The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-20
GIFTS ROOSEVELT ACCEPTED.
THINGS NOT BARRED OUT LIKE
THE BOSTON GIRLS FLAG.
Three Wagon Loads OF Presents from
tho West-valuable Articles Among
characterization I'm Solid GOld-
Flow of GIFTS to the White House.

tho West-Na luoDIe ArUcicS A"v"@
T'hen-Inyitati0ns I'm Solid Gold
Flow Of Gifts to the White House.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ls.-When President
Roosevelt returned to Washington, in June
last, from his long Western tour, his special
train brought back three wagon loads
of presents that he had received and accepted
during his travels. Some were valuable,
while others were mere tokens of the good
will OF the Western people for him,
The incident of the refusal Of the Presi-
dent to accept a silk flag made by Boston
girl and offered to him recently recalls
the fact that the White House wagon made
three trips to the Pennsylvania station
here to take to the Elk ecutive Mansion the
presents that took up much space in the
splendidly furnished train. The Presi-
dents refusal to accept the Boston girls
flag may therefore be regarded as an
isolated Casa case in . thousand.
The city Of San Francisco presented the
President, and he accepted, a gold and
silver loving cup. worth much money
and Sacramento gave him a silver and glass
claret pitcher and handso me silver cigar
case.
At Colfax, Cal, the President received
box OF gold and silver ore. Mounted deer
heads, stuffed mountain sheep, pheasants.
lizards and other birds and beasts found
in the West were presented to him, not all
of them by municipalities or bodies OF
citizens, but many of them by individuals.
Down at Sharon Springs, Kan, little
girl gave him q live badger. This was
when the train was on its way to the West
The little girl asked that the badger be
named Josiah, in honor OF her brother.
The badger was taken all the way along
on the trip by the President, and at last
accounts was one Of the great pets of the
Roosevelt children at the White House
The President is himself fond Of Josiah
The little badger has always been playful
and appreciates the kindness Of the Roose-
welt children. When he was on the train
going through the West he was fed on po-
tatoes and milk.
Many brides and saddles were presented
to the President at different points, and
the horse Wyoming, which the President
often rides, was a present to him from
the citizens of Cheyenne, Wyo. With the
horse was given a complete outfit for riding
including saddle, bride, &c. A Western
cowboy brought the horse to Washington
and remained here several weeks while
getting the animal accustomed TO street
cars, automobiles and other sights to which
it was not accustomed on the plains Of
the West.
The heaviest and bulkiest of the presents
was an immense chair made Of ellss' horns
A big elk in the park Of Tacoma, Wash.
has annually shed his horns. These have
been saved from year to year by the keeper
Of the park where the elk lives. The chai
was made from them.
Another present of the same sort was
set of locked deer horns. They wer'
taken from two large deer that had en-
gagged in mortal combat and died with thei
horns locked. At three or four places liv
bears were offered but were declined.
Indian pottery in profusion was givel
to the President by Indians In Arizona an,
| New Mexico. The most valuable gifts O
! this kind were from the Indians VIII
| live near Albuquerque. n. NJ. These In
dams also presented to the President tn
| finest Navajo blanket ever made in tn
! West.
At Tacoma the President received pal
! of totem poles, the combination grave
stones and family trees of the Alaskan an,
! far Northwestern Indians.
/ Just before the President started on hi
! Western trip he received several invitation
| engraved on solid gold. some of them YER
valuable. On March 10 a delegate from tn
| Union League Club of San Francisco visite
| him at the White House and presented t
! him an invitation to attend dinner of tn
| club on May IA. The invitation was en-
| graved on a solid plate Of gold of grea
| value.
/ A few DAYS before this the Dakota mem
bers of Congress-, accompanied by loca
| delegation, waited upon the Presiden
and presented to him an invitation i
solid gold to attend the Black Hills Mimi
| Congress, which met at Deadwood in tn
early part of this month. This invitatio
was engraved on gold plate, the gold 70
which came from the Black Hills region.
| About the same time the people of Pasa
dena, CAL. sent along a unique invitatio
in gold. 1t was large key Of gold, aroun
the stem Of which was beautifully chase
crown. The key was emblematic of tn
kew of the city and the crown Of the India
name Of Pasadena .the crown of the va
lev" The invitation was presented b
Representative James McLachlen.
The King of Siam sent the President
handsomely bound volume in Februar,
This volume was "The History Of the Polls
Succession" written by the Crown Primo
of Siam, who visited this country and wa
received by the President last November.
In January last Count A. Quadt- Wykrad1
Isny of the German Embassy presentH
TO the President richly bound volum
entitled "The Reform OF the Highe
School system of Prussia" The gift wa
from Emperor William 70 the PresideI
direct. The Italian Ambassador made
similar presentation during the winter.
The most valuable present received at III
White House in the last year was a golc
trimmed concert grand piano. 1t wa
presented last winter to the White Hous
bv big piano concern, merely as an &C
vertisement, and its value was estimate
at $1,000.
1t was accepted without hesitation an
WAS used in the concerts at the White Hous
during the social season last winter. 1t
placed in the East Room Of the White Hous
and is observed by all visitors to the builc
ing.
On Feb. II William Lipkins, deaf NUT
metal worker of New York city, made tn
President a unique gift 1t was q fiji