Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-25
At THE WHITE HOUSE
The President Returns From
His Brief Trip.
GOING TO GETTYSBURG
TO MAKE AN ADDRESS ON DECO
RATION DAY.
Did Not Receive Many Visitors Today
"A Porto Rican Judgeship
to Be Settled.
GOING TO GETTYSBURG

President Roosevelt, accompanied by Sec
retary Loeb and the small party that ac-
companied him to the prize-day exercises
OF the preparatory school at Groton, Mass
returned to Washington on special train
over the Pennsylvania road at 1926 O. clock
this morning. Shortly after their arrival
the President and Secretary Loeb were
both at their desks taking up the work that
had accumulated during their short alb
sence from the city. The President en-
joyed his visit to Groton. where his sons,
Theodore. jr., and Kermit, are students
The two boys will remain at Groton until
the end Of this week, when they will come
to Washington.
The return trip was without special m
cident. There were crowds of people at
stations In Connecticut, and at Hartford
an especially large gathering A laboriag
man in the gathering at Hartford amused
the tn crowd by calling out in loud voice
declare we need that man as bad as we
do money" The President was compelIe,l
to smile at this tribute
Next Trip Will Be to Gettysburg.
The Presidents next trip out of the city
will be to the battlefield of Gettysburg. He
will leave here Sunday night, reach Gettys-
burg Monday morning and remain there
Washington. He will make an address dur
ing the Memorial day exercises and will go
over the battlefield. After this trip the
President will remain in Washington until
the last Of June. when he will go to Oyster
Bay to spend the summer The date for
his departure for his summer home has not
been fixed. At Oyster Bay he will be in
daily contact and touch with the executive
anal RI nfc in o;f
The President did not see many visitors
after his return. He had an appointment
at noon to receive the members of the Rail-
ways Transportation and Car Accountants
Association and their wives. and he shook
the hands Of several hundred men and wo-
Among his visitors were Secretary Shaw
Senator Hale and Senator Alger The
michigan senator will leave Washington
this afternoon for New York. I'D from
there Will go to his home IN Michigan He
talked to the President on political sub
Jects ~ =
There was also a small delekation of
Delaware Indians. forming the business
committee of that tribe of Indians, who
wanted to talk with the President about
changes in the rules and regulations In re-
gard to sales of Indian Improvements.
A Porto Rican Judgeship.
Representative Dalzell and Senator PEN
rose will soon have a conference to decide
upon recess appointment for Charles f.
Mckenna of Pittsburg as a judge of Porto
Rico. Just as the Senate was about to ad-
1ourn the name of Mr. McKenna was sent
to the Senate, but as Representative DalzeIl
had not consulted Senator Penrose about
the appointment the Pennsylvania senator
did not permit the nomination to be con-
firmed. The President had supposed that
Senator Penrose and Representative Dalzen
FULLY understood each other as to the ap-
pointment, otherwise he would not have
sent the name to the Senate. Representa-
tive Dalzell greatly desires the appointment
of Mr.. McKenna, but the President will not
make it until Senator Penrose gives his as
sent. Representative Dalzell was at the
White House few days ago. just after his
return from Cuba, but he did not talk with
the President about this appointment.