Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 21 November 1948 — Page 37

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‘It's “Time” to Say ‘“‘Merry Christmas’

Eisenhower Was My

Kay Charmed By Roosevelt

Battlefield Tour, Dinner With President Are Told

By Kay Summersby Installment 21 Shortly afterward, the President reappeared. They lifted him into the car with a quick efficiency which made the gesture seem wholly natural. His difficulty was ignored by common consent ... it simply didn’t exist. $ “I'd like to go over and inspect Elliott's oliffit,” he told me. “It's - quite near, I understand.” We drove to La Marsa, a short | 10 minutes away, where he trans- ey okYs and hot as any | ferred to a jeep and rode along . |the lines of surprised and proud| When Gen. Eisenhower and I | soldiers of Elliott's photo recon-|drove up to the White House 'naissance unit. We were back at Next morning, a Sunday, we both Amilcar before sundown. stiffened in astonishment. The As the President went inside |cOnVOY for our quickie tour of , Zifor a rest in Gen. Eisenhower's the battlefields was practically y ¥ . S bedroom, I started to leave for AD armored column. There were S W t h E mess. Franklin came dashing out, least 20 vehicles, including en S a omen S WISS a 0 es S however. “Just a minute, Kay,” '"0 truckloads of M. P.'s armed Slhe grinned. “Gen. Eisenhower|!0 the teeth, armored cars, halfS says he's ready to leave—and,|'racks, jeeps, weapons carriers— Z| incidentally, you're invited to 2nd & grim-faced Mike up front

=!dinner here ton » n a radio car, with an “expres95 =! Outranked onigh Be own quar- sion which revealed a life-long ® Plus . Plus ters and far from a mood for|Ambition to head an army into

{office work, th battle. 10% ' 10% ‘to drive Hing Seners) asked me With President Roosevelt in

For Men Tax For Women Tax Zinearby villa for a visit with Har.|the Cadillac, smiling at the Sry Hopkins. The latter and Butch |Rellly brigade, we started off. A ; * = immediately proposed a few rub-| Ihe lead radio car led our Any member of your family will appreciate one of these handsome Z| bers of bridge, a welcome sug-|Pristling convoy slowly over the

; : = , Tunisian countryside. I relaxed Swiss watches . . . ideal for sports, work or other hard wear. Both S Enum tease Tio guys senmien: and listened to the talk in the

= back seat. It revolved around styles have handsome chrome cases, second hands, unbreakable Z{spent the time staring at Harry|, © "0 100 “the terrain, dif-

: = Hopkins, wondering just how he crystals, attractive straps. Each watch guaranteed by the manu- =|remained alive; clothes hung on|0cUlties encountered, and some

= f the command personalities. =/his tall, frail frame as though it o facturer for a year. = were a mere clothes hanger, Gen.| The President remarked that

- no one remembers the chief of £|eral Tke wi) Won: . staff after a war; fame comes 1 % " WE WERE A trifle late for din-| qetrmineds 1a Jeadens, BE {ner, but the occasion couldn't|parghall shall not be forgotten after this war.”

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President Roosevelt and his|could 1 up the hild. 1 [sons joked and talked as easily| our itiie prentcrr OF

‘and naturally as fathers and| Nothing could 1 {sons anywhere in the world. Ruth| more. Mixe, » 3 have Digased me Briggs, an admiral's daughter, sejected a special spot farther sand I comprised the female gong the road; it was perfect for guests. “Pa” Watson, the presi «jefenge.” He would be furious at (dential aide, was a delightful pis change of plans. So I turned companion, fatherly and gently|,y tne highway quickly, followed chiding about my initial ciash obediently and unquestioningly by =| with Mike Reilly. all the vehicles behind us. Those | Sitting only one place away i, front. continued merrily on from Mr. Roosevelt, who natur-|i.i. way. bl {ally headed the table, I was ex- By the time we pulled into the |posed to the fabled F. D. R. wood, Mike had discovered the charm. But I had to admit it))5e of half of his convoy and was just that, pure charm; he came racing up in wild temper. had it on full, with all stops out.| ge couldn't say much to his boss, After discussing plans for a powever, and, instead, busied {battlefield tour upon which thelyimeelr getting up an impenetra- = |President insisted as part of his|yie gordon of guards. They were =| visit before proceeding to Calro,inogted in a wide circle, their =| the party broke up. It had begun|jacks to us, only a few feet apart, =i aboard a battleship in Oran, eon- weapons at the alert. In this (tinued through a plane flight toimjlitary, bellicose atmosphere, =| Tunisia, included a troop inspec-imy passengers started their

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