The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
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Ogden. May 2S.-The president and his
party We're greeted by splendid as
semblase Of people in Ogden and his
course through the city was along streets
gaily decorated with flags and bunting,
The decorations formed a continuous
chain of red, white and blue on either
side of the streets. intersDersed at the
prominent intersections with archways
constructed overhead. There were, at the
lowest estimate, six miles of bunting
bedecked streets, and the presidents
course led through at least half of them.
Along every foot of the way enthusiastic
citizens were gathered to bid welcome to
the nations chief executive.
The president spoke for twenty min
utes. His points were applauded and at
one time when a team became unman-
ageable in the street south of the stand
where the president was speaking, the
crowd became decidedly uneasy but was
quieted by the presidents timely words
of caution
if you stand up, and neither can I.
01aughter) It's all over. whatever II
was. and I have not the slightest idea
what it was.
Posed For Picture
At 2:3O the presidents train pulled into
the south end of the union depot ara
the president. accompanied bV Governor
Wells. Senators Kearns and SmoOt. and
the other members of his party. alight-
ed After posing for a picture the pres
fdent was introduced to the reception
committee, and also to LOrin Farr. who
was congratulated warmly as the pro
genitor of a family numbering over 300
children, grandchildren and great-grand-
children.
The president entered a carriage with
the mayor, Governor Wells and Secretary
Loeb. and was preceded by a number or
automobiles, the military band ana a
platoon of mounted police The other
guests and members of the reception com
mttee followed in carriages COnSplcu-
Gus in the parade was a large deiega-
ton of Woodmen- of the World, the Grand
Army and Spanish war veterans, the
brotherhood of Locomotive Ffremen,
bearing a miniature train and other So
cieties
At Lester park about 1900 school chill
dren from the city and county schools ana
the state industrial school. state school
for the deaf. Sacred Heart academy. ana
others. were assembled.
The enjoyment attendant upon the pres
identS visit was almost overShadoWed Dy
the keen disappointment arising from
the fact that President Roosevelt did not
speak to the school children Of the Coun-
" About 1000 of the little ones had
been massed in Lester park under the
direction of the teachers They were rom
the city county and state public schools
and from the sectarian schools The park
had been especially decorated and the
children had been drilled by the teach
ers for the event 1t had been extern
siVeIy advertised that the president would
speak to the little ones Each child was
provided with a flag or banner. and when
the presidential party went through the
park they saluted the chief magistrate by
singing America and waving the
national colors. the whole forming one
of the Drettiest sights ever seen in the
city Many of the children had stood IN
the park for two hours and when the
president drove through without stopping
a great deal Of keen disappointment was
felt The park had been especially dec
GRATED particularly at the point where
the president was to stop and speak
Children Looked Dangerous.
Mayor Glasmann. who was chairman
of the committee on arrangements and
who was in the carriage with the presi-
dent, stated last night to The Herald
that the reason the president did not
stop was because the secret service men
feared an accident or injury to the pres
ident from the close proximity Of so
many children
Superintendent Allison was standing
within a few feet of the place desig-
mated and started to indicate that this
was the place where the carriage were
to stop, but was warned by the secret
service man who was on the box with
the driver not to interfere
Mr.. Allison stated last night to The
Herald that the paSSageway had been
carefully roped and that no Interference
of any kind was experienced He stated
that twenty-five special policemen were
inside the ropes along the route TO guard