The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-20
The Reception in hiemphIs Was
Most Cordial.
lis PRAISE OF The WOMEN
President Pays Pretty Tribute TO Them.
General J5e8 Wheeler. and Gov
1or lIc.aiIlin at the
Bar quet.

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lBy Assoclated rgess.1

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MEMPHIS, Ii5ANs November 10
President l2oosexelt and party arrived
IN tie city this morning promptly At .
clock ,8e1n sInedes on a special train
iover tlie. 1azoo and MISSISSIPPI Valley
ltai1ioad The Journey from Smedes was
.evoid Of speaal incident. The Press
dent was gwen an enthusiastic demon
stratlon when ne allgnted from his car
at the Unton Depot. He was met by a
large delegation Of representative citi-
zens with bands and escorSs of police
oiiicers and detectiIes in plain clothes.
The local committee desired General.
Wright to await The Presidents coming
at The Gaypso Hotel. put5the General on-.
I jecicd to Tie arrangement. and was the.
irst 10 grasp the Presidents hand as
ne stepped flom the tram. The ftesl-.
dent g.eeted General Wright with great
SALUTE IS FIRED
The Il,sl3tlie N,ss at once formed ana
as the long lime swung, into motion Tor
Tie i1larcl though the city, cannon
stationed on tie i.stf front near the
custom laptises doomed a salute OF
twenty-pae ssn;ls.
iue l5ue 6I march was Grst through.
tho resiaenec TgItlon Of the city To the
custom tlpllSe ana aloi.ss the route many
f.ntiscs We're DECORATED With flags and
buniins. Aloglg Main SN1ett the side
walks. presented sold masses of people
and the ietesident was kept busy bowling
his ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of greetings. ihe.
MIRA DE- ended al the Hotel GayOso. where
if,e palty ;alighted and an iisiorma! re-
v .sa,,fi4u was Reid. Several hundred ciu-
zeIls sheok hands With The President
General Wligl.t. wslo arrived III his
natlye city last night, was cordially
2 TIIIs PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
IYt,sf. n breakfast was given the PieSl-
s.s,,, a,,.s General Wright at the Gayoso
Az ha# ladies of Memphis, Governor Nc
,iif;ins General Joe Wheeler and others
pare present. an response 70 Toast
propas,.G in his honor by JUICE fm1il- IAN
,,,,,,s59 "a IN behalf of Mrs. Hammond.
,,.s Roosevelt responded as follows
II. ~ ,In k,loms OF southern woman. for 4
t9,0 san af one OF them. ,ApplauseO
II ANYTHING could add 70 my&p!eas.re W
,,,s,,n, h,sre on behalf of the nation 10
ss,,ea,,5 Of .lYe debt of gratitude ts,at We
owe To General Wright. the Way ne No. nas
stood for viIate"er IS ~ s'.,, CIV !.
in the nation out8siu the Phllipplnes' II
v.nt,la be TO have the chance& OF g i,leelltis
Mrs Wright (Apptause0 i Wish 10 say
HIVE h;3t no small part of our lutuie4 W -
success III dealing with the people IN .i, lne
philippines Will depend upon the ''a., sooi.,.
attitude taken by our leading represen-
tatives toward them and the work ana
a great debt Of gratitude is due not only
to Gayernor Wright for the work ne mas
done in his sphere. but 10 MIS-. Nsis.4's
for MIA she has done in hers
Now I. word about the ladies' of Mem
phis rhatayou are charming goes Win
out saving: any one can see that zap
plarseo. and that yor have the proper
spirit am certain after having listened
to Mrs Hammond directing the judge
what - savs'' (kpplaIse1.
At mi!agllt the presidential party left
for Washington over the Southern Rail-
way. Colonel L. S. Brown general a gent
of the Southern. was In charge OF thA