The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-04
PRESIDENTS QUIET SUNDAY.
CO.'S TO CHURCH Nv SHARON
SPRINGS, KAN.
shares lHs Pew with Two Little Girls,
Who Couldn't Find Seats Elsewhere
Shakes Hands with whole COngre.
Gation--Many Drove Miles TO See Him.

ousSeS UN Vew WIN Two LttoIe G1Fla,
who Couldn't Find Seats Elsewhere
Shakes Hands with whole Consre.
Gation--Many Drove Miles TO Sec Him.
SHARON SPRINGS. Kan. May st Ia
hardly likely that the President will ever
spend a more simple or restful Sunday
during his term OF Office than he did to-day.
Sharon Springs, while not large town.
is busy metropolis when compared with
Cinnabar, Mon, where the Presidents
party waited while he was In Yellowstone
Park. II has a population or 1877 souls
Most OF these folks live out in isolated
prairie homes, but they all drove in yes
President. They were Joined by folks from
neighboring towns, some OF whom rode and
drove fifty miles and more.
At about half past 10 o clock this morning
line of forty-two children marched down
from the church in the middle OF the town
and waited on the President at the rear
platform OF his car. He came out with
President Nicholas Murray Butler Of Column
bia and DR.. Rixey and shook hands with all
of them. They told him that they had
come to take him to church, and he walked
across the grass-grown street to the church
with them.
The church was Allied except for the
seats that had been reserved for the Presi-
dent and his party. A little after the Rev.
A. n. See, the Presiding Elder Of the Method
ist Episcopal district. had opened the service
the President saw that Annie Bracken
and Myrtle Coates, two little girls who
had come in fifteen miles, were standing
In the aisle beside his pew. He at once
ushered them into the pew and shared his
prayer book with them. They blushed
little, but otherwise there was not the
slightest indication that they realized with
whom they were sit ting. Their clear
little voices joined the Presidents through
the hymn and they thanked him sweetly
for letting them use the hymn book
The sermon was delivered by the Rev.
DR.. William Carter, a Presbyterian minister
from Kansas City. 1t had to do with the
increased responsibilities which come to
people In our modern civilization. It was
an eloquent sermon and we'll phrased,
and when DR.. Carter mentioned Jacob
Riis by name as one Of tho men who had
appreciated his opportunities, the Presi-
dent was seen to nod his approval The
Swedish Lutheran minister Of the neigh
borhood cannot speak English huently
and knows It. Though he had been asked
to take more prominent part In the service,
he modestly declined and simply uttered
the benediction. perfectly satisfied to have
come from Assyria. more than hundred
miles away, to do his little part.
After church the President had an i'm
promptu reception for the congregation.
shaking hands with every man. woman
and child in it. They were good stalwart
Americans. some Of them made out Of
material, whose broad red
faces glowed with embarrassment and pride
as they shook the Presidents hand Not
q few OF them had on red, white. and blue
neckties in simple symbolism OF the patriotic
nature OF the occasion. One SMALL boy
was taken by the fist by the President and
began to pull away, twisting
his head right and left as though looking
for somebody.
'Here.' said tho Pred dent, who arc you
looking for?"
President said tho boy. painting hard
and still pulling.
well. I'm the President said Mr..
Roosevelt.
The boys sunbaked face grow sadder
still. He looked az though he had been
galvanized 1t was the President who
had to pull to get away this time.
One Of the last to come up was . small
girl who put out her brown right arm with
some dihidence. The President looked at
her closely.
Haven't seen you before7' he asked.
yes, SIR" said tho small ono. withdraw
ing the small arm and putting her finger
in her mouth,
Now l wonder" said the President,
laughing. Il know there are only about
two hundred people here, and am sure
l have shaken hands with eight hundred
This afternoon the President DR.. Butler,
Surgeon-General Rixey. and Senator'S
Long and Burton went out for ride. Mr..
Butler was not inclined to take strenuous
ride and neither were the Senators. They
came back in about an hour and half.
The President and DR.. Rixey rode for thirty
miles out over the prairie and came back
looking fresher than when they went out.
The President found that a hospital
had been established In the train after
he departed. Doctor Middleton's bronco
busting exhibition at Edgemont two weeks
ago had been made like farce by the ex-
periences OF the tenderfoot members Of the
party soon after the President left. Five
horses had been left over after the Presi-
dent and the Senators had been equipped
They were offered to the other guests. Tho
frst to mount was New York correspon-
dent. Some cowboy said Wow" the
conductor of the train waved red dag,
The engineer let out squirt Of steam and
the correspondent went through Sharon
Springs leaving a cloud OF dust behind
him that looked like the remains Of cyclone.
He went through one fence and took the
corner OF one barn and finally brought
up against the side of another. A committee
Of villagers sat him right, he remounted the
horse. started again and the last seen of him |
he was far out on, the horizon still followed |
by the rolling dust cloud. He came in
ater on a meek cayuse lent to him by . |
friendly cowboy who incidentally informed |
him that he had been riding the most |
famous racehorse of this end Of the State,
and that said horse was trained to run
when the reins were pulled tight and stop
only when they we're slackened.
The next to mount was a Washington |
who was formally trans
ferred by the Fort Yellowstone garrison
from the horse marines to the cavalry |
because OF his success In handling the |
cavalry horses of the post. He was ca
roap;n ~ oyar tho prairie at Drottv near thu |