Show first lady leaves public eye but ashes still a gadabout F washington contrary to public opinion the busiest first lady of the united 4 states since dolly madison has not lessened her activities mrs mra franklin D roosevelt travels as much speaks as often and has even more interests than in 1933 but the public is getting used to it A summary of her 1938 excursions tor for example reveals she trav aled some miles from coast to coast including several lecture tours on which she made 85 speeches 15 fewer than in 1937 but this indicates no lessening in her speech making the first lady may have given more off the record informal talks than the previous year A recent national poll showed mrs roosevelt is more popular than her husband a fact attested to by bv the rapid increase in her fan an mall mail last year she received pieces at the white house of which were personal or social and were answered either by herself or her secretary malvina C thompson to whom she affectionately refers as tommy many precedent shattering events took place in her life during 1938 among them was the entertainment of crown princess louise of Sweden at hyde park when hot dogs were served on the lawn later she introduced her husband to the national education association this summer she will have another huge task that of being hostess to king george and queen elizabeth of great britain during their stay stav at the white house |