Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-18

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~ 'he Jersey City station. a crowd had
VINO ';heered the President rs
surrounded by Il Gordon q;
M ousn the station to a car
III Whicn he. Mrs. Roosevelt an /
- H.hel We're driven on to the ferry
Siinilaf scene was enacted -;
n"i'iiattah terminal, from which
eiie iieSiueiita! carriage was driven =,
i"i'iu pace through Twenty Third
~.ieet' ma FIFTH avenue, to the Residence
" MIS-. James Roosevelt. the Pres;.
Gent aunt. in West 51th street An
along the route. the nations chief eve
cu'lNe was cheercd and he repoated,y
recognized the salutes by lifting hi
nat The block in which Mrs. Jama-
iiooseVtits residence stands va
cleared If pedestrians and vehicles mn
Ill the President was safe inside ~,
house. "
Al . O'Clock. the President left hi:
;laht residence for that of Her,c
Parish, Jr., in East 9Th street. ia At.
icld The marriage OF his niece Miss
Eirih"f Roosevelt, to Franklin DeIana
i,ooseEet, her cousin. On the way. he
III I Inc big 81. Patricks Gay parade
the participants and the thousands
Who cloWl-I the sidewalks wildly.
cheering AIR. Roosevelt as he wont
through and passe,! up Park avenue.
ne seemed to greatly enjoy the typical
Irish welcome.
The We dding Of Miss Eleanor Roos,.
welt. daughter of the late Mr. and N,s
EIiott Roosevelt. 10 Franklin Delano
kooscNclt son Of Mrs. James Roosr
VT, one OF the INST interesting of The
season, Was enhanced by the presence
OF the chief magistrate, who led :he
BRIDE to the Altar and gave her AWAY
IL took place 1t the residence of Nr
and Mrs. Henry Parish, Jr., which for
soma years has Deen the home of tho
bride.
The Parish house. and that of Mrs
Parish's mother Mrs c. Livingston
Ludlow, adjoining, We're by means of
communicating doors. thrown into one
for the better accommodation of the
guests. Bolh houses We're elaboratelv
DECORATED. palms. pink roses and smilay
being used in profusion.
LuXuriant baskets hung in the door,
was. the large buffet table was a mass
of white Bridal roses, while lilacs and
Sardenias. while Il huge floral cluster
in which were 800 pink roses entwined
with smilaX and asparagus ferns. was
suspended in the center of the drawing
room. and formed canopy under
which the newly welded pair received
the congratulations of their friends.
The President, with his niece lean
ing on his arm. and preceded by the
bridesmaids, passed into the drawing
room through an aisle of white ribbons
ield by the ushers. The Rev. Endicot+
Peabody of GrOton performed the mar
riage ceremony, usual the Episcopal
ritual.
About 100 guests were invited to the
Wedding, and twice that number to the
reception that followed.
The President left the Parish resi-
dence at ) o'clock. to return to the
home of his aunt. Mrs. James Roose-
Welt. After a short stay i'm the house
OF his aunt. the President again emerg-
ed and was driven through cheering
crowds to Delmonico's. where he at
tended the annual dinner of the
Friendly Sons of St Patrick. The
Goth Regiment National Guards acted
as escort.
Within 4 few minutes after entering
Deimohico's, the President appeared on
paioony. His appearance WAS the
signal for the greatest demonstration
of his visit Cheer after cheer went
up from the throngs, which grew by
thousands
The 69th Regiment took up their line
OF march and We're reviewed by the
president as they passed down Fifth
avenue. the band playing Hail to the
CHIEF and The White Cockade" in
his honor.
As the President returned into the
puiiaillg' he was cheered again and
again, the favorite call being "Three
cheers for Teddy"
President Roosevelt dwelt particular
~ upon increasing the powers of the
navy. He said:
we rank as one of the great naval
hGWerS OF the earth and we rank as Il
power Tor peace. The navy is the arm
81 al others upon which this nation
must depend to defend it against all
foreign aSSrcssors. | want to increase
the number of our battleships because
they are representatives. of war with
ether nations
TIE President appealed to Read Adj
miral Coughlan. who WAS present. for
re-InfOrcements to his remarks. His
words concerning the navy and its
power for carrying into effect the SEN
tInentS of the people of this country
were received with tremendous APP
nlause from his auditors. President
Roosevelt left the Hotel Astor at 11.25
O'Clock. and was driven directly TO the
I'D street station of the Pennsylvania
r. t.. going thence by boat to Jersey
City.