The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-07-25
IN HOME OF TRUSTS
,rsIDENT PAYS FLYING TRIP TO
NEW JERSEY.
saW MILITARY AT SEA GIRT.
r,rEyEs IN IMPROVING THE Ma
TIONAL GUARD.

thinks the Government should Lend
uearty Assistance in Aiding ana
,,ouinping the State TrOOps-Hopes
a. see the Bill for Better Equip
ment of National Guard, Now Be-
core the senate, Adopted and
pledges His Signature When 1t
PasAes-Arrived on the MayfiOwer
at 1855 d. m. and Departed at 3;15,
INIT was Most Enthusiastically Re-
ceiVed.
saagirt N. J., July 24.-No President
o,ar received a more sincere, heart
felt and patriotic welcome than that
accorded to-day to President Roosevelt
NV the people of New Jersey. From
the time he landed on New Jersey soil
at the Atlantic Highlands pier, at 1855
o'clock this afternoon until he left on
his launch for the yacht Maytlower,
anchored several miles off the pier at
ais he was the recipient of contin-
uous ovation.
The President. on invitation Of Gov.
Franklin Murphy, extended through
Senator Kean, visited the encampment
IF the second brigade of the National
Guard of the state at Seagirt. Accom-
named by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Alice
roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Emlen
Roosevelt, Miss Christine Roose-
veit and Assistant Secretary
Loeb, the President left Saga
more Hill at o'clock this morning and
boarded the Mayfiower from a launch.
The run to within sight of Atlantic
Highlands was made by the Mayf1ower
in five hours. but the vessel came to
anchor there, as the water was too
shallow to admit of her approaching
the pier. Just as she anchored the
French liner LaSavoie with Secretary
Root, Cen. Horace Porter, Ambassador
to France and Gen. Leonard Wood, on
board, passed out to sea. AS the Zig
liner swept near the presidential ves-
sell the Mayfiower fired a salute of
seventeen guns in honor of the Sec
rotary of War. The liner responded ny
dipping her colors, while the passengers
crowded her upper deck and cheered
the President enthusiastically.
Soon afterward the President and his
party landed at the pier from the May
flowers electric launch, while the har-
Dor sounded with the din of steam
whistles and cheers OF people and craft
of every sort which scurried about the
pier.
The party was conducted to a special
train of Pullman cars in waiting and
started Immediately for Seagirt The
run was made in forty-five minutes.
At every town along the route elab-
crate preparations had been made for
the reCeDtiOn of the President
Ten thousand people greeted the
presidential party at the Seagirt sta
ton. President Roosevelt and other
distinguished guests were escorted in
carriages to the Governors carriage,
adjoining the military of the encamp-
ment, less than half a mile from the
station. AS he arrived at the cottage
Presidents salute of twenty-one guns
was Aired.
TO Help National Guard.
President Roosevelt and Gov. Muir
ply and staff reviewed the troops in
camp. At the conclusion of the re-
view Mr.. Roosevelt addressed the as
sembled troops and the multitude
which had gathered and which num-
bered by this time nearly $4,000. The
President said, among other things:
Il think, gentlemen, that much help
can be given to the National Guards
United States government. l want
to see the National Guard armed with
the best and most modern weapons. 1
want to see the infantry with the
krag-Jorgensen, and want to see the
artillery with the three-point two gun
OF the regular army. l am hap
Ply to say that bill has
been passed through the lower
house which will enable the National
government to materially aid the Ma
tional Guard of the different states. At
the next session I firmly believe that
we will get it through the United
States Senate and then I can guaran-
tee the signature of the President"
(Applause)
AT the conclusion of his speech the
presidential party returned to the
Mayhower.
Special Detectives Barred.
The arrangements for the reception
OF the President at Seagirt were ex-
ccellent in the main, but FOR almost
Two hours Mr.. Roosevelt was without
MS usual guard of secret service Of
ncers, five of whom were with him on
the trip. The military contingent alb
solutely refused to recognize the au-
thorlty of badges or passes of the Sc
cret service operatives and in two in
stances the soldiers used their bayo-
nets against the operatives to enforce
the commands of their Off GERS.
GEN. EE tn IINI0N VETERANS