The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-23
I ROOSEVELT Il r OlNT'S 9: | \ ] 5.
NEED FOR BIG NAVY. \ ! J ! \ . (
Delivers an Address Coupling
s Names Of Washington and and
Lincoln, Whom He Declared p :; lar '1!35
to BE Greatest Of the the NJ
Great - Receives s..55.5
83s 81 Great Ovation.
s{By Associated J: Prests.) re- ts'.) u


memoration OF Washington's birthday 0E'y py
N he University Of Pcnnsy ylyania was ina 1s ade
notable BY the fact that re prese ntat tt " c
OF three world powers parttcpat IN ~ ING =
d exercIses u Tho United States wal repre- pn
Il esented by tic Chief Executive OF the na--
n tIon. President Roosevelt; Germany Dy
u baron spcck Won stertlbllrg 4 am bassador
ITO this country, who acte q pr
sonal representa- tive OF 1Grnperor W nam l
and England by Sir Henry Mortimer Is % Du- "
Il rand the British inbassad or The ne. 5occa "
sion w d 3 ma rked by one OF me Inoat en,
& thuslnstic demonstrations ever Witnessed es 6
In tic Academy OF Music. where ne cxer-
I ctst.a were held S President Roosevelt va W y
d the orator OF the day VI d Ills theme DenG
n "somo ibInxins OF yYashin gton.
Tho degree Of doctor OF q avs was con-
u forred upon tho President. the German
& tEmppror, the British anbassa DOR Rear
H Admiral Chnr1cs f.. Clark. United STATES
frnyy: s United States Senator I'hllahder q.
Knox and David Z. as tson,8 \. y
distinguished lawyer OF I'ittsburg "a. a.
rhomaY Bailey s55s A Aldrlch,. the poet
and author. received +. the degree Bof {. q doc t
y tor OF letters, and upon Iso bert simpson o.
Woodward, prcsid dent of the 1.'i s!e ~
B 5stltute.S was conferred the degree OF doc
Il tor q science. Baron Speck VOL 81 teril-
bnrgi received the degree for Enir'eror VII
4 liam. H ss a Il; n
Ovation to President.
III Tho Presidents train arrived $at the
V Pennsylvania Railroad ation II at los 90
o'clock and wax met by he n r eception
COMMITTEES, composed OF niversit trtis- I:
tees The train shed the IS e. tion Va 8
cran,rned Will peopl ~, no trug gledg gto gse-
Y cure q glimpse of the Prestd lent sala q
or 9stalwart policemen kept 2 pen q pass, O., )
\ age way from the exit ga te to the street
y and as the President walked bot Reen I NC
double iihe 81 of ffcf rs; p iet 4 va 3 enth
siastcally cheered. The st rect 81 si y r iron.
4 fpof the station was a mass OF people, and
Broad street to tho Academy Of Music
& was filled with cheering multitude. The
B prcsident was escorted by tho bril- illtantly
uniformed troops. Philadelphia City Cav
{ airy and two--squ OF mounted police
4 men. e. t 5$5 IS y. Us 75 III ,
Az the Academy OF Music the crowd
j surrounding the building was 80 dense
that 1t was necessary TO force q passage
way for tho presidential party Al the
Academy or Music, after the President
had allghted from his carriage, he sa \;
luted the troopers and was escorted to
( tho green room OF tho theatre. There he
L was greeted by Provost Harrison and; q
! number of the trustees and faculty.
When tho President appeared on the
stage the band played Hail to the tChier, y
and the entire assemblage arose and
chcered for nearly five minutes, It was
splendid ovation, and the President
smlc his appreciation howng his ac- &C.
acknowledgements at Its conclusion l
Message From Kaiser.
AS each candidate was presented by DR..
n s, q Weir Mitchell for tho degree. he was
greeted by the students with lusty
,'hoorays', and college cries. During his
address, the President was repeatedly
cheered. Sand his reference to tho navy,
which he addressed directly to Admiral tl ii.l
4 Clark, who sat on his loft, aroused great
enthusiasm. NJ sStl 81 VI 5.t Ill z Az s5
Tho following cablegram from Emperor
William was received by Provost Harrl-
s son: 8Eji Ia II sts 5fs Il
'Dr. Charles &. Harrison, provost Of the
University Of Pennsylvania, Philadcl-
phla: 81 !. n a "a "; a sl
IS IN am truly glad that the University
Z has rendered me nt the same. time with
President Roosevelt the academic honor
that once clothed George Washington. !
q beg you to accept with my thanks my
Il best wishes for tho continued growth and
prosperity of the University. at
N "A 5(Slgncd,) III s8'WILH ELM, ]. r.
President Roosevelt was this afternoon
entertained ut luncheon by the First
Troops Philadelphia City Cavalry. which
\ always acts rs tho official escort Of Il
visiting President, Tho route from the
Academy Of Music to the troops Armory,
where tho luncheon was served, took the
Il President through the business center Of
4 tho city and the drive was a continuous
4 ovation The carriages We're driven into
q the Arlnory where 125 active and retired
members OF the organization greeted their
a distinguished guests. III Is N II
Off for Home.
X After the luncheon the President was
Il escorted to tho West Philadelphia sta
tion fSthe Pennsylvania Railroad Where
n large crowd was In waiting. Just before
a his train left, President Roosevelt thank
I cd the police officers who escorted him
Hand said: &
Il You know 7 used to be on the force
& myself .4 NJ " 4,
Ho departed for Washington at s;25
o'clock. 5f /.
Tho recipients OF honorary degrees, with
The exception of President Roosevelt, were
z entertained at luncheon this afternoon by
tho trustees OF tho nstltutIon at the Uni,
ycrsity Club. a5al N SIX
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