The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-10
TWICE A WEEK. 81. so A YEAR
ADDRESSED BY PRESIDENT.
He Will Make a Number Of 1mpor-
tant Speeches This
Winter.

WHICH,.
President Roosevelt has accepted
for this winter several invitations to
attend important functions, both in
Washington and out Of town. At
all of them he will deliver addresses,
two or three of which will be Of not
able significance.
Last Thursday afternoon, at the
National theatre, in Washington, he
addressed the delegates to the Ma
tional Forestry congress. which as
sembled on that day in tht armory
of the National Rifles. The speech
was not prepared in advance al
though the president already had
thought out his remarks very care
fully.
On Monday, the goth instant, the
president will attend the exercises
at the naval academy, in Annapolis,
incident to the graduation Of the
senior class of the institution. He
will be accompanied to Annapolis
by Secretary Morton. The exer-
bers of the naval affairs committee OF
and will be rendered particularly not
able by the presence of the distin-
guished party, which will be aug
mented by the attendance of men,
Philadelphia to attend dinner to be
both the senate and the house of re-
presentatives.
In the afternoon of the same day
the president and party will go to
Philadelphia to atttnd dinner to be
given in honor of President Roose-,
welt by the Union League club. His
speech at that dinner will be impor-
tant. The president and party will
return to Washington that night.
The president will go to New
York on Monday, february 13, to at
tend the dinner to be given in COM
memoration of Lincoln's birthday by
the republican club, of New York.
The birthday falls this year on Sum
day, but it will be observed on the
18th. The presidents address will
deal with the life, character and time
of the martyred president. Remain
ing in New York that night and the
next day, the president will be en-
tertained at dinner on the evening
of the 18th by the Hungarian Repub-
Ican club, of New York. He will
arrive in Washington on the morn
ing of the 18th.
1t is to fulfill a promise, made six
years ago, when he was governor
of New York state, that President
Roosevelt will be the principal guest
at the annual dinner of the Hungar-
ian Republican club.
At the time the promise was
made the president was attending the
dinner, and after the coffee Marcus
Braun and the president Of the Or
ganization and several members were
talking to him.
"Will you come to our dinner
when you are elected president of the
United States?" asked Mr.. Braun.
The then governor laughed. "Yes,"
ne answered, when am elected
president of the United States 1
promise to attend the first banquet
you give and to allow nothing to
stand in the way Of it,
MI. Braun and committee from
the club came to Washington soon
after the election. They were recefs-
ed, and after congratulating the pres
ident on the election the promise was
recalled. II will keep my prom
ise," said the president. The 900
members of the Hungarian club and
their friends are now busy preparing
to give the president typical Mag
var reception and dinner.
The president will be the guest at
a dinner on the night of March II,
St. Patrick's day, given by the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, in New
York. He will deliver a speech at
the dinner.
Soon after that, the date not haV-