Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-09-05
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
VISITS BRATTLEBOR0.
CONCLUDES HIS TRIP THROUGH YER.
MONT WITH AN HOURS STAY
IN THIS TOWN

Makes a Brief Speech on the Common to Sew
eral Thousand People and Then Leaves fol
Northheld- Drive TO and from the Station a
Continuous Ovation Showers Of Flowers
Fall on Him From Brooks House Balcony
Ex-Governor Holbrook Occupies Seat il
the Presidents Carriage.
Theodore Roosevelt. president of the
United States. completed his visit in
the Green Mountain state Monday af-
ternoon by honoring the town of Brat
tleboro with his presence for about one
hour. He was greeted by a crowd OF
fully 5000 people including residents
from nearly every town in Windham
county Brief as was the president s
stay in Brattleboro there was no one in
the great crowd assembled in his honor
who did rot have a chance to get a
good view of the chief executive, and
everywhere along the line of march he
was greeted with enthusiasm. He
seemed to impress everyone as a man
of the people yet one well capable to
WELD his executive authority. The few
who had the honor of speaking to him
were impressed with his frank, out
spoken manner. Ex-Governor tIeder-
lex Holbrook with whom the president
rode TO and from the Common said: Il
am very glad 10 have met the president
who is such a warm hearted. genial
man that you feel acquainted with him
almost instantly. =
The presidential train was due to ar
rive in Bratileboro at 3 30 but it was
over 10 minutes late. Long before the
scheduled time. however, a great crowd
had gathered on the rocks opposite the
station and on the upper end Of the
platform, the main part of the station
platform being reserved for the differ
ent organizations participating in the
parade The depot was handsomely dec
GRATED with flags and bunting festooned
about the pillars and the platform was
covered with canvass. The special bear
ing the president and his party arrived
in BrattlebOro at t 10 amid the cheers
Of thousands On alighting from his
car President Roosevelt was greeted by
the reception committee and went i'm
mediatelv to his carriage accompanied
by Gov. ". W. Stickney of Ludlow
In the carriage awaiting the president
were Ex- Governor Holbrook and Judge
Hovt H. Wheeler Of the United States
district court. As suou a. the other
members of the presidents party were
seated in their respective carriages the
procession began its march 10 the
Common
The line was headed by Chief of
Police Hall and squad of police.
Then came the First Regiment band
followed by Company |, Y. \. G., act
ing as special escort 10 the presidents
carriage which was followed by nine
other carriages. ADo..g tt - Tn1 rode
were Congressman Kittredge Haskins,
Distrist Attorney j. L. Martin, Gen.
II. II. Gilmore of Fairlee, Col. Will
liam Austine. the Oldest living grad
eIate of West Point. George b. Cortel
you. private secretary of the president.
Gen. H. b. Titus, Col, Charles 5.
Forbes Of St. Albans. W. II. Ninton,
chairman Of the board of selectmen, +.
", Blodaett, chairman of the board Of
bailitfs, Charles h. Crosby and NJ. j.
Moran There We're also large num-
ber of newspaper men Following the
carriages came a large delegation from
Sedgwick Post. G. \. r.. in charge of
Commander Nash. and reinforced by
delegations from Burchard Post of
Newfane, Hooker post of Londonderry.
Greenwood Post of Putney, Clark Post
of Halifax and Lawton Post of Will
mington. About - members of the
Young Men : Republican club brought
up the rear,
The procession passed through Main
and North Main streets to the Common
where the exercises took place and
back to the depot by the way of Lin.
den and Main streets. All along the
line Of marce the president was greet
ed with waving flags. which were used
exclusively in the decoration, and he
bowed continually in response to the
cheers which met him everywhere. As
his carriage reached the front of the /
Brooks House on his trip to the Com .
mon the driver reined his horses close /
to the balcony and then stopped them .
while the presidents carriage and the /
occupants were literally deluged with .
bouquets of flowers. The incident was .
exceedingly effective and seemed to .
please the president greatly for he .
waved his hand continually to the .
bevy of young girls who threw the .
flowers from the balcony. They We're /
Helen Pierce, Mildred Chaplin, Edith .
Chaplin. Nina Gilman, Ruth Brown,
Alice Jones, Elsie Haskell, Jessie Ran
som, Eleanor Moves, Charlina Hall,
Marion Wilcox. Alice Spencer, Miriam
Izard, Hattie Douglass, Amy Pratt.
Lila Douglass and Marguerite White.
When the procession reached the
Common the carriages proceeded to the
front of the bandstand, which was
for the occasion in red. white
and blue. and the president and his
party alighted. As they ascended the
stairs to the bandstand another band
IF girls dressed in white scattered
lowers in his pathway, They were
Margaret. Susie. Alice and Emily Wes- ]
Anna and Eleanor Cabot, :
Helen and Katherine Martin, Mar
guerite Starkey. Edith Reed, Evelyn ,
Harris, Evelyn and Marion Durham.
Jessie Ransom. Helen Cbilds. Mar
.aret Miles, Janette Smith. Grace
iolbrook. Matilda Ullery, Elizabeth |
Hidden and Amelia Walker. The {
lower decorations were in charge of |
he United Daughters of 1872 and I
hese features were among the most
of the day. President Roose {
elt showed his appreciation by his
epeated bows to the girls, and many
# the city papers commented on the a
Incidents as the most impressive of the j
,hole trip. After they had taken |
eats District Attorney Martin called I
for three hearty cheers for the Presi 1
lent of the United States which i
rere enthusiastically given and then q
aid: Il have the pleasure of intro r
ucing the president of the United 7
tates = When the applause had sub
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