The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-23

with palms, and on either sllc wore beau.
tiful wreaths. one of galaX leaves eight
feet high. and the other OF white ind pur-
pie asters. large crayon portsalt of the
late president enshroudcd In black hung
In the rear OF the stage The mafinc band
was IN attcIdancc The Hon. Henry II,
j.. Mcfarland, president of she board OF
commissioners OF the District Of Columbia,
presided. The exercises consisted Of hve.
minute addresses by ministers OF the dlf.
fcrcni denomination and suitable to the
singing by the entire audience with thu
marine band accompanying, Of the hymn
Nearer, Ny God; to Thee ind the Ma
tionNi anthem, America
a quarettc from Vt. Patrck's church
sang Lead, Kindly Light" and the Har.
mony lodge, quartette OF the Masonic choir
rendered Jesus, Lover Of My Soul
Mrs. Thomas Noyes sang a solo, "Somo.
time Wen Understand"
Those who delivered addresses were: Rev.
S SSSTsS f mSI MeA RSisr FpiSeopS
church; Rev. u, j, stafford, Roman Catho,
lie church; Rev J., NJ, Schick Reformed
church; Rev. Merrill y Gates. congrega-
terrain church; Rev. J. j. Muir, Baptist
church; Rev. T. L, Baghy, Christian
church; Rev John Van Schack unycr.
snlstf church; Rev. luciCn Clarke, Metho.
dist Episcopal church; Hcv. Herbert Smith,
Episcopal church. and Rev. NJ. r. Fish
burn Congregatlosll church
Rabbi Louis Stern, who was on the pro.
gram, could not he present, but n letter
from him was read expressing deep sym.
pathy with the purpose of the memorial
services
rather unexpected incident occurred
Just as Mr.. Roosevelt left the church. A
lo-ycar-old hoy, anxious to obtain pho
tograph of the chief executive, had sta
toned himself on the sidewalk about sixty
feet from the entrance TO the church. AS
soon as MIR. Roosevelt reached the side
walk, he saw the boy with his big box
Immediately and raising his hand IN a sig
nitNTle nplippnQn
said: stop that; stop that"
The officer jumped In front OF the camera
and the president strobe forward almost
nt run. Coming up to the boy he shoot,
his finger monacingly ut him and said:
You ought to he ashamed of yourself try
Ing to take mans picture as he leaves
house of worship It's n disgrace. You
ought TO he ashamed Of yourself"
The president then started across FIJI
tecnth street with head erect and shoulders
back. A bicycle officer, under ingtruc.
lions from headquarters previously given
him, started to- follow, but Mr.. Roosevelt
turned and with nm impatient wave of the
hand, said: 81 don't need you"
The officer thcreupon turned back.
The presidents walk with General Wood
covered about six miles In all. The gen.
eral called for Mr., Roosevelt with an auto.
mobile The two got into the vehicle 20
gcther at the Cowles residence, but the
Chauffeur w1as dismissed when the outskirts
OF the city were reached and the two men
who had seen much of each other as com
handing officers OF the Rough Riders In
Cuba, footed their trip the remalnder OF
the way. Their walk lay through the
beautiful sections Of the suburbs Known
as Rock Greek park, with which General
Wood WINS familiar as O. horsemnn durlng
his long residence here. During the tfip
General Wood went over much OF the Gu
ban situation with the president lnforminp
him in detail OF the condition OF AFFAIR,
and Of the prospects FOR the future Of The
Island.
The day was a perfect one and the prcsi
dent enjoyed his outing immensely.
The remainder of the day was spent nj
home.