Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-23
ROOSEVELT SEEKS
PERFECT PRIVACY
Desires to Drop Just AS Far Out
Of Sight rs Public Will
Let Him.
REFUSES 70 BE INTERVIEWED
ANY Statement He Has to Make
viii Be Issued from Editor.
ial Office Twice a
Week.
REFUSES 70 BE INTERVIEWED

oyster BAY, Y. Y. June 19-This was
Theodora Roosevelt's FIRST day of rest in
months Tie return to privacy il a de-
light to him and he made it known that it
Is his desire to drop just as far out Of
public sight a. the public will let him. In
the autumn he will make a tour of the
country.
Colonel Roosevelt went to Christ
Church this morhing and took a long
walk IN the afternoon. Senator Lodge
ard Representative Longworth were at
Sycamore Hill all day. and later in the
afternoon Secretary of the Navy Meyer
came for a visit Mr.. Roosevelt will 20 to
New York to-.rorrow to attend the wed
ding of Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. and Miss
Eleanor Alexander. On Wednesday he IL,
to visit his editorial Office in New York
II was after six o'clock tonight when
Colonel Roosevelt returned from n walk
OF several miles with Mrs. Roosevelt. He
sried Il group of interviewers waiting for
him and headed for them.
INVERTEBRATES TURNED BACK
Not one word 20 say" he began before
a question haf been asked. "1f received
you It would mean that every one would
come here and ! should have no peace or
privacy. J shall lo az my editorial Office
in New York twice n week and any
statement I have TO make will be given
out there
What did Won think OF your welcome
home Yesterday" was asked.
"You know very well what I thought OF
that"
"What have You been doing today"
Just that kind Of a question Is what
don't want to answer
Mr.. Roosevelt made II plain that the
daily pilgrimagca Of interviewers from
Oyster Bay to Sycamore Hill must cease
and that he does not wish single detail
of his private life made public.
WENT TO CHURCH IN AUTO.
In spite of the long hard day he had
Saturday, Colonel Roosevelt was up
early this morning. After breakfast he
went to the veranda with Senator Lodge
and Representatives Longworth. The three
were seem walking theoretically in
circles the colonel leading ana talking In
his vigorous style. Mr.. Longwurth said
afterward that the colonel was telling
them of his experiences in Africa ana
Europe.
There was an innovation to-day In cts
toms at Sycamore Hill. All the family
except Kermit and Mrs LongWorth rode
TO church In an automobile with Miss
Alexander and her mother in a second
car. Mr.. Roosevelt does not like auto
mobiles and has always ridden to church
in the family carryall
The Rev. Percy Trafford Oton of
Greene, N. Y, who preached, made no
direct personal reference.
GLAD TO BE BACK AGAIN.
After services the Noosevelts walked
quickly out Of church To their aurorro-
bles. From the tonneau Mr. Roosevelt
told his neighhors, rs they crowded cut
to see him, that he was glad TO he lacl,
again and then he was whisked away.
Mr.. Roosevelt had not returned from
MS tramp when Secretary Meyer Yuffal
UP the hill, hopping the perspilation
IRON his face. He had come from %ew
YORK IN the despatch boat Dolphin. No
politics. he said. Il have come sir,nIv
TO See Colonel Roosevelt as an old
friend"