Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-07
At THE WHITE HOUSE
President and Party Have
Gone to Charleston.
POLICE PRECAUTIONS
CARE THAT NO ACCIDENT SHALL
HAPPEN.
Mr.. Gard Talks on knowledge Of
School Children About Canada
Statehood for New Mexico.

iaStoH tHlS AFTERNOON at $50 o CLOCK over
the Southern Railway for Charleston, S. c.,
to visit the Charleston exposition. They
went in a splendidly equipped train over
the Southern railway. The train was in
charge of Col r. s. Brown, the general
agent of the Southern Railway, who had
charge of several trips by President Nc
Kinley at different times. The train is one
of the best that the southern could arrange.
1t consists of a special car for President
and Mrs. Roosevelt, compartment cars for
the members of the cabinet and others,
sleepers, dining car and baggage car. The
train will make no stops of any extent on
its way to Charleston, which city it will
reach tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock.
From the time of arrival until departure
from Charleston on Wednesday afternoon
the time of the party will be taken up in
excursions, banquets and other entertain
ments. After leaving Charleston on We'd
nesday the party will go to Summerville,
at which place it will spend the night and
until Thursday afternoon at o'clock when
the train will start on the return trip to
Washington, reaching here Friday morning.
At Summerville the party will be the guests
of Capt. F. w. Wagner, president of the
Charleston Exposition.
The party consists of: The President, Mrs.
Roosevelt Attorney General Knox, Mrs.
Knox, Secretary Wilson, Secretary Cortel-
you, Assistant Secretary Loeb, Mrs Loeb,
D. D. D.
Cowles, DR.. John F. Uric, J. K. Oracle,
Murat Halstead, M. c. Latta, representa-
tives of three press associations, three daily
papers of Washington three Illustrated
weeklies and a Charleston paper, a total
of ten newspaper men.
AS usual on trip of this kind abundant
police and secret service precautions have
been taken and the Southern railroad is
watching every foot of it's track to pre-
vent accident everywhere. special train
will run right ahead Of the presidential
train to see that the track is clear Secret
service detectives will accompany the train
and party and two local detectives have
gone on ahead to work with the secret
service people
What Children Know of Canada
Arson A. Gard of New York but now liv-
ing in Montreal, was introduced to the
President this morning by Senator Proctor.
The President promptly complmented Mr..
Gard on his recent book, The Yankee in
Quebec" filled with sketches and stories
A specially bound copy of the book was
presented to the President.
Mr.. Gard spoke to the President about
a tour he Is making Of this country along
unique lines. Mr.. Gard talked to a Star
representative of this tour. He said:
My object in Washington Is to visit
some of the public schools to examine them
as to their knowledge Of Canada-its
geography, history and form of govern
ment. | have visited a number of towns
mad anything to please me moreover
though am not so well pleased with the
lack of knowledge Of that beautiful neigh
Dor to our north. Miss Canada.
This trip Is the result of a controversy
had in Montreal as to the relative knowl-
edge the children of the two countries have
OF each other. l examined large school in
Montreal-nearly 1000 children. They
marched into the great assembly room
the boys from one side the girls from the
9therLthe leader of each side carrying the
lht Brit1sh nag, and the whole marching to
that old. familiar tune, Tramp Tramp
Tramp, the Boys Are Marching 1t brought
back the old days, when 1 watched our
own larger boys march to that tune.
Il asked fifty questions, covering many
points pertaining to our country, and was
more than surprised to have them answer
ed almost as fast as l could PROFOUND
them. Some Of those questions were in
tr1cate, and their answers showed a general
knowledge of the states. What keeps the
channel clear between New Orleans and
the Gulf of Mexico? l asked. 1t is kept
clear by means Of the Eads jetties.' came
the answer
Il also examined much smaller school in
Quebec with almost as good results as at
Montreal
What school have I found the best in
the States? The answer to this question
will not be very fiattering to the great
cities Hackensack, N j., a town Of less
than 10000 people, not only answered more
Of my questions but answered them in
more intelligent manner than any city
school. You may remember that this same
little town so often parodied in song, took
the first prize at the Chicago worlds fair
for excellence Of work.
What one was the most lacking?' You
must excuse me If I don't answer this for
New York city has long been my home
and you know it would never do not to be
loyal to ones own city. No, am silent on
this point.
Baltimore showed up well, I was sur
prised at the ready answers to the ques-
a
| much the manner a scholar will answer
as the answer itself. At Hackensack the
manly wav the boys would get up and give
replies was especially pleasing-no hesita-
! that should be generally known The
teachers, by their mode Of teaching had
made the scholars self reliant. Another
reason perhaps for their greater Knowledge
is that John Turhune, the county school
superintendent, has by years of effort put
into every school in his county, a well-se-
lected library, making readers of the schol-
arS.
Il am to examine the Franklin School of
| this city this afternoon. 1 am hopeful
| that the capital Of our great country will
show to good advantage.
If the newspapers of the country will
take up this subject much good may be
done in getting the children to study and
know more of country which l have
found to be brimming over with interest
Our people go to Europe to find far less of
beauty and interest than is to be found
just across the line The people are charm
ing the country is progressing with new
industries starting up, often by reason of
American capital, and withai so different
from the cold, bleak land had ever thought
Canada to be- that this work of telling our
children what it is. is to me real joy
Statehood for New Mexico.
Delegate Roday of New Mexico called on
the President this morning to discuss state
hood questions with him. Mr.. Roday says
that the House is Overwhelmingly for
statehood for New Mexico. a majority of
the members of both parties having pledged
themselves to vote for statehood. What
the New Mexico people are working for
now is date for consideration of the bill,
and they hope they will get Speaker Hem
dersons assent to a date not far off.
The President shook hands with six
prominent Indians of the Chippewa tribe of
Minnesota. Chief Big Mouth led the others
There were Linon John Borga, May-dway-
gah-nO-ring, Ban King, captain of the Chin