Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-08
PRESIDENT HAS
A DINNER PARTY
ENTERTAINS HIS COMPANIONS
OF THE HUNT
WORE MOUNTAIN CLOTHES
Yr Roosevelt Spends Quiet Sunday
But Makes Brief Address to
the People Who Assembled
to See Him
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
GLENwOOD SPRINGS, Colo, May
7.-President Roosevelt entertained al
dinner tonight his companions on his
three weeks hunting trip in the Rocky
mountains. After the dinner he bade
them an affectionate farewell and
promised that all would live forever in
his fondest memory. At the dinner
were p. B. Stewart of Colorado Springs;
DR.. Alexander Lambert, Guides Jake
Borah, John Goff, Brick" Wells Jack
Fry and G.. M. sprague, Courier Elmer
Chapman and Secretary Loeb.
In describing the function Chapman
said:
I'VE sat just as we did in camp. Mr..
Loeb was the only dude at the party.
You reporter fellows ought to have
been there. You could have got all
kinds of pieces for your papers"
other members of the hunt said the
party talked over the events of the
three weeks and had good time gem
orally. Needless to say, it was din
ner none will forget. The president
was at his best. He was entirely rested
and had just come in from two or
three hours drive through the woods
where the president went to study
Colorado birds. Mr.. Stewart is a natur-
alist who knows every bird in the
mountains and can tell it's habits and
initiate its calls.
Wore Camp Clothes
The dinner was served in a private
dining room of Hotel Colorado. The
guests were dressed much as they were
in the mountains. Flannel shirts were
the rule, although the guides did dis
card their chaps and laid away their
guns. The president and Mr.. Loeb
wore their frocks, and DR.. Lambert
and DR.. Stewart were in plain business
suits as they have not yet connected
with their dress clothes. Some of the
stories told at the dinner later went
into private circulation, but it was
understood they were not to be printed
and the wishes of the president will be
respected. 1t can be said, however,
that they related entirely to incidents
connected with the hunt.
Following his usual custom the pres-
dent spent quiet Sunday. Three
weeks ago the railroads planned to run
excursions into the Springs today but
the plan was discouraged by Secretary
Loeb, who announced that no program
would be permitted which called for ar
address by the president. In spite of
that fact large numbers of people came
in by every train and rather than dis
appoint them Mr.. Roosevelt stepped
cut on the second floor balcony of the
hotel after luncheon and spoke briefly
He said:
President Talks to People
Il did not anticipate having the
pleasure of meeting you today and as it
is Sunday l am not going to try to
make a speech to you. I shall merely
say how greatly | am enjoying my
visit to this beautiful state 1 wish
that in the last week up in the noun
tsins there had been a little more
weather like this. If there had been |
think we would have gone about two
bears better. But still as we got ten
/ do not think we have any right to
complain. need not tell how much
l have enjoyed my holiday here and
how deeply l have appreciated the
kindness with which | have been
treated by all the people of your state.