Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-07
PRESIDENT AT HOME
Spends a Quiet Sunday at
Oyster Bay.
HE GOES TO CHURCH
THE TOWN IS NOT PARTICULAR
LY ATTRACTIVE.
Lack of Hotel Accommodations Make
1t an Undesirable Resort for
the Office Seeker.
HE GOES TO CHURCH
Special from q star Correspondent

Special from q STAFF Correspondent.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y. July This quiet
little village at the head of the bay of the
same name is not going to prove at
tractive place to politicians and Office seek
ers This fact will probably prove a bless
ing IN disguise to the President, who earn
estly desires a rest after the hard work of
the last ten months. One trip will be
enough for ofice-seekers. The trouble is not
IN the town itself. but in the lack of ac-
commodations. There is just one hotel in
the village with any pretensions to modern
facilities, with or two others much
smaller. The hotel spoken of contains
about twenty rooms, and, with the few Sc
cret service and newspaper men here rooms
are at such q premium to make the pro-
prietOr mos. independent in his treatment
of his guests No sooner is room vacated
than there is an overwhelming demand for
the vacancy.
There doesn't seem to he any intention
on the part of the enterprising oyster Bay
citizens to try to make up for the lack of
accommodations, and the best thing the pol
tticians can do will be to keep away from
the little town. This will please the Pres-
ident. the people will not object, and there
will be no uncomfortable crowding.
President Goes to Church.
The President remained at his home all
day yesterday, except when he drove into
the town to attend divine service at Christ
Episcopal Church. There is no church of
the Presidents faith in Oyster Bay and so
he and his family have for years attended
the Episcopal Church. The President Mrs
Roosevelt and the little Roosevelts arrived
at the church just as the old-fashioned
church bell was ringing the call for the
beginning of services. The President ar
rived first and waited for his wife. He was
not dressed in conventional Prince Albert.
as would have been the case had he been
In Washington He wore a black cutaway,
q pair of striped trousers and a Panama
hat, the same one he had worn on his trip
to Phtsburg. While waiting for Mrs. Roose-
welt on the side of the small hill on which
the church Is located, all the arriving mem
berS Of the congregation stopped and shook
hands in most neghborly fashion. Some of
them addressed the President by his given
name. In fact. it is said that a good many
Of the plain people who have known the |
President for years address him as they
did when he was a boy running around |
among them. The baymen, the large class |
Of men who make their living out of iishing |
and oyster growing. think the world in all |
of the President, but the older men among |
them call him Theodore" when talking to |
him He enjoys this departure from the |
formal Mr.. President" that he hears every |
where else he goes.
The President is going boating and fish
ing with the children, and occasionally |
with a guest and Will be out doors here a |
great part of the time. He lives just a |
little over three miles from the village. 1t |
- not more than mile and a half across
the bay from the village on an air line to
his house. but by road it is twice as long,
due to the trip around the head of the bay |
or cove One OF the village school houses |
- located short distance up this cove. and
that IS where the Roosevelt children have |
always attended school
House is Prettily Located.
The Presidents house is very pretty
one. 1t stands on a hill overlooking the |
bay, with the waters OF Long Island sound |
IN the distance. The house is not large |
enough for many guests, and so the Presi- !
dent will probably entertain accordingly. |
He has invited a few of his personal friends |
to spend q night with him, and will invite |
others during the summer.
The coming of statesmen, politicians and |
offce-hunterS has not begun, but 1t is ex- |
pected to start in a few days and to keep |
up with some regularity until it is thor |
oughly known that some OF them will have !
to sleep on the lawns or bring tents along |
with them.
Secretary Corte!you is not going to be |
here all summer himself, and when he finds |
that the work OF the President is slowing |
up he will get away for a few weeks and |
take q vacation with Mrs. Cortelyou and |
his family. w. w p
President Plays Tennis.
By Associated Press.
OYSTER BAY, July 7.-President Roose-
welt did not come into town today. but
spent most Of the time in playing tennis
with the children. This afternoon Mrs
Roosevelt Will give a tea TO about forty
OF her neighbors, at which the President
will be present, and tonight there will be
display OF fireworks at Sycamore House |
and an informal reception.
Secretaries CortelyOu and Loeb drove to
the Oyster Bay Bank shortly before noon !
and Immediately began the work of pre-
pairing the temporary executive Offices
Up to the present time no callers have
put In an appearance. which indicates that
the Presidents wish that he be relieved |