Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-26
THE PRESIDENT
At WORLDS Fair
Nations Executive Received
With Tremendous Enthusi-
asm by Exposition Visitors
ROOSEVELT PARTY KEPT BUSY
Extraordinary Precautions Taken to
Prevent Accident or Unpleasant In
cidents During the Day-various
Buildings Visited by the Party and
the Exhibits Inspected.

ST. Louis, Nov. 26.-President's day
dawned with clear skies and brisk
wind, ideal weather for the carrying
out of the strenuous program arrang
ed for the nations chief executive.
Altho President Roosevelt was not Of
ticially greeted by the exposition man
agernent until after, 8 o'clock, the
grounds We're thronged long before that
hour. The presidential special train
arrived in st. Louis at g.: 40 this NOR
ing, and was taken at once to the
worlds fair grounds. Extraordinary
precautions We're taken to prevent ae-
cident after the special arrived within
the jurisdiction of the st. Louis ter
minal association, two hundred and fif-
ty men having been stationed along the
right of way. Two companies of the
Sixteenth infantry guarded the train
when it reached it's destination and no
one was allowed to approach within a
hundred feet of the darkened Pull
mans. The distinguished party was
early astir, preparing for their day OF
record breaking sightseeing.
The presidential party breakfasted in
their car, which was surrounded by
great crowd. Altho kept at a distance
they We're able to see the president.
who sat in full view before one Of the
windows during the meal. He SEEM
ed as much interested in the crowd
as they were in him.
After breakfast was finished Presi-
dent Francis, Mayor Wells and com
mittee of exposition officials and di-
rectors appeared at the car to pay
their respects to the chief executive.
The reception was very Informal, the
party walking thru the car and meet
ing the president.
Carriage were then taken and the
party proceeded to the liberal arts
building, which was the first of the
great exhibit of palaces to be seen.
Two battalions of the Eighth Uni-
ted States cavalry from Jefferson bar
racks, under command of Col. Ander-
son, and a platoon of mounted police,
preceded the carriages In the first
carriage were President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, and Mayor Wells occupied
the second carriage. Twenty or more
carriages that followed contained other
members Of the presidential party ex-
position officials and secret service
men. Another platoon of mounted po-
lice brought up the rear and kept back
the immense crowd anxious to keep
pace with the party.
The route Of the procession was
thronged with people, who gave the
president an ovation and kept him
busy responding to cheers.
Arriving at the liberal arts building
which, with all the other exhibit
places, was closed to the general pub
lie the presidential party alighted
from their carriages and entered Tor a
hasty inspection of the exhibits. At
the conclusion of this inspection the
carriages were again entered and the
party proceeded to the government
building, where, after short time
spent in sightseeing President Roose-
velt reviewed the military. The thous-
ands who thronged about the govern
ment building took advantage OF ev-
cry projection on surrounding struc-
lures, pedestals and numerous stat
ues, lagoon. bridges and other elevat-
ions to enable them to see the presl-
dent and the review. At the conclus-
ion of the ceremony the party moved
around the mines and metallurgy
building on it's way to the German
building. Arriving at the beautlfui
structure, President Roosevelt was
met by the German commissioner gen
eral to the worlds fair, Theodore Le-
wald, who conducted him inside with
the remainder of the party, After an
exchange of courtesies and a brief In
spection of the fine tapestries and
wedding presents of Emperor William,
the trip around the grounds was re-
suned.
The party was next driven to the
main portion of the exposition, afford
ing the president a full view of the
principal lagoon, basin, cascades, plaza
of ST. Louis. The French pavilion gar
dens We're visited where the commits
sioner general. Gerald, rendered a
warm greeting, speaking in French.
President Roosevelt responded by pro-
posing a toast to President Loubet and
the republic of France. The party then
proceeded to different national pavil-
ions, spending but a few moments in
each.