The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-11-21
VISITED AUNT MARY"
President Has a Friendly Chat
With Wife's Old Nurse.
"JUsr SAY IT'S Mr.. ROOSEVELT"

JU6l SAY lis Mk. kOUbhVhLI' |
That Was the Form of the Chicf
Executives AnnOunccmcnt-A Red
Letter nay In I'll" EIsnn household.
where Aunt MARY" Lrdwith Lives
In New Work.
The New York World gives the tol.
lowing incident in connection with
President Rooscvets recent visit TO
New York:
"Mrs. Flynn, is Aunt Mary here"
President Theodore Roosevelt had
stopped of on his way back to Wash
ingtop from Oyster Bay and climbed q
dark stairway to the second lloor of
the house 100 East Forty eighth street.
Manhattan, TO call upon the old nurse.
Mrs. Mary Ledwith. who had uursed
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 MIR. Roosevelt and
that want to see her, please. 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 q 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 see
you" said Mrs. Flynn
"'Thc president of the United States"
echoed Aunt Mary in amazement
Certainly. aud he says to tell Won
that II you are not too i'll he wants to
see ynu."
4 light dawucd on the old nurses
mind
"Oh. the president I'll he hound
now that its nobody hut Mr. Roose-
welt Why, you quite took my breath
away"
And then she fixed her hair hit. as
women will old or young, and. ad-
justng 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 chair and
sat down beside her He told her how
sorry he was that she was WI.
In few minutes the bell rang again
and Mrs. Roosevelt came IN and took
seat on the other side OF the nurse
She remained only short time and
then went 10 another room TO ho htted
with SOME gowns which Mrs. Flynn .s
making for her
When the presidents party came out
the sidewalk was lined with children
who SET up cheer Some Of then
called for speech, The president
passed through the crowd. pattinl
their heads and laughing as he went
Frank Flynn. who escorted the presl
dent 10 the carriage. had on Low
button. That's the right sign" said
the president.
In the meantime the old nurse II
her invalids chair was smiling hap
pily and saying over aud over; III,
amt bit changed; not bit. III
might he ten times the president an,
still be iust Mr.. Roosevelt always
thoughtful and kind"
Mrs. LCdwith has been In Mrs
Rooscvet's family for forty-hyc years
She Is seventy-siN years old and ha
the culture that comes Of much travc
with refined people, besides goot
deal Of kindness Of heart She tool
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, ol
her way from oyster Bay 10 Washing
ton. she was taken suddenly Ill an
was carried to the home Of her sister
Mrs Flynn As soon aS she recover
sufficiently she will so back to tn
Roosevolts at the White House.
She is quite overcome by the fam
that has been thrust upon her by tn
presidents call and says. They wer
nicc people before ever they went
the White House TO live"