Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-27
At THE WHITE HOUSE
The President is Forty-Four
Years Old Today.
MANY REMEMBRANCEs
BOTH FROM MEMBERS OF HIS
FAMILY AND OUTSIDERS,
Considering Recommendations as to
the Navy in His Message-But
Few Callers Today,

old today, and among the children of the
President the day was one of pleasure, in
asmuch as 1t IS their custom to celebrate
the anniversary and to bestow suitable
presents. They did not depart from their
custom today. All Of them congratulated
their father and extended to him their joy
Gus and earnest wishes that he should have
many, many more anniversaries Of his
birth. The President was the recipient of
presents outside of his immediate family
Several express wagons stopped in front of
the temporary White House during the
day, and the messengers took out armfuls
of packages for delivery to attaches of the
White House. A number of beautiful floral
pieces arrived In the morning. Included in
these was big basket of mammoth chrys-
anthemums of variegated colors. All of the
floral pieces were taken to the Presidents $
rooms on the second fioor and were much
appreciated and admired by him.
Messages of congratulation were plentt-
full They were both written and verbal.
Some came by telegraph. some by cable
and others by letter. For four years it
has been the custom OF the Hungarian
Club of New York to appoint a committee
to wait upon the President and extend best
wishes and congratulations. The custom
was not neglected today, and the first call
ers at the White House this morning were
a committee from the Hungarian Club.
The committee was composed of Marcus
Braun, Julius Wolf, John Blau and Ed
ward Kohn. The President received the COM
mittee with pleasure and most earnestly
acknowledged the congratulations and good
wishes extended to him.
The Roosevelt family in this country was
founded by Klaas Martensen Won Roosevelt
who emigrated from the Netherlands and
settled in New York in 1919. Theodore
Roosevelt Is the seventh in descent from
him. For over two centuries the family
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dent Roosevelt was the second son OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who was born in New York
in 1881. The President graduated from
Harvard in 1880 and one year later was
elected an assemblyman to the New York
state legislature. He has been in politics
ever since. "a
Recommendations on the Navy.
President Roosevelts next message will
contain strong and Interesting recommen-
dations on the navy. The President has
recently been talking over the building of
naval vessels with Secretary Moody and
prominent naval officers in charge Of bu-
reaus of the navy, acquiring all the infor-
nation possible as to the policies of the
Navy Department and Congress as to the
upbuilding Of the sea armament of this
country. while the President believes in
strengthening the navy in all directions, he
is strongly of the opinion that the fleet of
President wants to see first-class fighting
vessels constructed, and many of them. He
feels that financially the country was never
better prepared to build up it's navy and
place itself among the foremost naval pow
ers of the world. The United States does
not have this rank now, and it will never
be In better condition to begin work to at
tain the position. The President is said to
and repair ships to be attached to a fight
ing squadron in time of war. His view is
that 1t is a mistake to hamper fighting
fleet by number of non-combatant ships
He holds to the opinion that battle ships
should be constructed so as to take care Of
themselves for reasonable time.
President Has Few Callers.
The President had fewer callers today
than at any time for several weeks. Along
toward the business part Of the day he went
to his regular office on the first floor and
saw and talked with his visitors there.
Secretary Hay spent some time with the
President talking over diplomatic affairs
Senator Culberson Of Texas was one Of
the Presidents visitors. He remained with
the chief executive some. time. He said his
call was social and personal, as he merely
desired to congratulate the President on his
birthday.
Secretary Cortelyou has returned from
Canton, where he went to attend the meet
Ing of the trustees of the Mckinley Memo
rial Association.
The Local Judgeship.
There are still no evidences around the
White House of an early appointment by
the President of justice of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia to fill the
vacancy that has existed SO long. So far
as known the President will not announce
the appointment for several weeks, and he
may hold it until Congress meets. There is
practically nothing in a story that John G.
Thompson, assistant attorney general of
the Department of Justice, is again In the
race for this position 1t is not the opinion
of those who ought to know that Mr..
Thompson will press his candidacy. The
vacancy in the Court of Claims judgeship
continues to exist, with mighty few people
aware of the intentions of the President as
to filling it.
A. E. Randle of this city presented G. c.
ker Mahon of Ballydonelan Castle, Ireland.
The President received Mr.. Mahon most
pleasantly. ~.
Attorney General Knox and Secretary
Hitchcock saw the President and like other
callers, congratulated him On his birthday.
Mr.. Takahira. the Japanese minister, called
and left his best wishes.
Mai. Porter Ordered to st. Paul.