The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-26
From Golfers weekly.

From Golfers weekly.
This Thanksgiving finds the people
still bowed with sorrow for the death
of a great and good president . These,
the first words of President Roosevelt's
first Thanksgiving proclamation, indi-
cate the manner in which Thanksgiving
will be observed at the White house
this year.
The president will pass the day as quiz
city as any private citizen and the exec
utive mansion will be the scene of only
such formalities as characterize any pri-
vate residence on that particular holi-
day The unwritten rules in regard to
a White house Sunday will be applied on
Thanksgiving day. These rules place a
ban on official calls, and on any form
of public interruption. 1t will be dis
tinctly Roosevelt family day. The
dinner will be entirely en- famille-if any
guests are present they will be the
personal friends of the family, and Their
host will be Theodore Roosevelt and not
the president of the United States.
The president will follow the course
which in his proclamation he recon-
mends for all citizens. namely, that
throughout the land the people cease
from their wonted occupations, and at
their several homes and places of wor-
ship reverently thank the Giver of all
good for the countless blessings of our
national life" In the morning the
president, accompanied, perhaps, by his
son Kermit, will attend service at the
Grace Reformed church Ever since he
entered the White house as president
it has been Mr.. Rooseve1ts custom to
walk to church, and very likely he will
not depart from that custom on Thanks
giving day. He believes in giving all
the employees of the White house as
much time as he consistently car to
themselves on Sundays and holidays. 1t
is interesting to mention, in passing,
that Mr.. Roosevelt is the first president
of the Dutch Reformed faith since Van
Buren,. Meanwhile Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Alice Roosevelt will go to kneel
in prayer and Thanksgiving at st.
Johns Episcopal church, the oldest
church edifice in Washington-the one
in which the Father of His Country
worshiped.
President in Boots and Spurs.
At / o'clock, after the presidents re-
turn from church, luncheon will be serv-
ed in the family dining room, with per-
haps few personal friends as guests.
This will be in accordance with the
presidents custom-he has several times
remarked that he is SO busy that only
at luncheon and dinner time does he find
opportunity to converse with his init
mates.
AS the day is not Sunday, but holiday
Mr.. Roosevelt will probably have ms
saddle-horse brought round as usual, at
5 o'clock. His love of the saddle and lis
habit of riding every day except -Suncay
has set the pace for all Washington
Everybody now either rides or is learning
to ride, and the back of a horse has ne
come more the fashion than the seat OF
q carriage. Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Roosevelt usually accompany the pres
ident, and all canter at a tearing pace
over the beautiful country roads, through
the woods, even fordng the streams pe-
yond Massachusetts avenue The pres
ident rides good jumper, and, to grarfy
his fondness for taking fences, aus
caused hurdles to be built in the White
lot, or Monument grounds, back of the
White house. Frequently, therefore,
whosoever will may repair to the White
house paddock at and watch the pres
ident take his fences
Now comes the function of the day con-
corning which most citizens outside of
Washington are most Observation-Disclosures
giving dinner at the White house. 1t will
be served in the family dining room.
The state dining room has not been
used since Mr.. Roosevelts advent tie
has had no occasion to use 1t, nor will
he have such occasion until after the