Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-16
President Shook Hands With
Them and Many
Visitors.
OVER 5000 WER: RECEIVED.
Precautions of Most Thorough Char
acter Taken 20 Guard the Chief Elk
ecutive-New York Policemen and
President Photographed.

Oyster Bay, L. l., Sept. l6.-Presi-
dent Rooseveit's old neighbors OF
Nassau county held reception yes
terday in honor Of the president and
were received by him.
The crowds began TO arrive early
from points on Long Island and by
noon the village streets were crowd
ed. Delegations came in from many
OF the places near here and several
special trains added their quota 10
the crowd. At l o'clock the members
of the committees, headed by a band.
started for Sycamore Hill, and they
were followed by vehicles OF all de.
scrlptions tli.ed with Long islanders.
many of whom mad come consider
able distance to greet the president.
The precautions to guard the presl-
dent against any possible harm were
of the .ost thorough character. In
addition to Sheriff Johnsons 900 spe
cial deputies, who had been sworn IN
| for duty. a large number OF secret
service men and policemen from New
| York in plain clothes were on the
porch and about the grounds. No one
was allowed to go past the president
with a camera or a stick Of any de-
scription. Cameras, valises, canes,
umbrellas, and in many cases over,
coats and women's wraps, were taken
from their owners and piled up under
a tree near the porch.
Visitors Given Refreshments.
1t 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 visi'
tors passed off the porch along road
leading to the side of the house,
| where lemonade was served, and
| thence by another road out Of the
grounds.
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
| Rev. Henry Homer Washburn.
All sorts Of people in all conditions
of life filed by the president. White
and black, poor and we'll to do, women
with babies in arms and several with
dogs, small boys and little girls, all
| got a pleasant smile and a shake of
the hand. Many were in line who
had known the president most of his
life, and their delight in renewing an
| old acquaintance was apparent, but
| none gave the president more pleas
ure than the greeting of two old fam
lily 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
| photograph OF his father and one
| Of himself when he was 4 years of
age. The president was delighted to
see the pictures and the old servants
| and presented the sisters to Mrs.
| Roosevelt.
Police and President Photographed.
During the reception a number OF
bands, stationed on the lawn, in front
of the porch, discoursed music The
Hicksville batter, at the foot Of the
| affair a success and fired a continu
| Gus salute. A pleasing incident oc-
CURED toward the close Of the 'recep-
ton. The New York policemen want
ed their pictures taken with the pres.
ident. When the request was made
of the president he complied at once
This is one time l really want a
picture taken" he said 81 know
these men and | admire them. | am
proud to have my picture taken with
| them"
Before the reception closed the
! bands, which came from Brooklyn and
villages on Long Island, filed past the
| president He shook each by the
hand and thanked him for the music
he had made.
Between six and seven thousand
nj