The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-26
THE PRESIDENT KEPT BUSY.
lie biscusSeS Public Affairs with
White House Callers.

White House Callers.
There was little variation from the rou-
! tine of the past week at the White House
today. The President did "a large amount
| OF work and received many callers. He
| appeared ta De- ia splendid health and was
e-gtcd nj The arrival Of part Of his fami-
iv last night Most of the callers came
merely To- pay thsir respects to- Hf-. R9ose-
Welt
The family brsakfasted about S O'Clock
,Ir-- Roosevelt and the two children. Krr-
nit and Ethel, remained nc the White
House all morning Mrs Roosevelt dis
played Keen interest iu all matters per
tanning 90 her new home The children
played IN The rooms used for living apart
usuts and for q little while rompsd on
the lawn mt the rear OF the White House.
They are the admired objects of an att
taches, who are highly pleased az their
advent.
Next week. Miss Alice Roosevelt. who
viii, when the period Of official mourn
ing oSplres. assist her mother at social
functions iu the Whit House is expected
tp arrive, together wi. Archibald. Quen-
tin. the baby. viii remain al the Roose-
Welt home. -Sa Eamore HiU." Oyster Pay,
for the present Theodore, jr-. viii i0
day or so enter school at Groton. Mass
ArrHugemeuts viii be- made for the other
children either % attend school I'm Wash
inetDu or To- receive instruction from tu-
tors az the White House It is said that
the President fears the effect upon the
children Of too much publicity
Representative Richardson Of Teunes-
see was one Of the early callers az the
White House today He merely paid his
respects 10 the President He is I'm Wash
ilEtou on business connected with the
Scottish Rite Nasous. Frank W. Hackett.
Assistant Secretary Of Jhe Navy. was IN
consultation with the President regard
ing business connected with the Navy
Department. Rear Admiral Rob.ey y.
Evans also had few minutes talk with
Mr. Roosevelt this morning.
John Barrett ex-Aiiuister 20 Siam. and
now one of the rgpreseutatives of this
Government 90 the Pan-Americaa Con-
gress, called and discussed briefly with
the President the questions 90 De c0usi6-
cred at the congress, which viii convene
in the City of Mexico on October - The
United States delegation viii meet in
formally IN this city on TUESDAY and d.
received on that day by The President.
Then the delegation viii start for Mex
leo.
The President is taking a deep interest
in this important conference between rep
reseUtauives OF nations Of the Western
Hemisphere. Reciprocity viii 5e a topic
given considerable attention by the con-
gress. but not SO much probably as VIII
the question of arbitration. The esta5-
Hshmeut of an Iuteruatioual Court Of
Claims VIII be discussed at length. when
the congress adjoUrns it is likely that
some definite plans viii be- maJured re-
gardiug this matter.
Commercial relations are TO be foremost
in the deliberations Of the congress An
effort VIII De made 10 secure better
steamship connections between the two
coasts Of the United States and the prin-
ciDaI ports of South American countries
Probably next in Importance viii be the
perfection Of international sanitary and
quarantine laws Yellow fever is the dis
ease most TO be guarded against. A.
though it has not, in this particular con-
uectiou. been discussed IL IS not improb-
able that methods Of restraining anarchy
viii come up FOR consideration In the
propaganda of the reds, South Ameri-
can governments have ever Rad q men
ace.
Gen Nelson A Miles made a brief caI
upon the President today. Army matters
were not discussed at any length Ex-
Senator ThurstGn Of NeDrasEa also made
"a personal call upon the President. and
Charles c. Dawes. VINO is just now reIIn-
gushing the office of Comptroller of the
Currency, was another caller The latter
saw the President for a few moments and
had "a longer consultation with Secretary
COrtely0u- : 2 Langley. Chief Clerk Of
the Census Bureau. together with SeuI-
tor Burton of Kansas. were ClCsered with
the President Tor a short time AIr- Lang
Ieys call was purely social, although the
President asked casual questions concern
inc the political situation I'm Kentucky
Senator Burton has called at the White
House every day this week To-day be- re-
maiued unusually long with Mr. Roose-
Eeit A number Of matters pertaining 20
Kansas affairs were discussed Senator
Burton Is a close personal friend OF ex-
Representative Peters whose name has
been mentioned in connection with the Of
nc. Of Pension Commissions.
The Senator would not commit himself
respecting eN-Reureseutauve Peters can
didacy for the position Of Pension Com
missioner. but admitted Jhlr 70 final
conclusion had been reached.
Marion Erwin, of Macon. Ca. and r. J.
Johnson. OF New Orleans. who several
days ago recovered AT Huntington. w
Va, S-NH0a0 OF the funds embezzIed by
Capt. OherIiu N Carter several years ago.
paid the President a social call today As
De departed Mr.. Erwin stated that the
Government had now recovered over
$4,000 Of The S-Z1 01u alleged 70 have been
stolen Hv Carter