The Washington times., 1905-03-04
DEPARTURE FROM
THE White HOUSE
President Escorted From
Home to the Capitol.
NEVER I'M BETTER SPIRITS
Attorney General Moody and Jacob
Riis Among His Early Morn
ing Callers.
NEVER I'M BETTER SPIRITS
Good luck. boys. Good luck. ="

Good luck. boys. Good luck
With these CHEEKY words. smiling
brightly, his hat raised, President
Roosevelt greeted small party Of
House this morning.
His words OF wellwishing were deliv-
cred with characteristic spontaneity, In
response to the clapping of hands with
| which the newspaper men greeted the
President as his carriage moved from
under the port-cochere.
Good luck to you, too. Mr.. Presi-
dent" replied his admiring friends of
the press, and the President laughed his
hearty, boyish laugh and passed on. to
be welcomed by tunaultuous cheering by
the crowds that lined Executive avenue.
As he went out Of the northwest gate,
Squadron A, New York National Guard.
the Rough Riders. and the Grand Army
| Veterans, who acted as his escort to
| the Capitol. fell into line and moved
down Executive avenue, with the Pres
| Ident's carriage. Troop A went ahead
| Of it, the Rough Riders Immediately be-
| hind it. and following them, the G. 4. r.
veterans
In the Presidents Carriaae.
| In the Presidents carriage. which left
the White House door promptly at 10
| o'clock, were Senator Spooner, Senator
| Lodge and Representative Dalzen.
members of the joint committee on
| inauguration of the Senate and House.
Riding a few yards behind was Sergeant
| McDermott, the Presidents orderly. who
! always accompanies him on his horse
| back rides McDermott is the crack
revolver shot of the army, and one OF
| the best horSemen in the service, at
| his hip hung his Colt six-shooter.
When the carriage passed out Of the
gate It was surrounded by Secret Ser
| vice men and detectives detailed by
| Captain Boardman.
| The President arose early this morn
! ing in the best OF spirits At 9:15 he
was, IN his Office, where he was shaved
| by his barber, Dulaney. While he was
/ getting ready for the days exercises,
/ Attorney General Moody and Jacob
Riis came TO the office building. The
| President had them brought into his Of
fee, and the three friends chatted mer-
rily together.
In Lively Spirits.
Never before, according to those who
were with the President during the ear
~ hours of the day, has he been seen in
such lively spirits. kilograms Of con-
graduation and weIl-wishing poured in
from all parts of the country. AS Presi-
dent Roosevelt read them he grew hap
pier and happier.
At Gas he left the office building and
| walked, bareheAded and unattended,
across the roof OF the west wing. be-
| tween the Office building and the White
House. and entered a window of the
state dining room. AS he went in at the
| window he cast a quick glance at the
group of photographers, who had their
| cameras trained on the front door of the
! White House. Not one of them saw the
| President until he was disappearing into
the window and not one was Quick
| | enough TO get a snapshot.
Greets Presidential Party
Upon his return to the White House
| the President greeted those Of the i'm
mediate Presidential party. Among
them were Brig. Gen. John NJ Wilson
| Chairman of the inaugural committee
: Senators Spooner. Lodge. and Bacon. OF
: the Senate committee; Representative
DalzelI, John Sharp Williams, ant
Crurnpacker, of the House committee
Colonel Bromwell, Colonel Mckenzie
and Major McCawley; the members o.
the Cabinet and their wives; Secretary
Loeb: Assistant Secretary Barnes; Sec
, | rotary Frank II, Hitchcock, of the inau
i euraI committee; d number OF the reia
1 ffons of the President and Mrs. Roose
2 Welt including the Douglas Roblnsons
l and q few personal friends.
: There was not q minutes delay III the