Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
Return of the President From
His Long Trip.
ESCORTED BY CADETS
CORDIAL DEMONSTRATION By
THE PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON.
Appreciative Acknowledgment by the
Chief Executive From the
South Portico.

| The people of Washington gave the
| President unmistakable evidence of their
| regard for him upon his arrival in the
| city at o'clock last night from his long
western tour. The President showed his ap-
| probation of the demonstration of his
| friends and neighbors in many ways and
| especially in his greeting to them from
| the south portico of the Executive Man
| sion.
At the Station.
| The train that has carried the President
and his small party over 1900 miles of
| territory without a hitch or an accident
| of the smallest kind rolled into the Penn
sylvania railway station at two minutes be-
| fore o'clock, the time scheduled for the
| return. The President quickly alghted
! from the train, followed by Attorney Cen
| eral Knox, Secretary Wilson, Senator Bev-
! eridge and Mr.. Loeb, the private secretary
| to the President. Those at the station to
| greet him surrounded him and he stopped
| for minute to shake hands and exchange
! greetings. Among those who welcomed
| him were Secretaries Root, Hitchcock and
| Cortelyou and Postmaster General Payne.
| Captain w. S. Cowles of the navy, Com
| missioners Mcfarland. Biddle and West,
| as the official representatives of the city;
| Assistant Secretary Loomis of the State
| Department. Colonel Symons of public
| buildings and grounds, Aulick Palmer,
| marshal of the District, Assistant Secre-
! tary Foster and Chief Clerk Warren
| Young of the White House staff, Commits
| sioner Garfield of the bureau of corpora
| tiOns, Major McCawley, Judge kimball
! and some of the officials of the Department
| of the Potomac, G. A. K. Drawn up in two
| lines were the veterans of the Spanish
war. in command of Commander F. S.
Hodgson. The President greeted them as
my own" and passed to his carriage
with Captain Cowies followed by Attorney
General Knox, Secretary Wilson, Secretary
| Loeb and Dr. Rixey. The gathering on 9th
street yelled enthusiastic welcome to
the President and Justify cheered him as
the carriage rolled into Pennsylvania ave-
nue., where the regiment Of High School
Cadets was drawn up as n escort to the
chief executive.
The march to the White House then
begun, the cadets marching just ahead of
the Presidents carriage. Both sides of the
avenue all the way to the White House
were lined with people, and on the marble
steps of the south front Of the Treasury
was a multitude of people who waved
| their greetings with handkerchiefs and
Justify called 1t with their voices The
President was kept busy bowling his &C
acknowledgements.
| Scattered at different points of the line,
| and likewise extending GREETINGS, were the
engines and trucks of the fire department.
| The High School Cadets drew into lines
| opposite the eastern entrance to the White
House, on Pennsylvania avenue, and after
| the President had passed in review and en-
President on arriving at the Executive
| Mansion greeted members of his family
| and hurried through to the south portico
| to present his thanks to the several thou
sand persons who had assembled there.
| The Marine Band played Hail to the
| Chief when the President appeared on the
portico. The President was warmly greeted
| on his appearance.
The Presidents Response.
He spoke briefly follows his senti
ments being applauded to the echo:
My friends and neighbours 1 thank you
very, very much for coming here to greet
| me this afternoon, and 1 have appreciated
more than l say the welcome back
| home that 1 have received today. l have
| been absent over two months and 1 have
| travelled many miles, During that time
| one thing has struck me, and that is the
unity of the American people. The Presi-
! dent can travel from ocean to ocean and
| from Canada to the gulf and always be at
| home among his fellow Americans. I thank
| you again, my friends, and now l am going
in to my own folks
| The Marine Band played Home Again
| as the President disappeared in the door
| way. The crowd wandered around the
| grounds while the band played Under the
| Bamboo Tree and then dispersed, leaving
| the President to an evening at home with
his loved ones, after an absence of two
| months.
| The run from Pittsburg to Washington
| was without incident. None but necessary
| stops were made and the only speech the
| President made during the day was at AL
| toona, where he addressed a few words to
a large crowd that had assembled around
| his car Crowds were al the stations by
| which the train ran and warmly cheered
| every appearance of the President on the
| platform of his car.
A Remarkable Trip.
The trip just completed has been in some
| respects the most remarkable President
| ever took. Mr.. Roosevelt and his party
| travelled over II, 900 miles on railroads and
| several hundred miles in stage coaches and
| carriages but not accident marred their
| Journey. Not five minutes delay was oc-
| casioned during the while trip on account Of
| train conditions, and the schedule adopted
| by Secretary Loeb before the party left
| Washington was carried out with military
| precision. Rarely was the train late in
| reaching it's destination, understanding
| that it passed through the flooded district
| in Iowa The health of the President and
| his party, too, was remarkable. Not one
| member of the party was seriously i'll and
| few calls were made on the physician on
/ the train.
Made 265 Speeches. =
| During the sixty-five days that the Pres-
| dent spent the road he made 265
| speeches, and had it not been for Secretary
| LoebS firmneSS he would have made nearly
| double that number. From the day the
| President left Washington requests began
| to pour in for changes in his program and
| for additional addresses, but Secretary
| Loeb, in almost every case, said no. The
| manner in which Mr.. Loeb managed the
| trip was very pleasing to the President and
| he warmly congratulated his secretary on
| the successful outcome of 1t. The other
| members, of the party also gave Mr.. Loeb
| vote of thanks for the able manner in
! which he had conducted affairs.
| One of the remarkable features of the
trip was the non-partisan spirit displayed
| in the reception of the President every
| where Democratic as we'll as republican
| mayors united in extending him a welcom-
| ing hand. At Springfield ILL.,, former Vice
| President Stevenson rode in the carriages
| with the President The crowds in the Diff
| ferent places visited were orderly and
| friendly, and gave the secret service men
| little cause for concern. These men were
| under the command of Frank Tyree who
is detailed at the White House. and the able
| manner in which they performed their
tasks was the subject Of general common
| dation.
BULB CULTURE IN VIRGINIA.