The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-05-12
ENTERTAINED BY
THE PRESIDENT
Dinner NJ Glenwood Springs 10 His
Companions Of the Hunt.
AN EVENT ALL WILL REMEMBER
A quiet sunday Attending 90 Mail,
GoinE to church aud Prepar-
Ing For the Ifomeward
Bound "Trip.

Gienwood Springs. Col. May S.
President Roosevelt entertained at din
ner. sunday might. his companions on
his three weeks hun, in the Rocky
mountains. After the dinner he bade
them an anecJionate farewell and
promised that all would live forever in
his fondest memory Al the dinner
were p b Stewart OF Colorado Springs.
Or. Alexander T. Lambert, Guides Jake
Borah. John Con. Brick Wells. Jack
Fly aud G. N. II. Spragle. Courier FL
mer Chapman and Secretary Loeb
Loeb the only Dude.
In describing the function. Chapman
said.
Eve sat just as We did in camp Mr..
Loeb was the only dude az the party.
You reporter fellows ought 10 have
Z been there. You could have got all
kinds OF pieces Tor your papers
Other members % the hunt said the
party talked over the events OF the
three weeks and had a good time gen.
( orally. Needless TO say. il was a din
ner none VIII forget. The president
was a, his best He was entries rested.
and had Just come IN from two or three
hours drive through the woods whore
7 The president went 10 study Colorado
I birds Mr. Stewart is naturalist,
vho knows every bird in the mountains
and can tell its habits and initiate It's
calls
Was an Informal tnair.
The dinner was served in a private
I dining room II the Hotel Colorado. The
guests were dressed much as they were
Y IL the mountains Flannel shirts were
\ the rule although the guides did dis
7 card their chaps and laid away their
guns The president and Mr.. Loeb
wore their frocks. and pr Lambert
and Or. Stewart We're in plain business
! suits. a they have not connected with
their dress clothes. Some % The stories
I told al The dinner later went into pri-
waite circulation. but il YVES understood
I they were not 70 be printed. and the
wishes OF the president viii be respect
e.. It can be said. however that they
related entirely 70 incidents connected
with the hunt
spent n quiet sunday.
I Following his usual custom. the
president spent quiet Sunday. Three
weeks ago the railways planned 10 run
I excursions into the springs, sunday
but the plan was discouraged by Sec
rotary Loeb. who said that no pro-
7 D.. rfsh frh
called for an address by the president
In spite OF that fact. large numbers Of
I persons came in by every train. anc
rather than disappoint them, Mr.
Roosevelt stepped out on the second
floor balcony OF the hotel after lunch
con. and spoke briefly He said
Just n Few Words.
81 did not anticipate having n.
pleasure Of meeting you to-day, and
as Il S Sunday I am not going TO try
10 make a speech 10 you. I shal
merely say how greatly am enioyinl
nv visit 10 this beautiful state wish
that in he last week up In the noun
tains there had been a little more
weather like this. II there had been. !
think ne would have gone about two
bears better. But still as ! got ten
I 10 not think we have any right &c
complain. am sure I need not tel
you how much have enjoyed my holi
day here and how deeply ! have ap-
rreciatcd the kindness with which ]
have been treated by the people Of your
state the people In your cities and the
ranchmen right in the immediate
neighborhood Of where was hunting
II was a great pleasure TO see the men
Of Colorado. 10 see the women. and ]
do not know hut what am even more
Glad 70 see the small folks. shall not
try to make you a speech I shall sim
ply say again how glad I am TO Sc
you and Be your guest"
I'm Route Eastward.
The presidents party was up early
Sunday. After breakfast limited
amount of mail was gotten out Of the
way. and then the party went % the
Presbyterian church An invitation 10
the president and his party was er-
tended by Rev. J Wilson Curren and
waI accepted.
The special left Glenwood Springs at
FIVE o'clock this morning. A daylight
run will be made to Denver. in order 70
give the party an opportunity TO enjoy
tho scenery. The train will stop ten
minutes az Hanging Bridge one Of the
rrettiest views on the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad
Relieved TO he Lost.