Evening star., 1941-01-07
Mrs. Roosevelt Raps
Failure Of 6. 0. P.
To Applaud Message
Practice Regarding Cheers
For Members of Opposing
Party DepIored

| " OHFSS
Party DepIored
Mrs. Roosevelt today criticized Re-
publican legislators who failed to
applaud the President during his
state of the union message to Con-
| gress yesterday.
In a statement to her press con-
ference Mrs. Roosevelt said she felt
the four essential human freedoms
outlined by the President in his ad-
dress were principles to which any
one could subscribe regardless of
party affiliations"
Il don't know if it is party policy
that you must not applaud any one
of the opposite party" she declared
1T may be purely personal reac-
| ton to an individual, but, after all,
that individual does represent the
choice of the people and it must be
possible to rise above your personal
feelings to achieve certain objec-
| tives.
Surely there will be differences
in the way you want to carry out
detectives, but you must have the
objectives at heart"
Comment Applauded.
Bursts Of applause from the
neWspaperWomen punctuated Mrs.
Roosevelt's comment on the shock
ing" attitude of the Republicans
yesterday.
Mrs. Roosevelt added that there
seemed to be nothing in the mes
sage of more interest to Democrats
than to Republicans.
The Presidents s wife talked about
Inauguration plans for the first time
at todays conference. Inaugural
ton day, according to her outline,
will begin with a service at St.
Johns Church. After the ceremony
at the Capitol a buffet luncheon
will be served to about 1000 persons
at the White House. Both the
state dining room and the east room
will be used for the luncheon.
The President will review the pa
rade after luncheon. Later he will
receive Governors from the States
and the electors. who were unable
to get to the luncheon last Inaugural
ton day because they had to par
ticipate in the parade. Following
this, Mrs. Roosevelt will receive tea
guests with Mrs Wallace Another
thousand guests are expected for
! this affair.
Asked whether Mrs. Wallace would
riae with her to the Capitol, Mrs.
Roosevelt confessed that she had
forgotten the procedure four years
ago and didn't know what arrange
ments were made
Will Attend Inaugural Gala.
Mrs. Roosevelt intimated that
the number of WashingtonianS in
vited to the luncheon and the tea
will be limited because of the num-
Der of out-of town visitors who must
be invited.
Mrs. Roosevelt will attend the
inaugural gala on January 10, wear
ing one of the three new gowns she
has purchased for the Inauguration.
Her street-length dress for the
ceremonies at the Capitol has been
| described as american red" but
Mrs. Roosevelt admitted it "just
looks red to me-" For the tea she
will wear a floor-length blue-green
crepe.
Mrs. Roosevelts first inaugural
gown went to the National Museum,
but she had no such request for the
second inaugural gown and, despite
the shattering of precedent, she has
not yet received a request from the
museum for the third inaugural
gown.
All the Roosevelt children, except
James, are expected to attend the
Inauguration. Elliott's children and
Franklin Roosevelt, Sd, probably will
represent the grandchildren. Told
that John had asked for a day of
from his Boston department store
Job to see his father inaugurated,
Mrs. Roosevelt smiled, Il think that
was very presuming of him."
Explains Resignation.
Asked to comment on her resigna-
ton as a sponsor of the American
Rescue Ship Mission, Mrs. Roosevelt
denied that alleged Communism in
the organization had prompted her
resignation.
She said only that her investiga-
ton of the organization. which con-
sisted of questioning some one who
knew how the committee worked,
had convinced her that other groups
to which she belonged were doing
the work of bringing refugees to this
country more efficiently and more
quickly.
She said that in the future she
would attempt either to mean some
thing in an organization or not to
Join it. Admitting that she can't
even remember how many organiza-
tions she is now connected with in
an honorary capacity, she said it
appeared to her somewhat mean
inglesS to be Just a name"