Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1903-01-15
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Washington, D. G.
January, 3, 1902.

Society at the national capital is
recuperating for another week Of
strenuous life after the holidays.
The climax of the opening of the
social season took place on New
Years day when the President of
the United States, assisted by his
wife, Mrs. Roosevelt, received 1000
persons, shaking hands with each
one of this multitude and speaking
a kind word of greeting to every
Individual. This New Years re-
ception, by the nations chief execu-
tive is always an attractive event to
Washington society, and this
year it is particularly SO by reason
Of the charming personalities of the
host and hostess.
Everyone is acquainted somewhat
with the interesting character of
Theod ore. Roosevelt, the President,
but not many people are cognizant
of the charming personality of his
wife. 1t is not stating too much to
say that Mrs. Roosevelt is entitled
to as much credit for the success
Mr.. Roosevelt has achieved in life
as he has himself. I recently had
the opportunity of talking with the
wife of a western Congressman
about the Roosevelt family, and,
among other things, this lady said
that she had never met a woman
quite so winsome in manners or
possessing quite as charming per-
sonability as the first lady of the
land" that now occupies the White
House. This Mrs. Congressman"
has had ample opportunity to study
these temporary queens of Ameri-
can society, as her husband has
graced a congressional chair for 10!
these years.
This quality in the Presidents
wife explains much of his rapid rise
in life. Her personality and chival-
rous behavior to all alike wins for
the family friends and spokesmen
where his rugged character would
exclude. They are perhaps the
most exemplary American family
that our country can show. They
have an ideal home; they are
parents, in every sense of the word,
and their children are bold ex-
amples of the American youths.
The New Years reception was of
additional interest to, the public this
time on account of the extensive re-
pairs that have been made during
the summer. The improvements
we're much appreciated by all who
had been in the White House be-
fore and who had an opportunity to
see the condition of things when the
President a little over year ago
moved into his present home. He
found that there was hardly room
for him and his rather large family
of wife and six children. They
were very much embarrassed, so
much so that it was hardly possible
for them to keep all the children at
home at one time. They usually
kept two or three away at a board
ing school, in order to provide addi-
tional room for the family. Con-
gress, in view of situation so to-
tally unbecoming the greatest na-
ton on earth, appropriated some
hundred thousand dollars for the
building of executive Offices. These
were built during the past summer,
and Immediately before Congress
convened the President took pos
session of them. The new change
relieved the White House of the
congested appearance it had had
before when the executive offices
were in the same building that con-
tanned the Presidents apartments.
1 do not suppose it would be of
much interest to tell about the
gorgeous spectacle one Of these
state functions presents. The
city dailies contain such minute
of these details that
weeklies cannot hope to present
new. Of course one might
sit down and tell in luxuriant
language about the dress and hab-
itues of this and that caller; how
Mr.. Spyglass fitted the latest
fashion in eyeglasses; or how Slip
perry Jim carried himself in COM
pany with Mrs. Slipshod, the most
attractive praSS-WidOW of the sea-