Evening star., 1955-09-06
President Calls
Conference on
Youth Fitness
BY GARNETT d. HORNER
star stan Correspondent

Star staff Correspondent
DENVER. Sept. 6.-President
Eisenhower today called a spe-
cial conference on physical fit-
ness here for September 27-28 te
help him find ways to make
American youth healthier and
stronger.
The conference will bring rs
or more representatives Of such
as the Boy Scouts
and the YMCA together
with interested Government off,
cials to tackle q problem pointed
up by failure Of so many drafted
American young men to pass
physical tests for military serv-
ice.
At the end of the two-day
meeting here. Mr.. Eisenhower
win give q dinner for the con-
ferees to hear their, report and
recommendations and speak in
formally on his own ideas about
physical fitness.
In Finest Condition
Plans for the conference were
announced as the President went
into the fourth week Of his Colo-
rado work-and-play vacation
during which daily relaxation al
golf or fishing is putting him in
what his associates say is the
finest physical and mental form
Of his career in the White House
He heard a report today from
Theodore Streibert, director oi
the United States Information
Agency. that since the Geneva
Big Four conference Voice Of
America broadcasts are putting
more emphasis on what Mr.
|Streibert called positive pro-
motion" Of Americas peaceful
|objectives.
Then, after little more thar
an hour in his Office. the Presi-
dent went out to Cherry Hills
Country Club for his daily
round Of golf. Mr.. Streiberi
flew here Sunday for a sched-
|uled conference with the Presi-
dent yesterday. but golfing time
came before he got to see him
and they conferred only during
an automobile ride to Cherry
Hills.
Mr.. Streibert completed his
report in a 45-minute Office con-
ference this morning. He plan
ned to fly back to Washington
this afternoon.
Confers with Nixon
Mr.. Eisenhower spent most oi
his time in his Lowry Air Force
Base vacation Office yesterday
talking over undisclosed Nation
al Security Council business with
Vice President Nixon and Dillon
Anderson, the Presidents special
assistant on NSC affairs.
Mr.. Nixon few back to Wash.
ington yesterday after that con-
ference. He will preside at an
NSC meeting In Washington
Thursday when the problems
discussed with the President yes
terday - presumably including
the Middle East crisis--will bt
threshed out. Admiral Arthur
w. Radford, chairman OF the
Joint Chiefs of STAFF, is sched-
uled to fly here Friday to re-
port to Mr.. Eisenhower.
Halls Flood Contributions
The President also took time
yesterday to congratulate the
American people" for their gen.
erosity in carrying over the tor
a $40 million Red Cross disaster
relief fund drive to aid victims
of the floods that rayaged six
Northeastern States last month
White House Press Secretary
James c. Hagerty told reporter.
Mr.. Eisenhower wanted it knowr
that "he is very gratified" thai
the appeal of the Red Cros.
for funds to help the families ir
the flood areas has been met.
Mr.. Hagerty said the President
received a report from Red Cros.
Chairman E. Roland Hartman
that the magnificent" Response
of Americans had brought con.
tributions and pledges amount.
ing to more than the needed $1(
million. Mr.. Hartman addec
that the campaign now is con.
cluded.
Mr.. Nixon explained plans fol
the Presidents conference or
physical fitness before he left
here. on the understanding thai
his remarks would not be pub.
lished until the announcement
today.
He recalled that Mr.. Eisen-
hover had q group OF people
prominent In the sports worlc
meet with him at the White
House nearly two months ago al
Ia start toward looking into the
question of physical fitness oi
American youth.
Invitations to the conference
will go out later this week. Mr.
Nixon said those invited will in
Iclude presidents of the Boy
Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA
YWCA, various service clubs ano
veterans organizations and rep.
Iresentatives Of some States anc
cities that have set up progress
lsive programs in this field.