The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-06-20
Returned Citizen Attends Church and Has Few
 visitOrsAt His Home
NEWSPAPER MEN ARE
 QUICKLY DISPOSED OF
Roosevelt Refuses To Be Interviewed But Has Long Talk With Senator Lodge and His Son-in-Law,
 Nicholas Longworth

Theodore Roosevelts first day of rest in months. The return to privacy Is a de- light to him, he says, and he made it known that 1t was his desire to drop just as far out of public sight as the public will let him.
 In the autumn he will make a tour of the country. Colonel Roosevelt went to Christ church in Oyster Bay this morn ing and took long walk in the after noon. Senator Lodge and Representative Longworth were at SaEamore Hill all day and later in the afternoon Secretary Mey- CT of the navy department came in for visit
 The colonel is to take an early train for New York tomorrow to attend the wedding of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Miss Eleanor Alexander. On Wednesday he Is to visit his editorial office in New York.
 It was after o'clock tonight when Col onel Roosevelt returned from walk of several miles with Mrs. Roosevelt He noted group of interviewers waiting for him and he headed for them.
 Not one word to say he began before a question had been asked "If I re- ceived you it would mean that everybody would come here and I should have no peace or privacy. shall be at my edi- torial office in New York twice week and any statement have to Y-ne will be given out there" VI
 MT. Roosevelt paused to survey the ex- panses of grassy slopes that stretch as far away as the eye can reach from his home on the crown of Sagamore Hill. There was not sound to be heard ex- cept the laughter of his children on the veranda and the sputtering of a motor boat in the bay.
 Pleasing Contrasts
 The contrast with the tumult of the last months seems to please Mr. Roose- velt and he said he hoped to screen his private life wholly in an effort that he might have truly good rest for the summer.
 What did you think of your welcome home yesterday" he was asked.
 T know well what I thought of that" he replied.
 What have you been doing today?''
 Just that kind of answer I gave above I'll give now"
 Mir. Roosevelt said the daily pilgrimage of interviewers must cease and he added that he did not wish a single detail of his private life made public.
 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 Representative Longworth The three men were seen walking energetcally in oir nd lx- ing in his vigorous style.
 Telling Experiences
 MT. Longworth said afterward that Col onel Roosevelt was telling him his exper- fences in Africa and Europe There was an innovation today in customs at Sa ga- more Hill. All the family except Kermit and Mrs. Longworth rode to church in an automobile with Miss Eleanor Alexander, the bride-to-be of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and her mother. Mrs. H. A. Alexan- der, in a second car. MT. Roosevelt does not like the automobile. and has always ridden to church in the family carriage or carry all.
 "The Rev. Percy Trafford Olton of Green N. Y, who preached, made no direct personal reference. although he did touch upon things in which Colonel Roosevelt is very much interested He said that the rise of corporate power had produced corporate conscience which was so inferior as to be a serious men ace to the country"
 .The leader of men, said he elsewhere. s.has the vision of the Kingdom of God and pledges his life for the establish ment of righteousness and truth
 As he spoke the words all eyes were shifted to Mr. Roosevelt, who sat i'm movable in his pew.
 After services the Roosevelts walked quickly out of church to their autono- bile From the tonneau the colonel told his neighbors as they crowded out to greet him that he was glad to be back again and he was then whisked away.
 Rehearsal of Wedding
 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. Mrs. Alex ander and Miss Alexander left the church early and went to New York by motor for a rehearsal of the wedding.
 MT. Roosevelt had not returned from his tramp when Secretary Meyer came up the hill wiping the precipitation from his face. He had come from New York in the despatch boat Dolphin
 No politics. said he. T have come simply to see the colonel as an old friend" he concluded
 To request for his impressions of the celebration yesterday MT Meyer replied: '1t was the most wonderful thing I ever saw. The spontaneity or the demonstra- tors was most remarkable"
 Secretary Meyer said he would return to New York and go on to Washington tomorrow.
 Tribute to Roosevelt
 New York, June 19.--The remarkable tribute paid to Theodore Roosevelt on his return from Europe found expression today in the baccalaureate sermon of pr. John H. Finley. president of the college of the city of New York.