New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-09

ladies OF the party are staying. All
along the route the cars attracted at
tention, and men and women pausing
would catch sight of the President
through the glass window of the limou-
sine and wave their hats or hands. A
green sutobus careering up the avenue
came so close TO the limousine Secret
Service men had 10 warn the chauffeur
back.
Mrs. Gait Borrows Coat.
% course, crowd rushed to the
door of the St. Regis as the President
and his iancee drove up, but six de
tectiyes from Police Headquarters
jumped 20 the sidewalk and pushed
back the curious. The party went on
into the hotel, and the President and
Colonel House saw the ladies UP in the
elevator 10 their apartments on the
twelfth floor. Almost Immediately the
two men returned to the lobby and
drove with Mr. Malone and Dr.. Gray
son. this time in an open touring car,
10 Colonel Houses home, ll5 East
Fifty-third Street. Patrolmen were sta
toned along Madison Avenue and Fifty
third Street and more Of them az the
apartment building in which Colonel
House dwells. They were needed, for
there was a large crowd in the vicinity
waiting to greet the President.
There was only ten-minute stop
here Just about long enough for the
President to 20 up and see his photo
graph and Mrs. Galt's standing on the
table in Colonel Houses library. Big
bowls Of orchids were In front of each.
Then the men OF the party went back
TO the st. Regis and met Mrs. Gait.
Mrs. Boiling and Miss Bones, who were
ready for their drive.
Mrs. Gait had brought no heavy coat
with her, but Mrs. r. VI. Ham. wife
Of the owner OF the St. Regis. came TO
the rescue. and when the President ;
fanc6e appeared she wore Mrs. Hams
big sealsKin coat. with bunch Of roses
pinned to is lapel. She got into the
open touring car on the back seat. with
The President on her left and Mrs. Boil
ing on her right. Colonel House and
DR.. Grayson sat IN front OF them. The
car hurried away on its drive.
And. TO use the vernacular. Il was
SOME drive. Up Fifth Avenue and
into the East Drive OF Central Park
the Pres dents chauffeur led the way.
swinging corners like a racing driver.
Stretched out behind for a block were
the other cars, filed 10 overlooking.
At 10th Street the parade turned out
of the park and through Cathedral
Parkway 10 Riverside Drive. And here
the pace grew faster. People began
70 display the keenest interest IN the
affair. and drivers Of pleasure vehicles
endeavored 20 drive in close so the
occupants of their cars could have q
glance at Mrs. Gait. One car bounded
forward and showed close 10 the Pres
ident's car. Secret Service men sped
their powerful machine close up 10
the invader and waved MIN back.
On up the drive TO Dyckman Street,
then through 70 Broadway and straight
on out TO Mosholu Parkway the pro-
cessicn raced along. All this time the
President had been talking IN the most
animated fashion 20 Mrs. Gait. occa-
sonally leaning past her 20 speak 70
Mrs. boiling. He waved his hand AZ
the dull red sun setting IN mist ana
Mrs. Calf nodded her head as she an
swered him. once she threw back her
head and laughed heartily at some
thing he said. At Mosholu Parkway
the Presidents car turned back down
Broadway. As the car swung around
/ Colonel House pointed out 10 Mr.. WI
son the long line Of cars that had been
trailing behind. Both he and Mrs.
Gait laughed.
"Who Won the Gamer!
The route home was the same take !
outward. and there was no particular
incident EXCEPT that at Seventy-second
Street Secret Service men had 20 drive
their car up 70 a big foreign roadster
which cam. too close TO the President