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President Roosevelt believes that two cooks from a company should stay back during practice marches so they can prepare the soldiers’ meals and avoid an uncomfortable wait on their return, and requests that Secretary of War Taft issue orders accordingly.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-02-04
President Roosevelt sends Secretary of War Taft a telegram from California Governor George C. Pardee, along with a copy of the reply he sent. Roosevelt urges Taft to “strain every effort to get the tentage, rations, bedding and supplies asked for” for San Francisco in the wake of the earthquake and fire that took place there.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-19
Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte is not in Washington, D.C., at present, as he is obliged to attend several events in Maryland, but informs President Roosevelt that he has sent his request for a report on the condition of food at Navy Yards to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and has left instructions for it to be sent to Roosevelt as soon as it is furnished. Bonaparte believes that the contractor may have not been fulfilling the contract as written, and may need to be replaced. There have been some difficulties in securing a ship from the District Naval Militia for the naval review, which Bonaparte has been working on alongside Admiral George Albert Converse. Bonaparte finally informs Roosevelt of his recent communication with a newspaper which had alleged that he and Roosevelt had shown too much leniency towards Naval Paymaster George M. Lukesh. Bonaparte pointed out the actions were taken in accordance with the law, and eventually drove the newspaper to publish an apology.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-08-11