The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-04-03
GREETED At CHICAGO
President Roosevelt Recipient 81 i
Number Of rourtesies.
MANY HEARD TALKS.
Auditorium Held Thonsanps OF Peo-
pie and Great Crowds Gathered
on the Outside--.A Degree
Also Conferred.

Chicago. April 3--Six thousand peo-
pie in hall the seating capacity of
which is only 5000 Thursday gave m-
thusiastie greeting to President Roose-
welt when he stepped upon the stage
OF the AudtoTium Many OF those
present stood without the doors and
were unable TO hear the presidents
Fpeteh on account of the tnmult All
that came 10 those In the far hooks
was the roar OF applause and with such
loyal lungs did they accept their cue
that several times they were giving
vent to cheers when those on the in
side had died away and the president
had resumed his address
In the street outside for more than
On hour before the time set for the
opening OF the presidents address, a
small army OF policemen vas kept
busy.
When the president. escorted by the
members OF the local committee. ap-
peared on the platform be was met
with great enthusiasm and the vast
crowd rose to It's feet and supple.
men,ed its hearty cheers with waving
programmes and handkerchiefR
The president acknowledges his re-
ceptiou and al once took his seat be
tween Franklin MacNeagh. chairman
OF the committee. aud Mayor Harrison.
who was to deliver the formal address
OF welcome
AS soon as his voice could be heard
| Mr. MavFeag in few words an
bounced that the nations chief execu-
/ tive would be made welcome TO the
/ city by Mayor Harrison who then
/ spoke briefly. extending 20 the pres
| ldont q hearty welcome and expressing
/ the pleasure felt by the people 81 Chi
/ csgo al biz visit and offering him
/ their best wishes for happy and
| pleasant trip during bis two months
vacation
] The president bowed bis thanks 70
/ Mayor Harrison aud then TO Mr Mac
/ Nsagh aad expressed bis pleasure at
/ the cordial reception extended To him
| upon the FIRST scheduled stop to his
/ long trip. Then turning directly to the
audience the president proceeded 10
| deliver bis address The address
! throughout WAS received in the mos,
| cordial manner
The president spoke at length on ths
Monroe doctrine and Philippine pos
/ sessions
/ A. the conclusion OF the address
/ there was renewed Aad continued Ap-
| plause and while the greater part OF
1 the audience vas leaving the hall tbs
| president Vas holding an impromptu
| reception on the platform. as all ths
/ members q the committee that hae
been seated with him on the platform
and many men from the audience pass.
! I'd around 10 Offer congratulations OF
| the address. scant time was allowet
for this. however. and the sscTe, ser
| vice men closed about the president
| during the short handsh2king and
| quickly escorted him back to hii
apartments a.. the hotel
IN the afternoon after luncheon th'
| president was escorted to the Unlver
saty u Chicago where he received thu
degree OF IL. u IN the presence of th'
professors and 1000 students Of the an
iyerSity and Morgan Park academy
| Later he assisted in laying the corner
| stone Of the rev law school building
and made = briet address