The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
TAKES LUNCH AT
SENATOR KEARNS'
President Rests There After His
Strenuous Morning.
HOUSE NICELY DECORATED
SOLDIERS STAND GUARD WHILE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE EATS.
HOUSE NICELY DECORATED

Immediately after the exercises at
the tabernacle. President Roosevelt
was driven direct to the imposing resi-
dence Of Senator Thomas Kearns.
where he was graciously received by
Mrs. Kearns in the hall of their home.
The president remained at the Kearns
mansion until just a few minutes be-
fore it was time for his special train
to leave for Ogden. En- route back to
the station he stopped at the Alta club,
where he remained a few minutes. One
Of the first things he did was to affiX
his signature to the visitors register.
Less than ten minutes afterwards he
was whirling down Brigham street
towards the station to continue the lat
ter end of his journey back 10 the ma
tionai capital.
Shakes a Little Child's Hand
In less than five minutes after he
had called Goodbye to the cheering
and applS dding audience in the taber-
nacle, President Roosevelt had taken
seat in Senator KeaTnS' carriage and
was being driven rapidly towards the
latter's home. Although the chief ex-
ecutive of the nation. was in hurry
to reach the senator's home, because
( he was both tired and hungry, he took
the time 10 stop and shake hands with
a little child held in its mothers arms.
/ She had waited long and patiently at
the rear entrance Of the tabernacle to
see the president, and was rewarded
by not only seeing the president him
self, but having him stop long enough
to shake her baby by the hand and
smile into its face.
1t was with a dash and whirl that
the president was escorted up Brigham
street. On all sides he was surrounded
by police, secret service men ana
mounted men from Fort Douglas At
the head Of the detachment rode Cap
tain John b Burbidge OF the police
! force Immediately back of him came
twelve batterymen. under Sergeant W.
A. Jansen. There were thirteen in the
detachment, six mounted men from the
Twelfth and an equal number from the
Twenty second.
Carefully Guarded by Detectives.
Following the batterymen came the
| presidents carriage. On the seat with
the driver sat a secret service man.
With the president were Governor
Wells, Mayor Thompson and Secretary
Loeb Behind the presidents carriage
came several others flied with secret
service men and the members of Gov
ernOr Wells staff. The latter were in
fun dress uniform
The drive from the tabernacle to the
Kearns residence was made as quickly
as posi- BILE. The mounted men rode at
a gaIIOp, while the thorOughbreds at
tached to the presidents carriage trOt-
ted as though they were trying to
break a harness record Part of the
time the horses hitched to the car
riages following behind went at a gal
lOp to keep up. The secret service men
had given instructions to their driver
to keep as close to kSe presidents car
riage as possible Accordingly the
noses of their horses were kept con-
stantly pOked over the rear end of the
carriage in which the chief executive
sat
Kearns Residence Well Guarded.
The street was lined with people
who had waited to get just one more
! glimpse of the president When he
J passed up Brigham, he received an Ova-
( ton which was just as cordial and just
1 as hearty as that accorded him during
| the parade. The president kept his hat
I in his hand and bowed right and left
| TO the cheering thrOng-
When the Kearns residence was
/ reached another crowd awaited him.
/ For some time people had been con-
/ gregating there, waiting to catch a
/ glimpse of the chief executive and cheer
\ him, which they did with a viii.
The house was surrounded by nation
I al guaFdSmen, special policemen and Sc
| cret service men. A rope had been
! stretched around the house, making it
/ impossible for any one to approach
! closer than the car tracks on the south,
I the center Of the street on the west.
/ the fence in the rear and the fence to
\ the east.
/ As the carriage containing the presi-
/ dent drove up the rope stretched across
/ the street was lowered to permit it to
/ pass within the patrolled ground. In
stantly it was stretched again, and the
/ surging crowd was forced back by the
/ extra policemen who had been assigned
/ to duty there.
Statutes Bevy Of Girls.
The presidents carriage drove up to
: the stepping-stone in front of the
/ the other occupants of the carriage
! alighted. Just as his eXcellency started
/ across the sidewalk, some young wo-
man, a member of a party of young
/ folks who were standing in the middle
/ of the car track, called out:
Hi, there!"
/ Instantly the president turned
/ around The minute he did so the bevy
! of girls waved their hands to him. The
/ president stopped, took off his hat and
after bowling, waved his hat to them.
{ The girls smiled an acknowledgements,
[ and cheered him Justify, as did the sew
! eral thousand persons who witnessed
/ the incident.
/ Placing his hat upon his head, the
! president crossed the sidewalk and
! mounted the stone steps leading UP to
4 the front door of the house. Just be-
/ fore he reached the glass doors, he was
/ stopped by Senator KeaTns, who asked
( him TO turn around. No sooner had he
/ done 50 than a photographer, who had
J been secured for the occasion, took a
I snap shot of the president and the SEN
/ atOr standing upon the steps.
4 The whole thing was done so quickly
I that il amused the president, who took
/ it as a good joke. and laughed heartily.
/ The smile had not left his face when
4 ne entered tie portals of the front door
: and an instant later was lost TO view
within the interior.
Guests at the LUNCHEON.
I The distinguished guest was received
I in the hall by Mrs. Kearns and con-
/ Quoted Immediately to the drawing
room, where the other members Of the
/ breakfast party were presented to him.
/ From there they proceeded to the din
/ ing room. The table was arranged in
/ the form Of T. the president sitting
at the head facing the company and
( on the right hand of Mrs. kearns. On
( the left hand Of the hostess was seated
Secretary Wilson. and on his left Gov
i ernor Wells. Immediately on the right
| Of the president sat Secretary Moody
and on his right Senator Smoot was