Evening star., 1909-03-01

forester. letter carrier a member OF
the H!e-saving service, a clerk In a de-
partment or a workman in a navy yard
or whether he holds one of hundred
otner positions. makes not the slightes,
dlnerence If he puts his heart and his
soui and his mind into his work and is
toh'ent TO accept as his chief reward the
satisfaction that comes from knowledge
tnat the work has been well done. So
Whiie i greet you for yourselves. + greet
YOU sui more as syrnbolizing others. and
IN saying farewell to you I shall take as
sSnf5ohzing all of you one who leaves
pubic life when / leave it. a man who
MADE real personal sacrifice when sever
Years ago he came here to take Office al
my request; man who has stood ever
SINCE as the type OF what a good public
servaHt should be; a man who for the
!dst TWO years has been one of the most
usefu! cabinet ministers who ever sat al
lhe cabinet table-Jim Garfield
President Bids Farewell.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt today bid farewell
10 hundreds OF friends and we'll wshers
Inc executive offices were crowded
throughout the day and resembled a
human beehive in the going and coming
summing. buzzing etc. The President got
through 1t all with customary good humor
oehghted that his closing days had
brought so much exhibition of warm re.
erd and kindly feeling
SohSress was largely represented in the
ys visitors. there being Senators Frye
6everidge Guggenhelnl, Brown. La Fol
iette Dixon. Do1liver. Piles. McCumbeI
and du Pont. Representatives Bingham
andrews. Sulzer. Bates. Knapp. Madden
Davidson. Washburn. Bradley. Parsons
Calder. Aiken. Foster. Prince. Hamilton
Mckinley. Graff. Lands. Graham. Wan
ger. Lamar. O'ConneN Slemp. Small. Gill
ham. Campbell. Langley. Foelker. Rey-
nolds. Loud. Foster of Illinois and Foster
of Indiana
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accompanied by friends or relatives and
some of them had photographs of the
President. which they asked him to auto
graph. Representative Aiken of South
with him. The President presented each
with a flower.
Col. John S. Mosby. the famous Confed.
crate guerrilla an attorney in the Depart
dent his two grandchildren. Beverly
Clark Coleman and Pauline Mosby Cole
man.
Department and other officials. includ.
& ing Commissioner John G. Capers. Con
Mitchell. Postmaster Barnes Register
Vernon of the Treasury, Judge Terrell OF
the Municipal Court. W. Mckinlay, How.
a. ard lyman. E. H. Droop c; c. Glover
lister Of wills. paid their respects.
Newspaper Men Received.
The Washington newspaper correspond
ents and about forty or fifty Baltimore
newspaper men were received by the
President. To the Washington men the
President made a short speech. express
ing his appreciation of the friendly rela-
tions he had had with many of them
for so many years and wishing all q
prosperous future. The Baltimore men
were likewise warmly received. They
came over In the morning and returned
in the afternoon.
Representative Bates of Pennsylvania
today presented to President Roosevelt a
fine hunting knife. 1t was made by ]. c.
Swab of Erie. Pa, who took pains to put
the best steel into II. The President ac-
cepted IL with his thanks.
Secretary Loeb also came in today for
testimonials of kindly feeling. Hundreds
Of the Presidents callers likewise visited
Mr.. Loeb to express regrets at his going
out of office.
Watchorn Nominated.
Secretary Straus announced at the
White House today the charges against
Robert Watchorn. commissioner Of i'm
migration at Ellis Island. New York,
have been investigated and dismissed by
the President. Later in the day the
President sent Mr.. Watchorn's name to
the Senate for another term as commits
Nsioner at Ellis island
The President also sent to the Senate
the nomination Of William w Hendley
OF New York to be consul general at
Bona. He also nominated Edward "a.
Mann and Ira A. Abbott to be associate
justices OF the supreme court of New
Mexico.
Farewell From the Masons.
Henry X. Simpson. grand master of the
Masonic fraternity Of the District Of Co.
lumbia. called on the President today and
p yhn .l,s sae
half of the Masons OF the District. 1ne
President was delighted to receive the
good wishes of his Masonic brethren.
Crowds Say Goodbye" to President
Many evidences of the good will of
Washingtonians for the retiring President
were exhibited yesterday whenever Mr.
Roosevelt appeared on the streets. He
attended his last church service in Wash
ington at Grace Reform Church. walking
there and back from the White House.
Both on his way up 10th street to the
church and on his return many people
called out exclarations Of cordial fare
well and best wishes. 10 which Mr.. Roose-
velt responded with his familiar Good
bye. good-luck." Men. women and chill
dren all extended greetings. the Presi.
dent responding most warmly to the good
wishes of the children.
Returning from Grace Church, down
18th street the President looked for Mrs
Roosevelt as he neared ST. Johns Church,
whose congregation was turning out. He
noticed her crossing Lafayette Park and,
breaking into quick trot overlook her,
y both walking to the White House to.
Ngether.
Nearly an hour later President Roose-
Welt received another warm greeting A
crowd of 1900 or 5000 people had assem-
bled at the White House gates to see
Presdent-elect Taft emerge from the
grounds. Mr.. Taft called on the Pres-
dent for a short time. After Mr.. Taft
ad gone. President Roosevelt. accompa-
iied by Mrs. Roosevelt, started for the
Austrian embassy to take luncheon with
the retiring ambassador. Baron Hengel-
muller. AS they drove out the gate the
crowd shouted a hearty goodbye. the
President lifting his hat and returning the
salutations. likewise showing other signs
of appreciation of the greeting.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt remained
at the Austrian embassy until after 3
o'clock. At o'clock in the afternoon the
President went for his customary horse
back ride in Rock Creek Park.
PAYNE STIRs UP THE HOUSE.
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