The Washington times., 1902-04-07
Special Train Leaves for
Charleston This
Afternoon.
A VERY DISTINGUISHED PARTY
All Arrangements fer Trip Completed by
Secretary CorteIyou-Elaborate PrePa-
rations for Reception by Exposition Of
fcials-The Itinerary.

President Roosevelt will start this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock for Charleston
to be the central figure of the celebration
incident to presidents Day" the great
est day of the exposition.
The special train of the Southern Rail-
way, under charge of Col. L. S. Brown,
the general agent, will carry a small
party made up Of the following persons:
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Attorney
General and Mrs. Knox, Secretary Wilson,
George B. Cortelyou, secretary TO the
President; Mr.. William J. Loeb, assistant
secretary to the President. and Mrs. Loeb,
Commander and Mrs. W. S. Cowles, DR..
John F. Uric, L. S N; J. X Oracle, Murat
Halstecd and NJ. c. Latta. in addition to
these, the three press associations and
each of the Washington daily newspapers
will be represented, as will three of the
illustrated weekly publications.
The press CT business in most govern
mental departments is so great that of
the entire Cabinet the only members who
have found time TO absent themselves
from Washington long enough for the trip
Wilson.
Secretary Root intended to join the par
ty had the trip to Charleston been made
when first contemplated, but, inasmuch
as be intends to go South in the near fu
ture at the time he vill sail for Cuba,
he will not be a member Of the party
which will leave this afternoon for the
of ha pol
The Presidents Special.
The Presidential special will be made
up early this morning. There will be five
or six coaches, which will include a pri-
vate parlor and observation car for the
President and Mrs Roosevelt and prob
ably Commander and Mrs. Cowles, and
regular sleepers for the remaining mem
bers of the party, in addition to a dining
and baggage car.
There Will be no stops OF any duration
at any of the points en- route to Charles
ton.
There is little question that the stay
III Charleston Will be a pleasant one
throughout. The exposition management
has made extraordinary efforts to so ar
range the plans that there Will be no
hitch.
There viii be two occasions on which
notable expressions from President
Roosevelt of the Administration ques-
tion on policy vitally affecting the South
may be looked for. These are the ban
quet at the Charleston Hotel on Tues
day evening. when the gentlemen of the
party Will be the guests of the city of
Charleston and the exposition manage
ment, and the Presidents response to the
formal welcome extended him when he
visits the exposition on Wednesday,
Presidents Day"
Itinerary of the Trip.
Briefly stated, the itinerary of the trip
TO Charleston and the return is as fol-
lows:
Departure from Washington Monday af-
ternoon, arrive in Charleston Tuesday
morning, drive about city and water trip
to Fort Sumter, banquet to the President
at the Charleston Hotel and reception
by Mrs. Roosevelt at the St. Johns Hotel.
Wednesday, visit to the exposition
grounds and luncheon to the President by
the women's department, departure in af-
ternoon for the Pine Forest Inn, at SUM
merville, :. C.. dinner at the Pine Forest
Inn by Capt. W. +. Wagner, president OF
the exposition.
Thursday. visit to tea plantation near
Summerville, and departure for Washing
ton in afternoon.
Friday arrival in Washington.
Wednesday VIII be marked and made
memorable by the presentation by the
President of a sword to Major Micah
jenkins, a former Rough Rider. The
notoriety gained 10y the incidents attend
ing the prepare tioEs for the bestowal of
a sword on Major Jenkins have brought
the event into 4 str5ng limelight OF pub
LEFTY.
Lieut.. Gov James Tiilman and num-
ber of friends subscribed for a blade 10
present 10 Major Jenkins, but when the
President erased Senator Tillman's name
from the Prince Henry dinner guest list
Lieutenant Governor Tillman withdrew
the invitation.
Major jenkins at once declined to ac-
cept the sword at AN.
Sentiment in South Carolina was so
aroused that a public subsor ription brought
$3.50 for the purchase of . sword for Major
Jenkins-a much more costly and elabor-
ate blade than the original one. Major
Jenkins is a Member of an old South
Carolina family and graduate of West
Point.