Lunch with Teddy Roosevelt

Grandma Pacheco (Betty as I knew her) remembers Manuel pulling up to the house in one car and Teddy in another. They sat in the parlor a bit while Adelaida, mom, the neighbor girl Tillie, and Guadalupe prepared the meal and set the table.  Then Adelaida, Guadalupe, and the girls came in and met Teddy. He was very nice to them.
 

  Adelaida had short notice so there was no time to roast meat for the meal.  They had meat loaf and yams. Teddy asked about the initial ‘P’ on the dishes.  Manuel said that they belonged to his former wife. That embarrassed Adelaida and Manuel explained that he had been widowed. He said he had educated his two girls in the best boarding schools and colleges, and they were both now school teachers.

After the main course Adelaida sent the girls over to Tillie's house.  The adults then discussed politics. After lunch Manuel took Teddy up to see his ranch.  Teddy had liked it.