Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-28
The President Received No Callers in
His Office Today.
bis THANKSGIVING DAY DINNER
How Some Cabinet Officers OBJ
served the Day.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS S

did not go to his Office to find if there was
anybody waiting to him. About 1890
o'clock he left the White House in rapid
walk, returning several hours later. He did
not wear an overcoat, although the north
west winds were coming across the White
House grounds cold and singing. The
, President was unaccompanied, and when
he returned appeared to have greatly en-
joyed his outing. He went to the home of
Secretary Root and took the Secretary of
War with him for long walk in the SUBJ
urbs. Several of the children went out
for ride with their nurse. Archibald
and Kermit did not bother about sled
ding on the snow and ice in the White
House grounds, but found other amuse-
ments walking on high stills being the
principal one. You had better look out on
this ice, Archie" one of the attendants
said to young Roosevelt "Oh, I'll go
Slow said Archie, and he continued to
stalk around on the stills unmindful of the
chances of severe fall on the slippery
walks Some little friends of Kermit and
Archie spent the morning with them. Stilt-
walking has been one of the greatest
amusements of the Roosevelt male juve-
niles. Archie walked into the lobby from
the private part of the house on stills the
other day and all the politicians who saw
him were immensely tickled to see a rep
etition of their own days in the actions of
the little son of the chief executive.
The full White House force was not on
duty today. Secretary Cortelyou spent sew
eral hours IN his office and Assistant Sec
retaries Loeb and Pruden We're also on
duty. In the private part of the White
House the steward was busy preparing for
the Thanksgiving dinner. which will be
served at t:30 o clock. The steward never
knows how much company he will have at
dinner, and so he prepares always to ac-
commodate goodly number of guests
Sometimes the President will invite sew
eral friends to take lunch or dinner with
him and will give comparatively little no.
tice to those preparing the meals of his
intentions. 1t is likely that there will be
some guests today.
Going to the Foot Ran Game.
President Roosevelt will see few visitors
before Monday. Tomorrow is cabinet day,
and usually there is no time for visitors
| on that day. On Saturday the President
Will go to Philadelphia to witness the West
Point-Annapolis foot ball game. The pres
| idential party will leave here at 10 o'clock
| in the morning and will return in the even
ing. Mrs. Roosevelt will accompany the
President, and among others who will be
IN the party are Captain and Mrs. CowleS,
Col. and Mrs. Theodore Bingham Secre-
tary and Mrs. Cortelyou, DIR. and Mrs
RiXey, Assistant Secretary Loeb and prob
ably others. On Monday the President will
send to Congress his first message, which,
dS dlItduS Sldleu- Is ready IOr the purpose.
The chances are that the message will be
sent to Congress for the first time in the
history of the country in printed form
Up to this time the message has always
been sent to Congress in manuscript usu-
ally the work of Major Pruden. There was
suggestion some time ago of sending
it in typewritten form. but the chances
now favor simple printed document.
Secretary Cortelyou has possession of the
chair that President Mckinley used for so
many years while sitting at the cabinet
table transacting the work of the govern
ment The cabinet table was the only desk
that President Mckinley ever had. 1t was
solid oak chair of the revolving office pat
tern and every politician of republican faith
in the country who ever went to the White
House Will remember it. AS the chair was
government property it was formally con-
demned and sold at auction, Mr.. Cortelyou
being the purchaser. He will keep it
President Roosevelts chair is of oak with
rattan seat and back, and is also revolv-
ing chair. President Harrison gave his
chair to Col. Crook, the disbursing officer
at the White House President Cleveland
gave his to Daniel Lamont.
Some Alabama Politics.
The ups and downs of republican politics
in Alabama are illustrated in the case of
William Vaughn, district attorney of the
northern district Of the state, and one of
the leaders Of his party. When Col Will
liam Youngblood was national committee
man from Alabama and controlling the pa
tronage Mr.. Vaughn was state chairman.
They fell out and in 1900 Mr. Vaughn and
his friends triumphed over Col Youngblood
getting control of the party machinery 1t
is now announced that the President will
not renominate Mr.. Vaughn because of al
legged violations of the civil service laws
Representatives Richardson and Under
wood. Alabama democrats, have asked that
Mr.. Vaughn be retained but it is said that |
this will not be done.
Secretary Hay at Home.
Secretary Hay did not visit the State De-
partment today, but spent Thanksgiving |
day at home with his family
Secretary Root has returned from New |
York, where he went on private business. |
He took long walk with the President |
this morning and passed the remainder of |
the day quietly with his family at their |
residence, ITS street
Secretary Long spent a few hours at the |
Navy Department this morning and re- |
ceived some dispatches from the naval off, |
GERS on duty on the isthmus concerning |
the troubles in that quarter. He spent the |
balance of the day in his apartments at |
the Portland.
Secretary Hitchcock Quiet Day, |
Secretary Of the Interior Hitchcock went |
to his Office about 10 o clock and remained |
there until 1 o'clock when he was driven |
to his home. He partook of the holiday |
dinner with his family and spent the bal |
ance of the day in quietude. This evening |
he will entertain a few of his old friends |
at his home
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith |
did not go to his Office. He took brisk |
walk in the forenoon and about / O'Clock |
was Joined by Mrs. Smith, who had been
spending a few days in Philadelphia They |
enjoyed their Thanksgiving dinner at the /
Arlington. and the balance of the day was /
spent quietly In their apartments in the
hotel.
Secretary Cages Guests.
Secretary Gage will spend Thanksgiving
day at his home, 1441 Rhode Island ave- /
nue.. and VIII have as his guests Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Newiands of Nevada |
Frank A. yanderiip. former assistant Sec /
retary of the treasury, and Mrs. C. |
Thompson and daughter of Maryland