New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
PAYNE VISITS PRESIDENT.
OTHER GUESTS YESTERDAY WERE MR..
AND MRS ALBERT SHAW, COL
ARTHUR LEE. r. N, AND
MRS LEE
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

,o,.+er J,ax-. Long Island Sept 13.-President
roosevelt entertained Postmaster General Payne.
nr bert Shaw. Editor of The Review Of Re-
Jews: Colonel Arthur Lee, r. N, and Mrs Lee
- luncheon to-day. Colonel Lee was formerly
-o,..I attache of the British Embassy in Wash
,rg+on and was al time stationed at Ha-
vana Cuba. He is old personal friend of
President Roosevelt. Postmaster General Payne
who came to see the President in regard to
some routine postoffce affairs, returned TO New
York on the ia train this afternoon He has
been spending the summer in Maine
After busy morning the President went out
for his days exercise, and returned home shortly
before the hard rain settled in which made the
rest Of the day dreary.
In the Town Hall here this afternoon there
was another meeting of the citizens 10 formu-
late plans for receiving the people who are
coming 10 see the President Monday. 1t is
reported that the railway company has placed
on sale twenty-one thousand tickets for use on
Monday. Members OF the reception committee
say they cannot make an estimate of the num-
Der Of people likely &c come. Reports at pres
ent, they say. indicate that there may be thirty
thousand people here. The Presidents reception
Will be far greater one than he had any rea-
son 10 expect Nassau Countys enthusiasm
over the opportunity TO see him is regarded as
an uncommonly high tribute to the nation s
chief and if such widespread good feeling as
they show in making arrangements to come anu
shake hands with him may be taken as sound
ing key at least Long Island Will be strong for
Roosevelt in 1904.
The following official statement was issued
by Mr. Loeb to-day in regard TO the reception:
When the President issued his invitations for
his reception on the 10Th. he had supposed that
only a few neighbors would come; his idea be
ING that he would like to shake hands with the
,aople round about who have known him and
seem him from boyhood and took interest in
him as an old friend and associate. Apparently
a great many people are coming. If this should
nroye to be the case the President will have to
make it a more formal reception than had been
intended. but il is not anything in the way
Of a public function. simply being designed as a
chance by which the Presidents neighbors may
have an opportunity 10 see MN ana SLdne
hands with him.
Among other interesting features OF the recep-
ton plans viii be fine display OF AmeT1car
flags draped from the telegraph poles TO trees
on the opposite side Of the road all the way
from oyster Bay station to the President
There will also be a fine fotilla Of private
vschts from the Seawauhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club lying at anchor in the bay near the hoose-
Welt landing. All VIII be fun Tigged anu ny liis
strings Of colars. They viii be lined in semi
circle with a space in the middle for passenger
launches through with Inc fIes s :
guests George j. Gould, Of New-f OK, ana
George Wflmartin, Gs Bridgeport, will have their
yachts here TO participate in the receptlCll.
There Will be a big dinner party at the yacht
clubhouse in the evening fer the yachtsnefi;
Sheriff Johnson has been much annoyed oS
the story that he had sworn in as deputy sherllIs
TO assist in protecting their father fIeSlQe i
Toosa;-e1r,s sons Kermit and Archie" The
Sheriff asked to-day that the story be contra
dictad and he said that the President also De
eired a contradiction Sheriff Johnson, who is
sn old friend of President Roosevelt, went 10
Sycamore Hill yesterday TO complete arrange
uents for the reception which the PRESIDENT IS
TO hold there on Monday next. when the people
of Nassau County will be his guest Whlle
there Sheriff Johnson says he gave deputies
them as souvenirs This was the foundation for
the story about their being appointed deputy
sherffs which the Sheriff pronounced as ABSURD
In addition to the local force OF deputies,
amounting TO three hundred and fifty, CoInnls-
sioner Partridge will send twelve New-York de-
tectives to Oyster Bay on MONDAY, ana IN
snec+or walter Thompson will also be here 10
halD keen order.