The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-11-29

VINO presides over the White house"
The guests were on their feet Instant
ly and merily clinked glasses as they
drank to Mrs. Roosevelt, VINO smiling
lowed her appreciation, sitting sur.
rounded by American beauty rvses. a
bunch OF which she carried with her as
she entered her carriage to resume the
days touring.
> A hurried visit was made TO the azri-
cultural building and thence to the
Roosevelt cabin, which sheltered the
president i'm former years on the
ranch He evinced the greatest inter
est in the old log structure and point
ed out to Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alic,>
a Buffalo skin hanging within as hav-
ing come from the first buffalo he had
ever killed.
The rest of the day was speIrt in the
tflhpIno reservation. Guards had ciea--
ed the area of visitors and the entire
place was given over to INSPECTION by
the presidential party.
During the hour and a half they spent
In the Filipino exposition, every portion
was inspected. In the Igorrote village
Chief Antonio. who has been to Wash
ington and met the president present
ed him with an album containing for
ty photographs of Igorrotes. A class CT
the natives sang America in the
English tongue, having learned Il
since they came to the exposition
At the Dana'o MORO villages the nj
tives Presented beaten silver dish and
set of silver bottles to the president
who IN accepting, said
Il thank you very much for this gift.
My aim is to help you increase your
happiness and prosperity, and I am
very glad to meet you ON this side Of
the water"
Passing into the Sanal Morro village
ad dtoining, the president was met by
Datto Facunda, who presented him
with big knife, saying through an in
terpreter:
Il give you my pira which has been
my own individual weapon and with
which / have killed three enemies.
There will be no more fighting in my
country and will have no more use
for by pira. / will give it to nobody but
YOU
President Roosevelt accepted the
knife and expressed his thankfulnes5
that the war was at and end and that
disposal of weapons was embiernatic of
peace.
In the Visayan village the party was
entertained in the. native theatre by
dancing and singing. At the conclusion
of the exercises Miss Teresa Ram;oz
was introduced to the president and
presented a handsomely carved cane.
The president took the cane and said:
I'm expressing my thanks for this
beautiful cane I desire to say that l
want you to go back to your homes and
say that this government will do ali
that it can do for the mental and moral
welfare and the happiness and prosper
ity of the FJlfpinos."
Tn tine Bagabo vfrage'-a silver dish
was ppresented and the president re-
sponded briefly in accepting
with Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice
trndsng at his side the president hur-
ried from place to place, stopping only
long enough to get a general idea OF
the exhibits, applauding the constabu-
larry drill and expressing his pleasure
at all he saw.
lust ais the party was crossing the
bridge of Spain over the moat before
the walled city in leaving the Fhfhppi!le
exposition President Roosevelt Sudden-
lv halted in the middle of the bridge
and said to Major William H. johnson,
commandant Of the Philippine scouts:
Il want to congratulate you upon the
remarkably clean and effective drnll Oh
your battalion, which was very nne
and impressive
s'Yo,1 have Secretary OF War Taft to
N,
quickly replied Major Johston, smhi-
ing.
"Yes. I know said the president.
eI see now how much good Secretarv
Taft did in the Philippines Will make
an effort to have yor'r battalion atten1
the inauguration at Washington"
Major Johnston thanked the president
warmly assuring him that all the
scouts would be glad to attend as they
had seen a little of America and would
be glad to see more.
The visitors entered carriages ana
we're driven to machinery hall from
hall the visitors We're hur-
ried into the electricity building, from
the ve-anrda. of which they viewed the
special pyrotechnic display on feslval
bnI and ip11minatiOn of the cascades
With red fire The president was great
Nv pleased with the beautlful eHects
PRODUCED by the varicolored Nights ana
EXPRESSED his appreciation
This closed the days programme
President Roosevelt was the guest
IF honor at the banquet rendered ~
the eNpCsition management