Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-28
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PRESIDENT Meet
President Receives Many
Politicians And
Hunters

OYSTER BAY, N. Y. July Is. -
President Roosevelt entertained a
dozen guests today, the largest party
he has had at his home on Sycamore
Hill since he began his vacation.
With his guests the President dis
cussed wide range of topics, naval,
political, labor, publishing, hunting.
and travelling.
After his usual morning exercises
the President welcomed Henry Reu-
terdahl, the marine artist and writer.
and John Williams, the Labor Com
missioner of the State of New York,
who came up from New York. Reu-
terdahl, who accompanied the Allan
tic battleship fleet on its voyage
from Hampton Roads to Magdalena
Bay, and who in an article published
last February severely criticised the
construction of the battleships of the
Navy, came to talk with Roosevelt
about naval matters. 1t is under
stood Reuterdahl is preparing anoth-
er article on the United States Navy
and that it was his wish to consult
the President regarding this.
When Reuterdahl returned from
his visit with the President he said
he came to talk Of naval matters, but
that he could not tell what the mat
tiers were. Questioned whether any
of the alleged differences between
himself and the President were touch
ed upon during the visit Reuterdahl
said: so far there have never been
any differences except in the imagi-
nation of some people"
Regarding his attitude on naval
matters he said: IF we are going
to get new Navy, every one should
be interested in getting as good a
Navy as possible, and the President
believes In that idea"
Williams. who, with Reuterdahl,
returned to New York, said he talkod
with the President on labor matters,
but would not say what they were,
preferring that anything more def
mite should come from the President.
Shortly after the departure Of his
two morning guests, the President
received party of ten, Charles +.
BROKER, Republican National Com
mitteeman from Connecticut; G. A.
Moore, who has hunted in Africa;
Percy Madeira, of Philadelphia; and
w. +. Whitehouse, Jr., of New
York, both of whom have spent some
time in Africa; Charles Scribner, til,
New York publisher; +. ID. Millett
the artist, who is a member of tn,
American Commission to the Toki'
Exposition; Major Edgar A. Mearns
surgeon in the United States Arm.
and naturalist Henry Fairfield Os
born, geologist connected with tn
American Museum of Natural His
tory in New York, who has had ex
perience in Africa, and DR.. Alexande
Lambert of New York.
1t was jolly party that "a
around the Presidents table at lunch
con, and Roosevelt was in the best O
spirits. African hunting was tn
principal theme during the afternoon
The President listened with great in
terest to the experiences of the sew
eral guests who have been in tina
country, and asked many question
for information which will help hir
when he goes there to hunt next yea
with his son Kermit.
The political situation was discuss
ed by National Committeeman Brook
er and the President, but just wha
phase of it was the subject of thei
talk could not be learned.
With Charles Scribner the Presl
dent had a talk regarding the publ
cation of his writings on the Africa
hunting trip. The Presidents guest