Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-27
THE PRESIDENTS RETURN.
Incidents of the Voyage to Leonard
town.

The President returned to the White House
shortly before noon to-day and went at once to
the library, where a large pile Of letters and
papers was waiting to be attended to- In spite
of the fact that the outing had been a moist
one, the President secured good deal of fresh
air.
The change of scene was grateful and the ex-
cursion from beginning to end was of the
quietest possible character. On Saturday
evening at o'clock the yacht Reftless dropped
anchor and swung around at point about 80
miles north of Leonardtown, Md, and re-
manned there until o'clock Sunday morning.
The voyage downstream was then lazily con-
tinued, ending
AT LEoNARDTowN
at about 10 a. m. Here the party, which con-
sisted of the President, Secretary Halford,
Attorney-General Miller, Representative An
derson, of Kansas. and General George
B. Williams, of this city, went ashore.
The walked down the main street of the anti
quated burg-it was founded in Iceland were
greeted respectfully by the astonished resi-
dents. No one tried to be boisterious and the
pleasure of the visit was not married by a single
untoward incident
Some little amusement was created by the
conduct of a somewhat eccentric old gentle
man who asked Secretary Halford to introduce
piled with, and then Gen. Bailey-for
that was his name and title-said:
I've been candidate for the presidency
several times but somehow or other I've
been
KNOCKED OUT BY THE OPPOSITION.
The President at once grasped the situation
and expressed his regrets at the repeated
defeats which had upset the generals ambi-
ton.
Now, whenever you get tired of the place."
continued the general. I'm relieve you.''
The President said he was tired already
well, l reckon I'd better take hold at once"
said the general.
The President told him that there was no
necessity for hurrying in the matter, and ad-
vised him to wait until he was regularly
elected. and to this the general, after some de-
muir, consented.
THE VOYAGE HOME.
The MONDAY meal was eaten ON the Yacht
and when the sun came out again, which it did
in the afternoon, the party went ashore again
and wandered through the woods
which surround the little town. At 6 o'clock,
there was no premonition of sea-sick-
ness somebody heaved the anchor and then the
Restless" according to nautical experts,
forged upstream. Anchorage for the night
was secured near the stopping-place of the
previous evening and there the boat and its
occupants GU ulltll U CLOCK tulS morning.
Secretary Halford, who was the historian of
the occasion, stated that there was no
church service while the steamer
was lying at Leonardtown, and that
fact is offered as good and sufficient reply to
all those who want to know why the President
did not go to church.
HAND SHAKING.
The President was not allowed to remain I'M
disturbed very long. At o'clock the regular
tri-weekly public reception was held in the
east room. A good many Union and ex-con-
federate veterans, interested in the presentation
by the Philadelphia brigade of flag to
Pickett's division-shook the Presidents hand.
A hearty greeting was also extended
to the officers and number of the members of
the supreme commandery of the united order
of the Golden Cross, under the command of
Supreme Commander Fessenden l. Day, of
Lewiston, Me. They were introduced to the
President by District Commander John N.
Ehle.