The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-22
LUKE 3. WRIGHT
Sees ROOSEVELT
Among the Days Seven Call
erS at Sycamore Hill.
TO MEET CHICAGOANs TODAY
Secretary HObSOn, of Lincoln League
and Hamilton Club, Arranges with
Colonel TO Meet Delegations at
Outlook Office-Rear Admiral w. s.
CowIes Leaves Oyster hay.

Oyster Bay. n. Y, June 21-Tehere
were seven visitors at Sycamore Hill to-
day, including Gen. Luke E. Wright.
Four OF them will remain over night,
the others left before evening.
When II. NJ. Hobson, secretary OF the
Lincoln League of Republican Clubs. and
also secretary of the Hamilton Club dele
CATION from Chicago. arrived at the hill
| in the morning He found the former
President asleep II was 7:l5 o'clock.
James, the butler, awakened the colonel.
and Mr.. Hobson stayed for breakfast.
Mr. Hobson asked Col. Roosevelt II
he'd meet the twenty-five members before
they returned home. Now the colonel
has a warm spot in his heart for the
Hamilton Club, said Mr.. Hobson, because
when he returned from the Spanish
American war he made rousing speech
In Chicago for that organization.
Meets Delegation To-day.
Col Roosevelt told Mr.. Hobson that he
would be delighted to meet the Hamilton
| Club delegation at the Outlook Office to-
morrow morning. Mr. Hobson left oyster
Bay few minutes before Gen. Luke E
/ Wright got in. Gen. Wright was former
I
| Islands, and later Secretary of War dur
| ing the latter part Of the second Eaose-
velt administration. succeeding President
/ Taft in the Cabinet. The general had
been invited for luncheon. Mr. Roose-
/ velt's favorite hour for cOnvers ton, and
he only stayed in town two hours
Just before leaving for his home at
Pennington, Conn, Rear Admiral W. S.
! Cowles, who spent last night with his
| wife and son Sheffield at Sycamore Hill,
! asserted that there is nothing at all the
matter with Col. Roosevelt's throat.
| There had been reports here to the con-
trary
Really. it is a wonder that there is
not. said Admiral Cowles, "wnen you
consider that Roosevelt has talked almost
incessantly since he returned to civiliza-
ton. There have been no throat special
lists here. and I don't believe there will
be any"
Ready for Strenuous Summer.
! Col. Roosevelt. his brother-in-law said
is in tip-top shape, ready for a strenuous
summer. for work is his salvation. He
said that the colonel spoke Of Kermit's
daring and utter disregard for danger
while in Africa. Col. Roosevelt was wor-
ried at this. but all the time admired the
boy for his pluck.
The other visitors were Joe Buekling
Bishop, secretary of the Panama Canal
Commission, and c. G. Laforge, the
architect who remodeled the house or
! Sycamore Hill a few years ago. Their
wives were with them, and they re-
NAMED over night.
James Thomas Williams, jr, son OF
Bishop Williams, of South Carolina was
Miss Ethel Roosevelts guest for tht
day. She met him at the station ant
she drove him back again.
Col. Roosevelt would not talk to thC
reporters to-day. further than to repeal
his desire for absolute privacy.
Col Roosevelt viii leave here for New
York tomorrow morning and will return
late in the afternoon. II he has time
the colonel may look over some automo.
biles in New York with view to pur-
chasing one. Admiral Cowles said thai
he has been contemplating this for some
time.