The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-08
I'd G AR. ENCAMPMENT
4 ~, Roosevelt Says He viii
Appear at Parade
So REFERENCES TO R. E. LEE
j.. Proposition TO Erect a
Cv''s0 - 10 Lee Because He Was
Rcr Snc.ino AGAINST the Union.

october 7.--President Roose-
a Ni'Alns., % leave the temporary White
~ tipsss for the first time since
ale go. ~ from Indianapolis for the pur.
~. 5,lvipg along the line OF the Grant
b. .se he made this announcement
By ,b,s letter to Mr.. 6, II. War
,dfas Of the committee Of citizens;
81, 49,, 49, nr. warnor-Let me through
. ~ ~. most hearty greetings to the
n u's mo Grand Army OF the Re
~, have regretted greatly that my
ss'a 20 leave my room hitherto has
ibl' INV Joining personally In the
r'sl - the weather Is good tomorrow
s'las no arst time leave the house to
I''A ~ the line of the parade and
faN ~" -, 10 whom this country owes
Kan 10 any others within its boruers'
.,,.,lv YOURS Theodore Roosevelt
ilAl.y sns OF the Grand army Of the
II he yelelasaI thair friends will DC enter
f tp1ele auo hy parade gwen 10 their
,ssi' -.,.rsns of the Grand Army Of the
ile " md their friends were enter.
v sodsy By u parade given IN nonor
ne BE naval veterans b 9ga as ~ tent at
l aAIvs ocasevelt Tue Weather was threat
q inv nns eV, the early morning, but tue
I PA ~ Through the clouds auout neon,
IN he mid temperature WHICH pre-
~, " tbere was no reason Iof coIlpIdlnt
\ ils a.. '- score The attendance steadily IN
iaAl ' Hs,,nc Inc day and tonight tue
+ saf ", .,arsSed as ID has been on very "a
~ me naval parade of the fore.
y. rs not as large as many tnat ma g
y. seeu IN Washington, put II was ~
Ssv interesting. The veterans OF tue
n y esS ss appeared TO be an emDodiment
irsI al tna nations recent nlstO.y, AMI
A.s Ind y Mas am object Of interest.
" K, SstsTsns are generally old men and
- bose evidences OF wounds. III a
..5S,s contrast were the young men OF all
I-ssrshes OF the service who marched
y, f6eui as an escort of honor, as II
y, Tbs escort included representatives
E I, ssfh 81 land and naval forces. At the
4 ,rioa during the Afternoon az lamp Inn
s.-i5,n General James II. Wilson was one
:. 4. ~ rpeskers. in the course OF mis- re-
M hs referred to the proposal to erect
ia -ss,nment 10 General X. E. Lee, saying
Il monnments should be 10 men who mad
l. ,'r.tsd h keeping the tag flying aud not
"a tAosa who would have pulled IL down II
M could have done so.
( nam William Potter Of the Nintn
l,rasylyania lndorsed General Wilson's
ailments In the nag question. lie said
hsd been present when Joe johnston
irrendered 10 General sherman and then
m Gsnera Wade Hampton in command
M Confederate cavalry swear that he
kesii LEAD the cavalry TO Mexico before
81 should capitulate.
4 ,Orr soll,H said the speaker, Is too pure
+ i b used for the erection OF a monument
+ any rebel"
& Warrington then officially extended the
& i,edJm Of the city to the members Of the
r band Army, speeches OF welcome being de-
refed By Henry Mcbarlnnd. president OF
+ d beard Of district commissioners; G. ii.
N srae, chairl,ln OF the citizens commit
IA end By Secretary Of War Root.
- number IL letters and kilograms were
BID from prominent men expressing their
s 3Tu at their inability to be present,
fislg them President Roosevelt. General
fs,s General Fitzhugh Lee eX-Secretary
4sfbef, and others. Conspicuous among
be on the platform was General Jacob
\ Smith, who was moved to tears when
& nttary Root, beside whom he sat during
Z evening, paid his tribute to the Philip
70 soldier, The secretary said soldiers
+ today were the same as the men OF 81.
4 L tsld the soldier of today a high tribute,
il ~ lnconclnsi0n. said; -" / know that the
l3 q tue United States OF today Is just,
10 vel as brave; self-rcstrained, as well
nLant; humane, as well as courageous
r mat never IN the history of warfare
.slg men has an army exhibited the high.
III Qualities Of civilization and of manhood
! greater degree than the American
NV 10 tne Philippines