The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-05-27
ROOSEVELT'S GLORIOUS
RECEPTION At NORTH YAKIMA
The People Turn Out Ten Thousand
Strong to Greet the Nations
Chief Magistrate.


citys existence was congregated within
its corporate limits such a mass of hui
manity as gathered here last Monday
morning to welcome the president of
the United States, an event which this
community experienced for the first
time on that day and one justly deserv-
wing the great out-pour of Yakima
county's sons who came from the re-
hottest districts to gaze upon the coun-
tenance and figure of nations chief
and hear uttered from his very lips
words of encouragement and felicita-
ton to prosperous valley
Early in the morning hours began the
assembling of the masses and by 10
O'Clock the town presented the appear
ance of seething mass of humanity
with hardly room for even one more.
Promptly at 10: 80 o'clock the pres-
dents train arrived at the depot and
was met by the mayor, Congressman
Jones and members of the executive
committee. The carriages were in
waiting to receive the distinguished
party and all were promptly ushered to
them and the procession started down
the avenue to the presidents stand at
the corner of Natchez and Yakima.
Governor Henry Mcbride and SEN
ator Levi Ankeny accompanied the
president and added significance, if
possible, to the visit. The home guard
headed by Captain Dulin preceded the
presidents carriage in which were
seated with him Mayor Jack Shaw,
Governor Mcbride and President Mellen,
of the N. p Ry. The presidents carriage
was guarded by four mounted guards who
were Lieutenant Will Lemon, Captain
Marshal Scudder, Corporal Druse and
Sergeant Dean Stair. Next followed
the carriage of Senator Ankeny, Con-
gresham w. L. Jones and the presi-
dents private secretary. Then came
the carriages containing the executive
committee and some of the most promi-
nent citizens of the town. All along
the line of parade from the depot to the
speakers stand were arrayed thousands
of people who greeted with deafening
shouts the Cowboy President" "The
Hero of San Juan HILL" Teddy" and
various other synonyms by which Mr..
Roosevelt is commonly known to the
populace.
Happily, the elements, which have
been source of great annoyance to the
Yakima people in the last few weeks,
seemed to understand that an event of
singular Importance was about to occur
in the city, and declined to exert windy
proclivities but on the other hand por.
trayed a clear sky with the rays of
warm sun shining down upon the crowd
ed masses lending softening influence
and producing fleets of complacent sat
isfaction.
The pupils OF the public schools of
North Yakima were massed on the BIZ
cycle path, securely roped off, on Matches
avenue between A street and Yakima
avenue. School Director Nichols, who
was assigned the duty of looking after
the children and observing that they
were properly protected, states that he
distributed 1000 flags among them and
lacked some 200 or 300 of having enough
to supply each pupil, so there must have
been some l 400 in line, as many brought
flags with them. The teachers had the
pupils well in hand; the arrangements
made to protect the children and give
each one an opportunity to have good
look at the president were excellent and
the little ones expressed their delight by
giving the chief magistrate of t. nation
rousing cheers as he drove by them,
which salute he acknowledged by re-
peatedly raising his hat and bowling.
Mayor Shaw briefly introduced the
president and he began his address,
which was fraught with many commend
able utterances and which brought forth
cheers from those who stood in hearing
of his voice.
The president shows the effects of his
long itinerary and no doubt will need
quiet rest when he again reaches the
White House.
While leaving the speakers stand the
president, who up to this time had re-
fused to shake hands with any of the
people, came face to face with several of
the Yakima Indians gaily bedecked in
their war paint and eagle feathers, and
wearing many colored blankets. They