The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-15
KERMIT REvELS
WITH THE "TARS"
Second Son of President
Roosevelt Has Developed
New Hobby.
is A GENERAL FAV0RlTA
SAILORS AT CHARlESToWN
LOVE THE LAD AND WOULD
MAKE MAN OUT OF HIM BY
TAKING HIM TO SEA.

~ SGSs
Boston. Nov. 14-kermit Roosevelt
second son of the president and
freshman at Harvard. has developed
hobby.
He has become strangely infatuated
with the men who go down to the
sea in ships" Night after night he
leaves his coy quarters in Cambridge
To revel with common sailors. jackies
and marines.
1t is motley throng of salts from
all sections of the world whose friend
ship Kermit seeks. He whites away
many evenings in this jolly and much
mixed company.
In the Sailors Haven on Water
street, in Charlestown. near the docks,
Kermit is a constant visitor II is
here that he cultivates his youthful
fancy.
Here are gathered every evening
the mariners and sailors of all nations
who make it their headquarters while
visiting Boston. Kermit is their
friend and confidant
Long before they knew his identity
as the son of the president the sailor
men took strong liking TO the young
''lubber." Now he is chummy with
many of them. calls them by their first
names and sits among them each
Monday night at their entertainments
He listens to their yarns and takes
joke on himself good naturedIy He
has had his own little jokes on the
mariners and has caused many guf-
faw in the little haven
Missed at Entertainment.
The absence of young Roosevelt last
Monday night was noted with regret
by his storm tanned friends.
He's a lad after me own heart" de-
clared one of his strongest friends
among the sailors. I'D like to have
the young lubber along of me TO TO
Buenos Ayres-' a
And 1t develops that many such in
vitations have been offered For Kerr
nit is favorite
He eats his share OF the buns and
cakes which the pretty girls pass
around and relishes his steaming cup
of coffee. He is not fussy as 10 how
strong pipe his smokes He is
good listener II pleases the salts To
see and hear him laugh at their sallies
and funny yarns.
The haven is run for the sailors.
The Episcopalian churches OF Boston
furnish the weekly entertainments. in
connection whit reformatory work OF
the Episcopalian city missions
Few visitors are invited except on
entertainment nights But Kermit al
ways finds the door open and a few
of his cronies about.
The hall where young Roosevelt
cultivates his Acquaintance with the
seamen is a spacious place A stage
is there, as in all the Ravens along the
shore.
A full rugged foremost stands at the
front of the platform reaching to the
roof. Kermit always enjoys the un-
furling and furling of the sail which
is done by sailors al each perform
ance.
Although he is liked by all the sail
ors. the purpose of Kermit in coming
among them has brought forth widely
different and amusing theories One
old mariner voices his opinion that the
presidents son is taking IA rough
course of sprouts among them pre-
paratory TO his trip 10 Africa with his
father. Others think he is simply i'm
in he ,rI- 10 he
ment of the sailors
Urged to go to Sea.
His sailor friends believe that trip
before the mast would make a man
of him." For Kermit is not robust
in appearance. This they have sug
gested to him, bur none of them has
received any promises.
The sailors are entirely at home
during the entertainments. Jack tar
talent mingles with volunteer singers
from the conservatorines of music and
elocutionists from the big colleges.
Kermit is the most interested spec
tator of ALL He applauds the buck
and wing dance of a colored sailor
with as much heartiness as he does
the recital of a pretty girl elooution-
list from the Emerson college. He joins
in the chorus of sea songs.
A few of his closest Harvard chums
often accompany young Roosevelt to
the sailors rendezvous. They are urg-
ing Kermit to do his stint on the
stage. Fear of mourning parental dis
pleasure has kept him from doing so.
although he has given a conditional
promise for the future.
The fascination for the men of the
sea grows upon Kermit instead of d.
minishing. He Is an habitue of the
fo'castle I'm Charlestown. Rain or
shine he travels back and forth be-
tween his coy apartments in Cam
bridge and the haven near the docks
in Charlestown.