Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-12
The President Rapidly Recovering
His Health.
Sat UP FOR some time TODAY
Question of Revision of the Social
Program.
MANY REMEDIES SUGGESTED

President Mckinley is improving steadily
and Is expected to soon be in his normal
health again. DR.. Rixey is still exercising
the greatest caution. however. and will in
sist every care being taken. He will
take no chances on a relapse of his pa
tent The President was feeling so much
improved last night that he sat up for a
short time This morning he not
only able to sit up. but walked from his
own room to the red bed room, where he
sat for nearly an hour before going back to
his own room. He talks with DR.. RiXey
and Secretary Cortelyou and Is beginning to
read the papers again. For day or two
he felt too sick to go over the newspapers.
This Is ordinarily of his greatest pleas
ures.
Revision of Social Program.
The question of the resumption Of the
social functions at the White House has
not been taken up for decision The Pres
ident had expected to attend the cabinet
dinner of Secretary Root tonight, but, of
course, cannot do The diplomatic din
ner for next Wednesday night will un-
doubtedly be called off. and it Is probable
that the notifications Of the postponement
will be sent to the diplomats this afternoon.
According to the program arranged
month ago. the diplomatic dinner would
have been followed by the judicial recep-
tion on Wednesday evening, January %.
There is now some talk that If the recep-
tions and dinners continued at all the
entire program will be rearranged. There
is also some talk of running two Of the
ceptons into one that the program may be
completed before the beginning OF Lent.
T. the President continues to feel the ef-
fects of the grip for a long time, is
nearly always the case after convalescence
fl rom the disease. efforts will be made to
have him abandon the entire program.
Remedies for Grip"
Hundreds of remedies for the cure Of
the Presidents malady are pouring In at
the White House. There are home reme-
dies from people who have been through
the terrors Of the grip and are really sorry
for the President; there are carefully pre-
pared physicians prescriptions, with guar
antees Of cure, and last the patent rem
edies of concerns that would like to get
red-hot advertisement out of the use of
their preparation by the President. 1t is
needless to say that none of these is being
tried, and that no experiments will be
made with the President In many cases
the medicines are sent along with the let
ters, and the White House force will soon
have a supply Of liquids powders and herbs
sufficient to stock an apothecary shop. Be-
sides medicines there are all kinds of sug-
gestions about the use Of patent machines.
messages. etc.
His New Team of Horses.
When the President gets well enough to
go out again he will have his new team Of
beautiful bay horses to drive. This is the
team that was bought recently at Akron.
Ohio. The animals have just arrived.
They are much larger than the mixed team
now in use. measuring full sixteen and one
half hands high and weighing In proper
ton. The President really selected the
team personally. When he was in Ohio
last fall he the horses and inspected
them carefully. While gentle, they are
spirited. The President likes ride behind
a good team of horses. He has not yet
taken to automobiles or locomobiles The
makers of these vehicles have tried hard to
interest him through other persons, but he
thinks that he likes the old-fashionad way
of locomotion best.