The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-10
Happenings Of Interest Which Did
Not Gel Into Current News Despatch
es---FIuman Nature and lis Peculiar
Manifestations Under Circumstances Of
Excitement, Enthusiasm, and Patriotic
Or Political ATdOT. = :: :, :. :.

of the 1900 regular troops ana state
militia vas naturally all Roosevelt as
the commander in chief stood in the
Iofeiront of the distinguished party
grouped in the main reviewing stapH.
EX-President Cleveland, in fact, did ne.
remain long in that exposed position.
where winds like those of . November
day caused teeth to chatter and soldiers
blankets to be readily adopted as a
proper part Of the attire of statesmen.
diplomats. and officials generally Com
modore Z. c. Benedict. the New Yorb
banker, who has long been Mr. 'CIeve-
lands close personal friend and Buz-
Yards Bay neighbor in the summer, be.
came concerned about the ex-PresidanJ
remaining outdoors under such trying
climatic conditions. and sought to have
him leave the stand. He was no. i'm
Immediately successful. and the appear
ance of plentiful quantities Of cheering
dark brown fluid in TASKS OF various
sizes served to prevent a general
exodus. But presently Mr.. Cleveland left
the stand for more sheltered SPOT in
a realistic side-show tent, where re
freshments were afterward served in the
rear OF she stand.
President Jostled in Crowds.
To this place President Roosevelt and
His encourage also repaired later. when
the parade had passed. There the in
spring sight was Witnessed OF the
President of the United States standing
at a lunch counter with great crowd
OF other American citizens and many
distinguished foreigners OF the Diplo-
matte Corps.
There was time for only a mouthfuI
to eat and a sip of coffee. when surg
ing mass. with sort Of dust-raising
cyclone effect following. marked he exit
of the head of the nation. Shirt sleeve
diplomacy probably surprises diplo-
matists less after they have seen what
q democratic citizen fills the highest Of
fee in the gift OF the American people
The incident did not seem 10 be Tie
counterpart of foreign emperor CT
king taking part in some Official cerc-
mory. Yet it cannot be said that this
occurred exactly by the President $
. wish, but because, in the spirit Of equal
ity, there were so many distinguished
American men and women crowded into
the one little circus tent that the Prcsf-
dent found himself only as one OF the
many others there.
When the half mile to the scene OF the
further exercises in the Liberal Arts
building had been covered. the President
found himself again carried along,
through he best kind OF q lane which tn
force Of official attendants could main
tain. which was in effect a slender Path
way. It may have reminded the President
/ of Yellowstone trail At any rate. he
followed il and gained the grandsrand.
+ Great cheers greeted him and then pan
demonium reigned
There had been attracted TO the build
ing for the dedication exercises proper 4
crowd of people estimated at 30, 0CO. The
auditorium contains seats for 10, 600 more
than this number and though there were
sections OF vacant seats in the extreme
corners. allowance had to be made in
the calculation for the swarms OF PEG
PIE in the aisles throughout the immense
structure