The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1905-04-08
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT GUEST
OF LOUISVILLE CITIZENS
FOR BRIEF PERIOD.
his GREETING A POPULAR OVATION
CONFEDERATE AND GRAND ARMY
VETERANS ACT AS SPECIAL
GUARD OF HONOR.

louisville, April 5.-The special
train bearing President Roosevelt and
party on their trip to Louisville and
the Southwest arrived at Third and 4
streets at 9 a. M, exactly on schedule
time. A moment later the presidents
salute of twenty-one gun%Arprised the
city that the president VS. its guest.
a crowd of more than 1000 people
had assembled and as the president
left his train and appeared on the
platform at the side of the track he
was heartily cheered. The president
was welcomed by Governor Becllhain,
Acting Mayor Barth and Hon. Logan
c. Murray, after which he was escort
ed 10 his carriage. The members of
the reception committee were already
in carriages drawn up along Third
street and in a few moments the pro-
cession started for the center of the
city. The weather was cloudy and
threatening.
The president was cheered at fire.
Quent intervals by a continuous line
of people from the time he left his
train until the party neared the busi-
ness section, where the greeting grew
into a popular ovation. He was COM
PEELED to lift his hat often during the
drive, but as he neared Broadway he
removed his hat and was kept busy
bowling from right to left.
Veterans of the Blue and Gray.
Drawn UP on Broadway between
Third and Fourth were the George B..
Easton camp, Confederate Veterans,
two posts of Grand Army men and
the Spanish War Veterans associa-
tion. Louisville has but single
camp of Confederates, but it is a
large one and its members were out
in full strength numerically, with
General John P. Leathers in command.
AS the head of the escorting column
moved onto Broadway the civilian es-
cort, with the presidents colors,
moved rapidly forward and the rep
resentatiyes of the Blue and the Gray
swung into line, in column Of fours,
directly in front of the presidents
carriage and acted as his immediate
guard of honor for the remainder Of
the parade.
The president arrived at the speak
er's stand at 10 o'clock He was in
troduced in few words by Governor
BeclShanl.
The crowd around the speakers
stand was limited to the lines OF
buildings Oh the various streets and
at times seemed beyond the control o.
the police. Not one-fifth of those in
sight OF the president could hear his
remarks. The president spoke less
than fifteen minutes and was heartily
cheered.
At the conclusion of the presidents
speech the party again entered their
carriages and, after short drive
through several streets in the bust
ness district, arrived at the Louisville
hotel The streets were massed with
people and the president stood up in
his carriage, bowling. from right to
left in response to the cheering,
which was hearty and continuous.
Souvenirs for President.
{ In the parlors of the hotel occurred
one of the prettiest incidents OF the
day-the presentation of souvenirs to
the executive. These consisted of
massive silver flagon containing water
from spring on the old Lincoln
homestead in Larue county: an ink
stand of oak that shaded the spring
at which Lincoln drank when lad
and a beautiful silver vase filled with
orchids. The president was yisibly
touched by the gifts, as it was a COM
plete surprise.
The president made a feeling re-
sponse, saying that he felt more than
ever that he was the president of all
the people North and South, East
and West.
] n hurried departure was taken, the
president arriving on board his train
at exactly II o'clock. A minute later,
with the executive standing on the
rear platform of the car, with cannon
laundering a farewell salute less than
q block away and to the music of
deafening cheers, the train moved out
OF the Seventh street station and al
half. hour later was speeding across
Indiana on it's way tosthe Southwest.
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