The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-08
GREETS ROUGH RIDERS AGAIN
PRESIDENT JOINS IN THEIR RE-
UNION IN SAN ANTONIO.
And Has Luncheon With the Trooper
Jokes EN- at Informal Reception
Declares That His Conception Of
the Monroe Doctrine IL Going 70
Last-SIIVer snurs the CIty,a Gift.


| LRst-Silver spurs the Cty's Gift.
| SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 7-Seven
years ago the Roosevelt Rough Riders
were organized here within the shadow
OF the Alamo, and to-day that famous or
ganization met in reunion TO greet It's old
| Colonel, now President Of the United States.
San Antonio has never before seen such
day. The crowds were immense and they
were Of all sorts and conditions. The
Me Xican greaser was very much In evil
dence the American Indian touched shoul-
ders with the negro, and Of the Caucasian
race there were many thousands.
The Presidential party left the special
train promptly at 10 O'Clock. The Presi-
dent was escorted by a troop OF United
States cavalry, a squadron Of Rough Riders
and Union and Confederate veterans.
At Fort Sam Houston the regular troops
were reviewed, At Travis Park the Presi-
| dent addressed an immense crowd, the
largest that has greeted him on the present
trip in the Southwest, and then the camp
Of the Rough Riders was visited
GBEETs MEMBERS or OLD REGIMENT.
The proceedings there we're Of the most
| Informal character imaginable. For few
minutes he chatted with the members OF
his party and then turned TO greet the
members Of his old regiment who came up
singly and in pairs and in groups. The scene
that was then pr esented could probably
| have been seen in no other country. Their
stood the President Of the United States,
surrounded by men who formerly served
with him, and whose chief desire on earth
| was now 10 show him how much they en-
| joyed seeing him again,
When the Rough Riders first commenced
to press around the President the Secret
Service men moved away
Every man there is a bodyguard now
said Frank Tyree. He's as safe as he
possibly could be, and there IL absolutely
no need Of our presence or attention"
why, JIM the President exclaimed,
az a brawny man in yellow pressed forward
and grasped his hand. I'm 80 glad TO see
you. certainly would have been disap-
pointed II you hadn't come! How have you
BEEN anyway? And here's Charley.
Charley do you remember that mess Of green
corn you rustled for me that morning7 Tho
day was a whole lot easier because of that
green corn
Remember your as Lewis Maverick Of
Texas came up. 'Of course ! remember
gOus ubtl W Say OlNoH NAlaN NhN 49,
ment would never have been complete Y
It hadn't had a Maverick In IL.
sBless my soul Henry BardshOe, how
do you dor / would certainly have been
disappointed II you hadn't come I'm
glad 20 see you, Do you remember tho
time you nursed me and the time you got
me that ponchol 1t would certainly have.
been q whole lot colder that night Il It hadn't
been for that poncho.'
Bardshoe is from Arizona. He served
as Col Roosevet's orderly in Cuba.
A trooper whose horse had fallen with him
on the hard pavement around the plaza
limped up. His foot had been pretty badly
bruised, but he had spent some minutes
soaking il in ice water and il felt better
now, he assured the Colonel"
TROOPER BRINGS HIS ma"
my ma is here, he said, after the Presis
dent had greeted him and chafed him about
the accident, -and she shore would be glad
70 see you
See her? Of course I'll sec her, was tho
hearty response. Bring her up in three
quarters of an hour and III tell her how good
a soldier her son was"
The trooper and his ina it developed
later, had driven overland scores Of miles,
anu NIhNtlltl ny lIhul hrNNlhl lihhNANNA
more, to see The Colonel" A number OF
ladies. wives and relatives Of various MEM
bers Of the regiment approached.
my boys certainly show a great deal OF
discrimination in selecting their wives
and women relatives, said the President
at one juncture.
do you wonder that we love him?'
said one of the boys why, we'd go 10
hell for him.
This informal reception lasted for .
half hour or 80. Then a trumpeter sounded
the mess call. As the notes rang out more
than one trooper chanted, 'Soupee, soupee,
soupee, without any beans; soupee. soupeet
soupse, without any greens, and IL Is not
absolutely certain that the President him
self didn't hum something Of the kind.
When the President seated himself
Gen Young was on one side Of him and
Gen Sumner was on the other. Pat
Carrot, Collector Of Customs at Fl Paso,
man who has borne the reputation Of
being -middling handy with his gun,'
and an appointee Of the President, sat
oppos site. Secretary Loeb. Lieut.. For-.
tescue and other members Of the Presidents
party and Gen. Jesse NJ. Lee were also
seated at the table. Close by the other
participants in the reunion were grouped,
e1-oficers and eK-privates being more or
less Unfortunately mixed The menu
consisted Of roast beef mashed potatoes,
corn beans, coffee preserves and apples.
TALKING OVER OLD TINES.
The President ate heartily and appeared
10 enjoy every mouthful. After finish
ing his meal he left the mess tent and pro-
ceeded to a nearby pavilion where a re-
oeption 20 the Rough Riders was held.
The men marched in stood around in q
circle, uncovered and for nearly an hour
heard the President indulge in "reminiscences
Of the most personal character This Is
the one part OF the reunion that the public
will know nothing Of through the press.
II was the Presidents personal requeSt
that nothing Of it, details be printed.
When the President stopped talking
over old times a business meeting Of the
Rough Riders Association was held, resolu-
tons being adopted complimentary TO
President Roosevelt and Leonard Wood,
the first Colonel Of the Rough Riders.
When the business closed every one Of
the sboyss present was introduced 10 the
president For all Of them he had a Der-