New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-24
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
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GFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.l
Washington Nov. 23-The members Of the Diplo-
matte Corps were received by Mrs Roosevelt in
the Blue Room of the White House at o'clock this
afternoon Major Charles L. McCawley making the
presentations. After the reception tea was served
in the dining room.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt will start TOT 81
Louis midnight tomorrow their brief visit To
the Worlds Fair. They will travel on special
train of three Pullman cars. and are scheduled
10 reach the exposition city early Saturday
morning. The party will include Miss Alice Roose-
welt, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Secretary
Loeb NJ c. Ldtta Of the White House force: three
press representatives, two Secret Service men and
two White House messengers. While the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt are in St Louis they Will be
the guests of William P. Thompson the treasurer
of the exposition company Although the President
has prepared speech for delivery at St Louis
he Will probably make a few remarks there. The
Presidents special train Will start the home
ward Journey Sunday night. and is due to arrive at
the capital Tuesday morning
Nevada N Stranahan, Collector of the Port OF
New-York and Edward Rosewater Of Omaha.
were the PRESIDENTS guests at luncheon this after
noon.
happy family party viii partake OF Thanksgiv-
ing dinner at the White House. In addition to the
immediate family all of whom here except
Kermit. who is at school at GToton. there will be
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson. Miss Robinson and
Mr. and Mrs. Grant La Fargo all OF New-York.
The turkey is. as usual from the farm OF Horace
Vose. of westerly R l. and Is, If anything, larger
than the fat bird that came year ago. As is his
custom other holidays, President Roosevelt will
not receive any business callers On Thanksgiving
Day. He will probably dictate his daily correspond
ence to Secretary Loeb in the morning and then go
out with Mrs Roosevelt for horseback ride in the
suburbs In the afternoon he will play tennis on the
behind the office building. and will later re-
ceive a few personal friends in the library.
President Roosevelt received a call from Senator
Cullorn. of Illinois. who came TO introduce Wallace
Hickman Judge c. S. Cutting and Henry Sidley, OF
the Union League Club of Chicago. who desired To
secure the presence of Secretary Hay at their
annual Washlngtons Birthday dinner. The Pres-
dent told them that Secretary Hays health to-
gether with the fact that he had recently suffered
a bereavement in the death of his brother. would
prevent his attendance. He also intimated that ne
was not in favor of the members OF the CABINET
being asked for frequent speeches
Representative Edward De Y. Morrel OF Fenh-
sylvania an early caller at the White House said
he came to "condoe' with the President Il told
him said Mr. MorreI, how much we regretted
in Pennsylvania that his majority in the state had
been so small We really intended to give him half
a million. and blushing with chagrn 10
think that it fell about four thousand short OF the
mark The President said he would try to bear
up under the disappointment. if We would"
Arthur S Raikes first secretary of the British
Embassy for many years visited the White House
to-day to say farewell to President Roosevelt. Mr..
Raikes has been appointed Minister TO chill a pro
motion that his long diplomatic service deserves
The President expressed regret at the change. but
congratulated Mr. Raikes on his Frightening pros
poets
Representative Cooper. of Wisconsin, had a talk
with the President this morning over his bill Tor
public improvements in the Philippines. which was
pa ssed by the House the last session. He hopes
TO secure the passage of the measure by the Senate
at the coming session Il told the President" said
Mr. Cooper that had done pretty well IN WIS
consin for doubtful State. We turned in plu-
raIity Of 100 600 for him He told me that he had
hoped to carry the State. but scarcely looked FER
such 4 good showing after a number of very good
political prophets had said there was danger OF
the State swinging into the Democratic column
Among the Presidents callers were Senator Alice.
of Delaware who came to introduce DR. Burton. the
newly elected Republican Congressman RepIeseI--
tative Brownlow Of Tennessee, who asked for an
army appointment; D. E. Thompson. United States
Minister to Brazil and Lucien L. Bonheur, OF New
York who is advocating Marcus NJ. Marks for the
vacant postmastership.
a Western admirer of the President has sent MIN
a live raccoor. The animal came in n strong wood
en- box and was first delivered at the office build
ing Later it was removed TO the White House
proper where the children admired him Then he
was sent to the zoo"
Miss Alice Roosevelt, accompanied by Theodore
Roosevelt. jr Miss Corinne Robinson, Miss Hag-
ner and Professor Hale. witnessed the performance
Of The Girl from Kay's' this evening.