The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-06-11
WEST POINTS CENTENNIAL.
Uncle Sans Military Academy Visited by PrcsI-
dent Roosevelt and Other E)Istln,
suisIled Public Officials.

quarters and Sec &.
rotary of War Root, Postmaster
General Payne and other cabinet
,fricla.S were entertained ut the
sfficer~' quarters. The diplom- :
ATS ana other invited guests were +
by special arrangement accom- /
.,dated ut the hotel, When the
visitors had had Jime to brush II
some of the dnst Of travel from "
their clothes they assem- bIed at
The OIL ial residences Of Colonel
Mills. after a handsnal1ing ali
around the guests repaired u
Memorial Hail ana toon luncheon
ia com pany With tne alumni 10
the academy.
Luncheon concluded. the form
al exercises OF the day We're be-
gun. Guests, alumni and spec
ralOrS assembled neir the sup
eriuleruenU quarters to escort
the President to the hail. The !
paraue Was the most imposing
event OF its kind ever seen at the
academy Me post band, IN
Gaia trim. headed Tile llne. Inc
CORPS OF cadets came heXt, ana
tueu President Roosevelt ano his
, cabinet. officers OF the Two Orah-
Giles Oh Tile services, all IN 1ull
= dress uuILOrnl; com uanderS OF
the Stale organizations OF Nallou-
+ al Guard, the governors or sever
al STATUES, college, FfeSldcElS III
:, caps ann gowns, and ouler lndl-
- via ualS Oh Importance. With the
=, aluuuI and array OH GERS Uf less .
CT rank.
V Inc line moved around the
+ grassy pain ana naulLeu LII 1foh'
q ut LIE main entrance LD, Memoir
n ial Hall, wuere Way Was inaue 1oi
20 the RresIuent, his Calumet, The
IN Supreme Court judges and oth
t. ers. The interior OF Lhe hail was
ri handsomely deCuraLed. with wal
Al EN- blems, the pictures OF dlstln
,f Suished = rad uaJes OF the acao
\ envy anu d lavish display OF flags
" aud bunting.
- A prayer by Lne- chaplain o
at the academy aud d uslGl nnmbe1
Nv Lille post band served TO Intro
is duce the prUSrLm.. Willie liz
N uand was playing The REes'oel
m and his Cabinet look SEALS on LII
- platform, while the other. dlSLll
G. suisheu guess ranged. them
IT. selves about the spacious hal
r Colonel Mills delivered. The dc
er dress of welcome and then IL
Il troducd President Roosevelt, VIII
ed made brief speech thai arouse
of the eulnuSiaS III of the audlenC
ain To the niS nest pitch. He revleWe
.th briefly the history aud Work
ar- the academy and. spoke OF IL
am important place 1t. occupies
da. American history and III u
ON. hearts and affections, OF even
mt true citizen OF The repuhllc. Il
words Of tribute to. the memo
md of Grant, Sherman, McLella
,dv Sheridan and other emlne
ned graduates Of the academies we
the greeted with loud applause.
ex- The formal exercises clos
for with the GRAFTON of Lhe day, q
to- ivered by General Horse Port
The Ambassador TO France. The
ully dress was a schyiarly effort I'll
Off. ing with patrotts,ga and was Il
ang ened to with rapt attention
cor the distinguishes audier ce.
Tia III, ccn :lusipA " the uX1rc1
lean the distinguished assembly c
ster aside It's diGnt0y ;.lI gaze. V
y ere - It's patriotic enth -iil>n
NOR, loudly staging "A1nerieH
oenV other patriotic airs.
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