Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-23
PRESIDENT Spent A
VERY QUIET SUNDAY ,
ATTENDED CHURCH IN THE MORN
ING AND TOOK A STROLL IN
THE AFTERNOON.
HIS COMPANION GEN. WOOD
EXECUTIVE DID NOT VISIT THE
WHITE HOUSE,
tdcnce There Tuesday. His Family
Joining Him Few Days Later.
VIII Worship ut the Reformed
Churcb-An Unexpected Incident.


Washington as chief executive was
comparatively uneventful. He went
out twice during the day, in the morn
ing attending religious services with
his bnother-in-law, Mr.. Douglas Robin
son. of New York, and in the afternoon
taking long stroll through Rock
Creek park with General Leonard
Wood, military governor of Cuba. In
the evening he dined with the family
at the residence of Captain Cowles. of
the navy, at whose residence he is
staying preparatory to moving into the
White House. This Mr.. Roosevelt pro-
badly will do on Tuesday, his family
joining him there a day or two later.
The President did not visit the White
House during the day.
Accompanied by Mr.. Robinson, Mr..
Roosevelt left the Cowles residence
formed church, located on Fifteenth
and o street, which church he chose as
his church home, Just after the inau-
guration. The President was attired
in black frock coat and trousers, and
gloves to match. He wore a silk hat.
Reaching the church Just before the
hour of worship President Roosevelt
was met at the door by Rev. J. M.
Sehick, the pastor. who extended cor
dial greeting, to which Mr.. Roosevelt
responded, at the same time introduce
ing Mr.. Robinson. The two were then
escorted to the Presidents pew, the
second from the front IN the center
section. The church. which has a seat
ing capacity of perhaps two hundred
persons, was filled to overlooking, and
many were unable to gain admittance.
The President participated In the SER
vices and at the close the congregation
remained standing until he and Mr..
Robinson left the ediice.
Rev. Mr.. Schicks sermon was from
the third chapter of Epheslans. the
seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth
verses.
A rather unexpected incident occur
red Just as Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr. Rob
inson left the church. A fifteen-year-
old boy anxious to obtain photo
graph of the chief executive, had sta
toned himself on the sidewalk about
sixty feet from the entrance to the
church. AS soon as Mr.. Roosevelt
reached the sidewalk he saw the boy
with his big box Immediately and rails
ing his hand in a signal to a bicycle
policeman standing near said:
stop that. stop that
The officer jumped in front Of the
camera and the President strobe for
ward almost on run. Coming up to
the boy he shook his finger menacing-
ly at him and declared:
"You ought to be ashamed of your
self. Trying to take mans picture
a disgrace. You ought to be ashamed
OF yourself"
With Mr.. Robinson, the President
then started across Fifteenth street
with his head erect and shoulders
back A bicycle officer. under instruc-
lions previously given him, started to
follow. but Mr. Roosevelt turned and
with an impatient wave of the hand,
said:
Il don't need you"
The officer thereupon turned back
and the President and Mr.. Robinson
continued their walk, going in round
about way to Captain Cowles's house.
Many persons passed and recognized
the President, the latter pleasantly re-
spending to their salutations. TWO
bicycle policemen who kept at re-
spectful distance in the rear. had fol-
lowed the President when he went to
church.
The Presidents walk with General
Wood covered about six miles in all.
The General called for Mr.. Roosevelt
with an automobile. The two got into
the vehicle together at the Cowles res
idence but the chauffeur was dismissed
when the outskirts of the city were
reached and the two men who had
seen much of each other as command
ing officers of the rought riders In
Cuba footed their trip the remainder
of the way. Their walk lay through
the beautiful section of the suburbs
known as Rock Creek park, with
which General Wood was familiar as
a horseman during his long residence
here. They were gone about two
hours.
During that time, General Wood |
went over much of the Cuban situa- |
ton with the President informing him |
in detail of the condition of affairs and |
the prospects for the future of the ISL |
and. The day was a perfect one and |
tic President enjoyed his outing i'm