The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-06
PRESIDENT HAS
 QUIET SUNDAY. Great Crowds Throng Grounds
 of White House FRIENDS ARE ENTERTAINED
 
On Account of Crowds President Was Warned Not to Attend Church and Roosevelt Remained
 in Executive Mansion.

Washington, March 5.-President Roose- welt passed the first Sunday after his in- auguration quietly at the White House. Surrounded by the members Of his fan- fly anu his houae guests ne spent inc day in recuperation from the fatigue incident to the heavy mental an! physical strain which he underwent during the inaugural ceremonies.
 It was expected that the President would attend religious service today and in anticipation of his ieaving the White House thousands of people gathered in and about the White House grounds as early as 9.3O o'clock.
 No restrictions were placed on en- trance to the grounds and throughout the day unnumbered thousands of peo- Illc wandered about the historic executive mansOn. They swarmed about the main entrance. peered through the closed glass daors and windows, in hundreds of in- stances pressing their faces against the glass of the doors and windows in order that they might have a better view of the interior. The White House office was closed to all visitors except the personal friends and relatives of the Roosevelt family. During the day the President and Mrs. Roosevelt received informal calls from many friends, and at both luncheon. and dinner large companies were entertained.
 President Takes Advice.
 It became evident early in the day that should the President leave the White House to attend services at his church he would be surrounded by throng. He was advised strongly not to leave the White House under the circumstances, al his friends. Tens of thousands of visi- tors. yet were in the city and 1t was evident to those who have an earnest regard for the safety and comfort of the President that If he should leave the White House to attend the services at his church it would require the efforts of the entire force of metropolitan police to insure beyond peradventure his safe conduct to and from the edifice at whic h he worshps
 Vice President and Mrs Fairbanks at tended services this morning at their usual place of worship. the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal church at the corner of c street and John Marshall Place At l the time of it's erection about 10 years | ago this church, which is one of the larg- 1 est in the city was near the center of the | fashionable residence section of Washing | ton, but since that time the center has moved two miles or more to the north | west General John 4. Hix, of civil war | fame, lived in house next adjoining l the church and at an early period Henry Clay and many of his contemporaries In | Congress lived In it's immediate neighbor- | hood General Grant regularly attended service at this church. Bishop Newman then being its pastor. and served as president of the board of trustees. Gen eral Logan and Secretaln Salmon P. Chase. and later Presldest Mckinley | were regular attendants.
 Only Decorations.
 The only unusual decorations of the church were two silk American flags draped behind the pulpit and a smaller flag which had been placed to mark the Vice Presidents pew. The Rev. Dr. | Frank M. Bristol. pastor of the church | preached the sermon, the theme of which was Liberty" his text being from Pauls Epistle to the Galatians "Ye have been called into liberty"
 l At the conclusion cf the service the pastor and large part of the congre- gation gathered about the Vice Presi- dents pew and extended to him their l congratulations on his induction into | his high office.
 While thousands of visitors to the in- 1 augural ceremonies left the city last night and early today, other thousands remained to view the historic sights of 1 the national capital over Sunday The | day was fair. but the air was sharp with l frost. making heavy overcoats a necess- | ity. Washington's guests embraced the opportunity to zee the city thoroughly. 1 It was remarked by other Washington ians that this was the first inauguration | period for thirty years when the weather had been so uniformly pleasant for so many successive days and comments | upon "Roosevelt's luck' and "Roose- velt's destiny" became trite in repitition among the vast crowds which thronged l tln knI