The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
ROOSEVELT AT WHITE HOUSE
TBI TtFTS MERE iBSENr t\D
M LEFT ms CARD.
Ne Grrets Some O,d Emp,e,erS anal
Nalh> Through To the Executive
arlr-> Visits the National Museum
q" zee the Trophies OF HlS Hunt.

" ,SHISUroS. Nov. i9.-Col. Roosevelt
.rlli,.i AT tn. White House to-day and
Ell l., carC. visited the National Museum
and thor" viewed trophies OF his African
hunt and attended "A luncheon, a tea
nd 4 dinner given in his honor Among
r'n"r- who greeted the Colonel az the tea
20 th' nome " Mrs Nicholas Longworth.
r.. daughter. were members of President
att Iahirst. including Secretary Bal
nser
IN" Colonel drove mp to the Whits
Ipu>.' entrance IN AN automobile Mrs
i,fr aud Miss Helen. her daughter are
r. \"S YORK city. having left Washing
'o0 rvo cr three days ago and the Presi
d,..' ~ course. * away on the Panama
1884, The colonel knew there were no
,.a'nh.rs OF the President family in
r..' ,,.ty. nut he merely called To leave
I- ard
Mir Roosevelt was greeted ~ the door
one Of the employees who was at the
nit. House during his incu'nb"ncy
he Colonel shook him heartily by the
mud and entered the building. where
~ Lre.t"d several Others II the old emf
wees Then he walked through the
y-svate passa sewav from the Whit. House
&c the executive offices
Assistant Secretary Forster. who had
-"rS"d IN the sam" capacity under the
Roosevelt aiminist rations, WAS in charge
oi M. eNeCutiv. offices. Cot Roosevelt
grs-t cd him warmly. Mr.. Forster showed
'u. visitor through the Offices. which have
cen considerably changed since the days
Wien Ny Roosev cit held forth. When
rrav cached the big circular room where
President Taft receives CALLERS Mr.. For
to r"'narked:
You're standing on the tennis court.
VIZ President"
ON v"- said he Colonel with = smile.
--u.. Old tennis court.
That was an he had 20 say in memory
= ru- playground where the tennis cab
r.r net often and whore Clifford
PnyhnD. Robert Bacon Ambassador
lu--.rand AMI others tried To vanquish
''..r Distinguished host.
n" Colonel remembered every one Of
rI- "a amrlovecs bv name and had kind
", "a ter zach. Th.s. that he. did not s~-
a. rr,t he asked for
-Ir.r.'> old Mack he cried. spying
hi former dOurkeerer Mckenna.
Irc,d.u,- at the old lIf. in the white
F,rl-.. crowded his mind y. =. Webster,
NJ If tn. WHIT. House photographers.
rar" up 10 shake hands
Hello. Rough Rider sang ot the
olonel
Viz Roosevelt had not forgotten that
vsar- age Webster on IA trIp with him
IL, rhr Far West had earned that tit e by "A
Wild bur entirely unprecedented rid"
down \ rh",ln'a ain "n the back OF "a bronco
col Roosevelt remained IN the white !
| Hu.I--. eN'cutIv" Offices for some time.
Il. though the change wrought by the
Uari..ut'T- and decorators was "A de
Cii.-i Improvement. and said 81. his
VI. th" first time thai Col. Roosevelt !
uai Visited the White House since he
eft IN March .. 1879,
From IN" " hlte Hou-. IN. Colonel
hurried oyer To- the National Museum.
wh-..,. ur turned himself loose among
~" specimen, oi his African hunt and
grow "rth 'lsi4-tiC. The skull. Of "le- !
ths,rt- rhinr""='-.-. hppotami Ieoparcis
and alnr-V very c"ncs'vabi. kind OF
rlri and boast We're quickly recognized
~ the Colonel a. old friends and greeted
g.. Enthusiastically
That's the skull Of my first elephant
- saId singing ~ on IN a group nf thre'
or four Heller. here. declared that the
..-phanr just haprcr"d TO die OF apopl.Sy
''.. instant | fired. for he never could hnd
nuIlet or bullet holo in him. Consld.
.-a-" 81 the elephant, wasn't IT. chuckled
'N..t plonel.
10 vuu remember the dav | shot that
I. .pr-.' exclaimed IN. Colonel. shaping
b. lands together and pointing to IN.
ra,-.r" skull Of hippopotaInu.
No. -aw my crew 80 scared had fired
.'..p , herd. and they all sank. and sud
d.riy his Fellow cam" up right alongside
-" hra: and bumped II 10 hard W" all
to-. down IN the bottom. ] got mp and
shed HIM
In la'p..n anecdotes Of ms adventures
= colonel -Indwi"h.d a running fir" Of
..ruru-nf Oh the ha',',S and rec'IiiarIti"I
Of -1" African fauna Tn. Colonel
-rr,IuJ"d a little platform and to his audi.
1T half dozen or more friends told
"a. ae thought NJ the Thay"r pro-
'.-. i've ~plora,Ion theory. VIZ RoOs"v"lt .
uIt not take much stock in this theory.
loo, AZ TINS one said he. plcNink up !
RI .nt scarlet brit. how that for pro |
e. p 80. o., ;. alton >oI could seq him
rhar,. - onlv on. place I.ft where YOU !
= r., hlnt Tibet. suggested on"
'h.. uarty
l"- ser. sad ~. Colonel. regretfully. |
...' n never b. able To go now
N'fle 'Dl sav"it wa. at 'he National |
y s., .ru IN" American fag which his /
'"...tu o. n.CitIon had carried was pre- !
s.u..i 'r tn. ,HII-"'Im. statement by .
'.. >,..th-ruian ln-tlrutlon describes the 1
....'afIun Of this flag Ar "a pleasing /
.Hi.'.'' and adds.
p.rlug tho entire trip in Africa the \
'.- us.rr'.-i ~ native proceeded the !
..r when IN" ,p-hitIcn was on ia" /
,,ri ~ h"n At rest IN. flag was !
.t 1,',u ~ front 81 col ROo-..S .lr !
| ..- r.. ,i.nu sitting Of this interesting I
| IN ru- Na' puai Museum wa d'l" 10 .
s N.arn- a. = A. q rn.mber Of /,
| ... -.r-uii',. stan 81 the expedition
BON col Roosevelt had finished look J
s"f ~. African expedition collection D
.. r..'' To- N" Smithsonian Institution =.
.- ."r ssh..r. na met Director Charles u I
......r. ana "a whi-s'-d away IN an auto !
........ 49, iti"nd u luncheon in his honor ,
.... trtun ii Gilbert Gro-v-nor, -.cra-
| .. ~ ~. National Geographic Sociaty Z
It. raa ~ IN" IOngworth home followed
90. .4urh-ou Mr. IOngvorfh had in 7
| i'..i member, ~ Pr'-IrisH' Taft = Cabinet ,
N. r.'r,' ~ town. members of the Su-
-.r.. .ulrt tn. Diplomatic Corps and /.
| p official hf- or tho rns.rngDer- of .
'.' b..-'is- 49,, Tstarv Ballinger who
| .. ..' Poo .hske nand- with CO! EoD-evelt ,
'... ~..'r@fary Narveagh and Secretary !.
Yearly all the other members 81
rlu"' we're our ~ town Most Of !
..rp"r- oT the supreme Court AFRO
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