The leader., 1905-05-13
ENTERTAINED BY
THE PRESIDENT
Dinner al Glenwood Springs to His
Companions Of the Hunt.
AN EVENT ALL WILL REMEMBER
A Quiet sunday Attending to Mail,
Going to Church and Prepar-
ing For the Horneward
Bound Trip.

Glenwood Springs, Col, May 81
President Roosevelt entertained at din
ner, Sunday night. his companions on
his three weeks hunt in the Rocky
mountains After the dinner he bade
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 Goff, 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:
1--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 good time gen.
orally. Needless to say, it was din
ner none will forget. The president
was at his best. He vas entirely rested,
and had just come in from two or three
hours drive through the woods, where
the president went to study Colorado
birds. Mr. Stewart is naturalist,
who knows every bird in the mountains
and can tell it's habits and initiate its
calls.
Was an InfOrnIMl 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 were
the rule, although the guides did dis
card their chaps and laid away their
guns. The president and Mr.. Loeb
wore their frocks, and DR.. Lambert
and DR. 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-
vate circulation, but it was understood
they were not TO be printed, and the
| wishes of the president will be respect
ed. It can be said, however, that they
related entirely to incidents connected
with the hunt.
Spent a quiet Sunday.
Following his usual custom. the
president spent quiet Sunday Three
weeks ago the railways planned to run
excursions into the springs, Sunday,
but the plan was discouraged by Sec
retary 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, and
rather than disappoint them, Mr..
Roosevelt stepped out on the second
floor balcony of the hotel, after lunch
con, and spoke briefly. He said
just Few Words.
''I did not anticipate having the
pleasure of meeting you to-day, and
as it is Sunday, am not going to try
to make a speech to you. shall
merely say how greatly | am enjoying
| nv visit to this beautiful state. wish
that in the last week up in the noun
tains there had been little more
weather like this. If there had been, |
think we would have gone about two
bears better But still as | got ten,
I do not think we have any right to
complain. am sure l need not tell
you how much have enjoyed my holi-
day here, and how deeply 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 l was hunting.
| It was a great pleasure to see the men
of Colorado, to see the women, and
| do not know but what l am even more
glad to see the small folks. shall not
try to make you speech, l shall 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 limited
amount of mail was gotten out OF tbs
way, and then the party went to the
Presbyterian church. An invitation tc
the president and his party was ex-
tended by Rev. J. Wilson Curren ant
was accepted.
The special left Glenwood Springs q
five o'clock this morning. A daylight
run will be made to Denver, in order tt
give the party an opportunity to enjoy
the scenery. The train will stop ter
minutes at Hanging Bridge, one of the
prettiest views on the Denver & Rio
Grande RAILROAD