New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-16

Inn and Lake, Surprises
Girl Campers, Poses and
Has Bully Time.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, going
the rounds Palsad Interstate Park,
which as Governor, he founded fifteen
years ago, was greeted by thousands
of pleasure-seekers yesterday. He had
never seen the place befor
While he was accompanied by George
W. Perkins, the man behind the Bull
Moose party, the meeting had no politi-
cal signican Mr.. Perkins, who is
president % the commission and has
been sin Ro. 1t first org. 1ized it,
wanted to show the Colonel just what
has been accomplished with the &c.
100000 set aside for the extensive park
system.
There was but one suggestion Of poll
tics on the entire trip. That was when
the Colonel posed for a young woman
who wanted to snap his photograph at
Bear Mountain dock.
"You know, started this park fifteen
years ago." said the Colonel, smiling.
Her escort shouted back: Going to
start something in 1915, too, Colonel? ?"
The ex-President laughed, and, hopping
into Mr.. Perkins's automobile, was
whisked away from the inquisitive
stranger.
The Colonel, when he reached Mr..
Perkins, home, after covering seventy
five miles by automobile and motor
boat, spoke of the beauty of the park
and bestowed lots OF praise on the COM
missioners who have developed it. with
out receiving one cent for their trouble.
The inspection party, which travelled
in three automobiles, comprised MIR. and
Mrs. Perkins, Colonel and Mrs. Roose-
welt, their daughter, Mrs. Richard Der
by; Quentin Roosevelt, Miss Dorothy
Perkins, George Perkins jr., and Mr..
and Mrs James c. Rea, of Pittsburgh.
W. A. Welch, chief engineer Of the park
system, who is responsible for the new
construction, guided the party along
the route.
Perkins Proud of Work.
The first stop was made at Car
Pond, a flooded area of seventy-hv
acres. Then the party continued over
the fine stretch of new macadamized
highway extending from Tuxedo gate
way TO Bear Mountain. This road IS
sixteen feet wide, exclusive of the So
IL fg-L ! - Lac
long. Something less than a mile of
the highway, although now traversed,
remains to be completed. When it is
done, Mr.. Perkins announced, jitney
bus lines will carry tourists at low
fares between Bear Mountain and
Tuxedo.
"WeIl show the State Highway De-
partment what can be done in road
work by that" said MIR. Perkins in
comparing the new highway with some
CT the miserable state roads the tour
lists had gone over IN Rockland County.
When the tourists reached Bear
Mountain Inn they were entertained
at dinner by Mr.. Perkins. Then they
inspected the large refreshment
pavilion. When the colonel was shown
into the refrigeratlng plant he fixed
his gaze on the meat racks. Those
tongues hanging up there" he said,
remind me of seeing buffalo tongues
similarly hung up out West years
ago"
When the party was making its way
out of the pavilion the crowd discov-
eIed the identity of the robust visitor
with the automobile coat and broad
brimmed Panama hat. Wherever he
went after that persons would step
aside TO look at him and remark:
TEDDY! Quick! Teddy"
When he was introduced 10 Police
Chief William Gee, the Colonel said:
Let me see. You were in the army.
sergeant. | believe. Well, l want to
shake hands with you again" The
Colonel then went to the boathouse,
where park visitors are allowed a row.
boat for forty minutes without charge.
Z Somebody suggested a boatride, but
when the Colonel pointed to the only
boat in dock a young woman leaped
into il and rowed II out onto the lake.
. The Colonel's party then went to the
swings, the new dancing pavilion, and
finally TO the dock. There he saw the
replica of Hendrix Hudson's Half
Moon anchored along the shore.
Colonel Visits Girls Camp.
Leaving Bear Mountain, with its
throng, the Colonel was dashed down
TO the Y. W. c. A. camp for girls on
the park property at Blauvelt. There
the ex-President made his only speech
70 about two hundred girls you don't
know how glad am to meet so many
of YOU" he said to the girls, who were
starting on a tramp. 81 might say
envy you your hike. wish | could
take one myself" The girls sang two
songs in honor of the Colonel and Mr.
Perkins and then made both pose with
them for photographs.
81 don't know but this is the best
sight we have seen yet remarked Mr..
Roosevelt as, from the lofty camp site,
he cazed at the country around
The party then made off for Engle-
wood While bowling through Alpine
/ n. j.. they drove into the speed t-au
set by Mayor Mailer, who was Ut for
revenge because he was fined for speed
ing in Nyack. The first policeman