Richmond daily palladium., 1901-11-11
VISITED AUNT MARY"
President Has a Friendly Chat
With Wife's Old Nurse.
"JUsT SAY IFS Mr.. ROOSEVELT"


Executive. Announcement-AR Red
Letter Day In the Flynn Household.
Where .Aunt Mary Ledvvith Livea
In New York
The New York World gives the fol
lowing Incident in connection with
President Roosevelt's recent visit TO
New York:
Mrs Flynn. is Aunt Mary here:"
President Theodore Roosevelt had
stopped off on his way back 10 Wash
ington from oyster Bay and climbed
dark stairway TO the second floor of
the house 100 East Forty eighth street.
Manhattan. TO call upon the old nurse,
Mrs. Mary Ledwith. who had nursed
not only Mrs. Roosevelt herself when
she was baby. but all of the children
of Mrs. Roosevelt and the president.
.'Yes. she is here" said Mrs. Flynn,
who is Aunt Mary's sister, but can't
see who you are"
Just say it's Mr. Roosevelt and
that l want TO see her. plea sc. | came
up to see how she is"
Mrs. Flynn. though she had known
the Roosevelts for many years. was
not unnaturally a bit clustered" by
the honor of 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 the United
States and he has come up to sec
you" said Mrs. Flynn
1.-The president of the United Statese'
echoed Aunt Mary in amaZement.
Certainly. and he says to tell you
that If you are not too i'll he wants to
see you.'
light dawned on the old nurses
mind
"Oh, the president! I'll be bound
now that it's nobody but Mr.. Roose-
Welt. Why. you quite took my breath
away"
And then she fixed her hair a bit. as
women will old or young. and. ad-
justing her glasses. announced that the
president could be shown in.
Mr. Roosevelt came in smiling and
bent over the old nurse and shook her
hand. Then he drew up a chair and
sat down beside her. He told her how
sorry he was that she was i'll.
In few minutes the bell rang again
and Mrs. Roosevelt came in and took
q seat on the other side of the nurse. /
She remained only short time and
then went to another room to be 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 a speech. The president
PASSED through the crowd. patting
their heads and laughing as he went. /
Frank Flynn. who escorted the presi /
dent to the carriage. had on a Low I
button. That's the right sign" said /
the president
In the meantime the old nurse in t
her invalid's chair was smiling hap I
PLY and saying over and over: "He I
amt bit changed; not a bit. He f
might be ten times the president and /
still be just Mr.. Roosevelt, always T
thoughtful and kind"
Mrs. Ledwith has been in Mrs. /
Roosevelts family for forty five years I
She is seventy-six years old and has /
the culture that comes of much travel
with refined people. besides a good
deal of kindness of heart She took
care of Mrs. Roosevelt in her child
hood. accompanied her abroad AMI ha
been the right hand of the presen
lady of the White House in the car
of her children. A few weeks ago.
her way from Oyster Bay to Washin
ton, she was taken suddenly i'll an
was carried to the home of her siste
Mrs. Flynn. AS soon as she recoveT
sufficiently she will go back to til
Roosevelts at the White House.
She is quite overcome by the fame
that has been thrust upon her by the
presidents call and says. They were
nice people before ever they went TO }
the White House TO live" I