The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
THOUSANDSSAVHIM
President Received a Grand Ova.
tion in Detroit. ..-...e.
5000 MEN IN THE PARADE
Nations Chief Attended Opening SEES.
sion of War Veterans Convention
Took Ride on Detroit River and Re
viewed Military and Civic Parade.

DetIolt, MICH, sept. Z3.-The pOpu'
lace had its inning Monday afternoon.
While some thousands of people saw
President Roosevelt Sunday when ne
was being driven about the city and
other comparative handfuls had
chance to get glimpse Of him st
other times, the big parade furnished
an opportunity for the great mass OF
citizens.
That they took advantage Of this
chance was most evident to anyone
who was in the downtown section az
ter 3 o'clock. The mass of humanity
that had gathered for the purpose Of
cheering and honoring the chief mag.
istrate of the nation was variousy
estimated at from 100000 to 100000.
the latter figure being the one most
often mentioned.
1t was o'clock yesterday morning
when the president sat down to break.
fast with four guests in the FlemisI
room of the Hotel Cadillac. 1t was IL
O'Clock before the convention of Span
ish war veterans rose and mingled
laundering cheers with the strains Of
Hail to the Chief"
Roosevelt was not long in getting
under way. He just looked at his ALI.
dience and chatted with them till, ~
anecdotes humorously told and by ref
erences to past history with which
they were familiar, he had becoE.e
thoroughly acquainted with his hear
ers and had attracted their deepest
interest. Then he Numbered forth the
fundamental doctrines of American
citizenship and expounded his own
code Of civil ethics in language more
forceful than artistically chosen, and
arranged with the most abrupt ell
phasis.
Three wild cheers for the president
and his presentation by Governor
Bliss and Mrs. Lewis of the Ladies
Auxiliary, vice commander, with a
medal of the Michigan veterans, pre-
coded Roosevelt's departure for tie
steamer Tashmoo for the run on the
river. 1t was noon when he went on
board.
Looking fit and fresh, the president
entered his carriage shortly after so
o'clock for the tour-of the city. Every
corner, every tree, every housetop, ev.
cry window was teeming with all
kinds of humanity. The sun was pour.
ing down a few July rays, and here
and there couple of bands were hold
ing an endurance contest with each
other. The marine escort swung intl
line, the presidential carriages were
off. Till the reviewing stand was
reached it was just one long shout
leaping from throat to throat and
echoing from street to street.
The parade in itself was an AN.
mense success. The, procession inclul.
ed probably about 5000 men, and Z
finer looking lot of men could not have
been found anywhere. I'll
In the reviewing stand, which the
president reached after two and halt
hours in his carriage, he looked stern
and trifie tired, but when an unlucky
band began to get mixed up with rs
brigade during the march past, ne
laughed as heartily and as undis
guisedly as might be. Division alter
division filed past, the president re.
naming standing and removing his
hat every time "old glory" was low.
cred in front OF him.
1t was almost o'clock when the
last salute was made and the presi.
dent dashed off for his hotel to take
another nap before the evenings WORK
began.
President Roosevelt delivered him.
self of mastery and significant
speech last night at the banquet ten.
dered him by the Spanish war vet
Grams.
That he preached what the people
most desired to hear was evident from
the wild tumults of applause that
greeted the sentences of newest i'm
port as they fell from his lips.
Shortly after the banquet the presi-
dent returned to the hotel and then Ia
his train, which departed at 2 o'clock
this morning for Indianapolis.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 24.-The Span.
ish War Veterans got down to bust
ness yesterday and finished up all
their work in time to allow them ID
attend the reception that was given
at the Russell house in the evening ID
Miss Clara Barton, Mrs. Flora A. Lew
is, vice-president of the Ladies Aux
Hilary, Mrs. Allyn X. Capron and Mrs.
A. T. Bliss.
Shot Wife and Self.