The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-12
PRESIDENTS DAY IN TOWN.
M SAW 1 IOT or FRIENDS AM,
4 BiTTLE PIf1IRI.
NeresichaSin. the Russian Artist. Hopes
Everybody VIM Like Ills san Juan
Painting A. Well a. the Rough Rider,
Who Was There Visits to Ills Sister

| The President managed 10 do many
[ things while he was ia town Yesterday. I'm
addition 10 attending the ceremonies a,
\ IN" opening of the new Chamber of Com
| mercc Building and the dinner al tho Wal
| dprf In the evening, he made two visits to
his sister, Mr.. Douglas Robinson. sp.pt
/ some time chatting with friends al two
| clubs and called at IN. studio of the Rus
sian artist, Nerestchagn. who is painting
"A picture of the battle of san Juan under
| the Presidents direction.
| Inc special train. consisting Of a COM
| bination baggage car and the President =
| private car and a sleeper, which brought
The President from Washingto on. arrived
| at Jersey city at 6i5. The President Was
met on his arrival by Cornelius ~ Rlis-
DR.. and al 7:2O lln left the train. shaking
hands with the engineer and the fireman
| III his usual fashion.
He was driven To- the University Club
| for breakfast The President was accom-
panied toy Secretary Cortelyou Dr. Lung
stenograph.r. and two Secret Service
| men. The party drove TO the club in three
carriage. Mr.. Cortplyou and Mr.. Bliss
being with the President in the first car
rage. squad of mounted police acted
! as escort and the Secret Service men were
enforced ly two of Capt. Titu,'s detec-
tives.
The President had breakfast at the club
with President Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia University. He and Mr. Butler
/ spent some time chatting together, and il
was after 10 o'clock when'hc started for his
sisters hOu~" al i22 Madison avenue.
MrS. Robinson recently returned from
abroad. and has undergone two slight opera p
'ions for Assesses. Consequently the
President was more than ordinarily inter-
| e~t"d on seeing her. II" found her much
improved
Shortly after II O'Clock he went to the
Union League Club and was driven from
| there To the new Chamber of Commerce.
tn" party. escorted 10y IA" mounted men
went 10y way Of Fifth avenue. Fourth stree,
| and Broadway.
At tn" Chamber Of Commerce Ia" crowd
came near blocking The street. bu, the police
| quickly cleared a way, and as the people
fell back they gave cheer This was
| repeated when the President came ont and
druv" away. II" lifted his lat frequently
in Acknowledgements
II was O'Clock when the President
accompanied by Secretary Curtelvou, tn.
police and the Secret Service men, left the
Chamber Of Commerce. He was driven
uptown to the Union League Club. where
he remained about an hour and half talk =
ing with some of the members. Secretary
Root, who came on for tn" dinner arrived
al the club while the President was there
| som" Of those who rad been following the
President were a little tired 10y this time
| but he wasn't, and he suggested 10 Secretary
tortciyou that a good way 10 put IA the
| time he had 10 spare would bc 10 60 and
| 50" the painting in which he j. 80 much
| Interested MIR Nore~t Chagin was notified
| of this dcSir" and said that he would appre-
| Clate the honor If the President would visit
| his studio on the eighth floor Of the Bryant
| Park studios at FOrlieth street and Sixth
| avenue, So the President and Mr. Cortel-
| YOU Wen over from the club and spent
| about twenty minutes examining The paint =
| ing.
II il an immense piece of canvas and
| depicts the President leading his men up
| san Juan hill Tn" artist has seen the
| President in Washington frequently for
| Suggestions and has paid two visits 10 the
| battlefield This painting will be- COM
| plctcd within few DAYS While the Presi-
| dent wa. looking AZ il he exclaimed fire.
| quontly: us capital, tapi'al, First rate"
Mr.. Nere>tchagn said after his visitor
| had gone
He did not have a single fault 10 find
| with il, and | feel grateful | have tried
| 10 portray the President in the act of saw
| ing. Come ON, boys and if every one i
| a. well pleased a. hc seemed 10 bc | shall
| feel satisfied
From the studio the President was driven
| a second time 10 his sisters hou>o, where
he remained til o o'clock. when he went
back TO the Union League To dress for the
dinner,
Just a. me was about to leave his sisters
a coal cart discharged ton of anthracite
on the sidewalk and he had Ia walk around
IT, Another man started 10 do the same
thing at the clubhouse, but the police made
him wait until the President had gone.
Il spoSe I'll have to-" said the driver
ruefully, but its funny, after Teddy
been dom so much 10 get il here" This
made the crowd laugh
The usual crowd collected TO sec the
President leave the club for the Waldorf
which he reached AT Gas.
The President special train left Jersey
City AT 1920 this morning The President
reached he 81 alton n 1870 and sa' down in
his private car Mayfl6wcT, seemingly
much intcreStcd i'm book me- had with
him. The train will proceed directly To
Memphis, whence the party will start on n
bear hunt in he Mississippi cane brakes.