The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-16
I'D THAT HE FELT GOOD
Declared Trolley Car Could
Not Knock Him Out.
Precautions to Guard the Executive
from Harm Were Of Most Thor.
ough Character-Had
Picture Taken.

o. ster Pay. N. Y, Sept. 15.-President
| oesevelt today received his friends and
| neighbo.s Of Nassau County, and between
| 100 an 100 persons sho * his hand.
The reception was held at his country
home on Sagamo Hill, and from 3
! o'clock until. nearly he was busy shak-
| ing HANDS ana renewing old acqua.nt-
! ances. He mt p-opls tidy wh-m h.
had not seen for thi.ty years. and shook
hands with men who had known him
| when h, was child The President
thoroughly enjoyed the &ffair and was
as fresh when 1t was over as when he
began. He express ed his feelings to a
W. man in the crowd who asked him il he
was getting tired.
Not a b!t," he replied. ut 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 theie
| work thoroughly and when the sun rose
this MOI ning 1t shone upon a village re-
splendent with color. Most all the build
ings and many of the private house were
adorned with flags and bunting. Along
the road leading ffom the center Of tne
| town to the road that winds up Sycamore
Hill, a distance of every humid. ed feet
were hung largs Anne. lean flags which
formed a can Ply of stars and stripes uTl-
der which the people rode on Their way
| to Sycamore Hill.
The crowds begin to. arrive early from
| points on Long Island and by noon the
village streets were crowded Defegatisns
| came in from many OF the places near
| here and seseral spe iai trains added
| their quota to the crowd.
At 1 O'Clock the members of the COM
mittee, headed by band, started for
| Sag more Hill and they were followed by
vehicles of al descriptions hlied With
Long Islanders, many Of whom had coms
conside able distance to greet the Pres
ident. The precautions to guard the Pres
ident against any possible harm were OF
| the most thorough character. In addi-
| ton to Sheriff Johnson's three hun l. e !
| special deputies who had been sworn in
| for duty to-day, large number of secret
| service men and pei cemen front New
! Yo k in pla clothes were on the rch
and about the grounds. No one was al
lowed to go past the President with a
| camera O., a stick OF any description.
Cameras, valises, canes, umbrellas and,
| in many cases, overcoats and women
| wraps were taken from their owners and
| piled up under a tree near the porch.
| 1t was 2:30 O'Clock when the reception
| began President Roosevelt stood on his
! porch and shook hands with all. After
| passing him the visitors passed on the
| porch along a road leading to the side
| of the house. where lemonade was served
| and thence by another road out OF the
grounds On the porch were Mrs. Roose-
welt, Mr. William Roosevelt, Miss Chris
tine Roosevelt, Miss Lorraine Roosevelt,
boys and little girls. all got pleasant
| Assistant Secretary Loeb. Father Powers
and Rev. Henry Homer Washburn.
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
| President and to show him photograph
smile and a shake of the hand Many
were in line who had known the Fres1-
dent most of his life and their delight
in renewing an old acquaintance was APP
parent. but nothing gave the President
more pleasure than the greeting of two
old family servants. Maggie and Bridget
Mitchell, who had been servants In his
fathers family. They came from new
York where they now live to greet the
Mrs. E. Reed Merritt, Rank E. Travis
of his father and one of himself when
he was years of age. The President
was delighted to see the pictures ana the
other servants and presented the sisters
to Mrs. Roosevelt
During the reception number OF oands'
stat onad on the lawn In FIR mt of the por N
discoursed music. Garry Owen Inere
Will be a Hct Time in the Old Town
Tonight" and America seemed TO be
the favorites for they were repeated
number Of times. The Hfcksville pat
tery at the foot of the hill also dld ts
share to make the affair success and
fred a continuous salute.
A nieasing incident occurred toward the
close of the reception. The New York
polIcemen wanted their picture taken
with the President. When the request
was made Of the President, he compiled
at once.