The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-09-17
AMONG HIS NEIGHBORS.
President Reception to Citi-
zens Of Nassau County.

NSHNo'HhdHSSS W TVS SH'lHhOOS'
Thorough Precautions to Guard the
President-AlI Sorts and Conditions
of People-GIass Cup Souvenirs.
Oyster Bay, Sept. 16.-Presdent
Roosevelt yesterday received his
friends and neighbors of Nassau
county and between 5000 and 1000
persons shook his hand. The reception
was held at his country home, on
Sycamore Hill, and from o'clock
until nearly six he was busy shaking
hands and renewing old acquaintan-
ces.
He met people whom he had not
seen for 80 years and shook hands
9TH men who had known him wheI
he was a child. The president
thoroughly enjoyed the affair and
seemed as fresh when it was over as
when he began. He expressed his
feeling to woman in the crowd who
asked him if he was getting tired.
Not a bit" he replied 1T takes
more than a trolley car to knock me
out or a crowd to tire me-"
The weather could not have been
more delightful The decorators did
their work thoroughly and the sun
shone upon village resplendent with
color. Most CT the business buildings
and many Of the private houses were
adorned with flags and bunting.
Effective Decorations.
The most effective decoration was
along the road leading from the center
of the town to the road that winds up
Sycamore Hill. Here at a distance
of every hundred feet we're hung large
American flags which formed a canopy
of stars and stripes under which the
people rode on their way to Sycamore
Hill. Where the private road leaves
the main thoroughfare a large arch of
flowers and flags had been erected
with the word Welcome" in the cen
ter. The presidents residence was
handsomely decorated with flags.
The crowds began to arrive early
from points on Long Island and by
noon the streets were crowded. Dele
cations came in from many of the
places near here and several special
trains added their quota to the crowd.
At / o'clock the members Of the
committees headed by band started
for Sycamore Hill and they were fol-
lowed by vehicles Of all descriptions
filed with Long Islanders, many of
whom had come a considerable dis
tance to greet the president.
The precautions to guard the presi-
dent against any possible harm were
of the most thorough character. In
addition to the sheriff's 800 special
deputies, a large number of secret SER
vice men and policemen from New
York in plain clothes were on the |
porch and about the grounds. No one |
was allowed to go past the president
with a camera or stick of any de-
scription. Cameras, valises, canes,
umbrellas and in many cases over
coats and womens wraps were taken |
from their owners and piled up under |
a tree near the porch until the space |
around looked like a second hand |
clothing store.
It was 2:45 when the reception be-
gan. President Roosevelt stood on
his porch and shook hands with all. |
After passing him the visitors passed |
off the porch, along a road leading |
to the side of the house, where lemon
ale was served and thence by another |
road out of the grounds The lem
onade was served in small glass cups |
on which was inscribed, President
Roosevelt, 1902. Oyster Bay" The
cups we're retained as souvenirs.
Those Oh the porch with the presi-
dent included Mrs. Roosevelt and the |
Roosevelt children. Mrs w. Emlen |
Roosevelt, Miss Christine Roosevelt,
Miss Lorraine Roosevelt, Secretary
Loeb, Father Powers, Rev. Henry II.
Washburn Rev. Mr.. Russell, Hon. Au-
gust Montant and Commandant Sny-
man. late of the Boer army.
All Sorts and Conditions.
All sorts of people in all conditions
of life filed by the president. White
and black, poor and well-to-do, women
with babies in arms and several with
dogs, small boys and girls. Many
we're in line who had known the pres
ident most Of his life and their de-
light in renewing an old acquaintance
was apparent, but none gave the presi-
dent more pleasure than the greeting |
of the old family servants, Maggie and |
Bridget Mitchell who had been SER
wants in his fathers family. They
came from New York, where they now
live, to greet the president and to
show him a photograph Of his father
and one Of his when he was years
Of age. The president was delighted
TO see the pictures and the old SER
wants and presented the sisters to Mrs.
Roosevelt
None Of the visitors was introduced
to the president but when he recog-
nized an old acquaintance Mr..
Roosevelt generally called him by
name and addressed some pleasant re-
mark TO him When a delegation Of
small boys tramped upon the porch
the president said: Here are the lit
tie rough riders Of Oyster Bay"
you are the greatest man on earth,
in the estimation Of every American
said another woman as she reached
the president.
Theodore. how's air ye' said an
oil salt dressed in the uniform Of an