The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-25
PRESIDENT AND INFANT
NATIONS HEAD ATTENDS CHAN
LER CHRISTENING
ne Journeys From Newport to Nahant,
Mass, Violating His Rule Against
Sunday TraveI-Everywhere He Is
Greeted by Crowds of Curiosity
Seekers

NAHANT, Mass, Aug. 24.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt left Newport today at
o'clock in a sumptuous train Of four
special cars. Accompanying him to the
depot Were MFR. and Mrs. Winthrop
ChanIer and Senator and. Mrs. Lodge,
the two latter journeying with the
party to Nahant, the home of the
Lodges, where the president will spend
the night.
The president rose early, and after
breakfast left the Chanler house at 8
o'clock and went out to meet Mrs.
roosevelt, who had come up on the
Sylph during the night
The president was aboard the ship
for two hours. Mrs. Roosevelt accom-
panied him ashore and spent half an
hour at the Chanler residence, taking
a look at the baby, but did not remain
for the christening. She left shortly
before the event fer Oyster Bay.
The president remained at the Chan
Ter villa, where the ceremony of chris
tening the baby was performed by
Rev. John Mcdonald, of the Episcopal
church, In the presence of the presi-
dent, who acted as godfather; Senator
and Mrs. Lodge, the latter acting as
godmother; Mrs. Julia Ward Howe,
and large number of the personal
friends of the family.
Very Swollen Affair.
The affair was regarded as one Of
the most suspicious events of the sea-
son at that fashionable resort.
Travelling on Sunday was something
new for the president, but in this In
stance he was obliged to depart from
his usual custom, as he went to New
port for no other purpose than to at
tend the christening, and it was nee
essary to make the short journey to
Nahant today to maintain his sched-
ufe.
Lieut.. Gov. Bates and Adjt. Gen. Dali
ton. of Massachusetts, boarded the
train at Newport and completed the
arrangements for the entertain . ent of
the presidential party in Boston to-
morrow night. That the enthusiasm
attending the presidents journey
shows no abatement was made evident
today by the crowd gathered about the
depot at Newport, which cheered his
arrival and continued cheering until
the train departed and was lost to
view.
Stenebridge, r. L, Fall River, Taun-
ton and Mansfield, in Massachusetts,
turned out in force to greet the presi-
dent, and as each place was reached
the train was slowed down, the presi-
dent appearing on the rear platform
and bowling his acknowledgements.
Sixty Thousand Spectators.
AT Boston the entire party disem-
barked and entered the special which
was standing On another track, the
crowd in the meantime keeping up a
continuous cheering. Upon arriving at
Lynn. where carriages were in waiting
to take the party to Nahant, the( sight
was one long to be remembered.
Stretched from the depot, through the
city and across the peninsula to Ma
hant, distance of four miles, were
fully $4,000 people, who cheered again
and again as the president passed.
There were two miles of carriages on
either side Of the road. The president
rode with Mrs. Lodge and was es-
corted from Lynn to Nahant by troop
of cavalry.
The arrival at Nahant was a signal
for another outburst of applause, and
the two places seemed to vie with each
other as to which should be the more
cordial in it's greeting. Flags and bunt-
ing were displayed everywhere. To-
morrow afternoon the president will
deliver an address from the steps Of
the public library building in Nahant.