The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-10-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. c., OcT. II, 1908.
MR.. EDITOR:

These are uneventful days in Wash
in gton. There is nothing electric or
startling in the political or social at
mosphere. Everything is waiting on
the election. Everybody except Con-
gress and it's encourage has returned to
Washington, but the social season has
not begun aud legislative activity,
which must end with the Fourth Of
March next, will not begin until Con-
gress assemblies.
1t is not true that he who is general
ly looked upon as the most conspicuous
and remarkable person of the day, II
not of the age, is in the White House
and that everything he says and does
and even looks is matter OF interestl-g
observation and comment. His life in
Washington and at the White House
is much the same as it has been during
his nearly seven years term as Prcsi-
Cc.,t Il, ) active in his Office in the
early morning, debating to his secre-
taries and receiving such visitors as
have made previous appointments
through Secretary Loeb. Then he ex-
ercises every muscle of his vigorous
body on the tennis courts which are
partially concealed from the White
House grounds. Since no man can play
tennis alone, the President has most
fir equently in the game, Mr.. Pinchot,
the forester, Mr.. Garfield, the Secretary
of the Interior and other active play
ers.
In the afternoon, he rides horseback,
usually with Mrs. Roosevelt and &C.
companied by single orderly who fol-
lows the President and his wife at 8
distance of about seventy yards. They
ride through the bridal paths of Rock
Greek Park, park of hills and dales
traversed by beautiful stream. The
trees are natural forest and underbrush
and in ten minutes from Washington,
the rider may enjoy as complete seques-
tration and communion with nature as
in the forests of the Appalachian noun
tains.
During the last week, Lord North
cliffe, one of the owners of the "Thun-
derer" as the The London Times is cal
led, was the Presidents guests lunch
con and now the Times has published a
statement that the President will visit
England after his African hunting trip
or early in 1910. 1t is also said that he
will deliver the Romanes lecture at Ok
ford and that he will then receive the
honorary degrees of D. G. l., which
that University not long since bestow-
ed upon the Kaiser. According to the
same report the President will visit
Paris and deliver an address at the Sor-
bornne. The exact dates and subjects
of the lectures are not given. The
President speaks both German and
French. as we'll as English and possib.
ly a Reformed Dutch" language. They
at least will understand his English at
Oxford, and if he reads his lecture as
he usually reads his speeches, they will
hear mighty good sermon in French
at the Sorbornne.
1t is understood that the President
will meet Mrs. Roosevelt at Khartoum
on his return from the hunting trip in
the wilder regions of the Dark Cont.
ho 70 10 Hno
since the remarkable Kitchener Expedi-
ton, may now be reached by railroad,
but the usual course is to sail up the
Nile from Cairo to Assouan and make
the remainder of the trip by rail. The
itinerary of the social side of Mr.
Roosevelt's trip has not yet been COM
pletely worked out as yet, the time be-
ing too distant to permit of more than
a tentative program. The London
Times, in an editorial of the 18th says
that "The whole British public will
welcome President Roosevelt with
sincerest pleasure" and adds that sit
would be difficult, if not impossible, to
name a guest who would be assured of
a more hearty and genuine welcome
f. ON all classes of the people.
Washington. notwithstanding the pry-
ness of the times as regards news, has al
ways within it's boundaries, conspicuous
people distinguished for what they are
doing or what they have done. Admiral
Evans, or "Fightig Bob" as his soubri-
quet goes, has placed tn Presidents Sec
rotary, Mr.. Loeb, in that populous and
swelling divisin, the Ananias Club. 1t
will be remembered that Secretary Loeb
about the time of the ailing Of the
American fleet on its start around the
word, contrsdicted . statement of
Admiral Evans to the effest that the
fleet would circumnavigate the planet
and though the Suez Canal. Speaking O f
Secretary Loeb's denial of this state
ment. Admiral Evans says: "Mr. Loeb
is undoubtedly one of the besn men who
ever served as secretary to president,
l Wssure 1 can keep him busy for q
long time denying things, if 1 publish
everything the President has said to me. :"
Admira[ Evans then quotes the Pre-
sident as haAing said to him, as he left
for his ship: Remember, Admiral
Evans, you sail with the con fidence of
the president more completely than any
admiral ever did before; your course is
a peaceful one, but you realize your re-
sponsibility if it should turn out other
WISE"
Much interest has been felt locally
and perhaps in fashionable circles
throughout the country with reference
to the love affair or engagement, as it
may be, between the Italian Duke and
Miss Katherine Elkins, daughter of the
multi millionaire senator from West
Virginia The engagement has been de-
clared off at both ends of the line. italy