The evening times., 1902-07-09
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PRESIDENTS LESSON
TO THE REPORTERS
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~ HE nET Nn EMO
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at $50 O'Clock, after walk with two
OF his children, the President went II
his desk and began work. Yesterdays
mail consisted almost entirely of Off
ciaI mail. but today the personal letters
began coming. They were of the regu-
Iation sort with which the President IS
flooded at Washington. and all Of them
were handled by Assistant Secretary
Loeb. It is only ore in a hundred Of
the personal letters Of this sort that
ever gets TO the President
While President Roosevelt has said
that he would have no public or semi
public functions on his vacation, he
has consented to attend a fete that is
being planned in his honor by the Sea
wanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, whose
clubhouse is on Center Island. opposite
Sycamore Hill. The club officers viii
not make the date Of the fete public
now. Preparations are being made TO
have the affair the most elaborate event
of the season and unless the President
objects these plans viii be carried out
President Roosevelt is an active mem
Der of the club,
President Reads Riot Act
Last evening the President met
number Of newspaper correspondents
and in the course OF 8 talk on general
topics he took occasion to deny and
brand as absurdly impossible lot Of
the stories that have been sent from
here by a certain class OF correspon-
dents.
Z know" said the President. that
there Is not much news here, but there
is certainly enough TO render unneees-
sary the absurd character of canard that
has appeared so often this week. Now,
one paper of which I expected better
things, said on Monday that my small
son Archie threw me in q wrestling
match In the first place, there was no
wrestling bout and IN the second place
thA impossibiIity of the lad throwing
me is so potent as t0 make such story
merely an i1excusable exaggeTatiOn. l
have met the man who wrote that story
and I thought that he knew better. He
certainly ought to know better. An
other story says that Kermit threw the
Calico pony Still anot, er yarn says
that Archie beat me at tennis Both are
untrue I object TO these things because
they are OF a nature 10 make one ap-
pear ridiculous.
Is IN Perfect Health.
The President said also that ne al
ready felt the benefit Of the salt air.
Alere Is nothing like being at home
he said The President looks to be in
perfect health. His face is rudy with
out being tanned. His eyes are clear
and his step is strong AID springy.
There IS vigor in anything he says and
does
If the President does not get the rest
that he came here for It viii not be ne
fault Of the Secret Service men. a
stranger who tries TO get 10 Sycamore
Hill must need think Of the parable of
the rich man and the camel Way down
the hill from the house where the road
runs between steep Sanks. a visitor
when he least suspects the presence Of
anyone. is arrested by a voice asking
where he Is going. II the visitor gets
BY this mantle QuestioneT Is the first
Of the Secret Service men-he may 20 on
70 where the road enters the lawn TO
Sycamore House On the right of this
road at the foot OF the lawn on the
south side IS the tennis court. This
commands interest because OF its per-
Icction- The court is OF turf and Is as
smooth as a table top But the real
interest OF the spot must be gardener
Who is always tiEkeTing at some garden
tool OF other. He wants to know also
what IS wanted and the cause must Je
q good one if the visitor Is permit ed
to proceed
= second Secret Service man is always
TO be found at the Presidents front
2oor, because word OF the approach IF
new arrival Is always sent I'D TO the
house in advance Of the visitor, and h
always IS met by the polite, but -ery
aggressive Secret Service man.
Montagu Whites Experience.
The experience Of Montagu wns.e
yesterday IS an example Mr. White
came to Oyster Bay By train and took
village hack 10 Sycamore Hill He was
held up by the first Secret Service man.
who said: Hold up Where are you 60
ing2"
ITO see the President" Mr.. White
said.
What for?"
''To have luncheon win him
Who invited you?"
The President
who are you2''
''Moutagu White"
Mr. White had 70 answer that set Of
questions four times before he got TO
the President, and unless he had shown
Eis card and note from the President
he would not have got IL at that