Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-18
President Roosevelt Shook Hands
with Hosts of His Friends
and Neighbors.
ENDURED THE ORDEAL WELL
Much Pleased to Meet His Old Ac-
Quaintances-Great Precautions
Taken against Any Possible
Harm to the President.

neighbors OF Nassau county and between
six and seven thousand persons shook his
hand. The reception was held at his coun-
try home, on Sycamore HILL and from 3
o'clock until nearly he was busy shaking
hands and renewing old acquaintanccs.
lie met people to-day whom he had not
seen for 80 years and shook hands with
men who mad known him when he was a
child. Tie President thoroughly enjoyed
the affair and seemed as fresh when 1t
was over as when ne began. lie expressed
ms feelings TO woman IN the crowd VINO
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me precautions 10 guard the PRESIDENT
a@Alhst any possible harm were 81 the
H's' 'horo"Sh cnaraC''r, III 'oui'iol 10
tle sherlliS' thr"e hhnlred special dcpu'i'S
large huinper OF secret service mon ana
p)ncemen from New ork III pam clothes
were on the porch ana about tn" grounds
No one was allowed to go rlst I'll" Presl-
d'nt with camera or a stick OF any des-
c'iption. Cameras, Valiscs canes, UNI
trellas and in many cases ovcrconts and
womens wraps were taken from their
owners and piled up under tree ncar the
porch. until the space around looked like
a second hand clothing store.
1t was 2:i5 o'clock when the reception
began President Roosevelt stood on his
porch and shook hands with ALL After
RAISING him the visitors passed off the
Iorch. along a road leading to the side of
the house. where lemonade was served
and thence by another road out of the
grounds The lemonade was served in
small glass cups on which was inscribed
"Ircsident Roosevelt 1892, oyster Bay"
The cups were retained as souvenirs
Those on the porch with the President in
cluded Mrs Roosevelt and the Roosevelt
children, Mrs. w. Emil Roosevelt, Miss
Christine Roosevelt, Miss Lorraine Roose
Welt, Secretary Loeb. Father Powers, the
Rev. Henry n. Washburn, the Rev. MIR.
Russell the Hon. August Montant and
Commandant Synman, late of the Eoer
amy
All sorts of people in all kinds of life filed
by the President. White and black poor
and woll-to-do women with babies in
arms and several with dogs, small boys
and girls. Many were in line who had
known the President most OF his life and
their delight in renewing an old acquaint-
ince was apparent, but none gave the
President more pleasure than the greeting
Of the OLD family servants, Maggie and
Brldget Mitchell VINO had been servants
IN ms ft'her famiiN. Ihey came from
Ne" YORK Wllere theN now i've, to greet
'he fresident ana to show him a photo
tr"ph Oh MS lather ana one OF himself
Nileh ne was iour years OF age Ihe PreSi-
uen' Was uoNe i'ted 10 see the PICTURES and
'he 'iu S'iNd anus anu presented the sisters
~ MIS- HooSeFe''
Nor,e oi the VISITORS was introduced 30
~ iles'ueh'' oul Wh"n ne recognized N.