The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
The Trip Is VeritabIe TriumphaI
Progress. eliminating I'm a Magnifi-
cent Reception at the Beach.
MR.. ROOSEVELT AS GODFATHER
HE OFFICIATEs IN THAT CAPACITY
FOR THE CHANLER BABY.
other Notabilities at the Ceremony
Spends the Night with Senator
Lodge-PIans for To-day.

NAHANT, Mass, Aug. 24-President
Roosevelt left Newport, to-day, at 2 o'clock.
in a sumptuous train of four special cars.
Accompanying him TO the depot were Mr..
and Mrs. Winthrop Chanler and Senator
and Mrs. Lodge, the two latter journeying
with the party to Nahant. the home of the
Lodges, where the President will spend the
night.
A more quiet day could not have been
spent by the President. AS is his custom.
he rose early and, after eating a light
breakfast, left the Chanler house about 8
o'clock and went out to meet Mrs. Roose-
velt who had come up on the Sylph during
the night. The President was aboard the
ship for about two hours. Mrs. Roosevelt
accompanied him ashore and spent about
half an hour at the Chanler residence. TAX
ing look at the baby, but did not remain
for the christening. She left just before
the ceremony for Oyster Bay. The Presi-
dent remained at the Chanler villa, where
the ceremony of christening the baby was
performed by the Rev. John Diamond. OF
the Episcopal Church, in the presence of
the President, who acted as godfather;
Senator and Mrs Lodge. the latter acting
godmother; Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and
large number Of the personal friends OF
the family.
The affair was regarded one OF the
most suspicious functions of the season
at that fashionable resort. due not only
to the social prominence of the CHAMBERS,
but to the fact that the President of the
United States would act godfather to
the child, for whom it was named.
Travelling on Sunday was something new
for h. IDrAc l..,~ tl.s.-
was obliged to depart from his usual Gus
tom, he went to Newport for no other
purpose than TO attend the christening, and
1t was necessary TO make the short jour
ney to Nahant to-day in order to maintain
his schedule. Lieutenant Governor Bates
and Adjutant General Dalton of Massa-
chusetts. boarded the train at Newport
and completed the arrangements for the
entertainment Of the President and party in
Boston tomorrow night.
That the enthusiasm attending the Presi-
dent journey shows no abatement was
made evident to-day by the crowd gathered
about the depot Newport, which cheered
his arrival and continued cheering until the
train was lost TO view Stone Bridge r. l.
Fall River, Taunton and Mansfield Mass,
turned out In force to greet the President,
and as each place was reached the train
was slowed down, the President appear
ing on the rear platform and bowling his
Acknowledgements. At Boston the entire
party entered the special train which was
standlnS on announcer track, the crowd in
the meantime keeping up a continuous
cheering.
At Lynn. where carriages were in waiting
to take the party to Nahant, the sight was
one long to be remembered Stretched
from the station through the city and
across the peninsula to Nahant, a distance
of four miles, were fully $4,000 people, who
cheered time and time again as the Presi-
dent passed. There were two miles of car
riages on either side of the road The
President rode with Senator Lodge, and
was escorted from Lynn to Nahant by a
troop of cavalry.
The arrival at Nahant was a signal for
another outbreak of applause and cheering
and the two places seemed to vie with each
other as to which should be the more cor
dial in its greeting. Flags and bunting
were displayed everywhere.
Tomorrow afternoon the President will
deliver address from the steps of the
public library building in Nahant.