The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-29
PRESIDENT ATTENDS CHURCH.
HIS EGRESS EAGERLY AWAITED
BY DIAMOND DICK.
He shak e the Hand Of Maurice r. Town
send and C0nGratuiates Him on Yea
tertiay's Celei,ration-PhOtO Ers pliers
Are Kept Away From Him This Year.

OYSTER BAY, n. v. June President
| and Mrs Roosevelt and the children at
tended service this morning at Christ
Episcopal Church. All sat in the two pews
which are reserved for the family about
half way UP on the right side Of the aisle
The church was crowded. The Rev. Or.
Washburn, the rector, preached on THE
Expansion OF Religious Thoughts Affecting
the Progress OF Christianity Among
other things he said that the time was
approaching for the evangelization OF
the world. that the desire for unity in re-
lgious matters was never 10 widespread
as it is now. and that complete unity would
finally be effected by mutual concessions
by all denominations.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt left
the church Immediately after the service.
Henry Irving johnson, colored, better
known to Oyster Bay as Diamond Dick,
the Beau Brummel," was waiting outside
at the entrance, with very red waistcoat.
a much redder scarf. high hat, light tan
gloves and a brass mounted briarwood
pipe. He came to Oyster Bay from Gum
City only a few months ago. He wanted,
he said, 10 tell the President SO and to give
the Chief Executive a chance to see him
But the Secret Service men, before he got
up to the President. showed him by inches
down lane toward the rector's house
Mr.. johnson wasn't the only man who was
looking for recognition from the President
as he left the church. Maurice E. Town
send. who ran the opposition celebration
yesterday and who got showed to the side
Of the road when he tried to shake hands
with the President, was standing on a corner
where the drive from the church turns
into the main road, with his heels tight
together, his chin up in the air and his arms
down fat against his sides
All, Townsend / congratulate you
the President said, leaning out over the
wheel as the open carriage in which ne was
sitting was being driven out. The cele-
bration was fine"
Townsend did quick shift with his feet.
bowed low and then cordially grasped the
hand OF the very Secret Service man who
chucked him out Of the road yesterday.
-It's all right he said as he greeted
others of the President guards. 1T was
all misunderstanding. You fellows did
not know who l was I haven't got any
hard feelings about it now
Mr. Townsend shook the hands Of many
other people as he moved down the street
Many photographers came to the church
with their machines, but the Secret Service
men would not let them take aim. The
President II Is said, was bothered too much
by photogr aphers here last year, and has
given orders to keep them away this summer
entirely If possible
The President passed the afternoon
quietly at home.
As formerly he will not receive any
visitors on Sunday, and those who come
to zee him on other days are supposed to
be invited. He intends, it is said. to spend
the summer as quietly as possible. and he
will probably not leave Oyster Bay more
than two or three times during the vaca-
ton, and then only for very short periods.
His work. it is said, was pretty well cleared
up before he left Washington, and he hopes
to be able to put in less arduous summer
than he did last year
The Executive offices will he this summer
in the Moore Building. at the corner of
Main street and Audrey avenue. instead
of over the Main street furniture store.
They occupy the entire second floor and
are much more commodious than the old
ones. Secretary Loeb is living this year
in house up on the hill nearer the Pres-
dents place than his former residence,
and the Secret Service men also have taken
up quarters on the road leading to Saga
more Hill, near the Episcopal church.
The United States steam yacht Sylph.
Lieut. Preston, commander dropped anchor
Yesterday in the harbor here and vii. be
at the disposal of the President for the rest
nf tho seaSpn