Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-05

streets NV, lent themselves to the
recollections of past generations.
Here were paintings Of personage'
prominent In the past century, ans
relics Of the los, sos and COS. Tit
surroundings of long ago helpet
the oldsters in their Renaissance!
and the younger members (those
only q little over so to come undel
the nostalgia spell.
Glimpse at Hayes.
John Clagett Proctor, president o.
the association, told how his sister!
beau held him up to see Mr.. Hayes
This, Mr.. Proctor recalled, was wher
he was g or 10 years old"
He knew more about President
Garfield, because when attending
sabbath school, Mr.. Proctor woule
see the President alight from hi
carriage.
There were interesting stories
told about Mr.. Garfield's assassina.
ton, and many words OF specia
praise because Mr.. Garfield, by vir'
tue of his exceptionally long resi-
dence here, was the nearest thing II
a native Washingtonian in the way
Of a President.
Now there was a good sport,
Mr.. Proctor commented, when II
came to President Arthur. He used
to see Mr.. Arthur often when the
latter attended Ford's Opera House
Mr.. Proctor was q printers appren-
tice and used to deliver the pro-
grams.
Remembers Ben" Well.
Then there were special reference
to Presidents Harrison CT remem-
Der Ben very well" and Cleveland.
Mckinley? The assassination was
q tragic affair, the narrator con-
tinued, for it happened despite every
precaution being taken. 1t was
thought to be a virtual impossi-
bility.
The discussion touched upon mod
ern times with q few words about
President Wilson and his visits to
Keith,s Theater on Fifteenth street.
HE just loved a spicy skit," Mr..
Proctor recalled. He would laugh
to break his heart"
An interesting sidelight on Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt was sup
piled by Fred A. Emery, who at the
time Of the incident was night
manager of the Southern Division
Of the Associated Press.
It seems there were rXlmors that
Mr.. Roosevelt, then Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy, and Gen. Leon
ard Wood, the medical otdcer. were
going to start an outfit called "the
Rough Riders" and, Of course. in
doing so they would resign their
regular positions.
Rings Bell At Midnight.
Rumors buzzed through the AP
Offices to such an extent that Mr.
Emery decided to run them down,
himself. So he went to Mr.. Roose-
velt's home and began pushing
doorbells at midnight like any good
reporter would do.
Pretty soon, Mr.. Emery related
Mr.. Roosevelt's teeth jutted from g
second-story window" Something
like an ominous growl was heard.
Sensing something like tension in
the air, Mr.. Emery asked politely
Have you resigned?"
II am surprised, sir!" Mr.. Roose-
welt doomed, banging down the
window, and disappearing from view
with dignity.
But the next day, Mr.. Emery said
the news was confirmed.
When he met Mr.. Roosevelt In
later years Mr.. Emery asked him II
he recalled the incident. Mr.
Roosevelt said he did and added
that he had reasons" for not hand
ing out the scoop from his bedroom
window.
Jesse c. suter told Of an inter
view for the Literary Digest he had
had with Theodore Roosevelt when
he was Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. He also related incidents OF
interviews as chairman OF civic com