| Show THE PRESIDENT NT fi PR YOSEMITE ITE N NIt j W It t Encamped on Merceds Banks In a IJ I Grove Grov of Pines and nd Firs Fill SLEPT IN A SNOW STORM r I 1 I sOd nd One nr of the MOlt 1 ul at Kly My II Life t Ula 4 i Today Tod Ca May Mar f m John Muir and imd 1111 Hanger and illI Leonard e are in iii inthe the Bridal Brida Veil Volt meadows tonight near neur the banks of 01 the Merced In n grove ot oC ft 4 pities ihle and firs firm almost Within the tho spray of ot the th beautiful Bridal Veil Yell falls tails The Them m chief executive Is la resting after one of 01 h the most malt memorable days of oC his life J 4 At 3 this afternoon the tho party A j 1 arrived from Irom tie tle Vernal falls tolls at nt tho tha J r t isles bles Although the party had ha han been n hoVering h above n ove tho the Yosemite since early first at the heights ot at o JIno er Point then above the th great r panorama p noram wall vaIl near neur the Vernal tails falls 1 and aM later at tio Nevada and Vernal tails falls yet et this thI was their lint entrance y 7 to the floor of ot the valley vallo There were but Lut few lew there to t meet him because hi f entrance was not known to any an anole one ole not note even to tho the members of 01 his hll party Ho fl spoke kindly to those thole there j und and then thee came down the volley via Camp Curry and to the Sentinel hotel I t I before botor 4 the party was seen approaching alJ tho the Sentinel furty hotel A later they had arrived at nt atthe atthe the hotel and were greeted by President Wheeler and others lither The pr alighted and an for tor a few Cow minute he spoke poke I oke pleasantly to a 0 tow few members of at his hll party art We were Iere In a last night and It II was vas Just what I wanted said he The president was dressed d In Ina a khaki suit salt army hat and around his hl hi neck Ck h was a II dusty dUlty looking handkerchief thief chief much the worse for tor wear In o n few tew minutes he mounted lilo Ide hl horse Mr o and nd with John Muir and Prell Wheeler Proceeded to tho the Jargon Jorgen Jorgensen sen On studio 20 feet up the river where the th party was Will Joined by Mr Jorgensen This building has ha the honor of at being the only one he woo was In while here They rhey v hero over a 0 half halt hour and here the president expressed himself tally fully about tho tha tI o Yosemite and the 81 SI was arms wasA A lunch was awaiting him and an anthoU though thoU h his hll appetite ap eUto was keen he re reo refused fused to eat having In mind the th camp meal at the tho Bridal VII Veil eil meadows How flow over oV r he lie Joined the party in a II glass glas ot of wine f This Is the one ono day duy ot of my life said he h and that I will always I ber bet with pleasure ure Just think Of t here I was IM as last laet night Up there pointing 1 toward Point amid the pines t and sliver silver lire lira In the solitude In a n snowstorm too and without a n tent I passed palled one of at the most pleasant nights of 01 my life liCe It was so 10 reviving to tobo tobe tobe be bo so close cloS to nature In this magnificent forest of 01 yours Ills His host conducted the party through 4 the rooms room of at this studio s the th president rem Had I not the complete rest rut that I have had hud It would one of at the greatest talt pleasures ot my life to have havo spent the time in this building I When shown the dining hall hail with Its Us beautiful Dutch Ditch finish and furniture his laTs eyes fairly glistened d and he lae You know knol 1 I nm am Dutch hutch myself When Wh n Mr air Ir Roosevelt came out of 01 the studio accompanied by b the others of oC oCtha the tha party he walked back to the bridge and then held h ld an on informal reception lasting ten minutes or more A book descriptive of at the valley and key of oC the valley made out of oC were presented to Mr Here is a II good Republican said eald n a Democrat pre pro presenting seating his wife Ire Tho president pre smiled and warmly greeted both A little baby was brought to hIm In Its fathers arms He Ire shook shock Its III tiny hand and with a amerry amerry amerry merry twinkle said I have hae a half doz dos dozen dosen en n myself A former member ot of the Seventh In Infantry infantry fantry Mr McPherson that thai was WOI so 80 close to his rough riders In Cuba was warmly greeted and for tor n a moment beauties of ot YosemIte were lost sight of 01 and the stormy days of at the charge up the Incline of ot Santiago were vere recalled and II The president appeared perfectly at nt ath home h ni and the tho people felt that they were greeting an on old friend Cameras and were re snapping on all 1111 sides silles A All As ho bo crossed the bridge three th e cheers were given glen him Then he lie passed under the tho arch and rode rod unaccompanied nied nl by any anyone one down the street of 01 Yosemite Y village lIage A small boy said Hullo nullo Teddy The president present stormed his hi i horse and n a frown Irown darkened his hll tate fate He lie up to the boY hoy the dignity of 01 the president gone one and In Its place the face Ince and severity of 01 the father and parent He lie gave the youngster a 1 short lecture on manners that he will never forget Several times limes he hI stopped topped to greet some one or answer n a salutation and then disappeared In the road that leads lead down to tn the camping place for tor the night About two miles below town ton he was WILl met by a part party eon conS nf nr n 00 Pardee Judge Henshaw and Yosemite Commissioners livens und and Henshaw lIen haw The meeting was pure purely ly iy Informal and much enjoyed naye by nil all Within the shadows of 01 old El EI Capi Capitan tan lulled by the spirit of at the Indian name for lor the Veil ell warmed by n a rousing camp fire dept Roosevelt evelt Is III I resting tonight It him Since has hu been ben a 1 herd hard day for early morning he has ha been In the sad lad laddle saddle dle file viewing admiring some of at the grandest scenery In the world To Tomorrow morrow morro morning he will take the Ray flay Raymond nil mond mend limited at 6 G f 1 lunch nl lit and arrive at Raymond Hamond in hi n th evening where his hll train awaits him For Fot two to days day dB and two nights nl he has been lost to the world orld ind end and Its curious gaping crowds In the almost trackless trickleS wilds tilds of C the high hl h Bier SIer rae fl wr by Y a II Handful of at trust trusted td ed friends Presbyterian lre r l lLos Los Loa Angeles AngeUs Cal Ca May Mav ment ments for Cor the general o oJ as which will me t I here heN next a n t t completed W Od 00 whom ham e enrolled of oC 11 are laymen BIA A Vast list army of ot visitors will win come com comeI 1 tram front east CUt of 01 th Mississippi From the I it or of Pittsburg alone will r jnO ne not notIe lose Ie than 00 and amI all nil th the cities of oC the The Tho west will tend strong delegations attendance promise u tt M to unusually large laUre and thousands of ot visitors wh h have no n connection with the assembly a are arean on route roule Many tan Important matters will rom corn before b Ore the general assembly La reports show that of oC the m Presby torIes cries f 0 have havo ted In favor of ot creel creol rellon and consequently the report of or 0 orthe the th stated clerk on the tho overtures overture sub submitted d IY f the last lut general gental assembly Is III ready adf anticipated and tho the bare bar an ano o n ement will wll probably f scarcely oc ocIO IO n a rl l eon on the th flour our of 01 th the theres m Ill bly sn 61 n Fit II The first dut authoritative lut announcement 4 f t thi result wll Wil tome tom from the moller modera a atOr Rev Dr Ur Henry Van Yan Dyke at the opening session eulon on Thursday morning This sermon by b Dr Van Dyke Is the regular order at tho the opening of ot every eer assembly ns embly Is the retiring tors tor s discussion of at the most mOlt recent progress of 01 the tho 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