The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-25
CHRISTMAS EVE WITH
OUR NEW PRESIDENT
Young Archie Roosevelt Disobeys His Papa and
Gets Sound Executive Spanking
Chief Magistrate Gives Away Turkeys Employees and Makes
Other Gifts to His Friends

Every one, especially the children
are interested 10 knowing how the
Roosevelt children VIII spend their
Christmas Owing 10 circumstances
Mrs Roosevelthas been compelled to
abandon ala hope Of having a Christi
mas tree at home and the four Roose-
Welt children are disConsOlate.
. However, Pinckney. the presidents
messenger and the guardian 81 thess
children, has been led into deep com
spiracy. Kermit and Ethel and Arcui-
bald ere big children now. Kermit is
] Z years old. Baby Quentin must have
2 tree, notwithstanding shat Mrs.
/ Roosevelt can hnd. no room for II.
Pnckney has promised Archibald and
/ Kermit that he viii take them out into
the country and that they may eur
down tree and bring it home. Iise
/ youngsters fondly hope chat neither the
president nor Mrs Roosevelt are aware
Of their design. Miss Ethel and the it-
tie girls of Mr.. Cartelyou have beer
Strlnglng paper rings and pop corn IN
tue old-fashiOned style to decorate
this tree, and the sorrowful children
VOW that they VIII have a Christmas
Tree, even if il has to be planted "a the
grounds or in corner OF the base
ment.
It is such a pity. too. that the l4ttia
Roosevelt boys and girls cannot have
a Christmas tree at home. Every year
since the eldest OF them were born this
pretty custom has been observed. and
Santa Claus has from time 20 time
/ brought the children the most lovely
decorations. One beautiful adjunct ot
the tree which Mrs Roosevelt has
saved for many years is, a wonderful
set of tiny electric globes, stars cr6s-
cents and hearts. When the tinsel and
pretty little fairies are scattered
through the branches Of this tree, and
all the little freely lights moons and
stars blazesout it is a glorious sight
She has. however, determined that Il
shall be put to use. Her sister-ln-laSF,
Mrs. COWles, has a big house and .
small family. Little Sheffield Cowies.
therefore. viii be the host OF his
cousins on this festive occasion
The president and his family wilhdine
together at the White House eartr
the evening, or rather late ~ tae arr
ernOOn, unless the president goes shoot
ing today, because Mrs. Roosevest doe
not allow her children to sit 90 sze-
night. They win then so 20 geflf
der Cowles' house whese The
Of both families VIII eu1og the
mas tree; A,but then This -
dreary thing ~ the ROOD 24l-y
dren. Every bon and siri s5akes g have
a Christmas tresN2t hom
Teddy Wifl-o rye.
The great time of the ~ win be at
dinner. President ROOseVislt himself
wiz carve the turkey. whica weighs
thirty-two pounds and car tr0m
Rhode Island. The mince and TUmpkin
pies viii be made and baked By the
presidents neighbors at his homel in
Oyster Bay.
When the dinner is over President
Roosevelt wiz disappear. The children
will not see him again until late az
night, but when the tree is alight at
Commander COwles house. a big.
stout, hearty Santa Claus. with a wag-
gins. gray beard and dressed in a suit
of clothes with a number of big peck
cts, viii suddenly enter the room and
begin distributing presents. It is pos 8
sible that the children may notice Chs
this Santa Claus wears a rough rid6
uniform. with pockets on the
and hips and four pockets in the
ers. all Of them buttoned up, WisD
over them to conceal the Tarest of
They may guess that the uniform
like papa's; but then every little
and girl knows that the pictures p
Santa Claus show him in just such z
Jacket and trousers, and it is hardly to
be believed that the president of the
United States. overloaded with cares
and responsibilities. can be SO light
hearted as to play Santa Claus. Nev-A
ertheless, such viii be the case at this
merry Christmas party.
The best of all. however, is the man
ner in which the children of the pres
ident have prepared to spend Christ
mas During the past year. just like
other boys and girls they have been
saving their pennies for this glorious
feast. The president and Mrs. Boose-
welt. following the old Dutch custom,
have set them the example Of devoting
a part Of their abundance to the hap
piness of those less fortunate. Each
and every one Of them has given some
thing to the big tree which is set UP
every year at the presidents home in
Oyster Bay.
But to. return to the Roosevelts'
Christmas Every one in the White
House wiz hang up a stocking on the
night before Christmas The presl-
dent. Mrs. Roosevelt. all the children
their guests and all the servants who
I've in the White House VIII follow the
same custom. While Mrs. Roosevelt
was recently shopping i'm New YORK
she secured something for every ore -
them. and it isl fact that not one
the house has forgotten Mrs Roose-
welt.