Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-08
AT The HONS OF
THE ROUGH RIDERS
Where Lieautenant. Col. Roose
yeit Started on the Road
to tile Presidency.
WELCOME AT SAN ANTONIO
"No Human Being Ever Dreamed That
! Would Return as President of the
United states"-Eisht Thousand
Children Sing ,"Amcrica"-T ribu,s
to tile Blue and tho Gray.


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SAN ANTONIO. TENAS. April o.
With The city covered with patriotic
cmblcms II display Of flags Of alI
sizes. ikcEesses Of the President in
many windows and the streets and
plazas filed with cheering throngs ri
people. Theodore Roosevelt could nor
mistake tho hearty welcome accorded
him in San Antonio today. Enormous
the route of the procession from Fort
Sam Houston to Alamo place.
The people felt that they had rs
their guest not only the President Of
the uriIeh States but Il man To whom
the people of San Antonio feel specially
| kind toward, because of the fact that it
was here that The regiment was or
ganizcd with which his namc has be-
come a synonym.
After Seven Years.
The President was delighted with
the reception accorded him. IIc was
kept busy lowing right and left at
knowledging the outbrrsts of cl,thu-
.siasm IL is approximately seven
years since President Roosevelt left
San Antonio with his Rough Riders.
No human being dreamed that after
hat would return as president of the
United States" he said last nignt in IL
snort address at the depot
1t was a busy day for the Presi-
dent. 1t began with the reception at
the train This Formally was scon
over ana the President and party pro.
ceeded To- the parade grounds OF the
post. where the troops in Fort Sam
Houston we're reviewed. This interest
for the city. From the moment the
procession Of troops. carriages, police
and Rough Riders passed cut of the
gates of the post into Grayson street
grounds to the camp were reached.
with the Rough Riders. lie was the re-
cipient of one of the greatest ovations
ever witnessed here.
Chfdren sang America"
Tho most spectacular scene of the
day was at Travis Park The Prcsi.
dents reception here by 5000 school
children was the most inspiring Tea
lure of the program. All the way the
crowd chccre1 and the children sang
America" while band played the ma.
tiona] air.
On Alamo plaza within the shadow
tf the Alamo he was gazeited in a
manner which profoundly touched him.
His arrival was the signal for a burst
of cheering which lasted until after
he had taken his scat on the stand
and which was renewed When he arose
to respond to the address Of welcome
Ivy Alderman Kirkpatrick.
A Characteristic Address.
The President made characteristic
address, lie was pleased that San An.
tonic agreed With him in his ideas on
race suicide, He,notcd with satisfac-
ton the attention Texans are paying
TO education. The law of the worthy
life, The oftcrt in cause worthy Of
striving for was his theme. His re.
ceptton throughout Texas had touched
him.
The President spoke as follows:
II thank you all for the way in which
have been greeted You can hardly
Imagine how much it means to me -
como back to San Antonio in iris way
and to- he received as you have recciv-
cd inc. fApplausc). II know that tlc
res. Of you will not grudge my saying
a special word of acknowledgment 10
Two sets among your citizens; first, to
The men Of,the great war. to the men
who wore the blue or wore the gray in
The days that tried mems souls. My
fellow citizens, infinitely more import.
AM tl:an any president. infinitely mirc
| important tlan The reception to any
lricsident is what is symholizcd by see
iiis the mcn>wlo fought in the uiiicn
army and Tic men who fought in Tie
C6nfcdcrhic army standing mingled 10.
gether fellow Americans. one In dc.