Evening star., 1901-08-31
Mr.. ROOSEVELT'S TRlPWEST
VICE PRESIDENT GUEST OF CHICAGO
CITIZENS TO-DAY.
He Visited Springfield Yesterday and
Goes to Minneapolis Tonor-
row Evening.

CHICAGO, August 31.-Vice President
Roosevelt arrived at Chicago from Spring
field at go this morning. Accompanying
him were Governor and Mrs. Yates, Adju-
tant and Miss Reece, Senator Cullom, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Mccullough, Col. ]. H. Strong
Of the governors staff and Mrs. Strong and
Mrs. Harmon.
The Vice President drove Immediately to
the Chicago Club, where he breakfasted
with Senator Cullom and District Attorney
Bethea. The forenoon was devoted to a
drive with Col. Strong, followed by lunch
at the Union League Club with Governor
Yates.
The program for this afternoon contem-
plates review of the naval militia on
board the Dorothea and dinner with Graeme
Stewart. Tomorrow will be devoted by
the Vice President to engagements of a
strictly private nature, and he will leave
for Minneapolis Sunday evening.
A dispatch from Springfield, ILL.,, last
night says:
Vice President Roosevelt today paid his
second visit to Springfield, the first having
been last fall while he was campaigning.
He was here to attend the state encamp-
ment of the Illinois National Guard.
The Vice President was received with
the cheers of the 1900 persons assembled
at the station. He was met by Gov. Yates
of the 1st Cavalry and prominent men from
different parts of the state, Gov. Yates
having sent out several hundred invitations
for the occasion.
The Vice President was accompanied by
Senator Cullom, Vice President McCul-
Tough of the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad, in whose private car the trip to
Springfield was made, and Col j. H.
Strong of Chicago, his wife, and guest,
Mrs Harmon. Senator Mason and former
Representative Lorimer were among those
who Joined the party here.
The distinguished guest and party left
the executive mansion at o'clock, and,
escorted by four troops of cavalry, by Gov.
Yates and his staff and other National
Guard officers, proceeded through some of
the principal streets Of the city to Camp
Lincoln. Several thousand people we're as
sembled at the parade ground, and a salute
Of nineteen guns was fired, The LIST Cav
airy band headed the party to general
headquarters. playing Hail to the Chief"
headquarters. At Sis o'clock review Of
all troops in camp was held, followed by an
evening parade. -
At the close of the parade state dinner
was given at general headquarters, where
some 600 prominent military men and civil
ians from all parts of the state were as
sembled. Gov Yates presided, and after
dinner introduced the Vice President. Gov.
Yates complfmented the National Guard
of Illinois, and referred to their war record
leading UP to the war, with Spain. He
spoke in glowing terms Of the valor of
American soldiers at the battle of Santiago,
and then introduced Col Roosevelt as 1.-The
hero of the battle of San Juanp proposing
three cheers for the honored guest, which
were given with a will.
The Vice President made a short talk
and was followed by Col. Edward C.Young
of Chicago, commander of the 1st Cavalry.
At the conclusion of Col. Young's speech
a bridge, which had been built by the engi-
neer corps, was blown up by dynamite for
the edification of the Vice President, who
afterward addressed the troops and sew
eral thousand civilians from the band
stand. The Vice President and party then
returned to the executive mansion where
they remained until 1890 O'Clock. when
their cars were attached to a midnight
train, and they returned to Chicago.