Evening journal., 1901-10-24
PRESIDENT Az
"OkD ELLIS GURNT''
Spends Entire Day at The Big
Centennial Celebration
Chief Executive and Booker I. Wash.
ingtOn Sat Around President
IiadleV's Table

New Haven. Conn, Oct 24-Presi
dent Roosevelt left town Tor Washing
ton last night, after participating for
an entire day in the closing exercises
Of Yale UniS-.-itys great bi-centen
niul celebration. From his arrival
here at g o'clock yesterday morning
until his departure at IL o'clock last
night the Presidents reception was
a continuous ovation. One of the
most pleasing features of the day was
the banquet rendered Mr.. Roosevelt
last night at the home Of President
Hadley, which closed the bicenten
MARS social exercises. At the ban
Quet President Roosevelt and Booker
r. Washington both ate again at the
same table, but the event occasioned
little surprise at this democratic cen
tire of education.
Immediately after the banquet the
President re-entered his carriage, and,
escorted by the mounted police, was
driven to the railroad yards On a
side track in Water street the two
cars, Lucania, for the President, and
the Princeton, for others of the party,
were standing, guarded by a strong
detail of police The President reached
the car at 11O5. Surrounding it be-
yond lines drawn by the)police was a
considerable crowd, who cheered the
President as he mounted the car
steps The President bowed low, lift
ed his hat, waved it, and, bowling
again. withdrew into his car. A few
minutes later a switch engine drew
the two cars northward through the
yards to the main line, where another
locomotive was attached, and as the
train drew away a party of Yale stu
dents gave the college cheer for the
President"
When the Proaid9lt arrived yester-
day morning President Hadley, Of
Yale. and Mayor John T.. Studley were
on hand 20 receive the distinguished
guest aad after an exchange Of greet
ings. the ride toward The university
campus was begun. by way OF State
and Chapel streets The escort In.
cluded a representation Of the naval
and military forces of Tic s ate. In
the carriage with Mr.. Roosevelt were
the president of Yale. tine governor OF
Connecticut and the mayor of New
Haven. The next carriage contained
Colonel Theoaore A. Bingham. United
States Army, and Secretary Cortel
you. and In a third carriage rode Com
mander Cowles and party The en-
trance to the campus was through
Phelps gateway, with It's orange-hued
decorations. and special inscriptions OF
welcome to the President.
Upon arrival at the campus, The
President was conducted to Bate
Chapel and after a brief rest there
was escorted to his place in the AGA
demic procession of learned doctors
masters of arts. distinguished guests
of the university and graduates. Their,
were thousands in the line, all dresse,
in academic gowns, many OF which
were faced with colors indicative o
their wearers degrees. Way for tn
procession through the crowds whicl
filled the street near the campus wa
made by the military escort.
The closing exercises of the bi-ceu
tennial were held in the Hyperion
Theater Classical music. n common
orative poem for the occasion, a con
memorative address by David
Brewer, associate justice of the I'm
ted States supreme court, and inall
the clothing with the hoods of tn
honorary degrees Of great men. a lis
of whom affords a roster of NOM
mental fame constituted the exercise!