The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
CROWDS GREET
THE PRESIDENT
His Return to Oyster
Bay Occasions a Big
Demonstration.
Delivers a Brief Speech on
the Important Duties
of Citizenship.

NEW YORK. Sept S-President Roose-
Welt arrived at the Hobozen station OF
the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad at 7:15 a. m. to-day on the spe-
cial train which left Syracuse last night
When proceeding to board the tug Scran-
ton he was heartily cheered by a crowd
in the ferry house and on a departing
ferryboat He was evidently pleased
with his reception. shouting, Good
luckl Good luckl Thank you for your
greetingr" The tug proceeded to Long
Island City to place the President on the
train for Oyster Bay.
When the specia! train reached Rich
mond Hill all the Sunday-school children
of the villages, each carrying an Ameri-
can flag; representatives. of the Twentt-
eth Century Club and the Richmond Hill
Republican Club and a big gathering Of
tcwnspeOple joined in a welcome TO the
President Flags. hats and handkerchiefs
were waved and the enthusiasm was tTe-
mendous.
The President and Jacob Riis appeared
on the rear platform Of the last car,
where Riis bade good-by to the President
and then alighted from the car. DR..
Kimball, president of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club, made a short speech of well
come to the President.
President Roosevelt responded as fol-
lows:
DIR. KimbaI and you men and children Of
Richmond Hill: 1 wish L could talk better 70
all OF you, but L will ask you to have little
patience for moment while L thank you
for having oUt to greet me. am glad
to see all Of yOu and allow me to say that
am most glad 10 see those who carry small
folks in their arms. daughter and applause.)
You know, am very fond of Mr. Riis. and
the reason why Is because when l preach
think that he has practiced just what have
been preaching. (Applause.)
The worth Of any sermon lies in the way in
which that sermon can be and is applied in
practice. OF course, 1 glad to have the
chance Of being with who shows by his
life that he knows how practically to apply
the spirit Of decency unaccompanied by mourn
fulness or false pretenses of any kind, or any
weakness. l want to see men decent; I want
to see them act square; / want TO see them
work That does not mean | want them to
have sour faces. 1 want to see every one en-
JOY themselves. men, women and children
believe in play; believe in happiness and In
the +ov OF living, but do not believe IN the
life that is nothing but play. 1 believe that
you have a thOusandfOld more enjoyment If
work comes first, but make your time TO play
also. l believe in cheerfulness as we'll as in
decency and honesty. And in the next place
I believe in good who can hght II IL is
necessary (Applause-) As you fought in the
Now, Jake Ris could never have been OF
any use in the Police Department II he had
always carried on a rosewater revolution. I'm
less a man has the stuff in him the fact that
ne is a decent fellow does not count If he
is not decent then the stronger he is the
worse he is ss a citizen. 1 want to say how
deeply touched L am at your coming out to
greet me, and 1 want you to understand that
you give me strength Of heart when you come
in this way. L greet you all. / glad to
see the grown-up people Of Richmond Hill. and
1 am even more glad to see the children
Cheers and apPlause.)