The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-16
ROOSEVELT HAS
 BIG RECEPTION
Shook Hands from 3 Until
 Nearly s O'clock
ALL KINDS OF CITIZENS
Cameras and stloks Were Not Allowed and Were Piled Up Under a Tree Near the Presidents House.
 Didn't Tire Him.

Oyster Bay. N. r, September 1b.- President Roosevelt today received his friends and neighbors of Nassau county and between 6000 and 1000 people shook his hand. The reception was held at his country home on Sagamore Hill and from 3 until nearly o'clock he was busy shaking hands and renewing old ae- quaintanaces. He met people today whom he had not seen for thirty years and shook hands with men who had known him when he was a child The President thoroughly enjoyed the af- fair and was as fresh when 1t was over as when he began. He expressed his feelings to woman in the crowd, who asked him if he was getting tired.
 Not bit" he replied. Tt 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 their work thoroughly and when the sun rose this morning 1t shone upon a village re. splendant with color Most all the build ings and many of the private houses were adorned with flags and bunting. Along the road leading from the center of the town to the road that winds up sagamore Hill, distance of every hun dred feet hung large American flags, which formed a canopy of stars and stripes under which the people rode on their way to Sagamore Hill.
 The crowds began to arrive early from points on Long Island and by noon the village streets were crowded. Delegations came in from many of the places near here and several special trains added their quota to the crowd.
 The Show Begins.
 At 1 o'clock the members or the com mttee, headed by band. started for Sagamore Hill, and they were followed by vehicles of all descriptions filled with Long Islanders. many of whom had come considerable distance to greet the President.
 The precautions to guard the President against any possible harm were of the most thorough character. In addition, Sheriff Johnson's 300 special deputies, who had been sworn In for duty today, large number of secret service men and police men from New York in plain clothes were on the porch and about the grounds. No one was allowed to go past the Presi- dent with camera or a stick of any de- scription. Cameras, yalises. canes, um- brellas and in many cases overcoats and  owners and piled up under tree near the porch.
 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 visitors passed off the porch along a road leading to the side of tue house, where lemonade was served ard thence by another road out of the gl ounds.
 On the porch with the President were Mrs Roosevelt, Mrs William Roosevelt, Miss Christine Roosevelt, Miss Lorraine Roosevelt, Mrs. E. Reed Merritt, Frank E. Travis, Assistant Secretary Loeb, Father Powers and the Rev. Henry Homer Washburn.
 All Sorts of People.
 All sorts of people in all conditions of life filed by the people. White and black, poor and well-to-do women with babes in their arms and several with dogs small boys and little girls all got a pleas ant smile and a shake of the hand. Many were in line who had known the Presi- dent most of his life and their delight in renewing an old acquaintance was ap 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 President, and to show him a photograph Of his father and one of himself when he was four years of age The President was delighted to see the pictures of the other servants, and presented the sisters to Mrs. Roose- welt.
 During the reception a number of bands stationed on the lawn in front of the porch discoursed music. Garry Owon," There Will Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" and America seemed to be ahe favorites, for they were repeat ed a number of times.
 The Hiclzsville battery at the foot of the hill also did it's share to mako the af- fair a success and fired a continuous salute.
 A pleasing incident occurred toward the close of the reception The New York po- lioernen wanted their pictures taken with the President. When the request was made the President compiled at once.