Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-14
Artists Experiences
at the White Hou e


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for the Roosevelt room in the University OF
,7,,,,...f En-. s,.,t ,f International exchange
80. 80 r,r.-si,o,+ poora-
90 i.''.''-'N ,,"'''''i Vi 80
Ntil- VINO A''Il lily tO-'pt'dte" Win T>e'iSoi
WiIla.m and made the idea possibility,
anil ,.r.. of Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
.,,.-+ ..r ,,...,,,oIi1 T-,r,arsitI-. who was the
first American professor to lecture 10 'he
G.r.ta boys ON American politics
Orlando BoG.aud openly says that he
,..,f.....fr... pr..3,aff-s uortrait for no other
t..,,,, 10, ti,,e,
reason l,-" '.' O.. I,g@S.'' '''t '5tsns
a'.'.'''..|'-.'' ny amy
ever.
Hra E.srr, de uoblhon painted the
newest ;.t.ralt for the Peace Temple at
H.. ..-.. .u1 WAS commissioned TO do
500 .. Tire Countess Bobinsky and other
pea.. friends.
.de.ts ...tfti.. asked Mr.. Wles. We'll,
let M. s...'
E.- N..,s winged ftc paint from some Of
his brushes .aG smiled in q manner midi
.....- THAT something WAS sharing itself
.r lt. r.G
I'll r.E . y.r-,. amusing experience While
r..--t... &c. portrait ANA now know that
ta. President appreciates a good joke.
~. -rt 10 tf rtor1 VII, rho hest
igbt .u il for my purpose ! always took
my Irus.os away with M. carrying them
i'm "a iuYauu,d can. one morning when l
went 20 the White House Il new man was
ON d-,>- He dId not know me. and there
ne stood, barring my way and looking me
over from head to feet. first at the can,
then at me. | tried my best to explain,
but Eo was cAdurIto and cOuN not be made
20 uu0 tsiaHd. Finally he sent in FOR an
other m3n WHO idcntl'ied me, and l passed
10.
found MT. Roosevelt waiting. ana as
had only fifteen minutes pose at time
ills i've minutes seemed pretty precious.
WHAT happened Mr.. Nlies! he SAID IN
his very characteristic, business-like man
ner Why, / cNp'aiTed the new man on
the door wouldn't let me in until ! had
been identified
=" Ell lac said, looking rather puzzled;
Wouldn't let you in, Why-why- and
then he laughed laughed as heartily as a
good big s.uoulDoy in his apPre citation of
joke.
! see it see 1t now, Just IS they saw
IL. Why. Nilss tie man on the door saw
that oIu-tugk YOU to be a crank with an
Internal machine in your hand, and he
laughed again very heartily. and finished:
/ believe you have one. for in his wait We
have exploded ten minutes good time in a
poor bomb. ANA III have to make II up to
you. 50 pat The internal m1-brushes,
mean, down, and lets get at the work
''' mo- 'H"S WI, n''se'Vi' o'Hie me-
the study Just a tfifie later imam usual
beg pardon. lie said; 1 WAS thinking of
an important matter, and he had walk !
ed over To 4 window and locke! our. stop |
ping in the middle OF his sentence. lie |
stood ter" for some lew minutes looking
into the park. When he turned around ne |
began wh'r- he had stoppci: mat IS the |,
reason m late. You see / nave maze up |
my mind to give NoI as Go'd a tnance as
! can and not my business WIN lhlS 81
ing IL you d'A H'lAq we Ii e"a.se '"e
u'4il Nl 'i-'"~.t' anu On .. ,, |
IL" Nu" t',I NUM- II =: y -, - ~,
t',i'' ~ eli '''A VI US stunt
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800 ~ -. 80 49,, l,,.,, I,.s fiIad |
On a., l|.' - ,-,'i,, wi VIZ, he |
Iest tf,. r5.,-I he IaYehcj and remarked: |
:. ~. IL, WI. TLat hio .,.ne c,ear-
u -, ,I .,r,,rat,s
DgTnr Rrlert de DoElhorf. who raintel |
tt,, rnrtr,Iir for The Hague. raised his |
hands lissr, in tLe air ana exclaimed:
-, il, i a human whirlwiud. lie is !
like The rap.ds and the WHIRLPOOL: he is like !
the, r1aclStru!n although he does not de- (
stroy those he carries with him. this Pres
dent Of Yours. But he carries you along
ON tl, tide of his energy
Mr. Roosevelt laid aside business when |
lie POSED for yov2' / inquired.
L aid aSid, business! Oh, no. Not at |
all wonder if he ever does that. !
| wonder if such a thing would be |
possible II his hands are not employed |
IN, and fynicalIv American than any /
on. else have eyer seen. | do not believe .
that there were thirty minutes in all during |
TIT, sittings that lie did not work.
During the time l was maxim sketches |
he was talking business. first this side
then on that suddenly he would leave
his desk and walk over tc the window /
and look out for q moment, but just for
That seems u little peculiarly of
his Then E. would come back and go
right on where h, S;opu,d
I'm ~, very nridst nf talking with his
secr,..a,,,. and business ncnnl. no wouId
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!. va mn aims enc aI'd ! "!au.
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s4sIs 80 my StGuo IIe I"iiiS III anu ItlI'd hed
'nat ne N""4H SgSpeiu BUSINESS lot d
WINE nat SpUhutd encouraging, out we
Had not beeh AT Work more tnan ten
minutes "aeh me telephone bell rang, and
much to my dlsmay / detected keen,
alert expression in Mr.. ROosevelts eyes.
think That Is for me- he said. | !
discovered that il was for him. and there.
Just as | had cherished hopes of d good
sitting, | discovered that some very impOr-
tant business was on hand. However, the !