Evening star. [volume], March 05, 1933, Page 3, Image 65

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AMERICA GREETS A NEW FIRST FAMILY
President Roosevelt's Distinguished Family Exemplifies the Noblest and Best of the Nation's
Ideals—It Is in Every Sense a Typical American Family and Makes Good Our
Boast That We Regard the Home as the Corner Stone of Our Civilization.
The President and his family, photographed last Summer when he was Governor of New York, at his country home in' Hyde Park. Left to right, seated: President
Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, his wife, holding Anna Dall, their granddaughter; Mrs. Curtis Dall, their daughter, with her son, Curtis Dall, jr.. and Mrs. James D. Roosevelt*
the President's mother. Standing: Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.; James and John Roosevelt, three of the President's sons, and Curtis Dall, his son-in-law. AsJOc-tP(1 Prfss photo.
ATYPICAL American family witb wide
and varied interests are words which
best describe the family of the
thirty-second President of the
United States. That which is so
appealing in the horn? life of Ameri
cans is found in the family of the new occu
pant of the White House. For the President
and Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt are "pals"
to their children, and to their little grand
children they are seen in the almost "story
book" role of grandmother and grandfather.
Coming from distinguished Dutch-Franco
and Flemish families, the first Democratic
President in 12 years exemplifies the traditions
of the sturdy stock which played such an im
portant part in the establishment of the New
Amsterdam, now known as New York. Ances
tors of the new Chief Executive and First Lady
came to this country in 1648, -and since that
time the family has led In the history of the
Nation as well as in the Empire State.
Franklin Roosevelt attained the highest
award which can be bestowed by the American
people. His great popular victory added this
family to a place of honor which can be
boasted by but two other families. In the his
tory of the United States there are only three
families which have given two Presidents each
to the White House. The present leader of the
Nation is the second of his clan to reach this
goal, the other families who can claim this
achievement being the Adams and the Harri
sons. Franklin Debu.j Roosevelt, thirty-second
President, Is a fifth cousin of Theodore Roose
velt, who was the country's twenty-sixth Presi
dent; the twenty-third President of the United
States, Benjamin Harrison, was a grandson of
William Henry Harrison, whose administration
was the ninth in line; and John Qulncy Adams,
By Frances Spalding Copeland
(Wife of Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York)
sixth Chief Executive, was the son of John
Adams, who took the reins of the Nation after
the retirement of George Washington, Father
of his Country.
Like her distinguished husband, the present
First Lady has devoted much of her time to "*
the political and educational activities of New
York State. Gathering laurels along the path
of life, however, has not deterred Mr. anil Mrs.
Roosevelt from their chief interests—the Uvea
of their four sons and vivacious only daughter.
These fine parents have encouraged their chil
dren to meet their own difficulties, select their
own careers and find their own solutions to
their problems. In the lives of the children
of the new President and First Lady are to be
found consistent endeavor and hard work. From
almost baby days a task or two walked hand
in-hand with play in the scheme of life of the
little flock. While there has been no pamper
ing of their children there is a comradeship in
this new First Family that is a delight to know.
They are all sportsmen of the highest type,
holding titles which they have won by honest
effort and worth.
One particular incident that will go down In
history demonstrates the energy, the determina
tion and the resourcefulness of the family. 1
refer to the dramatic appearance of Mr. Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt on the platform at the
National Democratic Convention in Chicago
after his nomination for the presidency. Not
only did this stir the convention to wild enthu
siasm. but it meant to the country that the
nominee was a man of action, one to be trusted
in every emergency.
THE thirty-second President of the United
States was inaugurated on Saturday, the
4th of March, as was also his cousin. Theo
dore Roosevelt. There are other similarities in
the lives of the two Roosevelt*. The new Chief
Executive Is a lover of the water, being aii
excellent swimmer as well as a sailor. This he
inherits from his mother, Sara Delano, who is
descended from seafaring folk. His cousin,
Theodore, was the first commander in chief
to have a yacht, taking the U. S. S. Mayflower,
which bad been commandeered during the
Spanish War, as the presidential yacht. Presi
dent Franklin Roosevelt has a large collection
of miniature ships which the war planning
board of the Navy Department used in its
deliberations during the recent conflict.
Mr. Roosevelt was an outdoor sports enthu
siast before his illness and in spite of his pres
ent handicap is a good swimmer, horseback
rider and can drive an automobile. The pic
turesque paths of Rock Creek Park will wel
come this fascinating family, who frequented
the rustic bridle and foot paths through this
natural woodland during their former residence
here. The new President finds diversion In his
famous stamp collection, which he is expected
to bring from his Hyde Park home to the White
House.
He is a native of Hyde Park, his birth occur*
lng January 30, 1882. He is the son of the late
James Roosevelt and his second wife, who
formerly was Miss Sara Delano. He received
his A. B. degree from Harvard in 1904, attended
Columbia University Law School from 1904 to
1907 and, in the latter year, was admitted to
the New York bar, where he practiced until
1910. In that year he was elected to the New
York State Senate, serving in that body until
March 17, 1913 when he resigned to become
Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the ad
ministration of President Wilson. He was elect
ed Governor of New York in 1920, completing
his second term January 1, 1933.
The interests of the new President are vast.
He was a member of the Hudson-Fulton Cele
bration Commission in 1909 and of the Platts
burg Centennial celebration in 1913. He was
overseer for Harvard University from 1918 to
1924 and is trustee of Vassar College, St. Ste
phen's College, Cornell University, the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation and the Seaman's Institute,
He heads, as president, the Boy Scout Founda
tion of New York City and the Georgia Warm
Springs Foundation. Mr. Roosevelt was in
charge of inspection of the United States naval
forces in European waters during July, August
and September. 1918, and of the demobilization
in Europe in January and February, 1919. Ho
is a member of the Naval Historical Society,
the Historical Society of New York, the Holland
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