The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-27
There Will Be Little Regret at
His Departure from Office.
NEW PORTUGUESE MINISTER
He Is Bachelor and is Interesting
Washington societY-Fol'owing the
Lead Of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, Horseback Rid
ing is Becoming Very
Popular Now.
fspecla, dispatch to The Times,

Especial Dispatch to The Ii;ncs.l
WASHINGTON. d. c., April 2s-on
Thursday night last, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Long gave a dinner to
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt and to
the members of the Cabinet on board the
Dolphin, which is anchored at the Wash
inSton Navy Yard. The Dolphin, Ii may De
added, is the yacht which Is Kept at
Washington for the special use OF the
President. 1t often happens that he wishes
to take short rest, and upon these oc-
casions he sometimes boards the Dolphin
with some of his family or few con-
genial friends, and drops down the 70
,omac river for d day or two to tl.antlco
for shooting or anywhere else ooWll tiie
coast his fancy may lead HIM. Conse-
o,lcrtly the yacht was chosen by the
Secretary Of the Navy as the proper place
In give his farewell dinner to the Presi-
dent and the Cabinet before his retire
,nent from the secretaryship of the Navy
On the first Of May
I-pon this occasion the Dolphin was
most beautifully illuminated with all sorts
of electric lights and decorated Win
flowers. flags and all sorts OIL interesting
small arms The cabin, where the table
was set was gotten up in the most taste
ful manner The centerpiece was 4 model
OF the training ship Chesapeake, borrow
ed for the occasion from the Navy "
1srtment The miniature snip, nearly
five feet in length. was banked WIN Teu
POSES The other table decorations We're
red, Including the candle shades ana ,ile
coufactions The Marine Band played on
deck during dinner and afterwards the
guests were entertained by fencing Dou'S
and dances by the crew oil the Dolp'iiii ~.
The guests, in addition TO the Preslde1at
and Mrs Roosevelt were the Secretary OF
State. the Secretary OF the fsSSs a, az
Mrs shaw the Acknowledgement siiu
Mrs. Knox. the MISUNDERSTANDING me
Secretary OF agriculture and MISS Nj.
son. Pear Admiral Terry, commander OF
The navy yard. and Mi. Terry, Lieut.
COM. .a,,der and Mrs. GleaHes, MISS Lou
Use Jones, and Msis Long
That the retiring Secretary OF the Navy
.,,.,,,a i've farewell dinner to the
President and the Cabinet Is quite plopei'
md as far as last Thursday night s Ut
cav itself is concerned, there was noth-
;p., unusual about il. Tie ihleiesuiis
,alt of the story is that tn!s larsMeii
cabinet dinner of Secretary Long IS
lie second Cabinet dinner nc mas given
during the six years he has been a, '''e''i.
be,. of The Cabinet. Other melnhets VI
,a,a Mckinley Cabinet and the RoeseNeit
s,-I,snct aud ,heir wives and daughters
l,,avn entertained with different degrees
nj freedom and frequency, some LAVISH
II. and often and others not SO oiteii al
hearing their fair share OF the pufuehs
sor the official social grind. but never. eA-
,art once in the Mckinley administrator
,lc Longs Their failure to do ine'r part
las caused a great deal OF comment ~
Washington social circles, ana II must NC
admit. ed that The departure oil tSo Longs
vi, NOT be seriously regretted by the
,nciaty OF the Capital. Their failure TO
entertain has, however. never 1htericreu
with thcir accepting the invitations 10
he official functions at the Niilte House
and a, the homes of the other CABINET
officers.
In connection with THIS little failure on
the Part OF the Longs story mas heeil
Going the rounds as TO how Mrs. Root,
,,.itaN of the Secretary OF War, handled
III. si,ua ton at the beginning of the so
tial season last December. 1t is the Gus
tom for the ranking lady of the Cabinet
4 write TO the Cabinet officers and IND
o,.1 from them the DATES that WILL ne
,nost convenient for them TO entertain
the President and the Cabinet at dlnncr.
las, year Mrs. Hay. who. as the Vile OF
s,i,n Secretary of State, takes precedence.
nr the wives Of the Cabinet officers. being
In mourning for her son. The duty OF
s,,l,inc The Initiative III such matters fell
anon Mrs Root. as coming next i'll line
of prccedepcc Mrs. Root wrote to Secre-
tary /. ong and asked him TO set the day
su,.on which he would iSve dinner. The
se creta'S ~ ...s "a ,,o,-comn,it,l note
'nos' ne sn,,ld not saw ,lefin;tc,v
has,hs u,s, ,,,,t ,,,,t lie would write lat
a. si Ia ..s, r,ins1ad Mrs Root that he and
a.. ~ a,,er We're in mourning for his
ME-. Ao'5 s,,,,r. bad died a short time be-
oaNsi''si, 49,. ~. ~, ,ni,ht prevent his en-
Tore. anu go t,. ,,,o n,esent 4 short while
tefialhihs ,ot .nS =. ,I,s I,ooseve1t th,t
: nc "ouiu i!o 81
dauSh'er $500 NJ. Roo. received
so hapPs ,N,e. 10 a,y ,,,. so before the
tnis seeoha , ann,,,o,is font hall game in