The Saint Paul globe., 1905-03-06
PRESIDENT RESTS
AFTER WEARY DAY
Crowd About the White House
Makes Going Out I'm
possible

roosevelt passed the first Sunday after
ms inauguration quietly at the white
mouse. surrounded by the members
or ms family and his house guests ba
SPehI the uay IN recuperation from the
1at1gue incident to the heavy mental
and physical strain which he under
went during the inaugural ceremonies.
1t was expected that the president
would attend religious services TODAY.
and In anticipation of his leaving the
white house thousands of people gath
ereu III and about the white house
grounds as early as $50 o'clock.
NO restrictions were placed ON en-
trance to the grounds, and throughout
the day unnumbered thousands of non
pie wandered about the historic execn-
i've mansion. They swarmed about the
man entrance. peered through the
Slosed glass doors and windows. in
hundreds of instances pressine thair.
faces against the glass of the doors
and windows in order that thew might
nave better view of the interior. The
Whlte mouse, of course was closed To
all visitors except the personal friends
ana relatives of the Roosevelt family.
During the day the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt received informal calls from
many OF such friends, and at both
luncheon and dinner, large companies
were entertained.
Unable to Leave House
1t became evident early in the dav
that II the. president should leave the
White house to attend services at his
church he would be surrounded both
at the church and In going to and from
the services by an almost uncontrol-
liable crowd of curiosity seekers and
admirers. He was advised strongly
not TO leave the white house under tho
circumstances, and finally yielded to
9CnaOnitinnS of
OF thousands of visitors yet were in
the, city and it was evident to those
VINO nave an earnest regard for the
safety and comfort of the president
that If he should leave the white house
10 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 edifiee at which he
worships.
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
attended service this morning at their
usual place of worship, the Metropoli-
tan Methodist Episcopal church, at the
corner of c street and John Marshall
place. AT the time of it's erection
about forty years ago, this church
winch is one of the largest in the city
was near the center of the fashionable
residence section of Washington, but
since that time the center has moved
two miles or more TO the northwest
Gen. John a. Dix, of civil war fame,
Lived In a house. next adjoining the
church, and at an earlier period Henry
Clay and many Of his contemporaries
IN congress lived in its Immediate
neighborhood. Gen. Grant regularly
attended service at this church. Bishop
Newman then being it's pastor. and
served as president of the board of
trustees. Gen. Logan and Secretary
% I
Mckinley We're regular attendants.
Church Decorations
The only unusual decorations of the
church today We're two silk American
flags draped behind the pulpit and a
smaller flag which had been placed to
mark the vice presidents pew Rev.
Dr. Frank NJ. Bristol, pastor of the
church, preached the sermon, the
theme of which was Liberty" His
text being from Paurs Epistle to the
| Galatians, ''Ye have been called unto
liberty" At the conclusion of the
service the pastor and a large part of
| the congregation gathered about the
vice presidents pew and extended to
him their congratulations on his in
duction into his high office.
While thousands of visitors to the
inaugural ceremonies left the city last
night and early today, other thousands
remained to view the historic sights of
the national capitol over Sunday. The
day was fair. but the air was sharp
with frost. making heavy overcoats not
merely comfortable, but a necessity.
Washington'S guests embraced the op-
portunity to see the city thoroughly
Seeing Washington" automobiles and
street cars were thronged to their ca
pacity and the principal thoroughfares
of the capital were congested with hu-
manity throughout the day. 1t was
remarked by Old Washingtonians 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 "RooseveIts luck and "Roose-
velt's destiny" became trite in repeti-
tion among the vast crowds which
thronged the capital