Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-02

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hall we're %profuse. great naEp we're strung
from the center 10 the sizes OF the stage,
back Of which and raised to a height OF
twenty-five feet was an immense golden
eagle. The boxes and the sides OF the
balcony were draped with red, white and
blue bunting, and from the roofs. girders
numerous banners Of huge size were sus-
pended. Every available foot OF space In
the hall, which has a seating capacity Of
is, 900, was occupied. As President Roose-
welt emerged onto the stage, the band
started 1.-THE Star spangled Banner" and
the current was turned into two great
electric flags that formed part Of the cell
ing decorations. Instantly the crowd broke
into tremendous cheering. while sixty
Harvard graduates with vigor gave their
college cry, ending with the word "Roose-
Welt" The graduates were seated In a body
in the balcony and were led in the cheer
ing 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 500; a body Of the Daughters
of the Revolution, and the officers Of the
Third regiment.
on the platform, besides the presidents
party, were the members of the reception
committee, among them Governor A.. M.
Doekery. Congressman William s. Cow
herd, United states Senators J. R. Bur
ton and Chester l. Long Of Kansas: Con-
gresham ]. d. Bowersock Of Kansas, Lieu
tenant Roland Fortesque OF Fort Leay-
enworth, Mayor j. r. Reed Of Kansas City,
Mo-, and Mayor-elect 7. B. Gilbert of Kan
sas City. Kan.
Greets the war Veterans.
President Roosevelt was introduced by
Mayor Reed. A great demonstration took
place as he rose to speak.
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.
II do not usually say anything about our
being a reunited country" he said, because
It is not necessary. OF course we are a
united country, and in every audience wher-
ever I sec a group of men wearing the but
ton OF the Grand Army OF the Republic |
am certain to find a group OF men ready
to cheer every allusion to the ~gallantry Of
the men who wore the gray" (Applause.)
Taking the lessons taught by the soldiers
of the civil war, the president discussed
the question of good citizenship.
'In our complex relation Of employe and
employer he sail, "of one class with an
other class, OF one section with another
section, we can work out a really good re-
suit only IL those interested will get to-
gether and make an honest effort each TO
understand his neighbours viewpoint, and
then an honest effort each while working
for his " interests to avoid working to
the detriment OF his neighbor.
Wrong is wrong Just as much II It 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. In the long
run the wage worker and capitalist will go
down in common ruin IL each does not hon
estly try to get on with Justice to the other
and work out a scheme of action which
shall be to their common advantage"
Luncheon It the Baltimore.
Shortly before noon a start was made for
the Baltimore hotel. where, after a brief
reception in the ~parlors, a luncheon, per-
haps the most elaborate ever given in Kan
sas City, was served.
The decorations were strikinRly beautiful
and consisted principally OF the national
c%olors. silken flags being draped every
where and almost concealing the entire
wall space. Above the presidents chair was
an electric flag, which was Illuminated
when President Roosevelt entered the room.
]. F. Richards and Governor Dockery
were seated on the right of the president
and Henry w. Evans on his left. The
guests numbered 14o.
Just as the president arose from luncheon
Mr.. Evans presented him with a beauti-
fully carved silver card, encased in seal
skin. Til card bore the shields of the
United States and that Of the state Of
Missouri, with the following Inscription:
Theodore Roosevelt, president of the
United States. The Commercial club, Kan
sas City, Mo-. May l, 1903"
The luncheon over, the president, at las,
was delivered into the hands Of a commit
tee of the Mercantile club Of Kansas City.
Kan, and he became the guest of that
city. Evan H. Brown, president of the
Mercantile club. presented President Roose-
Welt with a large silk sunfower and he was
escorted to a carriage decorated with sun
flowers and silken American flags.
Crosses the Kansas Line.
The other members Of the party and the
reception committee entered carriages and
a start for the Kansas side was made. A
company of the Fourth United States cav
airy, in command OF Captain Tyree Rivers,
who was with the president in Cuba, and
a squad OF mounted police. acted as escort
TO the state line In the wholesale districs
of the west bottoms. AS the party passed
between the bluffs overlooking the Union
depot a presidential salute was fired from
cannon placed high above the procession.
The arrival at the state line was ANNOUNCED
by a steam whistle at a nearby packing
house. At this signal every whistle in the
city added it's strength to the noise and
church bells everywhere were rung.
A squad Of mounted police from the
Kansas metropolis relieved the police es-
cort from the Missouri side. and $50
mounted stock men from the stock yards
fell In line.
Huron place was reached about 2:4b, and
there. from a platform in the open, sur
rounded by the members OF two Grand
Army of the Republic posts and a contin-
gent Of letter carriers, President Roosevelt
spoke briefly. The crowd was dense and
choked the streets In every direction.
Later the president reviewed 5000 school
children, who greeted him with wavins
flags and cheers.
The party then was driven back to the
! state line to the Live Stock exchange
> where a demonstration by the stOckmer
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