The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-28
PRESIDENT GOES TO PINE KNOT
AND TAKES ALL OF HIS FAMILY
WITH HIM.



WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The President
and all the members OF his immediate
family except his oldest daughter. who
il married, left Washington this morning
for an outing in Virginia. They will spend
the m between now and New Years
at Pine Knot. the country place purchased
by Mrs. Roosevelt in Albemarle county.
President Roosevelt spent an our or more
in his Office before leaving for the train,
which was scheduled to start at II o'clock
and the family left the White House in
some haste.
Archie Roosevelt found after reaching
the railroad station that he had forgotten
his rife. with which he expected TO do some
shooting at Pine Knot, m a negro mos
senger by the name OF jackson, who IL
employed at the White louise and who
happened to De at the station, was directed
to make haste back to the mansion and
bring the gun back with him. Jackson
complied literally with his Instructions
for he knew II was nearly time for the train
to leave. He was riding At Il scorching
pace down Pennsylvania avenue on his
bicycle with the gun in one hand when he
was overhauled after a long chase by
Bicycle Policeman Shelby. He told the
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House and that he had beef sent on an
errand, the nature of which he explained.
The policeman was sceptical, but accom-
panied jackson to h railway station,
where he saw the rife delivered TO the
private car Twilight, in which the Presi-
dent and his family were travelling.
The incident OF the arrest was mad
known to the President and he came out
on the platform to talk with the police
man. He told Shelby that he was to be
commended for doing his duty and assured
the policeman that he would attend TO
the matter on his return from Virginia.
The President said his son was the cause
of the trouble, and if anybody was 10 be
arrested il should be Archie. But Archie,
he said j~okingly, was an Indispensable
member OF the party and couldn't be spared.
The President promised that the matter
would be settled on his return from Pine
Knot.
The train on which the President and
his family travelled did not cave the sta
ton until a quarter OF ar hour after the
scheduled time, but that was due to a large
amount OF baggage that was to be loaded
and not TO the incident Of the rife and the
bicycle policeman. The President was
accompanied by Assistant Secretary Latta,
who will remain in Charlottesville, about
fifteen miles from Pine Knot, while the
President is in the country. Any urgent
matter of public business will be telephoned
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drive over 20 Pine Knot should il be neces-
sary.
The President and his family will remain
in Albemarle county until Monday. when
they will return to Washington in time
for the New Years reception at the White
House. Mr.. Roosevelt and his boys will
spend the greater part of the days at PM
Knot in walking. riding and shooting.
SCoTTsvILLE, Va. Dec. 27.-Wiliam Will,
mer. the New York banker, accompanied
by his brother, Joseph Wilmer of Rapidan,
reached their homes in Southwest Al5emarle
yesterday afternoon for the purpose, OF
looking after the welfare of the President
and his party, who arrived At Mrs. Roose-
velt's country home late this afternoon.
The President, travelling in a private car,
arrived at North Garden in a slow rain.
The drive 10 Pine Knot under the circum-
stances was anything but pleasant.
Uncle Dick and three colored women
from Plain Dealing, the home of the Will
mers, were sent over to PIN Knot this
morning 20 put the place in order for the
of the distinguished owners. Big
log fires were lighted and an old fashioned
Virginia dinner prepared for the Presi-
party.