Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-11
President Roosevelt GivesReady
Consent to Make the Trip
to st. Louis
WILL ARRANGE FIT PROGRAM
The Chief Feature However of "Presi-
dents Day" at the Exposition Viii
be Thorough Inspection of the
Grounds and Buldinss-WiIl Prob
ably Leave Thanksgiving.

Washington, Nov 11.-President
Roosevelt has promised to attend the
Louisiana Purchase exposition on Sat-
urday, Nov. &c. He made this prom
Use last night to a committee from st.
Louis, headed by Mayor Wells who
came to Washington especially for the
purpose Of inviting him to visit the
fair. The probability is the president
may remain in ST. Louis until the night
Of Sunday, Nov. 81.
President Roosevelt has been anxious
to go to st. Louis to see the fair ever
since its opening. However, the presi-
Dental campaign compelled him to re-
main in the east and in August he SO
informed William II. Thompson. treas
urer Of the exposition.
The committee to which the presi-
dent last evening gave his promise to
visit the fair consisted Of Mayor Rolla
Wells. William H. Thompson and Cor
bin II. Spencer, first vice president OF
the exposition. Their train was late.
80 they did not reach Washington until
s o'clock. Thru Secretary Loeb an inn
mediate audience with the president
was arranged.
The committee remained with him
for half an hour and each member urg-
I'd on the president the acceptance of
the invitation. pointing out the appro-
priateness of visit of the chief exc
-cuttve of the nation and Of the graft
tude which would be felt by the peo-
pie of st. Louis If he possibly could
find time to so. The president cordial
ly thanked the committee for its invi-
tation, and, after consulting his en-
gaeenents for the remainder of the
month. he set Saturday, Nov. &c. as
the most favorable opportunity avail
able.
1T is expected that the president and
those who accompany him will leave
here ola Thanksgiving night and will
reach st. Louis early Saturday morn
Ing. The Invitation to Mr.. Roosevelt,
It is understood, is comprehensive en-
ough to include any other persons
whom he may wish to have with him
and some OF the members Of the cab
met are likely to accompany him.
The members Of the committee are
highly elated with the promptness with
which Mr.. Roosevelt decided to visit
the fair. They feel that his attend
ance will have an excellence effect and
that the day of his visit will be one
of the banner days, If not the banner
day, of the exposition's history.
They say that arrangements dmmed-
lately will be made for a fitting. pro-
gram for that day, the chief feature of
course being thorough inspection OF
the grounds and buildings of the great
fair, with such other appropriate exer-
cises as BELTS the. presence of the chief
executive of the nation. For Sunday
following, should there be no disap-
pointmant of the committees eNpecta-
ton that the president will remain in
St Louis during; that day, arrange
merits for his entertainment also will
be made.
Mr.. Thompson and Mr. Spencer left
here for st. Louis tonight. Mayor
Wells and l.. d. Dozier member of
the executive committee of the expo
sition, who came with the committee
on invitation to Washington, will re-
RaAin here for day or two.