New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-03-06
60 TO WHITE HOUSE
DRANK PARSONS'S TEA.
Nezc York County Inaugural Deie-
cation Tired but Happy.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau

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| washington March Stirred but happy nav
! inc seen the inauguration and done" It, ana
! having performed the chief purpose OF thei'
! comine-escorting Theodore Roosevelt from 'h0
White House to the train as plain citlzen-'Hs
| New York ounty&delegation, eight nunuieu
| strong started at o'clock tonight LOT noii'e
BEFORE marching to the Capitol yesterday Ing
delegation assembled at the Gayety Ihe@tI' -
| nth street about eight hundred srohe'
tticaIIy every one of the eight hunuleU "
wore a froc., coat and silk hat Each one COZ
a good sized silk flag attached 10 "i'ioi -
small white streamer bearing the WORDS Nc"
York County Committee" The walk .ntou9"
tho ankIa-deeD slush was most uncomtortaDif'
hut everv one was good humored about IT, solii0
I-blaming the weather man, with mere anu 'N'-
one FLOATING that the wetness Justineo iall''s 0''
the water wagon soon as the pal VS.
over After ex-President Roosevelt nau peeA
escorted to the station the New 1orheiS 'o'
| their appointed place in the parade but 'ne
ranks soon began TO thin. Literally all hau 0olu
feet and when a hospitable cafe ioomeo mere
and there on the horizon the temptation 10 de-
sar+ the ranks often proved overpowering
Following the parade about fifteen or twenty
assembly district leaders accepted the invitation
of Representative and Mrs. Herbert Parsons 10
take a cup OF tea. On the journey from New
York there was a good deal Of quiet fun among
tba leaders from below 18th street over the
nrospect of drinking tea. Mike Blake and
s.Ioe" Hackett were "joshed" about tea drink
ing They said they would be on hand FOR
cup with the rest, but they were not They
probebIv lost the house address. Tonight at
the Willard one of the leaders was asked about
the tea drinking I've written something about
#" said he but for the Lords sake don't tell
anv one I write poetry. or I'll lose the district
This is his effusion:
The grand parade with Teddy and Taft
Was right good thing TO see
With a steaming cup at each leaders face,
And the Congressman there TO lend 1t grace
They all drank tea.
Ngedy. Koenig Erdman and Husch,
And the ponderous Nose Mckee,
| Krulewitch, Healy Prentice and Greene
And Charlie Adler and Henkel 5il: BILL.
Each throat it felt deuce of a quake,
When they all drank tea.
Representative Parsons will be in New York
on Monday to look after routine organization
matters.
The reception by President Taft OF the New
York Republican County Committee at the
White House this forenoon at II o'clock was a
sIimly attended affair. The eth Regiment pa
rade the WEAKNESS following marching through
the slush on Thursday and the inaugural ball
of the night before contributed TO the causes
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ward. vice president Of the county committee
was In charge OF the visitors With him were
Harry w Mack Alderman Brown and Thomas
" white secretary Of the county committee.
the two last named arriving late. Representa-
tivcs Parsons and Bennett who arranged the re-
ceution waited for the delegations In the exeCu-
tive offices in the White House until other en-
gagrnents took them away.
The reception was In the East Room. where
| the callers in single file. passed around three
sides Of the room before reaching the President,
who was Ranked usual by White House at
taches The Taft Club, Of Cincinnati. immedi-
atelv preceded the New Workers., and the Presi-
dent gave a greeting TO his former townsmen IN
turn as the line passed along. Representative
| Nicholas Longrorth, who married Miss Roose-
welt was in the line, and when he shook hands
with his father-in-Iaws successor there was q
| hoId-up The President grasped him by the
shoulders in schoolmate fashion. calling him
! Nick"
81 came 10 say that I can't come visiting the
white House as much as used to-" said Mr..
| I,ongworth with assumed gravity The Presi-
dent whispered something TO him that made the
two laugh heartily.
Then came Woodward and Mack The Fresi-
dent said he was exceedingly glad to see the
Nav Workers some of whom he personally
/ knew and hoped they would soon come to see
him again 18th District man. with his throat
all hound I'D and who kept his right hand IN ms
( overcoat pocket, caused the Secret Service men
IN scrutinize him with eagle eyes The greeting
/ u,aa soon over with The President was looking
! his best.