The National tribune., 1908-12-10

TIE President and Mrs Roosevelt
celebrated the 22d anniversary of their
marriage in very quiet fashion at the
White House last Thursday. Many con-
gratulations arrived during the day,
and beth the President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt received great many callers. The
President was in his office as usual all
the morning. In the afternoon he
went riding, accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt A family dinner ended the
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt were
married in st. Georges Church in Lon
don.
Col. Augustus Tyler, of New London,
Conn. who died last week, was the
uncle of Mrs. Roosevelt. He was a
graduate of the class of '73 at West
Point. and was Colonel of the Sd Conn.
Vols. in the Spanish-American War.
A negro died in the hospital here the
other day who had most peculiar dis
ease. He had a tumor as large as a
water bucket removed from his shoul-
der. 1t had grown SO large as to shove
his shoulder out of place and broke
two ribs
The physicians say they have treated
cases of aneurisn, but never have they
been called upon to treat one of the
fered The negro sustained slight in
jury to his shoulder while in the Phil
ippihes about two years ago, and the
affiiction later developed.
Mrs, Roosevelt began her Cabinet
receptions last week. At the first one,
which was attended by ali the ladies of
Cabinet circles and the ladies of the
Diplomatic Corps. the ladies were all
IL, a,,I
afternoon dress. Mrs. Roosevelt wore
III gray cfarmeuse silk trimmed in gray
passamenterie. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Longworths assisted in the tea room, as
we'll as her sister. Miss Ethel. Both
were gownei in soft gray voile made
over gray silk
Former Representative Clarence
Dunn Van Duser, of Nevada, who while
a Representative in Congress also ran
q mining bureau" and sold stock from
an Office in the Colorado Building. has
been arrested in New York City because
of non-payment of printing bill. He
was at the Waldorf-Astoria. He seems
TO have had trouble over other bills
also. His attorneys promised to pro-
duce him for trial some time in De-
cember, and he was released
Senator Nathan B. Scott, of West
Virginia, evidently is bright and shin
ing mark for fate's football. The way
he is tuTnbIing around and getting
bruised UP is sure something scan'lous.
He started to leave perfectly motion
less street car the other day caught his
heel in the step. and was thrown heay-
5ly to the ground The next day he was
passing the Treasury Building, and
turned to greet more cordially a friend
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struck an obstruction, ard over he
went. striking the stone pavement and
cutting a deep cash over his right eye.
The next Gay he was entertaining a
party of friends in his pretty office at
. the Capitol, and was sitting in a swivel
chair. He has 2 habit of swinging
around on his chair, and swung once
TOO often, for the swivel reached the
top, and the Senator toppIed over on
the floor, sustaining another awful
shaking I'D. AS Senator Scott weighs
pretty well up into 200, such tumbles
are calculated TO jolt his corporosity
scnle.
The Baroness Won Sternberg feels in
deed that ''Iife's dream is DER" The
loss of her titled husband, to whom she
was deyotedly attached, lies heavily
upon her heart, and the castle-like
home of the German Embassador is
to-day disnantled and gloomy, await
ing the coming of the new inmates.
The Baroness has been here for several
weeks packing up the art treasures
and other belongings of her husband,
many Of which Will be sent to the Won
Sternberg home in Berlin. Far the
greater part of the art things, however.
Will be sent to New York to go on the
auction block The Won Sternbergs,
especially the Raron. collected nearly
everything in painting, china and such
articles OF vertu that he could manage
TO secure He had a magnificent col
lection of china, his great vases and
cabinets being almost priceless All
these are to be sold. as the home in
Germany is already about as full as It
can possibly be. Baroness Won Stern
berg is an American woman. being one
of the beautiful Langham'' girls.