| Show Cheer R on Return White House josevelt Ignores Steady Rain to Drive rough trough Streets of Washington Open Car With Truman and Wallace derick C. C Othman ASHINGTON 7 Nov 10 UP The UP-The The time four-time winner and came caine home Friday and was acclaimed by thoua thou- thou a triumphal victory procession to the White House The jovial Franklin D. D Roosevelt r despite a steady rain responded I to the cheers of the admiring throngs and drove through the I heart of the city in an open car Hatless and buttoned to his hs neck in a black navy rain cape he rode from the Union station with Vice President Henry A. A Wallace and Vice President elect lect Harry S. S Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man both sitting at his left Mr Roosevelt waved to the sodden crowds in front of ot the station smiled and said I II 1 hope it wont won't be intimated that I expect to make Washington my permanent residence for the rest of my life He laughed his n neighbors e i g h b 0 r s cheered the flashlight bulbs exploded ex- ex the reporters and secret service ervice agents crowded around his hiscar hiscar car ar both the army and navy bands in a haphazard unison and Mr Ir Roosevelt sailed down Penns Pennsylvania Penn- Penn s sylvania avenue with sirens screaming creaming and headlights boring into nto the 9 a. a m. m gloom in Sn Crowd District Commissioner J. J Russell Young estimated that perSons persons per- per sons ons were in the thc crowd that welcomed welcomed welcomed wel wel- the president at the railroad station and the other i lining the streets along the route to the White House The president arrived by special train from Hyde Park at a a. a m. m awaited in the thc station until 9 o'clock before piling into his hiscar hiscar hiscar car and emerged just as there spread pread over the Ule sky a cloud as black alack as a kittens kitten's ear The chauffeurs chant chant- feurs eurs switched on their headlights the government clerks lining the walks snapped up their umbrellas the he police standing every 15 feet buckled their around their necks and a as soon as President Roosevelt started to talk the rain poured down harder than ever The bandsmen struggled to protect protect pro- pro their drums the radio experts tried ried to cover their machinery with their heir raincoats and hundreds of banners anners bearing such slogans as asA asA asA A A united nation for united victory victory vic- vic tory ory and Were Vere united with Roosevelt loosevelt and world peace turned into nto ribbons of wet cardboard Marine l Chased A soaking wet marine who tried to p climb the back of ot a granite lion ion in the plaza fountain was chased off oft A federal clerk with a Roosevelt button jutton eight inches across across ss on one lapel apel and another saying I told you ou so cheered hoarsely President Roosevelt Roose was met inside Inside inide in- in side ide the station by his cabinet and such uch stalwarts of ot his administration tion ion as Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins in her fancy triangular Continued on Pace e Fl e Column Five Washington Hails Return of Continued from Page Pace One ani hat Secretary of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Agri Agri- culture Claude Secretary of ot Commerce Jesse Jones Postmaster Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- master General Frank Walker Acting Secretary of State Edward R. R Jr Secretary of War Var Henry L. L Stimson and Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of ot Interior Harold L L. Ickes I There was nothing secret about the presidents president's homecoming Every radio station and newspaper carried carried carried car car- ried the exact time of his arrival plus the exhortations of ot the commissioners commissioners commissioners com com- missioners urging the citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens of the District of ot Columbia to turn out behind the steel cables and the cops on either side of ot Pennsylvania avenue Washington's weather man however ruined hopes of ot a crowd of ot when he turned on the celestial faucets for the wettest day of the fall It rained so 50 long and so hard that veteran secret service agents said they were re reminded reminded reminded re- re minded not only of or Mr Roosevelt's recent campaign parade in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York but also of his original inauguration inauguration inauguration In 1933 when almost the entire city was on the verge of drowning in its efforts to see the new president The time four president nt didn't say much to 10 the crowds at Union station station just just thanked them for forthe forthe forthe the very wonderful homecoming on such a rainy morning Then he asked Washington reporters not notto notto notto to assume that h he a wished to make Washington his his' permanent homeI home I want to thank you especially the government workers for what they are doing to win the war he concluded And when I say government workers I do not wish to exclude the rest of you who make it possible for tor them to live here and work Begin Procession The presidents president's car and the others others others oth oth- ers In the procession then started for the White House through streets lined three and four deep As the procession swung into Pennsylvania ave the ave the historic route of at presidents who have traveled traveled traveled trav trav- It from inauguration ceremonies ceremonies cere cere- monies at the capitol to the White WhiteHouse House House cheers cheers came from the crowds Mr Roosevelt responded by waving to them A large part of the crowds was composed of ot government girls who carried multicolored umbrellas They were more numerous at the White House end of Pennsylvania anla avenue At the White House members of the presidents president's staff waited In front of at the south portico As the presidents president's car arrived the clerical staff and servants servant cheered and shouted Welcome home The White House police pollee were lined up upon upon upon on each side of or the driveway and stood at attention until the president president president dent entered the White House |
