Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-05

The distinguished honor of receiv-
ing the President of the United States,
which came to Brattleboro with Presi-
dents Hayes, Harrison and Mckinley,
occurred again on Monday, when Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt fulfilled his
acceptance of an invitation to visit
the town as the guest of the Young
Mems Republican club. That the re-
ception was carried out successfully
and satisfactorily is shown by a des-
patch to newspaper by a represen-
tative who was with the presidential
party, which said: The reception ac-
corded him at Brattleboro was among
the prettiest, best conducted and most
enthusiastic which he has received in
his tour of New England. The Presi-
dents progress through Brattleboro
was continuous ovation"
The special train of Pullman palace
cars carrying the President and the
members of his party including Secre-
tary Cortelyou,' Governor w. W.
Stickney of Ludlow, Lieut. Gov. NJ. F.
Allen of Ferrisburg, Adjutant Gen. w.
H. Gilmore, Col. G. S. Forbes
of st. Adams, secret service men.
newspaper men and special photog-
raphers, arrived at the station al
40 o'clock, being 35 minutes late
AS soon as the train stopped Secre-
tary Cortelyou appeared on the rear
platform, followed by President
Roosevelt. At the appearance of the
President the enthusiasm of the great
crowd who were pressing against the
ropes around the station was let loose
and shout after shout went up in his
honor. The President removed his
hn
with graceful bows and a genuine
Roosevelt smile.
Stepping from the car the President
walked across the station platform
which had been covered with white
canvas, and met the members of the
reception committee: Wallace n.
Batchelder, president Young Mems
Republican club; Ernest j. Waterman,
chairman executive committee Will
liam H. Vinton, chairman board of
selectmen; Edward w. Blodgett, chair
man board of bailiffs; .Kittredge Has
kins, member of Congress; Hoyt H.
Wheeler judge United States district
and circuit courts; James l.. Martin,
United States district attorney; Fred
erick Holbrook, war governor of Yer
mont; Herbert B. Titus, brigadier gen.
eral U. S. V; William Austine, Col
U. S. A.
This formality over, the President
stepped into an open landau with ex-
Governor Holbrook, Governor Stick
ney and Judge Wheeler and the
team was driven a short distance
from the station, stopping between
files of Grand Army men on one
side and members of the Young Mems
Republican club on the other. The
other members of the party and com
mittee of welcome took places in car
riages which had been provided, and
the procession started with the First
Regiment band in the lead. Behind
the band was company |, Vermont
National Guard, the Presidents car
riage with a detachment of the Guard
as escort, the other carriages, Sedg-
wick Grand Army post and members
of other posts in this county, 100 vet
Grams in all; and the Young Mems
Republican club.
The line OF march was up Main and
North Main streets, which were deco
rated with a profusion of United
States flags, to the common. AS the
Presidents carriage passed the Brooks
House a group of little girls on the
balcony threw great quantities of
mowers upon the President and his
carriage. The bottom of the landau
was covered by the flowers. The
President was greatly pleased and
smiled his acknowledgment. At the
common group of little girls
strewed flowers in the Presidents
path as he assembled the steps of the
band stand, from which he spoke. A
despatch to a metropolitan newspaper
said: Nothing comparable with these
two incidents has happened before
on the tour"
While the members of the party
and guests were being seated the band
struck up "Garryowen." Going to
the edge of the stand President Roose-
welt raised his hat and said: 81 thank
you for that" The band stopped sud-
denly, but the President said "Oh,
no, no! Go on. Don't stop. That's