The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-09
ROOSEVELT
 ON MIR. RIIS President Uses Latter as
 a Text. SERMON ON SQUARENESS Says He Likes to See Men
 Act Decent. The Executive and His Family win Again Take Up Their Abode in the White House
 September 2s.
SERMON ON SQUARENEsS

New York. Sept. S.-President Roose-
 welt arrived at the Hobolxen station of the
 Delaware. Lackawanna & Western Rail-
 road at 7:15 today on the special train which left Syracuse last night. When the
 train arrived the President was break
 tasting in the private car of w. H. Trues-5
 dale. President of the road.
 Fifty minutes later, accompanied by
 Jacob A. Riis. pr. Stokes and Henry
 Loeb. the President left the train ana
 boarded the railroad tug Scranton He | was heartily cheered by a crowd in the l ferry house.
 The tug proceeded around the battery and up East River to Long Island City to place the President on the train for Oys- ter Bay. When the train reached Richmond Hill large crowd cheered him heartily All the Sunday school children of the vil- lages. each carrying an American flag. representatives of the Twentieth Century Club and the Richmond Hill Republic Club and big gathering of townspeople joined in the welcome to the President when the train pulled in at the station. The President and Jacob Riis appeared on the rear platform of the last car where MT. Riis bade goodbye to the Presi- dent and he then a1ighted from the car. pr. Kimball. President of the Twentieth Century Club, then advanced and made d short speech of welcome to the President. President Roosevelt responded as fol- lows:
 "Dr. KfmbalI and you men and women and children of Richmond HilI: T wish I could talk better to all of you, but will ask you to have a little patience for one moment, while thank you for having come out to greet me. [ am glad to see all of you and allow me to say that am most glad to see those who carry small folks in their arms. Oaughter and applause-) You know am very fond of Mir. Riis and the reason why is because when I preach about de- cent citizenship I can turn to him and think he has practiced just what have been preaching. The worth of any ser- mon lies in the way in which that sermon l can be and Is applied in practice. "Of course am glad to have the chance of being with man who shows by his life that he knows how practically to ap- ply the spirit of decency unacompanied by mounfulness of false pretenses of any kind or any weakness. want to see men decent: I want to see them act square; I
 want to see them work. That does not
 mean want to see them have sour faces. I want to see every one enjoy them selves. men. women and children. be- lieve in play; I believe in happiness, in the joy of living; but I do not believe in the life that is nothing but play. I be- lieve that you have a thousand fold more enjoyment if work comes first but mako your time to play also: believe in cheerfulness as we'll as in decency and honesty and in the next place believe in the good man who can fight if 1t Is neces- sary. (Applause). As you fought in the Civil War.
 Now. Jake Riis never could have been of any use in the police department if he had always carried on rosewater revo- INff TTnIn hne Inc ofarfV 4R~ him. the fact that he is a decent fellow does not count. want to say how deep- ly touched I am at your coming out to sgreet me and I want you to under stand that you give me strength of heart whtn you come in this way. I am glad to see the grown-up people of Richmond Hill, and I am even more glad to seq the children"
 Arrangements have been made for tha return of President Roosevelt and family to Washington on Monday, Sept. 2S. Prior to that time the President will make ona more trip attending dedication of the New Jersey monument on the battlefield of Antietam.
 He will leave Oyster Bay on wednes- day, September Is, on the naval yacht Sylph, devoting the great part of the day to visit of inspection to the immigrant station on Ellis Island. New York Bay.
 At midnight he will leave Jersey City on special train for Antiedam, in com- pany with Governor Murphy, of New Jer- sey, and other persons of prominence in that State who will participate the next day in the ceremonies attending the dedi- cation of the monument erected in the field in memory of the New Jersey sol- diers who fell in that battle. The presi- dent received several callers today with some of whom he discussed the subject of financial legislation.