Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-06-11
OLD AND NEW GRADS
Meet At West Point to C5Ie-
brate Centennial
Year
OF NATIONAL MILITARY kCAD-
EMY WITH APPROPRIATE
SERVICES.
President Roosevelt. Senators, Fepre-
sentatves, and Foreign Dinto-
mats Present.
PRESIDENT MAKES ADDRESS

West Point, y. Y. June 11.-Oid
soldiers long since retired from active
service soldiers still in til il prime
and at the head of Uncle Sam $ army,
and young soldiers who have yet to
win their spurs. gathered Gere today
and Helped to make the centennial eel
ebration of the United States mill
tary academy the greatest Of all days
il The annals of the institution. The
occasion was inspired also by the
presence of the president of the ma
ton. his cabinet members. high OF
ficials of the army and navy. sena-
tors and representatives, foreign dip
lomats and scores OF otAer persons
prominent in official life. But the
old grads" We're the particular guests
OF the day. From every section of
the country and from lands far away
they came to revisit the scenes OF
youthful escapades when they we've
received their first military trainin&.
One Of the most pleasing features OF
the reunion was the presence Of Gen.
Simon B. Buckner and OIL or two
others ef the handful OF surviving
southern generals whose military
training Was obtained al West POil:.
Next 10 the president Of the United
States these distinguished guests
from Dixie land received more atten-
Ofs
The ceremonies of the day really
began With the arrival of the pies!-
dent and his party shortly before 10
O'Clock. though the formal exercises
did not take place until afternoon
With President Roosevelt were Sec
retaly Hay. Secretary Root and
other members of his official family,
Speaker Henderson of the house OF
representatives. a number Of senators
the military attaches Of the foreign
.i;tiA il Wssl inston and q number
of other specially invited guests. Col
onel Albert l.. Mills and his staff were
present at the station to welcome
the head of the nat.Jn With Cole mel
Mills in full uniform were Capt VIII
liam c. Rivers, Eleventh cavalry. ad-
jutant of the post; Major Charles D.
Hall, Second infantry treasurer of the
academy: Major John B. Bellingern.
Quartermaster OF the United States
army. quartermaster of the military
academy; Captain Malvern H. Barnum
Of Eighth cavalry. assistant to the
Guartelmaster: First Lieutenant VIM
Kelly. Jr., Fourth cavalry: Major John
N. Banister. surgeon. U. S. A.. and
First Lieutenant Franklin NJ Kemp,
L. S. A.
Rang,d in a precise background
of sold and grey was the cadet body.
The president was welcomed with mil
itaryp honors. After the formal greet
ings had been exchanged the process
sion was formed and marched up the
hill toward West Point plain The
diplomatic visitors were carefully loek-
ed after hy the various officers OF the
t'N@c' w u ms oIS. tJe Z UII1t'St
minister. was escorted by Gen Roe.
and the Italian ambassador. the Costa
R1can minister. the Turkish minister
and the Belgian minister were like
wise under escorts of honor
The appearance of President Roose
velt upon the plateau upon which the
buildings OF the post are located was
the signal for & salute OF lwenty.one
guns from the post battery. The first
thing on the plOgrsm was a review OF
the cadets. Following the review Pres
ident Roosevelt and the other great
personages rere escorted to rnei!
quarters. Postmaster General Payne
and other cabinet officials We're ell
tertaiHed at the officers quarters. TIE
diplomats and other invited guests
were by special arrangement accom-
modated at TIE hotel When the visi-