The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-29

81 = tfAAA " al llDllDl d. their guest the
chief executive Of the nation. Par
" lines viii be obliterated. Divisions
or creed. color. race. or opinion will be
, forgotten in courtesy TO the guest of
t-the city and state and in paying a trib-
ute Of loyalty 10 the head of the re-
public
from the time the president arrives
IN salt Lake at $50 a. m. until he de-
pats at / p. m. business will be sus-
pended and the citizens will unite to
10 MIN honor. Crowds have gathered
Tor this purpose from one end of the
STATE to the other, from southern Idaho,
wyoming and even from Arizona.
section Director r. J. Hyatt Of the
local bureau predicts fine weather for
today He stated yesterday that all in
dlcauons pointed TO a clear sky and
much warmer weather than Yesterday
The decorations are ready. The bulk
OF the crowds is here. All is prepared
Tor the reception. Along the line of
march the streets are ahame with bunt-
ing and flags, while the buildings are
studded with pictures of the president
He Will be greeted al the station by a
throng Then he will ride in a parade
composed of re gular soldiers. the ma
uonal guard, veterans of four wars,
sturdy hOrsemen frONl mountains and
plains, public officials and civic organ
lzations. while the whole population
VIII be there to cheer him.
Will Speak to Children.
He viii speak TO the school children
10000 of them-in front of the city
and county building. He will addr5 IS
the general public at the tabernacle.
For a short time he VIII be the guest of
Senator Kearns at luncheon. and then
he viii go on his way to other cities to
be welcomed by other crowds.
Yesterday was busy day for all the
committees. An enormous amount of
work remained to be done on the deco
ratiOns, but this labor was completed
by extraordinary effort Bunting was
strung along the streets from the tele-
phone and trolley poles and lOOped
across in graceful festOons. Pictures
of the president and of the seals IF the
various states were erected cOuspicu-
ously on the poles. and clusters of flags
were placed wherever there was a con-
Nenient resting place for, them. The
various business houses did their share,
and the residents along the route hung
out streamers, flags and pictures.
Rough Riders Come.
Rough riders began coming IN for the
parade, and they made picturesque
sight on the streets in their light felt
hats. their blue flannel shirts and their
leggings- In the afternoon there was a
rendezvous in front of the city and
county building, and oyer 100 horsemen
gathered They rode up and down the
principal streets. part of the time at a
lively lOpe. and the trampling Of horses
feet with the zip ip-yi" of some of
the more enthusiastic caused many
hundreds of pedestrians to turn and
gaze. If over 400 rough riders
take part in the parade today as
is estimated. they win in themselves,
four abreast, form a line a quarter of a
mile long.
a special from Cache valley brought
IN nifty horses and riders at $3.50 a. IN.
yesterday. Eight men and animals
came in from Provo at noon Captain
Thomas DObsOn arrived with part Of
4he Davis county contingent and the
Test viii arrive in time for the
parade From as far south as WaSh-
ington county and Arizona and
from all over the state came the riders
with their steeds- The horses were
taken TO the old fair grounds and to
Agricultural park, and the riders went
10 various places.
Programme For the Day.
The special train bringing in P-esI- I
dent Roosevelt and his party viii arrive
from the north over the Oregon Short
Line at $50 a. m. preceded ffteen. min
utes by a pilot engine. Senator Kearns (
and Governor Wells viii meet the train
at ogden and come down on it, The
party viii be met at the station by the
reception committee composed Of Chair /
man w 5. Mccormick. Justice O. ".
Bartch. eX-COngressman c. f. Alien /
ex-Congressman George Sutherland, I
ex-senator J. l. Rawlins, Congressman !
Joseph Howell, David Keith and J. c.
Lynch. 10 say nothing of thousands OF
citizens who viii constitute an informal 1
reception committee.
The president and his party viii take
carriages and ride along South Temple
street eastward. passing in front of the
troops and others who viii take part in 7.
the parade. They viii have assembled 4
At s o'clock. and viii be drawn up in +.
lire at SIS o'clock in readiness for his 4
arrival The presidential party viii be /
driven rapidly along the line of march /.
10 the reviewing stand at the joint
building. where the president viii be in
troduced by Mayor Thompson and viii
make a brief address to the school chill {
, dren while waiting for the parade to (
Order of Parade.
The makeup Of the parade viii be as
follows:
Platoon mounted United States SOL |
diers. under Captain ]. B. BUrbidge
Grand Marshal b. B. Haywood and /
aides.
Presidents escort of fifty rough
riders under Captain ]. F. Critchiow.
President Roosevelt and party.
First Division
Colonel J. W. Bubb. commanding.
Twelfth United States Infantry band /
Four companies Of Twelfth United /
States batteries.
Twelfth and Twenty-second United 1
wm form on north side of south