The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-06
ROOSEVELT'S NEW HOUSE
Likes 1t Very Much, Though Much
Smaller Than the Old.


| Bully bully" cried President ROose
Welt. as he ran up the steps, two at q
time. of the Temporary White House.,
at No. p Lafayette place. on his return
Thursday morning from the Yale-Har-
ward boat races
Splendid absolutely splendid" he ex-
claimed. as he made quick inspection OF
the arrangements Of the house. Il think
wen be comfortable here. gets US
away from the noise of hammers and
saws. anyway"
When the president entered the house.
without waiting to remove his silk hat,
! he rushed from room to room and from
/ floor to floor, looking matters over.
! His own Office particularly delighted
/ him. 1t is arranged so he has convenient
/ access to both the public reception room
and to the cabinet room.
He found his desk and chair IN place
/ and a boquet on the desk.
The president was as pleased at the
novelty of going into a new house as a
! boy with his first red top boots. He
peered into closets bounded up and down
stairs and took look at the back yard.
Somewhat smaller than the house we
moved out Of" he remarked to Secretary
Cortelyou. but itH do. it'll do
Hello, Kean, how are youg shouted
the president from the top Of the second
flight of stairs. as he saw his first official
visitor, Senator Kean. of New Jersey
placer he continued. Looks pretty wen.
considering we've just moved in don't
you think 500"
Yes, NIr. President. answered Senator
Kean. 7 think you'n find it much more
agreeable than at the White House dur
ing the work Of repairing"
Looks just like home. Kean," contin-
ued the president, surveying the White
House ushers. including Pap PendeI.
Who has been an usher at the White
House since the days OF President Lin
coin. These are all familiar faces
After a short talk with Senator Kean
the president came ont Of his Office and
took another look at the house. Then he
spied Senator Hanna crossing Lafayette
Square from his home directly across the
park from the Temporary White House"
Have to walk q little further now.
Hanna. jolingly remarked the presi-
den; as lie shook hands with Senator
Hanna.
We'll replied the senator. YOU seem
10 be fixed up pretty well and I guess 1
can stand the walk"
While the president was downstairs
shaking hands with Official visitors. Cen
eral Wood. who had accompanied him
from New England. was upstairs looking
over the house and suggesting changes
here and there which would add 10 the
presidents comfort
Senator Hanna was at the Temporary
White House" when Henry T. Scott
president Of the Union Iron Works. Of
san Francisco. where the batueship ore
gon was built. came in.
what are you doing here. scotte'
asked senator Hanna
Just came over to pay my respects.
answered Ny Scott
Have any trouble finding out where I
lived2" questioned the president.
-'oh. no" answered NIr. Scott. 1T was
pretty Wen advertised that YOU were GO
ing 70 move.
AfCer the postmaster general the other
cabinet officers arrived quickly. secre-
tary Wilson was the last He STOPPED. and
eomplimerted the White House attend
ants upon the neatness Of the new quar-
tsrs.
After the cabinet meeting the president
took the members II charxe and showed
them through the new house
President Roosevelt arrived IN wash
ington at le,55 this morning. he walked
hriskly down The station platform and
had almost reached the safes when he
recollccted that he had nor hidden sdieu
10 the engine crew, his invariable prac-
tee on returning from a TIP. Quickly
retracing his steps 10 the big engine. he
shook the hands OF the engineer. fireman
and another traiamaR who had climbed
into the cab 20 share the honors.