The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-30
DEPARTURE OF PRESIDENT.
Mr Roosevelt EnthuSIastIc over
Army-Nayy tame.


Army-Navy tame.
No undergraduate ever looked forward
TO contest on the gridiron with more in
terest than did President Roosevelt when
he left the Capital this morning at 1O:07
O'Clock for Philadelphia to witness the an
nual Army and Nav football game on
Franklin Field While waiting for the
Football Special to pull out from the
Pennsylvania Railroad station the Presi-
dent talked of little but the ar-~naching
game. one-half of which he viii witness
from the Navy side of the field and the
other from the Army side The Presi-
dents party viii return about O'Clock
this evening.
The door Of the Presidents carriage
was opened at the Sixth Street curb, out
side the Pennsylvania depot, q few min
utes before 10 O'Clock by Colonel Bing-
ham. The President, Mrs Roosevelt, and
their children. Kermit and Ethel. who
came direct from the White House,
stepped out. and proceeded at once TO
the special train. which was to carry
the Presidents guests and these Of the
Secretaries OF War and the Navy.
IN response 10 the salutations Of the
people in the depot. the President, as he
passed along. raised the silk hat, which
he seldom wears. ! large number Of
policemen. detectives. and Secret Service
men we're keeping close watch on the
President. The other guests were al
ready On hand when Mr. and Mrs. Roose-
welt arrived at the station They were
Commander and Mrs. CowIes, the form
er in uniform; Dr. and Mrs. Rixey, Sec
retary and Mrs. CorteIyou. Mrs Doug
lass Robinson, Miss Robinson, Mr.. and
Mrs Richardson. and Assistant Secretary
Loeb. Mr., Douglass Robinson will join
the party in Philadelphia.
The Presidential train was made I'd OF
two cars besides the Presidents One was
for the use of the guests of the Secretary
OF Var and the Secretary Of the Navy,
while the other was dining car where
luncheon viii be served en- route to Phila-
delDhia and dinner on the return to Wash
ington-
Secretary Roots party comprised Mrs
and Miss Root. Attorney General Knox,
Mrs and Miss Knox, Postmaster General
and Mrs. Smith, Assistant Secretary Of
War Sanger. Mrs Sanger. General and
Mrs. Carbfn. General and Mrs. Leonard
Wood, General and Mrs. Bates and their
daughters, General and Mrs. Randolph,
Colonel and Mrs, Edwards, Colonel Simp-
son. Colonel and Mrs. Carter, Miss Hag-
ner. MT Wyndham, Mr.. Humphreys-Owen
Mr.. C. L. Strykers Mr. J. H. Poole, Mr..
Jewett, Miss Edith Sanger, Mr.. Ernest
Howe, Miss Mary Sheridan, and Lieuten-
ant Clarke
Those invited by Secretary Long were
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Hackett.
Rear Admirals Melville anf Bradford,
Captain and Mrs. LemIy. Captain ard Mrs
COwIes- and Lieutenants Webster, Barnes,
Ward, Long. and Stone
Before the train departed the President
stood on the station platform and con-
versed with a number of friends His
mind was apparently only on the game
Ee spoke of little else Just before the
conductor gave the engineer the signal
to start the President walked along the
platform to the engine and. reaching up
his hand he heartily shook that of the
| engineer.
The fireman was cut On the rail above
the boiler busy with an oil can. The
President reached up his gIoved hand
The fireman pulled off his heavy glove,
looked a bit dubiousIy at his rather
greasy palm, and then shook hands with
the President.