New-York tribune., 1902-09-16


kets. and others with heads high in the air, if
they We're proud of the fashionable traps. Their
owners came in and stood side by side Going in
one way the carriages came out another, while
| in the first two hours the space within the
hitching ground was crowded, the order of the
arrangements made the handling Of the vehicles
easy. Having left their carriages. the people
proceeded up Sycamore Hill TO the Presidents
porch. walking slowly and chatting and view
ing the landscape.
CONGESTION NEAR THE LEMONADE
STAND
There was some congestion behind the house
near the lemonade stand, but Sheriff Johnston
with his assistants took charge, and hurried a
few men who desired a second glass of lemon
ade, ahead. much to the relief of those further
back. Passing by the windmill, where an enter
prising Photographic had placed his camera
near the wheel, the crowd wound it's way over
the Presidents lawn to unhitch their horses and
return.
Two elderly women. wearing hats of the sun
bonnet shape. approached the President with
their faces simply beaming with delight. They
attracted the President Immediately.
We'll, Maggie, am delighted to you, and
you too," he said to the other woman. One of
them carried two photographs in her left hand,
which she showed the President while he held
the other hand. They pictures of the
President and his father, taken thirty-nine
years ago It Maggie Mitchell and another
woman, VINO had been servants in the Pres-
dents house when he was infant. They
came to ask for nothing, but wanted to
Theodore Roosevelt now that he is President.
After a cordial greeting they were entertained
by Old Name, Quentin Roosevelt's nurse, before
they went back to their home on Long Island
One from the Huntington delegation gave
the President a Hungarian water gourd, hand
somely embossed with cloth and decorated with
leather tails 1t was like the field gourd used
in the Hungarian army With the Presidents
thanks, the man went by, and the rest of the
delegation was received.
THE ROUGH RIDERS OF OYSTER BAY
Then there came a small delegation of boys.
who tramped their feet on the porch
Here come the Rough Riders of Oyster Bay"
the President said TO them in a genial way.
Bits Of conversation were heard from time to
time. and the President repeatedly replied if il
were possible. Some of the phrases heard were:
Greatest President on earth-'
Hi yer. Theodore?" by a iacktar
MY daughter has grandson who is named
after you"
Il have four Republicans in my family"
Hope you'll be elected again.
Am just back from Turkey; glad to get home
in time to shake your hand.
'"Tfred?'
Getting tired?"
To these remarks the President replied:
1T takes than a trolley car accident
to knock me out and more than crowd to tire
me-"
You have my sympathy and Il am SOL
der We're other frequent expressions from the
people. When one man said he was a soldier
the President said, Good regular"
Among the towns which sent delega tiops to
call on the President were Mineola which was
completely deserted when the trainload of ueo-
ple left under the leadership Of Sheriff John
ston; Sea Cliff, where there was an exit of the
citizens under President Francis E. Sherwood;
Great Neck, whose delegation followed the Re
publican banner and Elmer Lecluse: Hemp
stead, with one thousand men. women and
children under Postmaster De Witt G Titus;
Hicksville, whose people in wagonloads
with the deputies appointed from that town;
Huntington, whence $50 persons came; Rock
ID way, 600; Lawrence 200; Freeport 1000;
Babylon 800; Amityville, 4J0; Cold Spring, 800;
Ngarnngdale. 800; Glen Cove. 800; Roslyn, 300;
HicksviIle 80: Syossett, 100; East Norwich
300. Locust Valley. 300; Glenhead go; Brook
Willie 100 Bayvile. 400, and Woodbury. 75
The members of these delegations did not re-
main together all day, but had signs placed on
the omnibus covers and railway trains to indi-
cate the home town of the individuals
PEOPLE TURNED OUT EARLY.
The sun had barely rolled over the bay when
the people began to arrive in Oyster Bay 1t
was hard 10 tell at breakfast time which out
numbered the other-deputy sherifs or fakirs
Badge and button sellers were seen in every
street Peanut and other vendors were
CRYING their monotonous tune in the hope of sell
ing their wares. Justice Franklin OF OYSTER
raw called all the barkers TO his office 10 give
,ben instructions. Townsends anvil battery
Continued pnGe three.
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