Entertaining--Planning

Governor Eberhart sends Theodore Roosevelt a proposed program for his visit to Minnesota. The committee will comply with Roosevelt’s request that the entertainment be small and informal. However, it was suggested that several governors and members of the committee and Conservation Congress be invited to the luncheon, even though this exceeds the preferred number of guests.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08-13

John H. Batten thanks William Howland Bailey for the letter. He will do as Bailey suggests and try to make it clear to the women, newspapermen, and soldiers that Theodore Roosevelt regrets he cannot accept their invitations. Batten asks if the Hamilton Club can entertain Roosevelt upon his arrival in Chicago, Illinois.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08-15

John H. Batten did as William Bailey Howland directed and wrote to the newspapermen and the Santiago Society representatives that Theodore Roosevelt would have accepted their invitations if possible. Two papers published notices that Roosevelt accepted the Chicago Newspaper Club’s invitation. Batten asks if this is true and encloses clippings.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08-17

Per Theodore Roosevelt’s request, Edwin Austin Abbey asks when the Roosevelts can dine with him. He comments that it is sad that Roosevelt has arrived in London shortly after the death of King Edward VII.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-15

J. J. Withers received Theodore Roosevelt’s letters and assures him that the Alpine Club will be pleased to welcome him. The committee plans to have a small dinner with the club’s officers and former officers and then attend an ordinary and private meeting. Roosevelt is welcome to invite anyone he wants.  

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-03-30

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-03-11

Creator(s)

Thayer, K.

Recipient

Unknown

Mary Cadwalader Jones thanks President Roosevelt for all he has done for the country and affirms a universally held good opinion of his character. She and others hope that Roosevelt will run for president again in the future. She asks if she can see Roosevelt before he leaves for his Africa trip.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-14

Charles J. Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt that he has relayed Roosevelt’s instructions regarding the entertainment of the French officers. Bonaparte also discusses his pending report on the convicted midshipmen, some amusing correspondence he has enclosed, and Bonaparte’s dinner on the Mayflower with the Cardinal that a paper referred to with disgust.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-13

The National Park Service and Theodore Roosevelt Association invite the recipient to a reception at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site to celebrate the anniversary of Roosevelt’s birth and the opening of newly restored period rooms. There will be a special preview performance of James Whitmore in “Bully” prior to the reception. The cover of the invitation features an illustration of the Birthplace site as of 1923, when it first opened to the public.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1977-10-16

The recipient of this card is invited to apply for a seat at an upcoming banquet of the Culver Military Academy. Other portions of the event, such as the circus and dance, are able to accommodate a greater number of attendees, so people only need to respond if they hope to attend the banquet.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-15

Creator(s)

Culver Military Academy

Tim Glas describes the activities and field trips planned for the annual meeting and dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in Washington, D.C., in October 2005. Glas highlights trips to Theodore Roosevelt Island, Grace Reformed Church, and Pine Knot in Virginia. He offers notes on the Mayflower Hotel and on the winners of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal. The logo for the meeting appears at the bottom center of the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2005

Benjamin Ide Wheeler informs Theodore Roosevelt that Fairfax Henry Wheelan wants him to speak on behalf of his cause and how this would potentially rearrange the itinerary. Wheeler understands Roosevelt does not want to speak more than initially planned, nor does he believe he should. Therefore, he suggests Roosevelt should not consider Wheelan’s or A. Wesley Mell’s requests.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-17

Amory A. Lawrence can reschedule the Forestry dinner to January 15 as suggested by Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt agrees with the change as indicated by a handwritten response at the bottom.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-16

Charles F. Bielman supplements the invitations from the Detroit Board of Commerce and the Wayne County Republican Club with one for a luncheon on January 10 en route to Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-12-17

Retiring Collector of Internal Revenue Samuel J. Roberts invites Theodore Roosevelt to a reception in honor of the incoming Collector of Internal Revenue Timothy A. Field.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-08

William Loeb is satisfied by the programs that Joseph B. Tiffany submitted. He will send the program for the first musical to the printer, while holding the program for Myron W. Whitney’s performance until Tiffany sends Pablo Casals. Edward H. Droop will be an acceptable accompanist to Whitney.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-16

In response to his recent note, William Loeb is pleased to issue an invitation to Representative McGuire and his wife, Anna A. McGuire for one of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s musicals. He reports that Roosevelt is sorry that she is not able to similarly extend an invitation to Mrs. Owen, but the guest list is already extremely large and she does not feel that she can make further additions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-28

Francis C. Travers reviews the schedule and arrangements for the upcoming dinner honoring President Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03

Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte reports to President Roosevelt that he can start to “see daylight” regarding the USS Bennington disaster and will share his thoughts in a few days. He discusses a potential conflict for the John Paul Jones celebration. A professor at the Naval Academy recently suggested that reproductions of a medal awarded by the French Republic to Jones should be gifted to the French officers and government in recognition of their hospitality. Bonaparte agrees it would be fitting, but the cost might be prohibitive. He is reviewing Benjamin B. Woog’s case, and while there appears to be some prejudice against him, he feels it was an issue on personal grounds. 

Comments and Context

A rupture in the boiler caused an explosion on the naval gunboat USS Bennington on July 21, 1905, and resulted in the loss of sixty-six crew members and the injury of many others. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

William Loeb confirms receipt of Representative McGuire’s note, and is sorry to learn that the invitation to attend a musical last Friday was delayed. It should have been delivered on time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-04