Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
Preparing for Mrs. Roosevelt.

Room 312, next to that Of the colonel,
was made ready for Mrs. Roosevelt, and
the patient sent out for some toilet arti-
cles and conveniences for her. He was
anxious, he said, to see her and have her
anxiety relieved by his personal assur-
ance and that of his physicians that the
wound was no more dangerous than had
been disclosed in his messages to her
and the press dispatches.
When Col. Roosevelt was informed that
Mrs. Roosevelt had left the train at
Englewuod, within two miles of the hos
pital, and would be with him in few
moments his first concern was that the
room be in order and that everything in
the room assigned TO her should be
ready.
she is 4 good housekeeper. you know,
and she might scold me if she found the
/ room not in the best order, he remarked
humorousiy.
He presently was satisfied. however.
and awaited her coming. The interval
was spent in conversation with DR..
Golden and DR. Murphy.
Mrs. Roosevelt Arrives.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her party, which
had been joined by Mrs. Alice Long
worth, arrived at the hospital at go
O'Clock. Mrs. Roosevelt went direct to
the colonel's room. She went in smiling
Ethel, Mrs Longworth and Theodore
Roosevelt. jr.. W tn DIR. Alexander Lam
bert, their family physician, remained IN
the corr dor.
AfterM Ms. Roosevelt had been with her
husband several minutes the nurse ap-
peared at the door and beckoned to the
rest of the family.
DIR. l. mbert went on'y far enough to
wave his hand and shout good morning
to the colonel. Mrs. Longworth led the
others of the party i'll. and Theodore. jr.,
was the ast to enter.
OF the arrivals, Miss Ethel Roosevelt
displayed most concern. She was pale
and appeared frightened. She ung to
the arm of Mrs. Longworth until they
went into her fathers room.
Mrs. Longworth who assured herself
last night that her fathers condition
seemed not to be serious, smilingly patted
the hand of her sister and showed no
anxiety. She had read copy of the
phys!c'a ans bulletin, which indicated an
improved condition over yesterd ~, and
she to d it's contents to Miss Ethel while
Theodore, jr.. listened attentivey.
But the reaSSuring words failed to re-
move the look of anxiety from the
younger girls face. and when she went in
to meet her father she appeared fearful
that she would encounter a condition
much different than these dispatches indi-
Gated.
After a few words with Col. Roosevelt
dLu dIter MS CUeeTy SfeetlnS anu invita-
ton to st down and gossip with him
Miss Roosevelt's nervousness fed and she
lau.hed with her father and wanted to
have him tell her ''just how it happened"
Not nOw,' he replied. Il want first to
hear how YOU folks rested last night.
hope YOU didn't worry after our messa ges
to YOU"
After chatting with the colonel for
few moments the members of his family
removed their wraps and prepared to
make short stay with him.
Mrs. Roosevelt was pleased at the ar
rangements for her and told the attend
first i've minutes there was no air of con-
Germ about any Of the family.
Opposed to Probing for Bullet.
In an adjoining room Dr. Lambert.
the Roosevelt family physician. heard
from the physicians what hid heen done
and was given a description of the course
of the bullet and of it's present location.
He, too. was inclined to doubt the wis.,
dom of an attempt at present to remove
the missile. He agreed that the bullet
appeared to be causing no more trouble
and that il We're wiser to leave il there
until 1t was segregated from adjoining
colonel desired, 1t might be removed with
no serious Inconvenience to him.
The attitude of his physicians as free
ly expressed by them was simply to treat
the case as one requiring chiefly nursing;
not to do anything to make the colonerS
recovery delayed by even day and to
take all precautions provided in surgical
knowledge to prevent any possible com-
plicationS from setting i'll.