Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16
President Shook Hands With
Them and Many
Visitors.
over 5000 WER2 RECEIVED.
Precautions of Most Thorough Char
acter Taken 20 Guard the Chief Ex'
ecutive-New York Policemen ana
President Photographed.

Oyster Bay, l.. l., oepC-' Ao.--Fi iesr
dent Rooseveit's old neighDors OF
Nassau county held reception yes
terday in honor Of the president and
were received by him.
The crowds began to arrive early
from points on Long Island snd Dy
noon the village streets were crowd.
ed. Delegations came in from many
OF the places near here and seVerai
special trains added their quota 10
the crowd. At l o'clock the members
of the committees, headed by a Dand'
started for Sycamore Hill, and they
were followed by vehicles OF all de-
scripticns 1i.ed with Long islanders.
mauy of whom mad come a consider
able distance to greet the president
The precautions to guard the presl'
dc MT against any possible harm were
Of the nost thorough character. IN
addition to Sheriff Johnson's 900 spe
cial deputies, who had been sworn IN
fer duty, a large number OF secret
service 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, vallses, canes
umbrellas, and in many cases over
coats and womens wraps, were taken
from their owners and piled up under
tree near the porch.
Visitors Given Refreshments.
It was 2:45 o'clock when the recep
ton began. President Roosevelt
stood on his porch and shook hands
with all After passing him the visi
tors passed off 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 with the president
were Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. William
Roosevelt, Miss Christine Roosevelt
Miss Lorraine r,oosevelt, Mrs. E. Reed
Merritt, Frank E. Travis, 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 boys and little girls, all
got a pleasant smile and a shake OF
the hand. Many were in line who
had known the president most Of his
life, and their delight in renewing an
oil INT hl1f
none gave the president more pleas
ure than the greeting Of two old fam.
lily 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 president and to show him
a photograph Of his father and one
Of himself when he was years OF
age. The president was delighted to
see the pictures and the old servants
and presented the sisters to Mrs.
Roosevelt.
Police and President Photographed.
During the reception a number OF
bands, stationed on the lawn, in front
Of the porch, discoursed music. The
Hicksville batter, at the foot of the
hill, also did its share to make the
affair a success and fired a continu
Gus salute. A pleasing incident oc'
Cured toward the close Of the recep.
ton. The New York policemen want
ed their pictures taken with the pres
ident. When the request was made
of the president he complied at once.
This is one time l really want a
picture taken" he said. Il know
these men and l admire them. l am
proud to have my picture taken with
them"
Before the reception closed the
bands. which came from Brooklyn and
villages on Long Island, filed past the
president He shook each by the
hand and thanked him for the music
he had made
Between six and seven thousand