The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-24
PRESIDENT PLEASES
HARVARD STUDENTS
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

main part Of the Dartmouth street sta
ton. There an open carriage was In
waiting. and the instant the President
and DR.. Bigelow were on the inside. a
Secret Service man jumped on the box
beside the driver. and with ten mounted
policemen surrounding the carriage, the
start was made for DR.. Bigelow's resi-
dencc.
Breakfast was informal. Prof. AriO
Bates. OF the Institute of Technology;
Rev. Samuel L. Crowthers. Of Cambridge,
and Dean lie Baron Briggs, Of Harvard
University, being the only persons pres
ent besides the President and his host.
Soon after the Presidents arrival at DIT.
Bigelow's. Gov Guild had a brief chat
with him.
Hack Too Slow for Mrs. Roosevelt.
After the President started from the
station, Secretary Latta, with Mrs. Roose-
welt. the Longworths. Miss Ethel. and
Theodore, jr., assembled the steps and
there found an oId-fashioned hack in
waiting to take them out TO Chestnut
Hill. where they took breakfast with Mr..
and Mrs. George P. Mumford, Of Chest
nut Hill, Boston. Mrs MumfOrd is a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Lee,
and is an aunt Of Mrs. Longworth. As
Mrs Roosevelt viewed the carriage and
horses on hand 10 take them out to Chest
nut Hill, she was plainly disappointed,
and SAID.
'Oh. my, is that what we must go out
there in? Isn't there a motor we can
take2"
Assistant Secretary Latta looked around
the station, but the hack was the only
thing in sight, and Mrs. Roosevelt asked
the driver how long it would take him
20 drive them out 10 the MIlfords.
About three-quarters OF an hour
replied the driver. with a brogue.
Mrs. Roosevelt looked at Mrs. Long
worth, and the latter returned the look
with "a smile. Then they entered the
hack. Theodore. j., seemed TO enjoy the
situation immensely.
Scene at Murcbie Home.
Guy MUrchie, who was captain in the
Rough Rider organization under Col
Roosevelt, wanted TO have him stand
sponsor for his first child, Donald. who
was named for his grandfather the late
Dr. E Winchester Donald. a rector Of
+-fa+ANa Nrit@lNitr III NtAA the GEEClUFItt
about a cherished wish a year ago. and
the head Of the nation replied that if il
were a possible thing for him he would
serve IN that capacity whenever his du-
ties permitted him TO come TO Boston
again. Capt MUrchie also desired Gen
Wood, Of the Rough Riders. to act as Joint
sponsor, and the latter compromised by
sending Capt Frank Mccoy from the
Philippines 10 represent him.
Mr.. and Mrs Murchie have two chill
dren. Donald is fifteen months old and
Guy was born a fortnight ago. Both
were christened to-day by Bishop Law
renee IN the drawing-roOm. on the first
landing Of the Murchie residence, in the
presence OF picturesque group.
President Kisses Babies.
Robert Paine. a warden of Trinity
Church. and John ". Simpson. Of New
York. were the gcdfathers. and Mrs
Stanley MacCormick. Of New York. the
godmother for Guy. jr. Mrs. Writ Dexter
stood up with the President as godmother
Tor Donald
The ceremony lasted about twenty min
utes. and followed the Episcopal ritual for
private baptism of children.
The service was followed vgith deep in
teTest by the President. who shOwered
admiring glances upon the two little ones
His great fondness for children made him
eager TO enter into the affair. and will I'M
doubleday stand as one OF the pleasantest
functions Of his visit 20 Boston.
At the close OF the ceremony President
Roosevelt picked up and cuddled each
child in turn and gave them a warm
kiss
, Both bouncing boys. and you might well
feel proud Of them. remarked President
Roosevelt and here's hoping that they
will both become great men"
Mrs. Roosevelt Goes to GrOtOn.
Mrs. Roosevelt Miss Ethel Congress
man Longworth. and Theodore. jr. were
driven in a carriage at 10 O'Clock direct
to the North street station, where Mrs
Roosevelt and Miss Ethel started for
GrOt0n on the HIS O'Clock train to visit
Kermit at the Groton school. Congress
man Longworth and Theodore. jr.. left the
party a the station and went 10 Cam
bridge.
Mrs. Longworth remained At Mrs Nil
fords during the day. and came TO the
city later 10 spend the afternoon and night
with friends before going to Crotch to
morrow with the President and her hus-
band.
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Ethel arrived at
GTOtou at 1888, and were driven 10 the
home of Prof NJ \. Gardner. whose
guests they will be during their stay
there. Despite the zero weather they
made the drive Of two miles and a half in
an open sleigh Kermit Roosevelt Joined
them at luncheon at the Gardner home
and spent the afternoon with his mother
The speech of the President made be-
fore Harvard Union viii be found pub
lished In full on page Ia