New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-16
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
LFrom The Tribune Bnreau. ]


washington. Jan. 15.-President Roosevelt had Il
consultation this morning with Representative Her
bert Parsons chairman of the New-York county
Committee I'VE talked about the State SITUATION
generally said Mr.. Parsons. but there is nothing
that 1 say to add to what has already oe7h
made public regarding policies plans.
Postmaster Wilcox. of New-York had snort
interview with the President this morning. ana VIII
remain In Washington until tomorrow alteIH'oii
81 am still urging that appropriation for the New"
York Office" said Mr.. WILCOX we need a ~nole
lot of things there, and. unless We keep con
tnually after them, not likely to land What We
need most have not seen the Postmaster Cen
eral bat will do before return and also nope
to pay calls a number of Congressman at '''o
Capitol. .
WhiteIaw Reid the American Ambassador to
England spent a short time with the President
prior to returning to his post.
The legislative committee of the National Grange
composed of Governor Bell Of Vermont, eN-eFo'-
ernor Bachelor of New Hampshire Aaron Jones
of Indiana. and E B. Jones. Of New-fork' caheo
on the President to talk with him about bills penu-
ing before Congress which the farmers approve y
committee from the Anti-Joint Statehood Leaieu e
came to plead in the name of Arizona aStllhst inc
measure which if passed, will unite that TerrlIoTS
with Navr-Nexfco T. c. Napier, a colored banker
of Nashville Tenn called to thank the PRESIDENT
for an appointment in the consular service anu ~
decline the honor because he has better H>t-5
at home. Representative often, Of Wisconsin TN
the Milwaukee pOStulaSISTSilIp cas- ''i-N
Sutherland introduced Bishop SpaldinS. OF tan
Among the other callers were Senators Aiurlcn'
Kittredge. Willard Warne-, Dryden, Ganole Ray
ner Fulton and Newlands Representatives Lacey
townsend and Allen, Secretary Taft, chairman
Shonts of the Panama Canal CoHn-hlSsoi' anu
Postmaster General Cortelyou.
Miss Roosevelt had as guests at sIhaH u" at
the White House this afternoon all of those WHO
acconopanted Secretary Taft to the Philippines lde
summer 1t was the first time In months 'ii''
Miss Roosevelt had really devoted herseH 10 d PEI
sonal entertainment at the White House ana 'i1e
affair this afternoon in the nature OF d
union of almost the entire party just as 1t sdlieu
from San Francisco on the journey when reSul'eu
in the enga cement of Miss Roosevelt ana tepTeSell'
alive Iongworth Miss Roosevelt received tli7
guests the, President and Mrs. Roosevelt lehdihg
their presence TO the entertainment. Tea was serEeu
in the state dining room, and the greatest soou
hunor and rnerriment prevailed Miss Roosevelt was
entertained at a dinner party tonight by MT ana
Mrs Frank Ellis Invited to dine with her We're
Mr. and Mrs George Howard, Mr. and MIS-. F1ush
Legare Mr. and Mrs Alexander Legare' MIS-
philip Mcmillan Of Detroit; Miss Warder' MISS
Mcmillan Miss Wallach. Miss Isabel May Mss
Helen Patten Miss Lowering, Representative Long
worth Representative Gillet, Representative But
1er Arnes Frank Mitchell, Chandler Hale, Ralph
Ellis of New-York; Rubido Itchy, and Count
wenckhem of the Austrian Embassy.