Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-10-06
PRESIDENTS RETURN
Roosevelt and Cabinet to Con-
fer on Cuban Affairs.
DIMES WITH TARS OF EVANS FLEET
His visit TO warship Red Letter
Day For Bluejackets. who send
Him Cigars NJ Mess and
Cheer Ills Departure.

Cheer Ills Departure.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The presi-
dent and Mrs Roosevelt. with Ethel,
Archie ana Quentin, their children, left
Sycamore Hin for Washington at 0
o'clock this morning.
President Roosevelt returned 10 Oys-
ter Bay on the Mayflower yesterday
after being atioat 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.
companymg Mr.. Root was Mrs Root
and his son ana daughter The turn
of affairs in Cuba has cut short the
secretary Of states trip TO South aud
Central America.
All members Of the presidents cab
met except Secretary Taft are now IN
Washington, and the president has In
dicated bis desire that they be present
nj cabinet meeting which VIII be
held at II o'clock tomorrow morning.
II is expected that the Cuban situation
viii be the principal topic of consid-
Grafton.
1t 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
ment 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
tlcipation in the target practice of Adj
miral Evans feet was the only time
he had been away from his summer
home at Sycamore Hill since his arriv-
al there on July !.
President Rooseyelt's visit to the
north Atlantic fleet 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,
which no other crew in the navy had
ever received
The president and his guests sat
| down to dinner with the jaelxies. This
feature of the trip was 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 fleet when the pres
ident called Admiral Evans to his side
and announced that he and Lis guests
would take dinner with the sailors.
The necessary orders were immedi-
ately issued. and the sailors jumped 10
their feet in surprise when they saw
President Roosevelt walk on the after
gun deck and take his place at la
| BILE where he and his guests had the
same mess that was being served to
the sailors at the surrounding tables.
/ 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 presi-
dents action, took no further steps UNI
til at the close of the dinner, when
they sent to the presidents table box
Of cigars which had been obtained by
public subscription from the navy can
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