The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-27
BUSY DAY FOR
ROOSEVELT
PAYS VISIT To WASHINGTON
AND CALLS ON PRESI-
DENT WILSON.
Delivers Address. Attends Several
Reception and Has Politi-
cal Conferences.

WARRINGTON. May IS Former
President Roosevelt came hack today
TO the national capital. where ho
spent seven years as chief executive
INTO nine hours he crowded a speech
IN "ls Sou'h American expedition. a
call on President Wilson. "A poltticaI
.ohi, renee of FIRST Importance with
IN" Progressive in cougress a visit
20 the smithsonian Institution to see
tle trophies from his African hunt
OF Tour years ago. a meeting with n
IeW members of the diplomatic corps
ana "a dinner with his old friends
here. Besides. there were a dozen I'M
ptonptu receptions from crowds in
the railway station. AZ HIS hotel IN
tne streets and wherever else he
chanced 20 stop for moment.
II was such hot and busy day that
Colonels collar rapidly melted awav-
but be went through IL All witho,5i
showing evidence OF fatigue The
crowds, the cheers. the struggles 20
snake his hand. tho photographera
and all tho rest were like old cam
paEn days. The colonel smiled ana
waved his hat continually: and fired
SuI bully. and By George. that's
nne. AZ everything. There was no
time.
With the exception OF his conference
with the Progressive Congressrnen-
pontlcs played little part in his day
mere. Reports that while here no
might meet Republican leaders came
10 naught. for the Colonel saw none Of
them. VI
Visits the President.
Colonel Rooseyelt's visit with Prosi.
ueht wilson was, perhaps. OF greater
interest 10 the public than any other
event OF the day. Tho President and
MS predecessor spent more than half
an hour together, and talked of most
SNerything except politics. A good
stories "5
When the Colonel arrived AZ tho on.
ecutive mansion he leaped out of his
automobile with his old-timo viror.
ana walked quickly into the White
Iouse' where the President was walt.
ing 10 receive him IN the Red room.
me former President greeted warm.
jimmy Sloan, a secret service
man, and other attaches who scryod
during his administration.
m very glad 10 see you" said tho
ptesldent, as he shook hands with MIR
roosevelt. They had met before and
therefore no introductio1s ,sir., a,,n
necessary. Miss BeIhs Hagntr. SOCIAL
secretary az the White 0ouse vhn
occupied n similar position during me
roosevelt administrations and Secre-
10y umuity. were also present Az.
~ the exchange OF greetings, the
PIesluent led the way 10 the south
portico OF the White House where
the cool breezes from tho Potomas
made more bearabie the extreme
neat. There lemonade was served bv
MISS Hagner and the two men sat
down for long talk.
speaking OF travel, books. and tell
lhk stories, the two men seemed N
enjoy their meeting greatly. AN cor.
tfoVersial subjects were avoided hut
Ihe Colonel himself mentioned the
River OF Doubt" which he discovered
IN Brazil. and joked over the contro.
versy about IT,
Crowd Greets Teddy.
4 crowd Of several hundred neonIa
had gathered inside the White Uonse
grounds and as Colonel Roosevelt an
ptared there was a burst OF hand
clappinE. u
II was a very pleasant social visit"
hald colonel Roosevelt after IL was
On his arrival in Washington. CoIo-
mel Roosevelt went first 10 tho Smith
Sonlan Institution. II was his first
glimpse Of the game he shot in Africa
since 10 had been mounted.
Prom The museum Colonel Roose-
welt went 10 the home OF Senator
Lodge for a talk with the senator and
the British, French and Spanish am
hassadors. Then he attended a din.
n"r given by President Gilbert I.
Grosvenor. OF the National. GeoCraphic
Society. The lecture came next. with
the conference with Progressive con-
Eressmon the last thing on the pro-
gram before HIS departure for New
York at midnight