Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-05-11
ENTERTAINED BY
THE PRESIDENT
Dinner at Glenwood Springs to His
Companions of the Hunt.
AN EVENT ALL WILL REM MBER
A Quiet sunday Attending to Mail,
Going to Church and Prepar-
ing For the HOmeward
Bound Trip.

President Roosevelt entertained a. din
ner, Sunday night, his companions on
his three weeks hunt in the Rocky
mountains. After the dinner he babe
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 T. Lambert, Guides Jake
Borah, John Golf, Brick Wells, Jack
Fry and G.. M. H. Sprague, Courier Ell
mer Chapman and Secretary Loeb.
Loeb the Only Dude.
In describing the function, Chapman
said:
"We 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 a good time gem
orally. Needless to say, it was a din
net none will forget. The president
was at his best. He was entirely rested,
ana 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 naturalist.
who knows every bird in the mountains
and can tell it's habits and initiate its
calls.
Was an In sOrnnE Affair.
The dinner was served in a private
dining room of the Hotel Colorado. The
guests were dressed much as they were
in the mountains. Flannel shirts wert
the rule, although the guides did dis
card their chaps and laid away theiI
guns. The president and Mr.. Loeb
wore their frocks, and DR.. Lambert
and DIR. Stewart were in plain business
suits, as they have not connected with
their dress clothes. Some of the stories
told at the dinner later went into pri-
yate circulation, but it was understood
they were not to be printed, n the
wishes of the president will be respect
| ed. 1t can be said, however, that they
related entirely to incidents connected
with the hunt.
Spent n Quiet Sunday.
Following his usual custom, the
president spent a quiet Sunday. Three
weeks ago the railways planned to rur
excursions into the springs, Sunday
but the plan was discouraged by Sec
rotary Loeb, who said that no pro
gramme would be permitted which
called for an address by the president
In spite of that fact, large numbers Of
persons came in by every train, ano
rather than disappoint them, Mr.
Roosevelt stepped out on the seconc
floor balcony of the hotel, after lunch
con, and spoke briefly. He said:
Just Il Few Words.
81 did not anticipate having the
pleasure of meeting you to-day, and
as it is Sunday, I am not going to try
to make a speech to you. l shall
merely say how greatly I am enjoying
my visit to this beautiful state. wish
that in the last week up in the noun
tains 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 l got ten
do not think we have any right to
complain. | am sure l need not tell
you how much have enjoyed my holl'
! day here, and how deeply I have ap.
preciated 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
1t was a great pleasure to see the men
of Colorado, to see the women, and
do not know but what | am even more
glad to see the small folks. shall moi
try to make you a speech, l SIM
| ply say again how glad am to SEE
you and be your guest"
En- Route Eastward.
The presidents party was up early
| Sunday. After breakfast a limited
| amount of mail was gotten out of the
way, and then the party went to the
| Presbyterian church. An invitation ia
| the president and his party was ex.
tended by Rev. ]. Wilson Curren ant
was accepted.
The special left Glenwood Springs al
| five o'clock this morning. A daylight
run will be made to Denver, in order to
| give the party an opportunity to enjoy
the scenery. The train will stop ten
minutes at Hanging Bridge, one Of the
prettiest views on the Denver & Rit
| Grande railroad.
Believed to BE Lost.
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