The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-23
GUEST OF HIS SISTER
THE DAY AT FARMING
TON, CONN.
MKINLEY OAK IS PLANTED
The President, However, Has No
Part in the CeremOny-Goes to
Yale Bicentennial Cele-
bration Today.

| FARMINGTON, Conn, Oct. 22.-Presi-
! dent Rooseyelt's day in Harrington pro-
| vided quite a suitable addition to the
| historic annals of this ordinary quiet old
| town.
The intention of the presidents sister,
! Mrs Cowles, to make the occasion a
private affair was considerably overcome
by the anxiety of the people to see the
president and to grasp his hand.
Throughout the morning there was no
particular demonstration, but in the mid
die of the afternoon the turnout OF
toWnspeople, added to the influx of sew
eral hundred from Hartford and adjoin-
ing townships, enlarged the throng to
proportions much beyond that to which
Pennington is accustomed
The absence of a publicly announced
programme gave an element of uncer-
tainty to the day. Everybody on the
street was inquiring when and where the
president could be seen, but the mass
of people went away satisfied for the
president made three dashes through por-
tons of the town. In the last of these
he rode out in an open carriage through
the big crowd assembled on the principal
street corners just at the conclusion of
the ceremony of planting a Mckinley
memorial oak.
Men and women, youths and maids
pushed and struggled to touch the pres
ident's hand as he, leaning far out of
the carriage endeavored to reach as
many as possible without delaying a
more formal reception which awaited him
at his sisters home.
The presidents day was filled with en-
joyable rides, walks and receptions 1t
was concluded this evening with a din
ner given at the home of Commander
and Mrs. Cowles.
DISTINGUISHED PARTY.
Among the guests at the dinner were
the president and his daughter, Miss
Alice Roosevelt, Secretary Cortelyou, AS
sistant Secretary Barnes United States
Senators Joseph R. Hawley and Orville
H. Platt and their wives and Gov. George
P. Mclean.
Between his two rides the president
and a few friends took a long tramp to
Pinnacle mountain.
An interesting incident of the morning
drive was the greeting by $50 school
children, attired in white, waving flags
at the president as he rode by.
The afternoon was chiefly devoted to
receptions, first to the young women OF
the Porter school, and second to the
guests invited by Mrs. Cowles to meet her
brother. The two Connecticut senators
and their ladies assisted. in receiving.
~ One of the features of the day was the
planting of the Mckinley oak on the
public green, opposite the picturesque
and historic Elm Tree inn. President
Roosevelt declined to take part in this
on the ground that it would not be in
good taste to do so on this occasion
after having declined other similar in
vitations. Gov. Mclean and Mayor Har-
bison, of Hartford, were the principal
speakers at the exercises. The town was
well policed by deputy sheriffs and con-
stables, the customary warning having
been sent out in advance by the chief of
police at Washington.
The secret service men followed the
presidents party SO far as possible, but
was unable always to keep track of the
rather rapid changes
The president will leave Pennington at
$40 a. M, tomorrow and will arrive in
New Haven about an hour later.