Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-06
VISITED AUNT MARY. :"
President Has Friendly Chat
With Wife's Old Nurse.

President Has Friendly Chat
With Wife's Old Nurse.
"JUsT SAY IT'S MR.. ROOSEVELT"
That Was the Form of the Chief
Executives AnnOunccmcnt-AR Red
Letter Day In the Flynn Household.
Where .Aunt Mary" Lcl,vith Lives
In New York.
The New York World gives the fol-
lowing incident in connection with
President Roosevclt'> recent visit to
New York:
"Alrs. Flynn, is Aunt Mary here?'
President Theodore Roosevelt had
stopped Off on his way back to Wash
ington from Oyster Bay and climbed Il
dark stairway to the second floor of
the house 100 East Forty-eighth street,
Manhattan, to call upon the Oil nurse,
Mrs. Mary Ledwitl, who had nursed
not only Mrs. Roosevelt herself when
she was baby, but all of the children
of Mrs. Roosevelt and the president.
Eyes, she is here" said Mrs. Flynn.
who is Aunt Mary's sister, "but 1 can't
see who you are"
: "Just say it's MIR. Roosevelt and
that want to see her, please. l came
up to see how she is."
Mrs. Flynn, though she had known
the Roosevelts for many years, was
not rnnaturally bit clustered" by
the honor of a visit from the president
of the United States, with his secre-
tary and valet and detectives waiting
outside.
She ushered him into her little sit
ting room and then went and acquaint-
ed the old nurse, seated in an invalid's
chair in another room.
Its the president of I've United
States, and he has come up to see
you," said Mrs. Flynn.
1.-THE president of the United States!
echoed Aunt Mary in amazement.
"Ccrtainly, and lie says to tell YOU
that if YOU are not too i'll he wants to
see you."
A light dawned on the old nurses
mind.
"oh. the president: I'll be bound
now that it's nobody but Mr.. Roose-
5elt. Why, you quite took my breath
away"
And then she fixed her hair hit, as
women will. old or young and. adj
justing her glasses. announced that the
president could he shown in.
Mir Roosevelt came in smiling and
bent over the old nurse and shook her
hand. Then he drew up chair and
sat down beside her. He told her how
sorry lie was that she was ill.
In 4 few minutes the hell rang again
and Mrs. Roosevelt came in and took
n seat on the other side of the nurse.
She remained only a short time and
then went to another room to he fitted
with some gowns which Mrs. FLYNN is
making for her
When the presidents party came out.
the sidewalk was lined with children.
who set up a cheer. Some of them
called for speech. The president
passed through the crowd. patting
their heads and laughing as he went.
Frank FLYNN. who escorted the prcsi-
dent to the carriage. had on Low
button. '''rhat's the right sign" said
the president.
In the meantime the old nurse in
her invalid's chair was smiling hap
PLY and saying over and over: "Ile
amt bit clanged: not Il bit. lie
might he ten times the president and
still be Just Mr.. Roosevelt. always
thoughtful and kind"
Mrs I.edwith has been in Mrs
Roosevelts family for forty-tive years
She is seventy-siX years old and has
the culture that comes of much travel
With refined people. besides II good
deal of Kindness of heart. She tool
care of Mrs. Roosevelt in her child
hood, accompanied her abroad AMI has
been the right hand of the presen
lady of the White House in the car,
of her children. a few weeks ago. ol
her way from Oyster Bay to Washing
ton. she was taken suddenly i'll ant
was carried to the home of her sister
Mrs. FLYNN. AS soon as she recover
sufficiently she will go back to th
Roosevclts mt the White House.
She is quite overcome by the fam
that has been thrust upon her by tn
presidents call and says. "rhey wer
nice people before ever they went t
the White House to live"
He DiGn't Die.
Laura-While Jack was here the otl