The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
ROOSEVELT GOES
 TO OYSTER BAY
PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS CITl- ZENS OF THE VILLAGE WEDNES- DAY MoRNlNG-WILL ARRIVE AT HOME TODAY.


 Washington, June 30.-President Roose- welt and party left Washington at 12 35 tonight for Oyster Bay, over the Pennsyl- vania railroad The President drove to the railway station in an open carriage accompanied by Secretary Loeb. He was attired in summer costume. Arriving at the station the President alighted and shook hands with his driver and some of the White House attaches who were standing by. Entering the train shed where his train was in waiting, the Pres ident shook hands with United States District Marshall Palmer and number of others who were there to see him de- part. He chatted for a moment with Chief Usher Thomas E. Stone and then entered the special car Columbia A detail of detectives and policemen were detailed to guard the President at the station. In addition to the President the party which left for Oyster Bay to- night consisted of Secretary Loeb, Assist ant Secretary Latta, Clerks Netherland, McGrew and Hnman, secret service men, representatives of the press associations, and two house messengers.
 Oyster Bay, June 30.-President Roose- welt will arrive here tomorrow morning by train. There will be no formal recep- tion as most of the villagers will wait until the Fourth of July to see and hear the President. The committee on arrange ments for the celebration on Independence Day has practically completed its work. The gathering at which the President will speak will be held at 10 o'clock Wednes- day morning.
 play. The man of affairs shed his garb of reserve, and the studio was the scene of many an all-night revel. It seems to have been his favorite entertainment place for those thoughtless butterflies who fell within the sweep of his net. Here 1t was that time after time he gathered his convivial companions about him when the lights of Broadway palled Tales of many a wild night have fioated down from that aerial home, whose windows looked down on the scene of the tragedy. The studio in It's appointments is indca- tive of White, the artist; the uses to which the studio was so often put in- dicate only the love of pleasure which overshadowed for the time his qualities as a creator of monuments which will live to do him credit.
 Stanford White was an inveterate first nighter" at the theatres, and his bent ran toward the lighter form of amusement, where show girls and chorus maidens dis ported themselves in attenuated gowns. He was privileged character around the homes of comic opera and musical come- dies, having entree behind the scenes in many playhouses His eye for the beau tiful he retained always, and he displayed an uncommon interest In young, pretty girls of the chorus. It was always Stan ford White, good fellow" about the show shops. and he was generous in his entertainment of newcomers to the ranks, especially if they were trim of figure and good to look upon.
 The downfall of Town Topics" the salacious weekly, dated from a paragraph printed about '"The girl in the red slip pers," in connection with Stanford White 8 studio That girl by the way, was like Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl. and Is now the protage of one of the big captains of finance"
 Thaw's Wife a Noted Beauty. Harry Thaw's wife is one of the most beautiful women in the world. She is not yet 21 She came here at the age of 15, when her father. Pittsburg lawyer. died leaving the family poor. Her beauty and figure even at that tender age when most girls are at school got her employment as an artists model, Stanford White saw her. He predicted for her a brilliant career on the stage. and offered to help her. He got her a place as a flower girl in the original production of "F'lorodora. Automobile rides, late suppers and the glamor of Broadway were the part of this girl of 15. And Stanford White, the famous architect, the big elderly man of affairs. with a wife in his country home son at Harvard, and studio in Madi- son Square Garden, was her guardian and mentor.
 Her Past Would Not Down. Then came Thaw with his money and his lavish manner of spending it. After that were the two marriages, one abroad and another to satisfy the elder Mir Thaw at Pittsburg. The young wife, 1t is said started to fit herself for the new position in which she found herself and seemed to be doing fairly well along this line. But the remembrance of the earlier friendshir of his wife for White would not down and added to this, according to report were taunts that were made to him b, White whenever they met. This aroused Thaw to fury that finally ended in mur- der.
 Harry Thaws Lie.
 Harry Kendall Thaw spent all his life in the process vaguely described as having seeaa time tine. iTilere is no rec ord of his ever having done anything 
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