Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-11

no name more revered than that Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt
that he had read with great pleasure and
profit most of Mr.. Reads books and stories,
and that In many instances they had fur
nished ideas and inspirations for messages
to Congress and other documents of equal
dignity and importance.
Then the President shook hands with each
and every one OF the party. Mr., Roosevelt
told the callers that he was always glad
to meet good men. and especially glad to
meet good newspaper men. But the ladies
shared greater honor. To them he said that
there Is only one degree better than good
newspaper man. and that is attained by a
good newspaper mans good wife,
The rain could not down the ambitious
humorists, who insisted on carrying their
Joke-fest even into the White House. Just
as the door of the Presidents room opened
addressed the laugh-provokers briefly and
as follows: For goodness sake, be serious.
This is a solemn OCCASION Mr.. William E.
Curtis assisted the President to some ex-
tent In hoping that the visitors would have
rafting good time. Mr.. Loeb, secretary
to the President. also extended his right
hand to most of the writer's.
The trip down from Chicago" said Mr..
Ople Read to a Star representative was
just like sitting in the parlors of the Chi
cago Press Club. The boys were all loung-
ing around: we talked shop and other
things, and the first thing we knew we were
in Washington 1t gave me great pleasure
to introduce the boys to the President We
feel that he is one of us, for Theodore
roosevelt. the author, preceded Theodore
Roosevelt, the President
The Chicago Visitors.
Following is roster of the party from
Chicago: Dwight Allyn, Ten Story Book:
Milton Bucklin, Mixed Stocks; John j.
Bohn. Hotel World: A. w. Burrows author:
Gene Burrows. City Press Association; H.
w. Bloomington, The Western Fireman;
2. ]. Baker and wife. Farm Implement
News; Charles Eugene Banks and wife, Ex-
aminer; Charles S. Clark and wife, Grain
Dealers Journal; Homer J. Carr and wife,
Lake Marine News; C. M. Carr, N A. r. D.
Notes; B. F. Cobb and wife, Lumber Re-
view; j. q. Davis. writer; Charles Dowst.
National Laundry Journal; j. E. Defen-
baugh, American Lumberman; w. H. Free
man and wife, The Investigator; l. K.
friedman. writer; A. w. Giessner and
Order Journal: John r. Gregg and wife,
The Gregg Writer: r. r. Heisland and
wife, Record-Herald; W. R. Humphrey, The
Illinois Odd-Fellow; r. ]. Haight and wife,
stocks; Mrs. Emerson Hough; Jefferson
Jackson, National Harness Review; w, NJ
Knox, ex-president S. E. Kiser and wife,
Record-Herald: H. Prime Kieffer. Construc-
ton News: Elton Lower and wife Evening
Post; Richard H. Little and sister, Tribune:
H. w. Lee and wife, Calumet Record;
oouglas Maliock and wife, American Lurn-
herman; A. 7. Murphy Black Diamond:
r. w. Miller and wife, Dairy News; o. E.
Moody. Record-Herald; j. B. Mansfield.
Coal Trade Journal; Earl Marble. writer:
Julian S. Mason. Evening Post; H. B. Nc
Meal and wife, Telephony; J. Newton Mind
and Wife, Furniture Journal; Wilbur d.
Nesbit and wife, Tribune; Fred Pelham,
manager Central Lyceum Bureau; Fred D.
Porter, National Builder Wright A. Pat
terson and wife, A. N. Kellogg New aper
Company; ]. Frank Page, Common Sense:
Q. H. Perry, Inter-Ocean; c. F. Pettkoske,
Polish Telegraph; A. 7. Packard and wife,
ex-president; D. B. Richardson, Daily
News; Opie Read and wife, author; Frank
Roderus and wife, American Sugar Indus
try; Ira P. Rowley and wife, American;
Murray s. Schloss, Wayside Tales; Thos
Stivers and wife. Burlington Gazette; W.
j. Shanks, Evening Journal: James ]. Sayer
and wife, the Red Book; Duncan NJ Smith
and wife, Daily News; C. w. Taber, editor,
Laird & Lee; Edward A. Taft and wife, the
Aiming Review and Metallurgist; William
Van kleeck. Modern Machinery; F. l.
Wetherbee, illustrator; Thomas R. Weddell,
Record-Herald; John Wiley and wife, Ho-
tel Monthly; Frank r. E. Woodward and
Wife Peoples Companion; A. r. Wolfe and
wife, Law Bulletin: Byron Williams (cha ir-
mani and wife, Western Publisher; Ora
Williams, National Daily Review l. an s
Armstrong Woods. Events.