Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30
President Quits
Hospital With
Grin and Wave
Mrs. Eisenhower
At His Side as He
Leaves for Farm
BY MARY McGRoRY

President Eisenhower left
Walter Reed Hospital this
morning with a grin and a wave.
Two hours later he arrived at his
Gettysburg farm.
Precisely at 9 o'clock the
President appeared in the door,
way of the Walter Reed admin
istration building with Mrs. Eli
senhower by his side.
They paused for a moment to
pose for pictures.
Then, with his arm through
his wife's, the President walked
slowly across the 20-foot stone
porch.
He was wearing a tan suit,
white shirt, a gray-and-blue
striped tie. He took of his brown
felt hat at the request of pho
tographers.
Tears in Eyes
As the presidential couple
reached the top of a five-step
staircase they paused again and
stood holding hands and smil-
ing. Mrs. Eisenhower's eyes
were glistening with tears.
She wore a figured silk suit. a
white hat and a white corsage.
A photographer called to the
President, Give us that wave,
sir"
The President smiled and said,
fAll right, but only one"
The President and Mrs. Eisen-
hover walked very carefully down
the stairs, and at the bottom Mr..
Eisenhower babe good-by to
Brig. Gen. Jack w. Schwartz,
acting commander of Walter
Reed, and told him that he had
enjoyed the past two weeks.
The general wished the Presi-
dent good luck and told him I'VE
are certainly going to miss you
around here"
Seems Paler
The President, although pink I
checked as always, seemed paler
than on his last public appear
ance % days ago, on the eve of
his operation for ileitis. The lost
weight he suffered during his ILL
ness was not Immediately notice.
able. His eyes were bright.
The President smiled and nod
ded at reporters and photogra-
pliers who gathered around the
black, r-conditioned Imperial I
limousine which was to take the
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
to their Gettysburg farm for a
two-week convalescence period.
Mrs. Eisenhower preceded him
into the car and the President
got in unassisted, but very gin
gerly.
200 Watch Exit
The Presidents exit from the
hospital was well attended. 4
Some 200 people stood on the !
lawn across the street from the
UNCOVERED administration build (
ing. Heads appeared in most 1
of the windows of the four /
floors of the hospital. A huge |.
platform stood at the head of
the circular driveway where
nine television cameras were
mounted. The driveway itself
was full of cameramen, profess
SIGNALS and amateur.
Press Secretary James c. Hag- |
erty preceded the President out |
of the door by a few seconds and /
signaled to the waiting crowd /
that the President was about to
appear. The original takeoff I
time had been announced for
$3.50, and in the intervening half /
hour White House chauffeurs ran
to and fro with luggage, phono-
graph records, manila envelopes
and the like.
In the motorcade were Mai.
Gen. Leonard D. Heaton, who /
operated on the President June
9, and Maj. Gen. Howard Nice.
Snyder. White House physician.
Mrs. Heaton was also in the
group.
The Heatons were invited as
special weekend guests for a
wedding anniversary celebration
at the farm. The party will mark
the Eisenhowers' 40 years of
marriage and the Heatons' 30.
Political Disclosure
Mr.. Eisenhower left the hos
pital without giving a public /
hint Of his political intentions. h
Mr.. Hagerty told newsmen late
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