New-York tribune., 1902-01-09
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

Washington, Jan. (SpeciaD.-The President and
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained at dinner tonight the
Secretary of State the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Secretary of War. the Attorney General. the
Postmaster General the Secretary OF the Navy,
the Secretary of the Interior the Secretary of Agr
culture. Senator Lodge and Senator Hanna The
dinner given a farewell to Secretary Gage,
who is to retire from the Cabinet The guests
remained much longer than usual. and there were
many expressions of regret over the coming sever
ance of relations
At luncheon to-day with the President was Mr.
Garfield of President Garfield.
President Roosevelt took horseback ride this
afternoon
Senator Penrose Representative Bingham. Colonel
B. X. Jamison and William j. Jacksonville two lat
ter committee from the Glover Club. OF Phiiaaei-
pha-called the President to invite MIN 10 at
tend the annual dinner of the club on January To-
The President expressed his regrets The commit
tee called on Cabinet officers and Congressmen ana
visited Minister WI to extend Invitations
Ex-Governor Black. ex-Representative Hooker,
ex- Representative Ward and Collector Barnes OF
Albany called on the President to pay their re-
spects They came to Washington to attend din
given by ex-Speaker Reed.
The Pr esident received Representative Sulzer and
friends and shook hands with Messrs- Fisher
De Vries and Howell. members of the Board OF
General Appraisers at New-YOrk. The board Will
lay before Congress a request for amendment TO
the Customs Administration act that will facilitate
final determination of appeals from the board De-
fore the Court of Appeals.
The Rev. E. B. Sanford jr., of NewYork. secre-
tary of the National Federation of Church and
Christian Workers which meets here on February
and D. accompanied by Washington pastors called
the President to-day to invite him to attend the
public meeting on February 4. The President re-
ceved them cordially, anu, while declining the IN
vitaton, expressed the wish that delegation from
the federation would call him on February D
Last year President Roosevelt was vice-president
of the NeW-York Federation of Churches
President Roosevelt and party occupied box
at the Columbia Theatre tonight 10 see Stuart
Robson, in The Henrietta" ACCOMPANYING the
President Mrs Roosevelt. Mrs. Hanna and
Miss Carow, Mrs. RooSeyelt's sister. Features or
the performance the presentation to Mr..
Robson of a floral offering from the pages of the
Senate, Mr. Robson in his youth having been a
page in the Senate, and the presentation of a
loving cup the veteran actor by his company in
commemOraton of the fact that this week was
the hftieth anniversary of the beginning or MS
stage
G. E. Bowden Republican National Committee
man for Virginia. and Park Agnew, Collector or
Internal Revenue and the Republican State chair
man of virginia called on the President to-day by
appointment and discussed with him the selection
Of suitable candidates TO fll the two marshalships
of the State and the District Attorneyship for the
western district of Virginia. The President in
formed them that he already had decided to ap-
point Thomas Lee Moore District Attorney. and
that he would consider their recommendations
TO the marshalShips