Macon beacon., 1922-09-15
ROOssUeIt-As Revealed BY Init
mate Friend.


mos. altogether readable articles is
being run in the Saturday Evening
Post, Personal Recolcctons Of our
Presidents by II Il Koh.saaJ, who
is versatile and pieasar: writer
Ia ,4st weeks issue OF the Post, there
appeared a sketch of the personal
side Of Roosevelt's life, as connected
with JlC duties Of his office as pres
dent Of the United States. Kohlsaat
had the privilege Of being a close per
sonal friend Of the president, and en-
jyyed many intimate interviews with
Elm, both as tOuLseler and friend
ine extracts given below, taken from
the artiCle IN question, are interesting
ANA tOuCn side OF ROosevelts life
tnat was not generally turned to-
ward the pubic. Inese VINO remem-
Der the IndomtaDie aad lncOrrsaUie
Alice, Will appreciate the reference
maze 10 her.
In February, 1908. spent an even
ing IN the White House. Mrs. Roose-
veIr ana the children were at the
supper table. 1ne omy outside guests
were Nicholas Murray Butler and my
selt. The children carried on an ami
mated conversation among themselves
Roosevelt, Doctor Butter and | were
deeply engrossed at the other end
! OF the table discussing the Cuban
: treaty, When Archie broke in with
, Father r-tather--father!" louder each
, time.
. What is it, Archie? ?" exclaimed the
| President
g., Father doesn't the monkey cage
l at the 200 smell terrible ?"
} MY recollection is that it does, Ar
/ chiew
e. Before going in. to supper | asked
- the President how he was getting
t along. He said, with the Cuban
D.. Reciprocity Treaty on my hands and
5 beng father of Alice Roosevelt at
the same time, am doing pretty
= WE'LL"
A few days after the national com
I mlttee was in session | arrived in
e Washington. The first man ! met in
- the Arlington Hotel lobby was Sena-
| Jor AIdrlCh, of Rhode Island He said,
y u wish you could persuade your
d friend in the White House to quit his
e hunt for delegates; he is making a
c damned fool Of himself" Two we'll
t known correspondents made similar
a remarks.
e | went to the White House about
8 five O'Clock. The President was out
II riding. | saw Secretary Loeb and tolG
hIm what the three men had said tC
me. He said, 81 have talked with him
but is is no use | cannot do any
thing with him. Wish you would tall
C to him" Mr., Loeb said he would try
&c 20 arrange for an interview on tn,
II Presidents return from cabinet din
o ncr. Later ] received a note asking
" me to come to the White House a
y l0:30 that night.
% The President came in with a rush
le saw Mrs. Roosevelt to the elevate
le aud joined me We went up the mar
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1t Blue Room.
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