Evening star., 1955-10-31
y GARNETT D. HORNER
star star Correspondent

Star star Correspondents
DENVER, Oct. 3l.-rresident
Eisenhower turned his attention
to Post once problems today
after . quiet Sunday during
which he walked farther than
he has in more than, i've weeks.
He scheduled q conference in
his FitzsiEnons Army Hospital
room today with Postmaster
General aSummerield on Post
once matters, including some
proposals for legislation Mr..
|Summerfleld would like him to
submit To Congress next year.
Presumably those proposals
include renewing the admins
|tration's fight for increases in
postage rates which failed to get
through the last session Of Com
gress.
Talk Arouses Curiosity
There was considerable curl
|osity around the Denver White
House press room as to whether
Mr.. Sulnmerileld. who was
chairman Of the Republican Ma
|tional Committee during the
1852 election campaign that
sent Mr.. Eisenhower 70 the
White House, would discuss any
politics with the President.
Previous cabinet visitors to
Mr.. Eisenhower's hospital room
have insisted they did not dis
|cuss any Of the political ques-I
tions raised by his heart attack,
and have refused to speculate
on whether he still might run
again next year.
White House Press Secretary
James G. Haeerty, when asked
III Mr.. Summerneld's visit stilI
was non-politicai. insisted that
|he was seeing the President only
on Postmaster General activi-
ties
Reporting that his condition
sim Il progressing sssatisfactor-
lily without complications, the
Presidents doctors described
him as refreshed and cheerful.
again this morning after q good
nights sleep.
MFR. eisenhower, who Ii ex-I
pected to leave the hospital un-i
der his own power sometime next
week. extended his walking ac-
tivities outside his room for the
FIRST time yesterday.
Takes Longest Walk
Mr.. Hagerty reported that the
President was rolled In q wheel
chair for o visit to Mrs. Eisen-I
hower's nearby room, and on the
return trip said. 'I'll stop here
when about 40 feet away from
his own room. He then stepped
out Of the wheel chair and walk
led the rest Of the way. Mr.. Hag-.
|erty said.
That was his longest walk
since he went into the hospital
five weeks ago last Saturday,
Mr.. Hagerty added. He stood up
for the FIRST time q week ago
yesterday and has been walking
Iat win about his room for the
last few days.
The President started shaving
himself while sitting on the side
Iof his bed last week. But yes
terday he walked without as
Isistance TO the bathroom and
shaved himself standing up be-
fore the mirror.
In reporting these activities.
Mr. .Hagerty said: "He is COM
ing along"
Another full scale medical
Icheck-up Is scheduled for next
week end when DR.. Paul Dudley
White. noted Boston heart spe-
|cialist. win fiy here again for
consultation. n the doctors find
all is going well then, they
expect to permit the President
to leave the hospital at his own
discretion somewhere about the
middle or end Of the following
week. He probably would iiy to
Washington and 90 on from
there in two or three days to
his Gettysburg. Pa, farm for
another month or two of con-
|yalesence.
The President spent part of
the time during what Mr..
Hagerty described as q quiet
Sunday afternoon yesterday
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