The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-22
TALK ABOUT ETHEL
MAKES HIM ANGRY
Colonel Roosevelt DenounceS
Man Who Started Report
of Engagement
ANIANIAS CLUB RANKS
ARE GETTING CROWDED
This His Reply to Inquiring as to
His Reported Opposition to
Hughes Direct Primaries Bill.
Auto Beats Train.

NEW YORK. June 22.--Colonel
Roosevelt made q record run In his
new automobile this morning from
Oyster Bay to New York city. lie
started at the same time that the train
bearing the staff correspondents did,
but reached New York far I'm the lead.
He went at once to his Office In the
Outlook building. where ne met a
committee OF twenty-five members OF
the Hamilton Club of Chicago.
Colonel Roosevelt told the commit
tee that he would be glad to address
their club I'm Chicago, probably at the
conclusion OF his trip to the far West.
Il remember. just before the Span
ish war" he remarked, II addressed
your club, and during my speech |
had occasion to use the word strenu-
Gus. Since that time i have been care
full not to use that word. but 1t keeps
bobbing up on all occasions, any
how"
Presented With Club Medal.
After shaking hands all around,
Colonel Roosevelt dove into his office,
where pile of letters reaching near
ly to the ceiling awaited him. The
colonel Iunched on the roof of the
waldorf-Astorta with the members of
the Camp Fire Club. The member
Seton is president, includes Dig game
hunters and naturaiists. and its oh
iect Is to preserev wild game and tim
Der lands everywhere.
President Seton presented Colonel
Roosevelt with the club medal. n gold
disk suspended from the horns OF
Rocky Mountain sheep. 1t bore the
inscription: Presented to Theodore
Roosevelt for his work In the prescr-
walton OF wild life and forests and
for his contributions to zoology"
Colonel Roosevelt made an appro-
pirate response and related a number
OF experiences on the hunting held.
..out1idsrs were barred from tbs
luncheon and the colonel unbosomed
himself freely In discussing hunting
problems.
For tisc ananias Club.
Just before Colonel Roosevelt lett
the Outlook office. he was asked whe-
fher Ii were true, as printed in the
morning papers. that he had taken
position In opposition to the Hughes
direct primaries bill now being con-
sidered by the State legislature in
extraordinary session.
This is the first time have heard
of IT," he snapped out. Looks to
me as though some one was crowd
ing the membershi poi the Anantas
Club"
When ,.sked whether he had taken
into consideration the political con-
ditions now existing in the country
since he arrived home, the colonel
grinned and said:
Hardly, not to speak OF;
Do Without Reporters.
He begged the reporters present 10
notify their managing editors that he
would consider 1t favor If they
would keep their melancholy club"
away from Oyster Bay. There will
be no news there" he said. land we
can get along nicely without re-
porters."
Colonel Roosevelt will remain in
New York tonight. staying at the
home of his brother-tn-law, Douglas
Robinson He will be the dinner
guest of Robert J. Collier the pub
Usher.
When Colonel Roosevelt's attention
was called to the gossop to oyster
Bay that his daughter Ethel and
James r. Williams were likely to get
married. he became plainly angry.
lit is such scandalous tnfany
that II is foolish to deny It," he said.
1T was started by scoundrel."