Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-04
TOday's Geographic News
Roosevelt Leaves the White House

Roosevelt Leaves the White House.
Wa hingtoD, d. O., March 4 -
When the blinds Of the White House
were raised this morning and President
Roc sevelt aud Pgesidsn.-elect Taft view
ed the scene 10 front OF them they saw a
vast exl anse of snow sDd myrisd cloud:
OF men engaged in clearing Ea''sge"sJ
through 1t
The occupants OF the White House
we're early ssLir and br akfa,t was served
st o'clock. While Judge Tat TOOK
his ease ald arranged cer.ain details
preliminary 10 the march to the Capitol
President Roosevelt visited the executive
Office Which he reached at 9:2O Secretary
Garfield and Clifford Pinchot werethere
before him sud most of the.time oil the
president before be returned to the White
House was occupied with going over
certain matters with him aud attending
to some correspondence to Secretary
Loeb.
By $50 a. 10. most OF the walks Lead
Jog from the front gates 10 the north
porlico were cleared and Dig force Of
sboyeIers we're msking rspid Roadway
10 removing the SLOW from the roadway.
Troop A, Of Cleveland, O., which is
to act as the honorary escort, took its
position on Pennsylsania avenue, just
vest of the main gaze at $3.50 and the
uniformed men sstride their horses sst
10 apparent conteDtment ln the face OF a
strong wind and driving snow.
The president returned to the White
House 10 time to receive the CoDg,es'
sioual committee which srfived shortly
before ten O'Clock to escort him aud the
president-elect to the Senate and TO
greet the members OF the Cabinet.
The escort, composed OF four members
Of Troop A, with drawn sabers two be-
fore, and two behind the presidential
coach, ser waiting at the front entrance
for the presidential party when Vice
Pfesident.elect Sherman aud Senator
Frye drove up FIVE minutes behind
the schedule time.
The wind was blowing gale when
the party entered the carriages. As
President Roosevelt stepped out OF the
door a 1910 a. ~. be exclaimed "GJcd
bye, Good bye TO al and good luck. "
He shook hands with several of bis
admirers who had crowded the portico.
lie wore an overcost of medium weight,
bat President-elect Taft, who followed
him, was bundled in heavy fur coat.
Mr.. Taft smiled and NODDED TO severa
greetings, bot said nothing. 10 the 6rsI
coach was the president, the president.
elect, and Senators Lodge and Knox,
In the second carriage was Vice PreSi'
dent Fairbanks and Vice President
elect Sherman, escorted by Representa-
tive Burke. The members of the Oabi'
net occupied the other carriages. AL
of the conveysnces we're closed and were
drawn by two horses with the exception
of the presidential cosch which had foAr
Dense crowds OF people packed th'
open spaces about the entrances to th'
White House grounds. They had beer
standing 10 pelting snow for over bal
an hour to witness the departure
The presidential party arrived at lb
Capitol at 1915 and both Presiden
Roosevelt and President-elsct Taft wen
at once to the presidents room in th'
rear of the Senate Chamber. The storm
vas still raging, but Notwithstanding thi
a great throug Of people was galhere'
about the Capitol building.