The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-06
PRESIDENTS WELCOME HOME.
WASHINGTONIANS TURN OUT IN
FORCE TO GREET HIM.
High School Cadets Escort Him From the
Station to the Treasury Building-He
Has Been Absent GO Days. Travelled
$4,000 Miles and Made 203 Speeches.

l4,OW Mics ana MAOe ZOS Speecne9.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-President Roose-
welt came back to Washington at 7 O. clock
this evening, and found that for one OF the
very few times in it's history the city was
disposed to forget that It was 30 familiar with
Presidents that it could let their comings and
goings pass in silence. Standardization
War veterans were lined up at the Penn
sylvania station. and High School cadets
escorted the Presidents carriage from the
station to the Treasury building. A group
of public officials met the President at the
station. Among these were Postmaster
General Payne, Secretary Root, Secretary
Hitchcock, Secretary Cortelyou, Assist
ant Secretary of State LOOMS, and the Com
missoners of the District Of Columbia.
Washingtonans turned out in force, and
from the station to the White House the
sidewalks were lined with them.
The President stood up in his carriage,
hat in hand behind Capt. W. s. Cowles OF
the navy, his brotherin-law, nearly all
the way from the station until the White
House was reached. At Fifteenth street
the cadets forming the escort drew up
opposite the Treasury building and stood
at present" while the Presidents carriage
and those containing the members OF the
Cabinet and others in the party passed by
When the White House was reached the
Marine Band, stationed in the rear, played
the -Star-Spangled Banner and the Presi-
dent stood up in his carriage and made a
happy little speech. He expressed his
qualification at finding himself In Washing
ton once more and his pleasure at the DEM
onstration which had been accorded him
by the citizens Of the national capital.
He continued in this strain for a few mo-
ments, and then broke off suddenly, alighted
from his carriage with a jump, and said to
the assembled crowd:
And now hope you will pardon me If
run away, for | am very, very anxious to
see my family and ! know they are .t as
very minute
The President spent the evening with
his family. Secretary Hay, who was the
only caller, went to the White House at
clock, but remained only few minutes.
He was the only member of the Cabinet
in town who had not met the President
at the train.
A special Cabinet meeting has been called
for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, when
the Post Office scandals and other matters
will be discussed.
The President has been away sixty-six
days He has travelled more than 1000
miles although the original schedule
called for about 1880. He has made 2fs
sneeches which have been reported by the
Official stenoeraphers, and three or four
which thew have missed He has been i'm
port,lned TO make about three times as
many more speeches 1t will take a week
for the White House force to get track OF
the Gift. which have been put aboard his
train
The last speech Of the trip was made at
Altoona, Pa to-day. and was . mere word
of thanks to the several hundred people
who had come down to the station and
fought their way through the gates to see
the President,