New-York tribune., 1909-03-04
PRESIDENT SAYS ADIEU
MANY At WHITE HOUSE.
Cabinet Ministers, Governors and
Erecutiue Staff EN- ployes Greeted.

U-a.bIn1+on March 3-President Roosevelt spent
a busy afternoon to-day. He shook hands Win the
White House Republican Glee Club, OF Columbus
Ohio at $50 o'clock and listened 20 songs oy lts
members Later he received Governor Draper OF
MASSACHUSETTS, Governor Hughes OF New iors
Governor Hsdley of Missouri, and e1oVeIhol 1a''l
Pothier of Rhode Island. with their respectiVe
stats.
Among those received by appointment were tno
members of the Interstate Commerce COMMISSION
The President exchanged with each member cor
dial personal greetings. Chairman Knapp speaA
ing for the commission. said that the country "oo
Indebted to the Presidents persistent EFFORTS anu
commanding influence for notable measures Oh
regulation In response the President said that
you have done the work while have seemed 10
get the credit for 1t. have tried TO Do oeee"
President for decent people.
At G O'Clock this evening he received MS oio
friends from Oyster Bay, and at the same t1ns no
received the friends and neighbors Of Vice-Presi-
dent-elect Sherman. After this he shook hanoS
with the famous Hamilton Club, of Chicago
The most affecting of all the farewells at the
White House when the President caleo an
the clerks, messengers and other attaches OF ms
executive staff into his office late to-day He made
a remarks, telling them how greatly ne appfs-
ciated the way they had assisted him IN tne sever
years of his administration Both ne ana 'hein-
selves he declared had worked in a common cause
FOR +ba welfare of the nation and both had done
their best He wished them all fareWeH ana s"ou
luck. Then with each of them ne shooN hnuo ~
and there were many 10 whose eyes tears Cdliio
as they said goodby their retiring chle1- n
number Of the White House attaches were reirloih
bered by the President with personal gifts
At 5:45 o'clock the President left MS orhces
for the last time. His work there IS dolle, anu
whatever work he may do tomorrow VII Oe
executed In the Presidents room at the Capltoi.
The President signed to-day the Distrlct OF
columbia the fortihcations. the army ana the hdNs
appropriation bills The last named measure con-
tanned the provision designed 10 restore the marines
to the ships Of the navy, from which tney were
taken BY order Of President Roosevelt
The BrovnsviIe bill which permits the discnarseo
negro soldiers Of tho 18th Infantry TO re-enist III
the army on establishing their innocence, mas ho'
vet reached the President, but it was SAID to-day
that he had decided to sign It,
Every Cabinet officer in the city went 10 ths
White House during the day with the heaos OF
bureaus and the principal officers OF their De
partments Miss Ethel Roosevelt left Washington
TODAY for oyster Bay Quentin Roosevelt VIII re-
main at school in Alexandra, Va. until the close
Of the school year.
The President signed tonight proclanatlons
creating additions 10 thirteen national forests IN
Nevada California. New Mexico and Arizona az
ereeating 1880 bringing the total national
forestry acreage up TO fe501s.ssO acres The lana
will be managed in accordance with the forestry
principles now practised by the government.