The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-28

President Jovial
on Return From
Big Conference
BY Helen Essary


his first news conference, a few
hours after his return to Wash
ington from the most important
meeting any president Of the Unit
ed States has ever held.
You'd never have known from hiA
manner that he had been anywhere
at all. Certainly you'd never have
suspected that he had been arrang-
ing the future OF the world and
Of its millions OF human beings
with three great United Nations
leaders.
Seeing and talking 70 Premier
Marshal Josef Stain OF the power
full mysterious Soviet Union and
TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Chang
Kai-Shek of China and 10 his old
friend and English speaking broth
erin-arms. British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, seemed to have
been matters all in. the days work
for the Chief Executive of the
United States.
we had an awfully good time.
he said smiline behind the ciga
ret In the long holder. we had
many excellent talks"
NO, | don't mind having to use
an interpreter. OF course, II had
been able to speak Russian and
Chinese or n Mr. Stain and the
Generalisslmo had spoken English
Il might have been easier But
we got on all right"
Stain lived up 70 his highest sX-
pectations, Mr.. Roosevelt said
What lid you call him. Mr..
President" a reported asked.
II said. What a beautiful morn
ing" replied the President, smil-
ing
NO, mean how did you address
him."
"Oh. said Marshall"
Obviously the leader OF the So
Wet Union and the President Of
the United States did not pro-
gress 10 trst names In the manner
OF Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Churchill.
Yet you got the idea that, without
interpreter, they spoke the same
language-the language Of defeat
ing the Axis.
Not that Mr.. Roosevelt was exu-
berant. He wasn't But he looked
well. Not too tired. Not too anY-
tous. His face was a little brown
from the eastern sunsine OF Cairo,
Teheran and Dakar. | think he
had on g new suit-his travelling
suit Anyhow, II was dark gray
and very becoming.
When he made particularly
good retort IN customary press con-
ference repartee, he glanced out
OF the tail OF his eve at the family
row at his left occupying the bench
where the anonymous secretaries
usually sit.
In the family row was Mrs.
Roosevelt In - chair beyond the
bench. She bald she had come TO
hear about the trip. But believe
me II all she actually heard was
what the President divulged to
the news conference. Mr.. Rooss-
welt is no better reported than
any other husband back from q
taunt away from wife and home.
And II Mrs. Roosevelt has since
heard no more Of her husbands
experiences than she listened 10
then by this time she must have
foined that assocition OF wives
known BY all women as the But
Yoa-NeverNT1 ll-NtA-Aything Club.
Mrs. Anna Boettinger. only
daughter OF the Franklin Rooseyelts
who iourneyed to the White House
10 spend Christmas with her faith
sr and mothe took notes indus
tTiously as any good reporter
would, on q % per note book.
suppose she as getting material
for q dispatch TO the. Seattle-Inel-
ligsncer which she and her hus-
band, Major Boettiger, now in
the eastern war theater, edit TO-
gether.
Anna looked blonde and pretty IN
lavender wood with wide white
neck trill.
Young Franklin Roosevelt had
brought his wifs, Ethel, who used
10 be q DUPONT, 70 the conference.
Young Mrs. Franklin D. was as
lovely as a paper doll She wore
crap wool dress and one OF those
beguiling little baby caps that
showed her dark hair Mrs. Roose-
welt had her personal secretary,
Malvina Thompson, present.
On the whole, this conference
was much as any other conference.
n began the same way-"Well.
there isn't much that's important"
said Mr.. Roosevelt. There was,
OF course, that story OF the German
plot 10 pop on Messrs. Churchill,
Roosevelt and Stain, "a pretty good
haul. during the Teheran stay.
But the President mentioned this
incident internationally.