Show LORIMER IS BARRED ROOSEVELT REFUSES TO SIT AT BANQUET WITH SENATOR FROM ILLINOIS 1 Members of Hamilton Club Placed in Embarrassing Position of Recalling Recall Recall- Recalling ing Invitation Sent to One of Clubs Club's Own Members Chicago Colonel Chicago Colonel Theodore Roosevelt Roose- Roose velt on Thursday barred William Lorimer Lorimer Lorimer Lor Lor- imer junior United States senator from Illinois from the e Hamilton club banquet at the Congress hotel by refusing refusing refusing re re- fusing to sit at the same table The occurrence startled politicians here acre and and- andover over the country The unprecedented unprecedented unprecedented un un- demand that the Hamilton Hamilton Hamil HamB ton club deny to one of its own members members mem memo bers the privilege of attending the banquet came with characteristic abruptness from Colonel Roosevelt The Hamilton club delegation headed by former Judge John H. H Batten joined joined joined join join- ed Colonel Roosevelt at the fair fairgrounds fairgrounds fairgrounds grounds in Freeport Ill shortly after noon Colonel Roosevelt asked it f Senator Lorimer was to be at the banquet When informed that he was wasa a member of the club and had been Invited the colonel emphatically declared declared de de- Then I must decline to go adding that he would feel the same about the presence of Senator Lorimer Lorimer Lorimer Lori Lori- mer as he would if sitting down with d |