The Washington herald., 1907-10-28
WALKS IN The RAIN
President Celebrates Birth
day with Stroll.
HAS NO USE FOR UMBRELLA
Takes n Three Hours Tramp I'm the
Northwest During DownpOur, and
Talks with CorteIyou and shakes
Hands with Hungarian Visitors.

President Roosevelt celebrated the for
ty-ninth anniversary Of his birthday yes
terday as any ordinary, busy man would
do. and although he is said 70 have init
mated shortly after he returned from his
bear-hunting trip to Louisiana that he
feels he is getting old. he gave no inti-
nation OF IT yesterday.
on the contrary. he did what few men
half his age would have done-waIked for
nearly three hours I'm the intermittent
rain that deluyed Washington between 5
and O'Clock.
| Contrary TO his usual custom. the Presi-
dent did not attend the services at Grace
Reformed Church. on Fifteenth street,
near o, but devoted an hour or more 10
business. going over to the White House
offices 10 handle the more important az
fairs with Assistant Secretary Forsner.
COrteIyOG Only Visitor.
HIS only visitor during the day was
Secretary Of the Treasury Cortelyou, who
returned yesterday morning from New
York, and it is presumed the present
financial condition there was the topic Of
conversation. Likely enough. too. the
/ Secretary expressed his pleasure at the
receipt Of lhe letter Of congratulation
which the President sent him Saturday
afternoon
Mrs. Roosevelt was away from home
yesterday, having spent Saturday night
I
where an operation was PEI ormed Sat
urday on Miss Ethel for the removal Of
some foreign substance from the nose.
The operation is said to have been car
ried through with little discomfort, and
/ Mrs. Roosevelt returned to the White
House yesterday afternoon with the pa
tient.
Did Not Mind the Rain.
1t was about o'clock when the Presi-
dent left the White House. alone. but
with the Secret Service agents within
CALL for a walk through the northwest
ern part of the city During his trip, the
rain at times came down in torrents, and
the President was without umbrella, rain
coat. or top-coat, and came home thor
oughly drenched, but apparently satisfied
that he had done himself good physically
| by the trip. He got back just in time
| for dinner
At 9:3O, members Of the Hungarian Re
publican Club. of New York, came to
greet him, and these were the only
| Fluctuations he received during the day.
The club was headed byN William Blau.
its president, and those in the party were
Marcus Braun, a personal friend of the
President, and who introduced his col
leagues; Adolf Stern, Marcus Helfand,
Morris Fischer. Hermann BOnnir, Archi-
bald Palmer, Max Rechnitzer. William
Forkas, Emil Lang, and Morris Stern.
Given n Glad Welcome.
The members Of this club have visited
the President on his birthday anniversary
every year since he was governor of New
York. Because the day fell on Sunday,
the officers Of the club felt some trepida-
ton about making the trip here, and COM
municated with the President last week.
Come ahead" the President told them;
and each one last night wished him luck
as they shook his hand.
Although the President is IN his fiftieth
year, he looks the picture of rugged
health, but is beginning to show
some indications Of his age. He weighs
in" al just 200 pounds since his return to
Washington from StamboUl-noW Roose-
velt-and his long, hard chase to capture
a bearskin is said to have acted as a
fine antidote to the accommodating avoir-
dupojI