The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-07
PRESIDENTS STAY AT OYSTER
 BAY

No Elaborate Office to be Established
 and Only Small Clerical Force Main
 tained.
 Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 6.-In discuss ing the presidents stay at Oyster Bay, Secretary Cortelyou today said that there seemed to be considerable misap-
 prehension as to some features of it. He stated that there would b. no elab- crate office established and that the only clerical force main tained would consist of two stenOgraphers. Arrange ments have about been completed for the use of two rooms in the bank build ing for office purposes, and ii will be there that the president will transact most of his business when he comes
 into town.
 Both the president and his secretary
 have planned to make their brief holi- day as restful as possible, and to that end will transact in Oyster Bay only the most immediate public business. Everything else will be transmitted to Washington for attention there, either by the regular White House force or. in cases where other action is required, by the various departments. This is in ac- cordance with the practice which has
 been followed successfully during pre- vious summers. The president will not
 receive delegations and hopes to have all matters intended for him, not of the
 most pressing importance, submitted by correspondence.
 MT. Cortelyou will spend most of the summer at Oyster Bay, or within easy reach of that place. Some time during
 the season he hopes to put aside work entirely for a short vacation, leaving
 Assistant Secretary Loeb in charge during his absence.
 The meagre hotel accommodations
 here will go far toward giving the pres ident that rest and freedom from un- necessary official cares which he has made it plain to every one he desires. What scant accommodations there are
 have been already pre-empted and per- sons arriving here from this time on
 during the presidents stay will proba- bly, find themselves without place to sleep.
 The president spent restful night
 at Sagamore Hill. Even the bowling of the family dog which was kept up cor tinuousiy did not disturb his slumbers
 He rose early and attended services
 at Christ Episcopal church. In his car riage were Miss Carew, his son Archie, and Lieutenant Ferguson of the Rough Riders, who is his guest. While wait | ing for Mrs Roosevelt and the rest of | the family the president stood outside l the church and greeted his friends. To 1 a newcnapar man he laugkiuCly re-
 marked that Mrs. Roosevelt and the 1 children were coming along in an eX- press wagon.
 The people of Oyster Bay seem to re-
 sent the presence of the secret service
 men, as they believe that the president
 is prfectly safe from bodily harm. The strictest surveillance is maintained,
 however, despite these. protestations.
 There is mourning among the Roose- welt children to-day. While they were at breakfast the trick dog presented to
 Archie by Colonel Clossen of Chicago died. The dogs mother ''Bozzie" re-
 gently exhibited her talents at the white house and so pleased was Mrs. Roose- welt over the performance that she gave | Colonel Closson a handsome collar for the animal.
 | Sensationalism has begun to play it's
 part at Oyster Bay. Rumor had it that Archie, son of the president, had fallen from his horse and been injured. This
 was construed into wild story of se-
 rious accident, but as the young man
 was later seen in church with his father the story was proved to be canard,