The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-01
PRESIDENTS RETURN
Roosevelt and Cabinet to Con-
fer on Cub I Affairs.
Dimes WITH fARS OF EVANS FLEET
His Visit TO Warship "A Red Letter
Day For BIuejackets, Who Send
Him Cigars at Mess and
Cheer His Departure,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt, with Ethel,
Archie and Quentin, their children, left
Sycamore Hill for Washington at 8
o'clock this morning.
President Roosevelt returned to Oys-
ter Bay on the Mayfower yesterday
after being afloat forty eight hours and
witnessing the target practice of the
north Atlantic fleet off Cape Cod.
The United States naval vessel
Sylph, with Secretary Root on board,
arrived in Washington last night. Ac-
companying Mr. Root was Mrs. Root
and his son and daughter. The turn
Of affairs in Cuba has cut short the
secretary of states trip to South and
Central America
All members of the presidents cab
met except Secretary Taft are now in
Washington, and the president has in
dcated his desire that they be present
at a cabinet meeting which will be
held at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
1t is expected that the Cuban situation
will be the principal topic of consid'
Grafton.
II Is understood that the Cuban sit
uation has influenced the president to
hasten his return. The president pre-
vious to his departure had no state
meDt to make on the situation and said
that nothing in the dispatches receiv-
ed from Cuba could be made public.
The occasion of the presidents par
ticipation In the target practice of Adj
miral Evans fleet was the only time
he had been away from his summer
home at Sycamore Hill since his arriv.
al there on July l.
President Roosevelt's visit to the
north Atlantic feet off Cape Cod was
red letter day among the crews of
the warships, and he left it with enthu.
siastic praise for the officers and crews.
The members Of the crew of the first
class battleship Missouri, on which the
president had spent the day, cheered
themselves hoarse as he left the ship,
for they had had an honor paid them
which no other crew In the navy had
| ever received.
The president and his guests sat
down to dinner with the jackies. This
| feature of the trip was a surprise both
to the officers and the men, When the
Missouri left the target ground and
returned to her anchorage and the first
mess call was sounded on-a marines
| trumpet the notes had not ceased echo
ing throughout the feet when the pres
ident called Admiral Evans to his side
and announced that he and his guests
would take dinner with the sailors.
! The necessary orders were immedi
ately issued, and the sailors jumped tC
their feet in surprise when they saw
President Roosevelt walk on the after
gun deck and take his place at tn
| BILE where he and his guests had the
same mess that was being served t.
One of the men, seeing that there were
no napkins on the presidents table
rushed to the wardroom TO procure
the necessary table linen. When he
returned President Roosevelt thanked
him. but said he was dining with the
boys today and would have no priv
ileges which they did not enjoy.
The sailors. pleased with the presl
dents action, took no further steps un
ill at the close of the dinner, wher
they sent to the presidents table boy
Of cigars which had been obtained b!
public subscription from the navy can
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