The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-05
COLONEL PRAISES
WORK OF FIREMEN
Makes Two Brief Talks at
Freeport, N. Y.
LAUGHS AT ACCIDENT STORY
While Ont Riding His Horse SHE'D
at Auto and that Was AII-BeIieyes
Prentice VIII Make "a Satisfactory
Chairman-Win start on Southern
Trip Tomorrow Morning.

oyster Bay. n. Y, Oct A while ago
Col. Roosevelt promised TO run over TO
Freeport while the Southern New York
volunteer firemen were converting and
talk TO them. To-day was the day. AS
he whirled into Freeport. which Iwas
filled with takers. tents, volunteer fire.
men. and visitors. the colonel got a
hand. II was $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
They hustled him of to q hall. A band,
which was concealed, played national
airs
Col Roosevelt gave the volunteer fire.
men and Freeport folks a good. straight
talk on citizenship and the necessity OF
work. He greeted his hosts as servants
who help the community. He said that
in being a fireman one must have more
than amiability; one must be courageous.
'T don't want TO see the American peo-
pie so refined that they lose the many
virtues/ Mr.. Roosevelt exclaimed. II
don't want to see our citizenship divided.
with all the efficient men who aren't
good on the one side and all the good
men who aren't efficient on the other.
In our American life we want the decent.
straight. strong man, who is able 10 hold
his own In the times that try mems
souls"
Sentiment Il AppIauded.
The flremen and their friends applauded
| this
When he got through in the hall the
1 committee rushed him over a platform
between two grand stands where the
school children of Freeport had been
grouped for several hours. Mr.. Roose-
Welt paid a tribute to the teachers and
the mothers who are bringing up this
crop. He advised the little girls to make
themselves useful
play hard and play at the proper
time" he told the boys. Don't play in
school BY George, you would not play
I in any school l taught" said the colonel,
laughing. and the Riddles yelled shrilly.
IF YOU are playing football. hit the
/ line as hard as you can, and then you
won't have 10 blow off steam In school "
AS soon as he got through speaking
the colonel jumped into his machine and
started back 10 Oyster Bay. Representa-
tive Cocks and he had a long chat on the
way to Mineola. The committee accom-
panied him back 10 the Hill
This morning. while he was riding near
Sycamore LII. the coloners horse SHE'D
at an auto that was passing. He turned
10 the side Of the road and let the ma
chine go by. The colonel was not thrown
and thought nothing at ali OF the Incl
dent until he was told that the afternoon
papers had a story about IT, Then he
laughed. He has had such experiences
before.
Col Roosevelt heard this morning OF
the election OF Ezra P. Prentice as chair
man OF the Republican State committee.
He. apparently. was not surprised at the
result He remarked that Mr.. Prentice
is a good. square man. and should make a
satisfactory chairman.
Col W. r. Nelson. proprietor of the
Kansas City Star, and Ray Stannard
Baker were luncheon guests at Sycamore
Hill to-day.
Tomorrow afternoon Col Roosevelt
will leave for New York. In the evening
he will make a speech In Brooklyn, but
he said that he does not expect 10 talk
politics. He viii remain in town over
night and will start Thursday afternoon
for the South.