The Washington herald., 1914-05-27
ROOSEVELT KEPT BUSY
FROM. TIME HE ARRIVES
UNTIL LECTURE BEGINS
Welcomed by Theusands 1t Union Staten, He Creets Old
Friends, Visits the National Museum, Pays Respects to
President wilson 1t White House, and Attends
Reception and Dinner IN His Honor.

Perhaps Col. Roosevelt nearly died In
the South American jungiea and per-
haps he sailed into New York Harbor an
invalid. but he didn't show It yesterday.
From the time the colonel landed In
Washington from . New York train at
10 o'clock yesterday afternoon until he
slipped into his chair at the dinner given
In his honor at the willard yesterday
evening. he left behind him trail Of
tortured gasoline, sweating reporters. and
yelling. rabid Bull MooserA
On time to the minute. the Pennsyl-
vania train that bore him southward.
deposited the colonel on the platform
along with o. K. Davis, secretary Of the
Progressive party; Representative w. II.
Hinebaugh. chairman Of the Congress
sional committee Of the Progressive
hosts. and Senator Clapp. . sturdy Roose-
welt yeoman
Davis and Hinebaugh boarded the
colonel's train at Philadelphia. and Sena-
tor Clapp at Baltimore. The talk on the
way down was unquestionably talk of
Roosevelt in 1916, but the colonel. at the
Union Station, said he had no statement
to make on that point.
lane had been roped on across the
station concourse, from the tracks TO
the Presidents room. and fifteen po-
licemen. under the command Of Capt.
Flather. of the Fourth precinct. and
nearly as many detectives, were on
hand to guard the big Bull Mooser's
safety. Reporters and correspondents
ragged at the strange mandate of the
station officials which barred them
from the tracks, and the coloners hrst
greeting to Gilbert II. Grosvenor. d.
rector OF the National Geographic So
ciety. and DR.. c. Hart Merriam. natur-
alist was not heard. He seemed tre-
mendously glad to see the members OF
the reception committee. and with his
party trailing behind the colonel al
most galloped. In his characteristic
style, for the east entrance Of the sta
tion. Here a crowd of several thousand
persons was gathered. and as the chief
Of the long -anteIered herd stepped into
view. clad in plain. gray sack suit
and white wide-brimmed felt hat,
the crowd cheered madly.
An automobile was drawn up ready
for the former President, but he was
quickly surrounded by friends and re-
porters Among them was Chaplain
II. A. Brown. formerly chaplain of the
Rough Rider Regiment In Cuba.
Cracks Joke on Chaplain Brown.
The colonel grasped the chaplain by
the hand and shoulder. "Ry George.
he exclaimed, grittins his teeth. but
I'm glad to see you. Brown turning
to the crowd about him. the colonel
said: When Brown and i were to-
gether in Cuba, our regiment was
noted for its horseiesh. and after the
of honor, we gave one TO Brown. His
medal bore on the diverse side. a mule
passant.''
Then he stepped into the automobile.
and while the crowd cheered madly the
former President of the United States
and faunal naturalist of here, there and
everywhere. set sail at thirty miles an
hour for the New National Museum. to
view the trophies Of his African ex-
petition. A long string OF Journalistic
taxicabs stretched out behind him and
the race was on.
Before he left the station, however.
John A. McIIhenny. Of the Civil Service
Commission. was brought forward. Nc
Ilhenny was once a member OF the fam
Gus White House tennis cabinet" that
made the Roosevelt regime famous The
colonel expressed his pleasure in very
genuine fashion and Aulick Palmer.
former United States Marshal for the
District. was also brought forward and
introduced.
Another big crowd was assembled at
the south entrance of the museum when
the coloneI's automobile parade came
tearing up the drive.
A newspaper correspondent cornered
the colonel at this place and acquainted
him with the fact that Jacob Ri was
dead. The colonel seemed deeply moved.
II want you to express my deepest
regret and sympathy" he said I'm all
the United States. I have never known
a more useful citizen or a more upright
frG
and help in my work can never estimate
and / cannot express my appreciation for
1t. I mourn his loss very deeply"
The next minute the colnel was stren-
uously greeting Richard Rathbun. assist
ant secretary of the Smithsonian 1nsti-
tuition. and William de c. Ravenel. ad-
ministrative assistant OF the National
Museum. They Immediately hurried the
colonel and his party to the west wing
placed on exhibition the coloners Afri-
can trophies. He paused first in front of
the rhinocerous group.
Praises Work of Taxidcrmists.
by George, how well that is done!"
exclaimed the colonel gazing at the
handiwork of George B. Turner and Will
lam Clark, the museum taxidermy ex-
perts. DO you know" he shouted TO
those about him, II tried to photograph
that big fellow there'-pointing to one
of the rhinos-"but he was too ugly and
l had to shoot him."
Then the colonel began to call FOR
naturalists In the party he knew. lis
George Shiras here?" he demanded. call
ing for the young explorer. Shiras an
swered. Now, where is Miller? de-
manded the colonel, asking for the nat
uralist of the South American expedi-
tion. Miller also stepped forward.
Then the colonel passed to the group
of hartebeests he brought back from
Africa. He also had high praise for the
work Of the taxidermists in this exhibit.
The photographers became insistent at
this juncture, and the colonel decided to
pose before the group OF hartebeests
Here. however. the light was poor, and
they moved the party over to window.
directly under one of Theodore's giraffes.
Now ask me to do anything but look
pleasant" he shouted Then glancing up
at the giraffe, the colonel remarked: Il
want the photographer that called this
giraffe a moose thrown OUT" Fifteen or
twenty cameras clicked, and then the
colonel began to call on the museum Of
ficials to know the location OF his bird