Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-26
PRESIDENT IN ST.LOU|S
Official Greeting at Worlds
Fair Grounds Today.
EXPOSITION CROWDED
SPECIAL TRAIN ARRIVED VERY
EARLY THIS MORNING.
Extraordinary Precautions Taken to
Prevent Accident-Informal
Official Reception at Car.

ST. LOUIS, November 26.-Presidents
day at the Louisiana purchase exposition
dawned with clear skies and a brisk
wind of just sufficient sharpness to send
the blood tingling through the veins
ideal weather for carrying out the pro-
gram arranged by the nations chief ex-
ecutive, who proposes to acquire in one
day comprehensive idea of the greatest
exposition in the history of the world.
Although President Roosevelt was not
officially greeted by the exposition man
agement until after o'clock, the grounds
were thronged long before that hour, and
every car line terminating at the worlds
fair poured it's hundreds every hour into
the approaches to the exposition gates.
Arrived Early This Morning.
The Presidents special train arrived in
st. Louis at 40 this morning and was at
once taken to the worlds fair grounds,
where it was parked on the side track on
the north side of the transportation
building.
Extraordinary precautions We're taken
to prevent accident after the special ar
rived within the jurisdiction of the st.
Louis Terminal Association go men hav-
ing been stationed along the right of way
sight of the one stationed on either side
OF him.
When the train arrived at it's destina-
tion two companies of the 10th Infantry,
U. $. A, who had been awaiting it, went
on guard, and no one was allowed to ap-
proach within 100 feet of the darkened
PullmanS.
Party Astir Early.
The distinguished party was early astir,
preparing for their day of record breaking
sightseeing.
In the party are President and Mrs
Roosevelt Miss Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Robinson, Secretary and Mrs.
Loeb and Surgeon General Rixey L. S. n.
President Roosevelt and his party break
TASTED in their car. The car was surround
ed by a great crowd of worlds fair visit
ors, who, although kept al distance, We're
able TO see the President, who sat in full
view before one of the windows during the
morning meal. He seemed much inter-
ested in the crowd as the crowd was in
him.
80 Informal Reception at Car.
Shortly after breakfast President Fran
els, with Mayor Wells and committee Of
exposition officials and directors, appeared
at the car to pay their respects % Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The reception was informal,
the reception party walking through the
car and meeting the members of the Presi-
dents party. Carriages We're then taken
for the liberal arts building Two bat
talions of the Sth United States Cavalry
from Jefferson barracks, under the COM
mand of Colonel Anderson, and platoon
of mounted police preceded the carriages.
In the first carriage were President and
Mrs Roosevelt and President David n.
Francis of the exposition. Mr.. Douglas
Robinson, Miss Alice Roosevelt and Mayor
Rolla Wells occupied the second carriage.
The twenty or more carriages that fol-
lowed contained the other members of the
presidential party, exposition officials and
secret service men. Another platoon OF
police brought up in the rear and kept back
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
their cheers. AS the party proceeded
through the throngs President Roosevelt
repeatedly lifted his hat to those right
and left.
Places Closed to the Public.
Arriving at the Liberal Arts building,
which with all the other exhibition places
was closed TO the general public, the presi-
Dental party alighted from their carriages
and entered for a hasty inspection of the
exhibits.
AT the conclusion of this inspection, car
riages were again entered al the other side
of the building and the party proceeded to
the government building, where after a
short time spent in sightseeing, President
Roosevelt reviewed the military. Among
the bodies of troops in the reviewing line
Were the 10th United States Infantry, 9th
United States Cavalry, Sth United States
Cavalry and the Philippine Scouts and Con-
stabularly, headed by their respective
bands.
The thousands who thronged about the
government building took advantage of ev-
cry projection on the surrounding struc
lures, the pedestals of numerous statues,
the lagoon bridges and other elevations to
enable them TO see the President. AS the
presidential party moved around the Mines
and Metallurgy building on its way to the
German building, crowds of enthusiastic
people were encountered everywhere.
Arriving al the beautiful structure. which
Is replica of the famous Charlottenburg
palace, Roosevelt was met by the German
commissioner general to the worlds fair,
Theodor Lewald, who conducted him inside
with the remainer of the party. After the
exchange of courteses and brief inspec-
tion of the fine tapestries and the wedding
presents of Emperor William, the trip
around the grounds resumed
The party was driven over the summit OF
Festival Hill and down the western slope
TO the main portion of the exposition, af-
fording the President fun View of the
principal lagoon basin, the cascades and
the Plaza of ST. Louis. Continuing west
at a slow canter. the carriages We're drawn
into the French pavilion gardens.
Greeting at French Pavilion.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and other
members of the party were Immediately es-
corted into the reception room of the
French pavilion. Commissioner General
George Gerald met the party and rendered
a warm greeting. speaking in French. Pres
ident Roosevelt responded by proposing a
toast to President Loubet and the republic
of France When President Roosevelt had
spoken and the glasses of champagne had
been slipped in honor of the toast a mas
sive bouquet of American beauty roses were
presented to Mrs Roosevelt by the French
commission. Light refreshments We're par
taken of and the party passed through and
viewed the pavilion. Altogether not over
twenty minutes were spent here.
The party then proceeded to the pavilion
of Mexico. and spent but n few moments
proceeding TO the pavilion of Great Britain
and thence to the Holland pavilion which
Is the smallest of the national booths.
Interested in Little Dutch Girl.
While being shown through the Holland
building President Roosevelt noticed a two
year-old child In the arms of its mother
Stepping up he patted the baby on the