The Washington times., 1903-10-03
President Roosevelt En-
tertains Three of His
Official Family.
DISCUSSIONS ARE VARIED
Secretaries Shaw and Cor
telyou Talked of the
Burning Issues.

oeISlaiieS ShAW anu Norteiyou TOOK
luncheon this afternoon with the Presi-
dent. In Importance, this gathering of
Cabinet officials undoubtedly took great
er rank that the formal Cabinet meeting
of yesterday. A wide variety of topics
was discussed, including the financial
situation. the Postofice scandals. and
the latest Developments in the labor
question.
Secretaries Shaw and Cortelyou were
not in the city when the meeting was
held Friday. Secretary Moody was ex-
pected home this morning from Massa-
chusetts, where he attended the Repub-
lican State convention. and had been ex-
pected as one of today's guests. Secre-
tary Shaw returned last evening from a
trip 90 Chicago and Des Moines, and
Secretary Cortelyou returned from Can
ada. where he and his family have been
for the past ten days.
introduced Actuaries.
Commissioner OF Corporations Gar
field Of the Department of Commerce
and Labor presented to the President
three Englishmen who have been in New
York attending the National Actuarial
Congress. They were Messrs. Hughes,
Burridge. and Wasson.
Justice McKenna and Justice Harlan,
OF the Supreme Court, Assistant Secre-
tary Darling Of the Navy Department.
and General Young were among the
Presidents callers this morning.
Gen. Hernandez's Credentials.
General Hernandez, recently appoint
ed Venezuelan minister to the United
States. will be formally presented to the
President at the White House on Mon
day afternoon. General Hernandez was
to have been presented TO day. but Ill
ness prevented.
Representative William Alden Smith,
of Michigan, presented to the President
party of four friends.
Representative Joseph VI. Dixon, of
Missoula, Mont. was also received.
Arrangements have been made by the
President to receive the Ancient and
Honorable Artillery, of Boston, with
their guests, the London Honorables.
at o'clock the afternoon OF October 10.
The time was originally set for 1890.
but the President sent word yesterday
that IL other arrangements were more
satisfactory he would be glad to change
the time as he desired to show every
courtsey TO the visitors. 1t was ac-
cordingly arranged that the reception
should be at ? O'Clock.
May Attend Banquet.
President Roosevelt was this morning
invited to attend the Joint banouet of
! the Societies of the Army of the Cum
berland. Army of the Tennessee. Army
OF the Potomac. and the Army Of the
Ohio. This banquet will be given at the
Arlington Hotel. on the evening of Fri
day. October 16.
Senator Hansbrough of North Da-
kota was a visitor. He and the Presi-
dent had long talk over old times in
the Dakotas. The Senator says the at
titude of the President on the labor
question is generally approved in his
part OF the country. aud he SO assured
Mr. Roosevelt.
The President was waited upon this
morning by Senator Taliaferro. of Flor.
Ida, and Capt. c. E. Garner. of Jack
sonville, president of the board of
trade there, and was invited to at
tend the celebration OF the rebuilding
of the city. which will begin Novem-
ber g
Outside Invitations Declined.
The President said he would be so
busy he could not go at that time. and
that he was declining all such invita-
tions for the present. He assured his
callers. however. that he intended 20
make trip through the South as soon
as possible, and that he would not leave
Jacksonville out when he did so. He
did not indicate definitely when Re ex
pected to make the trip, though it will
probably not be until 1905.
Grand Secretary Arnold OF the Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Firemen. was pre-
sented to the President this morning by
Commissioner General Sargent. of the
Bureau OF immigration. Solar as was
given out, the call had no relation 10
labor matters.
Assistant Attorney General Frank L..
Campbell. OF the Department of the In
| terror. called to pay his respects. Moth
ing was taken up relative to Indian land
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