The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-24
Believed Complete Arrangements
Leave Unaltered Programme
Submitted by Exposition Co.
WHITE HOUSE THANKSGIVING.
Vermont Bird as Usual Will
Grace Chief Executives Table
Personnel of Party on
st. Louis Trip.
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Washington, Nov. 2S.-Arrangements for
the Presidents trip to st. Louis are prac-
tically completed this evening, but formal
announcement is withheld until tomorrow
afternoon.
The unusual steps taken to protect the
train from accident and the chief magis-
trate OF the nation from harm all along
the route, as well as the superb arrange
ments at st. Louis, are very favorably
commented upon at the capital The ef-
fort of the Pennsylvania Railroad officials
TO insure perfection as to engine, cars and
track meets with hearty approval.
That St Louis has taken every possible
precaution to safeguard the distinguished
guest and his party goes without saying.
Washington citizens generally. and those
ir public life especially, continue to ex-
press the greatest interest in the forth
coming journey, and will eagerly follow
the movements Of the first man in the ma
ton, from the time his special train leaves
the station In this city until it arrives at
that point on the return trip.
While, as stated above, the formal an
nouncemcnt of the itinerary or programme
of the Presidents trip will not be made
public until tomorrow afternoon. It Is
not known that any special changes have
been made. The belief is that the pro-
gramme arranged by the Exposition Com
pany for the entertainment Of the Presi-
dents party next Saturday has been ap-
proved substantially as submitted.
THE PRESIDENTS PARTY.
It IS understood that there have been no
changes in the personnel Of the party as
civ Az Nd neither Secretary
Hitchcock nor any other member of the
cabinet viii accompany the President As
already announced in The Republic, the
personnel of the party is as follows:
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Alice Roosevelt. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs. William Loeb Jr.,
Surgeon General Rixey of the navy, Ste
nographer Ilatta of the White House stan,
one messenger. Mrs. Roosevelts maid.
two secret service men and representa-
tive Of the Associated Press. Scripps-Mc-
Rae Press Association and the Sun serv-
ice
Miss Alice Roosevelt and Mrs. Douglas
Robinson returned from New York last
night to be on hand for the annual
Thanksgiving Day family reunion at the
White House and to make their personal
The President has made It rule not to
have too many guests on Thanksgiving
Day. preferring to spend the day quietly
with his family. Tomorrow all OF the
family will gather around the ample
board, with the exception of Kermit, who
is at school at Groton and will not be
present. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. who
usually is holiday guest at the White
House, also is expected. Mrs. Grant La
Fargo Of New York, an old friend OF the
family, Will also be guest.
THE VERMONT TURKEY.
The Thanksgiving turkey that will grace
the board tomorrow is another of the ia
nous birds raised by Henry voss, the
Rhode Islander. who has for thirty years
supplied select fowl for the chief exec
utiye's feast on similar occasions. In the
present instance the turkey is said to
eclipse almost every former one, the old
Vermont man having taken more than his
usual pains with its raising. 1t Is a thirty
nYe-peund bird.
The dinner will be served, as usual, at
$50 in the evening. and the Presidents
party will leave about midnight for the
Worlds Fair City. Secretary Hitchcock
will have as Thanksgiving guests the First
Assistant Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Ryan, Commissioner W. A. Richards
of the General Land Office and Miss Rich
ards: Mrs. Jones, wife of the Commits
eioner OF Indian Affairs; Commissioner OF
Pensions Ware and Surgeon General Wy
man OF the Public Health and Marine
Hospital service