Evening star., 1897-07-28
PRESIDENT DEPARTS
He viii Arrive at Lake Champlain
Tomorrow Morning.
KEPT BUSY AT fHE WHITE HOUSE
Many Of the Untiring Place Hunt
ers Were on Hand.
HIS VACATION QUARTERS

A special train over the Pennsylvania
road at noon today carried President Nc
Kinley from the city for his summer vaca-
tion. and it will be some time in Septem-
her before he returns here. Tomorrow
morning at o'clock he and his party will
arrive at Plattsburg. N Y. Three miles
from there. at Bluff Point, on Lake Cham
pain. Is the hotel where they are to stay
during the greater part of August. To a
Star reporter this morning the President
said that he didn't know what he would
do while there in the way of exercise and
recreation. but he did know that he wanted
to rest.
Those the train were President and
Mrs. Mckinley Secretary and Mrs. Alger.
Secretary Porter. Assistant Secretary o.
l.. Pruden. Executive Clerk Cortelyou,
Mrs. Mckinley's maid. the White House
steward and several of the White House
employees At Jersey City Mrs. Porter and
two children and governess will join the
party. which will then go over the West
Shore road. making the last part of the
run over the Delaware and Hudson. In
short time several other members of the
cabinet together with their families will
join the party at the lake. So will the
Vice President and his family. A son and
daughter of Secretary Alger are already
al the lake.
The party will travel all the way in the
Pullman car Haseimere, which conveyed
them to Canton. In addition to this car is
a coach for the attendants and baggage
car. An extensive amount of baggage was
taken from the White House to the depot
this morning.
Busy Morning.
The President spent a busy morning be-
fore leaving the White House at II 40
o'clock. There were large number Of ap-
pointments he desired TO sign, and he spent
a considerable time doing this. Senator
Allison was the only representative of the
upper house of Congress who called. Sec
Tstaries Alger and Long and Attorney Cen
eral Mckenna were callers. The latter and
Secrt tary Bliss were at the depot 10 say
goodbye to the President. large num-
her of the faithful office hunters remained
until the last. hoping to get an interview
of a few seconds. When the President left
his office they trooped down to the porch,
and some Of them went to the depot.
The President bade goodbye to the en-
ployes of the White House, and wished
them a pleasant time during their vaca-
tons. He knew how hard they have
worked. and appreciated their fidelity.
His Vacation Quarters.
President Mckinley will not have a cot
tage at Bluff Point. There are five cot
tages in the grounds surrounding the hotel,
but all of then. are taken. and the Presi-
dent and his party Will have rooms in the
annex.
This annex is at the south end. 1t is
reached from the office through a long.
broad hallway, dancing room of white
and gold and long sun parior 10 the
west is the suite of rooms reserved for the
Presidents party-the last five rooms in
the southwest corner.
The corner room and the one adjoining
il are being prepared for the President.
When the manager was in Washington he
learned of Mrs. Mckinleys liking for
decorations in blue, so he sent to New
York for paper in a delicate robin S-egg
blue lighted up by small pattern in pink.
With this paper the corner room is being
decorated.
The room is small. In one end of it is
a private bathroom, which Is being deco
rated i'll blue and white.
But the glory of the room Is in the view
o. the south side IS bay window from
which you can get the full sweep Of lake
ard mountain. To the south and east is
the lake: to the west is a broad va.icy-for
Bluh Point stands on an elevation sur
rounded by groves of spruce and pine. Be
yond the valley is background Of mo0n-
tains-the beautiful AdirOndacks.
The room adjoining this sleeping room
is being fitted up for boudoir or sewing
room for Mrs Mckinley.
Eoth these rooms open OIL small vc-an-
da the west. From TINS you Look down
forty fifty feet to the driveway leading
from the wharf TO the hotel.
secretary Porter mas the TWO rooms Gl-
rectly below the President. His windows
are only one story above the ground. but
at the other end of the hallway of the an
mex. Directly opposite this cxiS IRON the
annex is the children's play room. 1t is fit
ted with gynihastic apparatus. There are
not many children in the house now, but
only half the rooms are flle1.
Although the Presidents suite Of rooms
is not private. it is planned 10 cut them off
from the other rooms in the annex by
hargins portieres along the hall. This will
give Mrs. Mckinley the benefit of an al
cove at the end Of the hallway. with an
other window looking south.
For further privacy a boy will be sta
TONED at each entrance to the annex. lie
will have orders to keep any b'it the guests
of the hotel away from the hallway
The President will not have private
dining room. The public dining Eall has
four rows OF tables from end to the
other On each side of this hall extends
the broad hotel plaza At one end. cutting
off the piazza on the lake side, is sircu-
lar room containing about zen tables. At
ore of these the President and his party
VIII eat Secretary Porter ami his family
Will have another The other tables will
be used by the regular guests of the house.