The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-06-26
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FOR HIS VACATION
Plans All Arranged to Quit
Washington Today.
TWO DAYS AT OLD HARVARD
Mrs. Roosevelt and Children Already
on Way-Cierical Force
Divided.
TWO DAYS at OLD HARVARD

President Roosevelt will leave the
White House today for the remainder
of the summer.
He goes TO Cambridge, Mass, to at
tend the Harvard commencement ex-
ercises. thence to Oyster Bay, l.. l..
which will become the temporary seat
of government He starts at SEQ O'Clock
this afternoon yia tie Pennsylvania
railroad accompanied by Secretary
Loeb, Stenographer Latta, and the usual
guard OF Secret Service men.
The President will spend tomorrow
and Wednesday among the groves and
halls IF the alma mater, and will reach
Oyster Gay Thursday at noon.
Remain Until September.
According to present plans, the Presi-
dent and his family will remain in their
home at Sycamore Hill. just outside of
Oyster Bsy, until the latter part OF
September with the possible exception
of a short visit to Washington at the
time of the assembling OF the Russo
Japanese Peace Commission.
President Bids Adieu.
president Roosevelt spent a great deal
o. time shaking hands with Government
officials and personal friends.
Among the first to call was Attorney
General Moody.
The Attorney General will be unable
to go to Harvard.
Admiral Dewey, General Chaffee, ana
General Bliss were at the White House
to say ''good-by.' General Bliss leaves
for the Philippines shortly.
| Secretary Wilson, of the Department
| OF Agriculture, announced that as soon
I Il +icpaf iS H.
pleted he will go to the Northwest
! Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the Brit
| ish ambassador. called to presen. to
| the President a formal letter from
| King Edward on the retirement of
| Joseph Choate as ambassador TO the
| Court of St James and the appointment
| of Whiteiaw Reid as his successor Sin
| Henry will leave tomorrow for LenoS,
| where he will spend the summer.
! Mrs. Roosevelt and Theodore, jr-, lett
for oyster Bay this morning, the other
younger children having preceded them
| last week Miss Alice Roosevelt WI
remain at the White House until Satdr-
| day, when she will start for the Philip
pines with the Taft party.
/ The clerical force of the White House
will be divided, part being sent to
| Oyster Bay and part continuing on duty
here, the latter being in charge of AS
sistant Secretary Forster Secretary
Leob viii direct the oyster Bay con-
tingent.
To Receive Baron Rosen.
One of the first official duties to be
performed by the President at oyster
| Bay will be the receipt of Ambassador
Cassinis letter of recall, which he will
present in person next week.
Baron Rosen, Russia's new representa-
tive at Washington, who expects to ar
rive July s. will hand his credentials Ia
the President few Gays later.
! Ready For the Visit
| An elaborate program for the enter
| tainment OF the President while he is
| at Harvard has been arranged The
| President Will arrive in Boston at I
o'clock tomorrow morning. and will be
| Immediately driven to the residence OF
/ Bishop Lawrence. i'll Cambridge, foi
breakfast.
He viii remain with Bishop Law
renee until 1 o'clock. when he will at
| tend his class luncheon at Oakley
Hall. The class photograph will be
taken after the luncheon and at 4
o'clock the President will visit the
| Porcelain Club. At o'clock he viii
attend his class dinner. Tomorrow
night will be spent at the home ol
Bishop Lawrence
AT o'clock on Wednesday morning
Governor Douglass will drive the Presi-
dent from the residence OF Bishop Law
renee to Massachusetts Hall. There the
Il procession will De formed fer the
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