Evening star., 1943-12-13
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to the public service in the death
of Marvin Mcintyre" the President
said. Despite the handicap of frail
health in recent years which would
have defeated less valiant spirit
he could not be persuaded by any
consideration of elf-interest to relax
his devotion to the heavy and i'm
portant duties and responsibilities
which fell to him to discharge.
To me personally his death
means the severing of close friend
ship Of quarter of a century. We
at the White House shall miss him.
We shall remember him as a public
servant whose whole career empha-
sized fidelity and integrity of the
many tasks which made up his busy
day. We shall remember also his
never-failing humor, his cheerful
spirit and his ever-ready helpfulness
throughout the years"
Services to Be in Louisville.
In formally announcing Mr.. Nc
1ntyre's death at his morning con-
ference, Stephen T. Early, the
iColuCilG D SCIlCedty, odiu ~ was
the "saddest announcement I've ever
given from this desk"
Mr.. Early said there would be no
funeral services in Washington
The body will remain at Gawlers
funeral home, 1850 Pennsylvania
avenue NV, until tomorrow after
noon, when it will be taken to
Louisville. Mr.. Early will attend the
funeral, but did not know who else
from official life will be represented
He said the President certainly
would have gone had he been here.
The only funeral service will be
at Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville,
where Mr. Mcintyre will be buried
In Mrs. McIntyre's family plot.
Mrs. Mcintyre has requested no
flowers, explaining it was her hus-
bands wish. She said her husband
had told her he wanted a blanket
for the casket such as that which
White House employees sent when
Rudolph Forster, veteran chief clerk
of the White House, died several
months ago.
Mr. Early said it was Mr.. Nc
1ntyre who had suggested the floral
blanket for Mr.. Foster.
Took Rest Three Years Ago.
Three years ago, Mr.. Mcintyre
returned from a prolonged rest in
Asheville, N. c., where he had gone
to recuperate from the lung airment
that resulted in his death. He had
remained at work except for pc
riodic checkups at the Naval Hos
pital in Bethesda, from that time
until he was compelled to leave his
desk several weeks ago.
Mr.. McIntyre's association with
the President began during the last
war when he served as special as
sistant to the Secretary of the Navy
on public relations matters and Mr..
Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary
of the Navy. In 1920, when Mr..
Roosevelt ran for Vice President on
the Democratic ticket, Mr. McIn-
tyre handled his publicity campaign.
Until 1882, when he again served
Mr.. Roosevelt in the presidential
campaign, Mr.. Mcintyre was in the
public relations field in Washington.
To the President and to his friends.
Mr.. Mcintyre always had been
Mac" When Mr. Roosevelt asked
him to serve as White House Sec
retary. he took his duties seriously
and put his devotion to "the chief"
ahead of his own health.
A few weeks ago, just before he
left his desk for the last time, he
was asked why he insisted on put
ting in full days work when he
appeared to be nearly exhausted
Its my sense of duty, that's all"
he said.
Managed Appointments.
During his first six years at the
White House, Mr.. Mcintyre was in
charge of presidential appointments
and managed with tact and diplo-
macy to say mo" to hundreds of
persons who wanted to see the Pres
ident during the busy formative
years of the New Deal. At the same
time, it was up to Mac" to recog-
nize the "rightx people when they
came to see Mr. Roosevelt.
During one crowded day, White