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Show ROOSEVELT FAILS TO . SHOW HIMSELF SUNDAY WASHINGTON.. March . President Roosevelt passed the first Sunday after. . his) inauguration Quietly at the Whit 1 House. Surrounded by the members or his family and his house guests, he spent the day in recuperation from the fatigue incident to the -Heavy-mental and physl-' cat strain which he underwent during the inaugural ceremonies. During the afternoon the-' President i went for a horseback ride through the suburbs. - He was alone and took his mount at the outskirts of the city. It was expected that the President would attend religious services, and in anticipation of his leaving the 'White House, thousands of people gathered in and about the White Hous grounds as early as 'J:S0 o'clock. No restrictions were placed on entrances to the grounds, and throughout - the day Innumerable thousands of people wandered about the historic executive mansion. They swarmed swarm-ed about the main entrance and peered through the closed glass doors and windows. win-dows. ' The White House, of course, was closed to all visitors except the personal friends and relatives of the Roosevelt family. During the day the President and Mrs. Roosevelt received Informal calls from many of such friends and at both luncheon lunch-eon and dinner large companies were entertained. en-tertained. It became evident early in the day that if the President should leave the White House to attend service at his church. . he would be surrounded both at the churcH and in going to and from the church by an almost uncontrollable crowd of curiosity seekers and admirers. He was advised strongly not to leave the White House under the circumstances, and finally yielded' to the admonitions of his friends. . Vice-President and Mrs. Fairbanks at-nttended at-nttended morning service at their usual place of worship, the Metropolitan Methodist Meth-odist Episcopal church. At the conclusion conclu-sion of the service the pastor. Rev- Dr. Frank M. Bristol, and a large part of the congregation, gathered about the Vice-President's Vice-President's pew and extended to him their congratulations on his induction into his high office. . |