The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-23
PRESIDENT HAS
GREAT OVATION
People of Detroit Give Him a
Ihunderous Welcome.
PEOPLE PACK The STREETS
Soldiers From Canada In Line of
March and for First Time Presi-
dent of the United States Re-
views English Troops.

Detroit. September 22.-President Roose-
velts visit to Detroit came to an end to-
night at the conclusion of a banquet
given him in Light Guard armory by the
Spanish war veterans, the opening Of
whose third annual reunion he attended
today 1t was brilliant event. Nearly
500 men sat at tables on the floor of the
beautifully decorated armory and the gall
leries We're crowded to their utmost ca
paeity by brillianty-g women and
their escorts. The armory was decorated
In green and white. Maple branch and
electric lights were everywhere.
The Presidents appearance was the
signal for a great outburst of enthusiasm.
He was given three rousing cheers as, es-
corted b. Mayor Maybnry, he led the
presidential party to their table on the
platform. Seated at the Presidents left
were Mayor William C. Maybury, Gem
cral urell Of Washington and Col. f. q.
Hecke. q this city. On his right were
Gen. r. a. Alger Miss Clara Barton,
Governor A. I. Bliss and Gen. II. NJ. Duff
field.
Soon after the party was seated Com
mander Richmond p. Hobson, U. s. N.
arrived and took his seat at the Presi-
dents table The monotony of the eonven-
tional evening dress was broken by the
uniforms of the officers and the scarlet
tunic of the Essex Fusiliers.
When The President arose to begin his
address he received an ovation. The men
on the floor stood up and oheered again
and again, while the clappng of hands
from the gallery was like the crackle of
musketry.
Reviewed Military Parade.
This afternoon President Roosevelt
participated in and afterward reviewed
the military parade, which extended over
twenty-one blocks. More than 10000 per-
sons were damned into the streets and
thousands more filled the windows and
housetops along the line of march. Never
were such crowds seen in the streets and
never was man given a more popular
ovation in this city than the President re-
ceived today. Eseorte by Gilbert
Wilkes, naval commander of the Spanish
war veterans, President Roosevelt, in an
open barouche, drove over the entire line
of march, nearly four miles. The streets
were roped and street car and all other
traffic was stopped From the Hotel Ca
dillac, which the President left just be-
fore o'clock to the reviewing stand the
chief executive was given a continuous
ovation. People were jammed in ten and
twenty deep behind the ropes along the
entire line of march. A great wave of en-
thusiasm stirred the shaking, flag-wav-
ing multitude and marked the advance of
the Presidents carriage riding along the
line to the reviewing stand. The Presi-
dent stood up in his barouehe waving his
silk hat at arms length in recognition of
the peoples tribute.
Dusk was beginning to fall as the
President drove past the halted parade
from his positionin the last division to
the reviewing stand on Woodward avenue
in front of the city hall.
Miss Clara Barton and Miss Allen V.
Capron were among the Presidents party
in the stand which also included Cover
nor A. T. Bliss. Mayor William c. May
bury. several officers of the Spanish war
veterans and Others
Formed Into Company Column.
The different bodies We're formed into
company column after the President had
driven past and when the signal was
given the review began. Headed by Gen.
II. NJ. Dufheld, the chief martial and his
staff and Governor Bliss and staff, the
soldiers and veterans marched briskly
past the reviewing stand for fifty min
ultS+ AZ TIE lNillSill BitN uttPcI tite-
trio light in the buildings on the campus
martius were turned on. Even the
street lights were burning before the last
body of men had marched at salute past
the President. The first division con-
taineu the Twenty-first regiment Essax
Fusiliers, Windsor, Ont, and for the
first time a President of the United
States reviewed a regiment of British
soldiers. The red coats and white he'll
NETS of the Canadians were in sharp
contrast to the sober blue of the United
States troops as they swung past at a
smart pace, their splendid band playing
THE British grendiers." They received
an especially cordial salute fam the
President and throughout the afternoon
the red coats were cheered to the echo
by the crowds. The second division was
composed Of uniformed secret societies.
body of knights of the Maccadees
constituted the third division. The fourth
division was made up of several civic
bodies Then came the veterans of the
evil war, four G. A. r. posts. The last
division was composed OF veterans of the
late war with Spain II was dark when
the President drove back to the Cadillac.