The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-28
ROOSEVELT SPENDS
 BIRTHDAY QUIETLY
Celebrates 54th Anniversary
 Alone With Family
MANY GIFTS ARRIVE
Autos by Score Filled With Sightseers Climb Sagamore Hill--Straus Ex tends ngratulations-Bull
 Moose Painting Received

Oyster Bay. October e7.-roday as Theodore Roosevelts fifty-fourth birth day and he celebrated in quietly with his family Mrk Roosevelt, Miss Ethel, Theo- dore. Jr., and his wife, and Quentin sat down 10 the birthday dinner with the head Of ths family.
 In the afternoon the Emlen Roosevets dropped in b extend their congratulations and Oscar straus. progressive candidate for governor of New York. and Mrs. Strauss came from New York by auto mobile. Colonel Roosevelt did not lave the house today His walk of yesterday tired him so much that it was thought nest for him to rest. This afternoon pr. Alexander Lambert and pr. George E. Brewer came from New York to dress hls wound and found their patient continuing to improve.
 Many Telegrams
 Birthday telegrams came in all day long. One was from John l.. Sullivan. Every good wish to you on your fifty fourth birthday the former pugilist wired. and Gods blessings, as well. all you1 life" The colonel wired back: Good luck 10 you, John'
 Automobiles by the score. filled with sghtseefs. climbed Sagamore Hill from morning to night. At one time the road at the foot of the hlll was blocked with motor cars, each driver awaiting his turn to go up the hill, for sight of the house.
 or all the birthday gifts, which came to him from many parts of the country, Col onel Roosevelt was especially proud of a painting of bull moose by a New York artist The painting. which is six feet square, was presented to him by August Peeksher of the nelghboring town of Huntington.
 Woman Presents Gift
 The gift most peculiarly given came from a woman whose name Is not known 10 the colonel or his family. The wom- an, about GO years old dressed all in black with a large bundle under her arm. stepped from the noon train and inquired the way to Sagamore Hill. She walked three rniles through the village along the shoref Of the bay and up the hill. When Colonel Roosevelts butler Jim" came to the door in answer tc her ring, she gave him the bundle T didn't come to see him." she said q have come from Boston ta give nir fthis present on his Ifty-f0urtn hirth, Hay.
 With that she turned away and started down the hil Jim opened the bundle and saw that fl was a small oil painting He carried it to the colonel. It's value was not aseertained
 The woman was seen as she trudged back to the station to take the next train for New York. She refused to give her name or any information about herself except that she was from Boston.
 Tt is nothing" she said. '1 just came from Boston 10 leave the painting for Colonel Roosevelt, whom admire very greatly Now l am going back to Bos- ton."
 Condition Improves
 Continued improvement in the coonel's condition was reported by physicians. They issued the following bulletin:
 "colonel Roosevets wound shows marked progress in healing. There is no reasonable doubt that he will speak on Wednesday night. There is some oedema of the chest muscles which makes it necessary to forbid him shaking hands. Colonel Roosevelt will return to oyster Bay immediately after the meeting.
 "DR. ALEXANDER LAMBERT.
 "DR GEORGE BREWER"
 pr. Lambert explained that by the term oedema was meant bad bruise due to the impact of the bullet.
 Colonel Rooisevelt expects to do more work tomorrow than on any previous day since his return. His physicians said it would be out of the question for inn to speak in Brooklyn on Saturday night, as he has been urged 10 do by Brook lyn progressiVes.