Evening journal., 1901-09-23
PRESIDENT HAD
QUIET SABBATH
Spent Morning in Church and
Afternoon in Country
REDUEE FOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Again Told Police lie Did Not Wan;
.PrOtectiOn-TO Occupy White
House Tomorrow

Washington, Sept 2S.-President
Roosevelt's first Sunday in Washing
ton as chief executive, was compara-
lively uneventful. He went out twice
during the day, in the morning attend
ing religious service with his brother
in-law, Mr.. Douglas Robinson, Of New
York, and in the afternoon taking a
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 prepara-
tory to moving into the White House.
This Mr.. Roosevelt probably 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
shortly before IL o'clock for the Re-
formed church, located on Fifteenth
and o streets, which, as vice president,
he chose as his church home just after
the Inauguration. Reaching the
church just before the hour Of worship
President Roosevelt was met at the
door by Rev. ]. M. Schick. the pastor,
who extended a cordial greeting to
which Mr.. Roosevelt responded at the
same time introducing 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 seating capacity Of per-
haps 200 persons, was filed to over
flowing and many persons were un-
able to gain admittance The presi-
dent participated in the services and
at the close the congregation remained
standing until he and Mr.. Robinson
left the edlhce
A rather unexpected incident oc-
Cured just as Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.
Robinson left the church. A 15-year-
old boy anxious to obtain photo
graph of the chief executive. had
stationed himself on the sidewalk
about GO 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
raising his hand in a signal to a BIZ
cycle policeman standing near said:
stop that, stop that"
The officer jumped in front of tho
camera and the president strobe for
ward almost on a run Coming up to
the boy he shook his finger menacingly
at him and declared.
you ought to be ashamed of your
self. Trying to take a mans picture as
he leaves a house of worship It's a dis
grace You ought to be ashamed Of
yourself"
With Mr.. Robinson, the president
then started across Fifteenth street
with head erect and shoulders back. A
bicycle ohicev under instructions pre-
viOusly given MIN 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 tho president and Mr. Robinson
continued their walk. going in a
roundabout way 20 Captain Cowles'
house Many persons passed and recog-
ni2ed the president. the latter pleasant
ly responding to their salutations. Two
bicycle policemen VINO kent al re-
| spectful distance i'm the rear had fol-
lowed the president when he went to
church.
The presidents walk with General
Wood covered about six miles i'm all.
The general called for Mr Roosevelt
with an automobile. The two got into
the vehicle together at the Cowles
residence, but the chaHcur was dis
missed when the outskirts of the city
were reached and the two men who
had seen much OF each other as CON-
manding officers of the Rough Riders
in Cuba, footed their trip the remand
or 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 horse
man during his long residence here
They were gone about two hours.
Quite a number of persons called
during the afternoon to pay their re.
spects. among them being Admira
and Mrs Dewey. Admiral Walker. Ad.
miral and Mrs Evans, Admiral Taylor
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Hackett
Mrs. Miles. Mrs Sanger. Mr.. and Mrs
James G. blaine and Mr. Pinchot.