The Washington herald., 1907-09-29


When the Right Rev. Arthur Foley
| Winningto Ingram, Lord Bishop of Lon
tdon. walked out Of the White House at
II o'clock yesterday his step was brisk
and firm
| With him was Silas McBee, Of New
York, editor Of the Churchman, fellow
guest with the bishop Of President Roose-
welt. After his strenuous exercise Fri
day. when he played three sets OF tennis
against the President the bishop was ap-
parently feeling full Of the vigOr OF life.
4 Many turned to look after him, as with
/ McBee by his side he wended his way
down the unnamed street that runs be
tween the White House grounds and the
building OF the state. War and Navy de-
partments.
! His garb was strange. even TO Wash
ington. which is used to strange garb.
His long clerical coat only partly covered
the black cloth skirt or apron which
came 10 lust above the knees. and his
tight-fttlng trousers ran into black gait
! ers that fitted the calf neatly. His head
gear was a l0w-crowned, broad-brimmed
soft black hat He was on his way TO
address the annual convention Of the
/ Brotherhood Of 81. Andrew. IN session az
/ Continental Hail
Bishop striking Figure.
The bishop. whose appearance before
/ the convention was the signal for a fat
/ terlng demonstration, walked back 10 the
I White HouSe after he had finished his
address. He was accompanied by several
elergymen.
/ Leading the way, with his broad
/ brimmed hat held I'm his hands that were
/ clasped behind him, he was a striking
/ figure in spite Of his slight form. Ascetic
/ in appearance, with the face and stoop-
/ ing shoulders OF the student, he hardly
1 looked the man 20 be pitted in any game
Of activity against President Roosevelt.
I or such youngsters as James r. Garfield.
/ Secretary Of the Interior, and Afford ".
| Cooley Assistant Attorney General.
/ Cooley has the face of a boy, and Gar
/ field, in spite of his mustache. appears
younger than he is. But those who watch
ed the bishop closely saw hts figure was
well knit and that he was of that wlry
| build which goes with skill al tennis.
Plays Golf at Chevy Chase.
Whatever were the desires OF the
/ bishop I'm regard 10 again crossing rack
| cts with the President, a steady rain
/ that made its appearance early yester-
/ day afternoon placed an embargo on
/ tennis playing But the idea had be
/ come firmly fixed in the minds Of some
/ Of the Presidents friends. seemingly.
/ that his lordsh!p was glutton for ex-
/ erCise, and that he wasn't happy unless
/ ne was doing something in the muscle
I developing line. Perhaps an exalted ex-
ample had served TO impress upon them
/ the belief that all really great men were
/ thus
/ At any rate. after luncheon at the
/ White House, the Bishop OF London was
/ carried off 70 the Chevy Chase Club. to
/ try his skill at golf with Dr. Macbride
/ Sterrett, Of George Washington Uni
versity. and his tennis court companions
/ OF Friday. Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Cooley.
/ They played a fOursOme on the clubs
splendid links, but the rain was disa-
/ greeable and after an hour or so. the
/ bishop, Dr. Sterett, the Secretary, and
/ the assistant Attorney General started
/ back for town along about 5 o'clock.
His Gnmc with the President.
/ The tennis match Of Friday is still the
talk of official Washington. That 1t was
la great contest all are agreed.
The bishop, who did not look Ike a
| churchman in his white flannel trousers.
/ neglige shirt, and tennis shoes. played a
! remarkably quick game, and rather as
/ tonished the Americans by his proficiency.
! He is forty-nine, President Roosever's s
/ age, or what VIII be his age when his
/ birthday occurs next month, but he looks
older than the President. It was evident
/ to those who saw the match that Mr.
/ ROosevelt's tennis playing had improved
He was quicker his eyesight seemed to
be surer, and he placed the balls with a
| precision lacking IN his former play.
/ He played singles the day before on the
/ White House court with Secretary Gar
field as his opponent, and made Mr.. Gar
field work hard. One Of those who saw
that contest was impressed with the idea
that, in spite Of the fact that the President
looked stOuteT than when he left Wash
ington in June, he was quicker on his