The Washington times., 1904-07-27

Ine Special tram taxing tile utUHCd-
ton committee away from oyster Bay
Will start at 1880 o'clock, and Is sched-
uled 10 arrive at Long Island CITY at
$50
No person was permitted 20 visit the
Presidents home today unless he or she
could show an admission card signed
by Secretary Loeb. Sheriff Jerome
Johnson swOre in five additional deputies
this morning 10 assist the regular oyster
Bay police force of one man In the pres
ervation OF the peace.
A feature of the days celebration was
The salute fred by John Thompson; sec
rotary of Engine Company No. 3, Of
Hicksville. J. l. Mr.. Thompson FREQ
Iwenty-one guns in honor of the notifica-
lion committees arrival and planted his
twO-pOunder brass cannon near the sta
ton
Protection Of President.
Last night "a force Of men employed by
the Oyster Bay board of trade was
busily engaged swinging flags over the
intersections of the sereets In the CEN
ter of the village. -Four Of the largest
banners float at South and Main Streets
where the executive offices are located.
4 string of smaller flags is suspended
across Audrey Avenue I'm front of the
town clerks office and the public j.
brary near the Episcopal Church pre-
sents the gayest appearance OF any
house in town with its entire front hid
den by huge star-spangled banners.
crowd Of photographers from New
York and Boston came In on the early
morning trains, and immediately laid
siege TO Secretary Loeb Tor permission
10 attend the ceremonies. and snapshot
the principal characters of the function.
The Secretary. however. was Obdurate.
Only two camera artists were permit
ted 10 ascend the hill one or these
was employed by the notification com
mittee. and the other by the President
through Secretary Loeb.
The Presidents photographer was en-
ployed with the understanding that he
should furnish pictures Of the affair at
reasonable price 20 all applicants
The Secret Service guard of nine men.
which has been stationed at Oyster Bay
since the President arrived on July .,
was strengthened today by the addi-
ton of half dozen detectives from
New York and Philadelphia Some OF
them viii watch the railroad station
very closely for the arrival of suspicious
characters. while others viii scatter
themselves around SaEJm0Te Hill and
It's approaches.
Mr.. RoOsevelt's Guests.
The family and house guests who wit
messed the notification ceremony We're.
The President and Mrs Roosevelt
Miss Alice Roosevelt Masters Archibald
and Quentin Roosevelt Mrs. w. S
Cowles Douglas Robinson. Mr.. and Mrs
W. Emlcu Roosevelt Misses Christine
and Margaret Roosevelt Master George
John. and Philip Roosevelt. Mrs. y. West
Roosevelt. Miss Lorraine Roosevelt
Master Oliver Roosevelt. Senator John
Kean, Miss Ecan. Mr. and Mrs. F.
Reeve Merritt C.. Grant LaFargo.
George b 'ortelyou. Gov. B. j.. Cd q!
eA-G"v- Frank >. Black. WIli-u
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Bliss. Secretary Loeb. Assistant St.Fe
tary Barnes. SteuoeraVher n &C. Latta
the Rev Dr. Wasaburn Glrard Book
man. W. EtekWEu, Edward i-a1.terDacu
William /. Swan the Rev. Mr. Rus
sell. Jacob II. Sch.G Frank a.. Tray
ers, A. Il. Moutaut. Chase taUselot. 4
!. Cheney the Rev. Mr. Down au
Charles 8. Lewis. james Sueyer. Viii
liam J. Gguags Sheriff Jerome E. John
son. John A. Waakes. Frederick -
Weckes, James n. Ludlam the E,y
Mr. MigLtuau. Thomas y. Edison. r.
T.. Paine j. H. Hazard. T. r. Fowler
the Rey. Father Power. Thomas :
Dung Prof. D. Frank Cooley. Dr. II. a
Wright. Eugene IS. Fhilhiu Theodore &
Swan. oscar $. Straus. Frederick =
Morris. samuel l.. Parish. Robert N
beFur+-t che Rev Father York H. q
Eudich. Townsend Scudder. John J
Bartlett. William J.. Ward Charles S
Francis. James Long Town clerk sa,
Supervisor Jones and NiIets. OF or
ster Bay.
The speech of acceptance made Boy
the President. as well as the one %
IUfIH|f..H made tf.I#r1Tr