Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-01
GUEST OF TWO STATES
President Crosses Missouri
Kansas Line.
SPOKE IN TWIN CITIES
RECEIVED GREAT OVATION IN
BOTH PLACES.
Kansas City, Mo-, and Namesake in
Sunfower State Vie in Elaborate
Entertainment.
SPOKE IN TWIN CITIES

KANSAS CITY, May 1.-President Roose-
<elt spent FIVE hours in this city today.
From here he goes to Kansas City, Kan,
Just across the state line. where he will
stay two hours, and leave for the west at
o'clock in the afternoon. The program In
the twin cities embraced drive over
route fifteen miles long and a review OF
nearly 10000 school children, making two
speeches and partaking of luncheon at the
Baltimore Hotel as the guest of the Com
mercial Club of Kansas City, Mo. In the
party was Elihu Root. Secretary of War,
who Joined the party at st. Louis at the
express wish of the President
The city is thronged with thousands to
give the President welcome. The schools
are closed, business generally is suspended,
the mayor having proclaimed it a holiday,
and many residences and business houses
are decorated. Never before has there been
such a general desire on the part of cit-
ZenS to show their esteem for q distinguish
ed visitor.
The presidential party arrived in the city
from ST. Louis at 9:10 o'clock in the morn
ing, and was met by reception committee
at 18th street and Askew avenue, in the
southeastern portion of the city, two miles
from the business center.
Reception at the Train.
The reception at the train was brief and
informal. five members of the committee,
j. F. Richards and e. F. Clendennng,
president and secretary, respectively, OF
the Commercial Club; II. w. Evans, chair
man of the reception committee: Mayor }.
A. Reed and Col William r. Nelson enter
ing the private car of the President to
greet him.
There was great crowd on hand and it
cheered from the moment the train hove in
sight until the Presidents carriage moved
fA- l,i,- fo,, 1,f h.
head of a long line of carriages. A de-
tachment of mounted police. together with
the Sd Regiment, Missouri National Guard,
which had just returned from ST. Louis,
acted escort. The route starting from
the train took in five miles of Kansas
Citys boulevard system Passing first
through the PaZo, driveway mile In
length and almost a block wide. the Presi-
dent was greeted by 10000 school chill
dren. white and black, from private and
public schools. who stood seven deep on
the grass plot between the two driveways
and formed a line that extended for three
blocks.
When President Roosevelt appeared each
of the children waved a tiny American flag.
cheering the while, and finally as the Presi-
dent passed the thousands of voices Joined
in singing America In the bright sun
light the thousands of happy faced chill
dren. backed by rows of residences, deco
rated and covered with spectators, proved
one of the most pleasing scenes of the
day.
After traversing Benton and Gladstone
boulevards the party stopped and viewed
the landscape from Scarrits Point, which
overlooks the Missouri river 200 feet above
that stream.
Drive Through Business Section.
Then the party was driven through the
business section to Convention Hall, where
the principal exercises of the day were
held There the two sections of the re-
ception committee were consolidated
The decorations of the hall were profuse.
Great flags were strung from the center to
the side of the stage back of which, raised
to a height of twenty-five feet, was an inn
mense golden American eagle. The boxes
and sides of the balcony were draped with
red white and blue bunting, and from the
roof numerous banners of huge size were
suspended Every available foot of space
in the hall, which has a seating capacity of
Is 0U0 was occupied. AS President Roose-
Welt emerged onto the stage the band start
ed THE Star Spangled Banner, and the
current turned into two great electric
flags that formed part of the ceiling decora-
tions. Instantly the crowd broke into tre-
mendous cheering, while sixty Harvard
graduates with vigor gave their college yell
ending with the word Roosevelt
The graduates were seated in a body in
the balcony and were led in the cheering by
three men who attended Harvard at the
time the President was a student there.
Portions of the hall We're set apart for
federal and confederate soldiers, of whom
there were 800. body of the Daughters of
the Revolution and the officers of the Sd
Regiment.
On the platform besides the President S
party were the members of the reception
committee, among them Gov. A. NJ. Dock
cry, Representative VIM. S. Cowherd
United States Senators J. r. Burton and
Chester l. Long of Kansas, Representative
J. d. Bowersock of Kansas, Lieutenant Ro-
land Fortesque of Fort Leavenworth, Kan. /:
T.,
and Mayor-elect T. B. Gilbert of Kansas
City. Kan.
President Roosevelt was introduced by
Mayor Reed. great demonstration took
place as he arose to speak. The President
spoke for fifteen minutes.
The President spoke a word of greeting
to his audience and then greeted especially
the men who wore the blue and those who
wore the gray.
Il do not usually say anything about our
Icing a reunited country" he said. be
cause it is not necessary. OF course we
are reunited country, and in every north
ern audience wherever l see group of
men wearing the button of the Grand Army
of the Republic am certain to find group
of men ready to cheer every allusion to the
gallantry of the men who wore the gray"
Taking the lessons taught by the soldiers
of the civil war. the President discussed
the Question of good citizenship.
In our complex relation of EMPLOYED
and employer he said. "of one class with
another class. of one section with another
section. We can work out really successful
result only If those interested will get to-
gether and make an honest effort each to
understand his neighbor's viewpoint and
then an honest effort each. while working
Tor his own interest to avoid working to
the detriment of his neghbor
wrong is wrong just much If 1t is
done by the little man to the big man as
by the big man to the little man-to the
capitalist by the wage worker or to the
wage worker by the capitalist
rlyar Nd
1tallst Will go down in common ruin If
each does not honestly try to get on with
Justice to the other and work out a scheme
Of action which shall be to their. common
advantage"
Luncheon at Hotel
Shortly before noon start was made for
the Baltimore Hotel. where after brief
reception I'm the parlors. "a luncheon. per-
haps the most elaborate ever given In Kan
sas city. was served The decorations were
strikingly beautiful and consisted princi-
pally of the national coiora. silk flags he.
Ing draped everywhere aud almost conceal