weighed were more than 100
patients, young and old, bound and
braced, sitting and lying in various
stages of their convalescence, but /
unanimously eager and optimistic.
Homemade Entertainment.
Before he spoke the President par
ticipated in a banquet style Thanks
giving dinner that began with
gingered fresh fruit in cider and
ended with three kinds Of pie, fruit F.
cake. ice cream and coffee In
between came roast young tom tur-
key with vegetables and all the
usual 'fixings"
During the evening there was
served portion of homemade en-
tertainment, written by the Warm
Springs school teacher, Robert Hogg,
in which patient" falls asleep and
dreams of becoming dictator" of
the foundation. Paul McQuilkin of
San Francisco, who was naval
Walton cadet before he was stricken
with infantile paralysis, played the
part of the stage patient and did
all right as dictator until he be-
nor l@I
ideals and practicalities.
The program was a climax OF Mr..
Roosevelt's day which started Of
f1cially with receipt of a telephone
report from Washington on his
special train at Atlanta. Shortly
after 1890 o'clock he detrained at
Newman and completed his 40-mile
journey to Warm Springs by auto
mobile
No Business Eng gagements.
No business engagements have
been made for the President here
although there is chance that
Georgia's Attorney General, Ellis
Arnan, who already has announced
his intention to oppose Gov. Eugene
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aries next year. may visit the found
alton for brief chat with Mr..
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Arnall has declared himself
a strong supporter Of the Roosevelt
foreign policy and at this date ap-
pears to be pointing for a campaign
based on this platform. Gov. Tai
madge is a thorough-going Roose-
welt opponent on virtually all issues
This afternoon the President took
long drive over the 2,000-acre
foundation grounds, accompanied by
Basil O. Connor his former law part
ner and president of the foundation.
and L. c. Haughey, comptroller of
the institution.
A detachment of Marines from
Washington and Quantico. under
command of Maj. H. E. Rosecrans.
is guarding the foundation grounds
during Mr.. Roosevelt's stay here.
Shortly after the Presidents arrival
he stopped for brief call on Miss
Marguerite LELAND, his personal
secretary for many years, who has
been here for several weeks con-
valescing from . serious attack Of
neuritis.