Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-20
CROWD AT WHITE HOUSE
Detail of Forty Policemen Has Very
Little to Do.
YOUNGSTERS EARN MONEY
Enterprising Tots "Hire Themselves
Out" to Secure Admission Of
Adults to Grounds.

pered by a cooling breeze. attracted to
the White House grounds today the larg-
est crowd seen there in many years. The
gates were opened at . o'clock this morn
ing and were closed at 1 o'clock. Shortly
before the gates were opened to the pub
lie the President. bareheaded. with Mrs.
Roosevelt and Quentin took a stroll
through the grounds.
Capt. Boyle. with a detail Of forty men.
was present to preserve decorum. but he
was not needed. Long before the an
nounced hour little ones. with baskets OF
varicolored eggs. and accompanied by
parents. guardians or nurses. assembled
to celebrate the one great childrens fete
Of the year in the National capital. to
which they had long been looking for
ward. the annual egg-rolling on the triple
knobs of the beautiful Enclosure.
They were all pretty and bright and
cute. OF course: and they ranged In size
from the tiny tot to the larger lass with
the empire hat.
All on Pleasure Bent.
There was not even a children's spat.
Every one seemed to be superlatively
happy and on pleasure bent. The grounds
themselves. which at this time of the
year are charming in their natural beau
ty were like a vast garden of colors. al
ways in motion. All during the day the
children exhibited eggs, admired eggs.
rolled eggs. cracked eggs and ate eggs. Inc
regulations prescribed that children only
shall be admitted to the grounds. except
that small children may be accompanied
by adult guardians 1t Is safe to say
that the latter part Of this regulation was
observed to the letter, for there were
quite as many adults as children IN evil
dence, including very large number OF
visitors. many of them delegates to the
continental congress Of the ID. A. r.,
which assembled in this city this morning.
Some Of the thrifty youngsters Fronting
by this regulation stood outside the gates
and hired themselves out to enable the
grown folks without children to gain ad-
mission An amusing instance Of this kind
was the case Of a bright-eyed, rosy-cheek-
ed little lass. who volunteered to pass a
dignified gentleman. with Prince Albert
coat, a silk hat and a monocle inside the
forbidden territory for quarter. he
cheerfully dug up the needful and passed
in without question. But ABOUT ten MIN.
utes later he was seen making smart
tracks for the gate. with a big dent IN his
silk hat and a streak OF yellow egg down
his back that told volumes.
Mrs. Roosevelt Appears.
The day passed without incident. To-
ward IL O'Clock. Mrs Roosevelt. accom-
panied by Mrs Cowles and Ethel. ap-
peared on the south portico. and was the
center of attraction for thousands Of eyes
for quite a while.
This incident seemed to suggest to the
gathering, especially to the visiting ID.
A. R.. that the President. too. might
appear for q moment or so, and 80 the
crowd began to surge toward the fences
and ropes that barred it's further prog
ress, banking In one immense throng'
eagerly, patiently and somewhat dtplo-
matically waiting for the chief executive
cheers and various kinds Of appeals made
in the hope that the President might
crafty the immense throng: which,
when the grounds were ordered cleared,
amounted to full 5000 souls. But he was
evidently too occupied. by the p,tblic bust
ness to respond to the call.
Four little ones got astray from their
guardians during the day.. Bright -eyed
little Katrina Jameson. who was soon
found; Ruth Kepler. a little broken heart
ed miss OF seven. who gave her home ad-
dress as 1892 Park road; little dark
eyed dark haired tot of three. who did
not appear to be at all disconnected. ana
who finally ventured the information that
she was Rena Greenburg Of ST. M street:
with George Simpson. a lad of six. in a
sailor suit of blue. who was badly fright
ened but said he lived in Brookland, con-
stituted the quartet.
Restored to Parents.
The intelligence Of the children and the
fact that they were all able to give their
home address made their restoration to
their relatives an easy matter for Sergt.
W. H. Harrison who was tenderness it
self in dealing with the little lost ones Is
they were brought in.
Quentin Roosevelt modestly surveyed
the ocean of faces from the ground floor
of me office building. Outside the grounds
and lining the roadway south of the
treasury were the ubiquitous peanut man.
man and every other kind of a street
vender to attract the eyes Of the chill
dren. but as eggs had been the order Of
the day since early morn. and there SEEM
ed to be still eggs in reserve. these mer-
chants Of the streets did not do thriv-
ing business.
The police detail knew it's duty to the
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