The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-25
RECEPTION TO RETIRING PRESI-
DENT.
~R0UCHR|DERS MEET AGAIN
Degree of LID. Conferred on Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Other
Distinguished Men.

cfeedS, learned PROFESSIONS, the indus
tries and literature, were honored by
Yale university today, and in turn
paid homage to the great institution
of learning, which is celebrating the
completion of the second century of
its existence, as they marched behind
Yale's colors and participated in the
closing functions of the celebration.
New Haven was fairly bristling with
pride in it's possession Of Yale. Schools
factories and stores were closed, while
townspeople thronged the streets to
do honor to the president of the Unit
ed States, the guest of the university.
A finer October day could not we'll
be imagined, and all remarked the
fact that scarcely a cloud had crossed
the sky during the four days which
have been given over to this stipend
Gus celebration.
The closing exercises of the bi-cen-
tennial were officially commemora-
tive. They were held in the Hyperion,
theatre, clerical music, a commemora-
tive poem and a Greek festival hymn,
commemorative address by David j.
Brewer, associate justice of the Unit
ed States supreme court, and finally
the clothing of great men with the
hoods of the honorary degrees, this
constituted the days exercises. With
the dedication of another hall and a
farewell reception by the president of
the university, the bi-centennial cele-
bration closed.
Among the honorary degrees confer
red by Yale today were LID on Sec
rotary of State John Hay, Archbishop
Ireland, Bishop Potter of New York,
Chief Justice Fuller, Kazua Kata-
yoma of Japan, Admiral Sampson,
Marquis Ito and President Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt did not attend
the early afternoon exercises, Of the
celebration. After the ceremonies of
comforting degrees were completed he
was driven to the home Of ". w. Far
nam on Prospect Hill. Crowds almost
blocked the streets as the party with
its escort passed and many hundreds
swarmed along after the carriage and
obtained coveted glimpses of the pres
ident.
The Farnam residence is located on
a broad rise of ground, and high hedg.
es and fences surround the estate.
Policemen and detectives stood guard
at the gates and about the house and
no one vas sadmitted.
After luncheon and a brief rest, the
president, accompanied by Prof. Harry
S. Graves and Mr.. Farnam strolled
across the street to the Yale school of
forestry and during the afternoon the
president received the members of the
Yale Varsity football team, who,
through Jack Greenway, an old foot
ball man of Yale, and latter a fellow
rough rider with Colonel Roosevelt,
had been introduced and was cordially
granted the privilege of a call.
The president left the house at 4:3O
for University hall.
The final official function of Yale's
bi-centennial began at 5 o'clock this
evening. The affair was scheduled as
a farewell reception by President and
Mrs. Radley, but the presence of the
npGcilGnt IF tho Tvr;tpJ C+o+,o VIII.
assisted President and Mrs. Hadley in
receiving lent a far greater impress
siveness to the occasion.
Although there was no public an
nouncement that President Roosevelt
would be present the rumor of his
coming had spread among the crowd,
and the big squad of policemen had
some difficulty in restraining them at
the entrance. The reception was held
in the great dining hall, or commons
owned by the university corporation
The building is one of the new bi-cen
tennial structures.
President Roosevelt and DR.. an6
Mrs. Hadley stood upon a small rails
ed platform midway to one side of the
hall. Commander and Mrs. Cowles
and Private Secretary Cortelyou stood
to the rear of the receiving party
Close at hand were Secret Service of
fcers ushers and policemen and those
in charge of the ceremonies. The pur
pose was to admit only those wearing
badges. These numbered severa
thousand and a great number of the
general unlimited public also managed
to gain entrance.
Particularly noticeable vas the ex
treme caution, not only Of the officers
but OF those having the affair il
charge for the adequate protection Of
the president.
The most unique and original fea