The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01
Presidents and Pies
An Interesting Account of Washington Peo-
pie of Yesterday and Today By the Wife
of the Well-KnoIDn DiplOmatist
Ry Mrs. Larz Anderson.

Another time, Archie. who was i'll
in bed at the White House, talked
so much about his pony that Quen-
tin decided the animal ought to
make his brother visit. So, with
the aid of a little colored boy, he
put the pony in the elevator and led
him into Archie's room, to not only
tho children's delight, but to the
Presidents as well.
When Eli Smith arrived in an
Arctic sledge, drawn by six dogs all
the way from Alaska to. win a
wager of ten thousand dollars, he
drove round to the south side of the
White House, and out came the
children to see the driver put his
team through their PAGES and listen
to the story of his years jour
ney. One never knew in those
days what one might encounter
in the way of quaint occurrence.
Freaks and adventures knew that
the children. at any rate, could be
trusted to give them a welcome,
and the chances were that their cid
ers, too, would bend a kindly eye
upon the newcomers. Down Penn
sylvania avenue one morning came
an old-time prairie schooner of the
type of 1910; in il were a spry.
weather-beaten old man with snowy
hair and beard, his wife, and col
lie dog of high spirits and engag-
ing manners. The three of them
had been two years journeying
from Tacoma to pay their respects
n nuil ut nNI1
yember day when they arrived. but
out came Roosevelt bareheaded to
greet them, and out came the
youngsters, eager to see the collie
perform his tricks.
Mrs. Cooley wrote, when visiting
at the Executive Mansion:
Charles the Magnificent met US at
the station, and we drove UP with
the Presidential plumcs flying.
Mrs. Roosevelt greeted us most cor
daily. Here we are in a Beautiful
room about the size of our house
all put together, done in blue bro
cade with n velvet rug of blue, a
huge four-poster bed and a nice
little cot beside it in which at
this moment my boy Is sleeping
sweetly. There Is a dear lit
tie room adjoining which faces
the monument and all the green OF
the White Lot with the fountains
playing on the lawn. / have just
seen over the mantelpiece this
bronze which reads, IN this room
Abraham Lincoln signed the En-
ancipation Proclamation of jan
uary !, 1863, whereby five million
were given their freedom, and
slavery forever prohibited in these
United States And now my maid
Carrie, a coiored lady, walks about
here"
Mrs. Roosevelt kept open house
In a simple, informal manner. AS
the children grew up, there were
young" parties for them. and
dance every Friday night for Ethel.
Alice, who married my husbands
cousin, Nicholas Longworth, was a
chip OF the old block. Her we'd
ding took place in the big North
Room. on either side OF the altar
the members OF the immediate fam
lily were groupod-two of Alice's
aunts, her stepmother and the chill
drcn, while the grooms family was
represented by his mother. his sis
ter, the Countess de Chambrun and
LIS mother. l. himself was an
usher. A prominent society leader,
with a penchant for associating her
self with the family at every we'd
ding which she attended, tried to
add herself to this little group,
but for once she found IL inn
possible. The aide firmly refused
TO let her in without a card. much
TO the amusement OF every one.
and the lady retired, bafrlcd, Just
as the bride. unattended. came up
the aisle on her fathers arm.
Years ago tho President had
only two aides. hut in Roosevelrs
time there were a dozen both
army and navy. A. reception one
Of them would ask the name OF a