The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-04-03
Left Washington This Morn.
ING For Two Months
TO VISIT MANY PLACES
viii Hunt In Texas and Colorado
and AtlendReuniOn OF Rough
Riders

WASHINGTON. April 2. President
Roosevelt LETT Washington this morn.
INK on a long trip 10 the west and
southwest lie will be absent from
the capital FOR nearly two months. one
81 the chief objects ~ the trip. which
The president long has had In mind. Is
the reunion of his rough rider regiment
Of the spanish war. which Ia
TO take place at San Antonio. Tex. next
Friday and Tor which nu elaborate pro-
gramme Of exercises has been arrnng.
ell. There will be- a number OF brief
stops en- route 10 san Antonio. where
the president will make addresses.
Leaving san Antonio. there will be- a
brief stop and address at Fort Worth.
which will terminate the public part ~
the trip. following which the president
j. % 20 hunting IN the Panhandle OF
Texas and later In Colorado
All arrangements have been made
whereby the president will keep ln
touch with public affairs both during
bis railroad ride and while hunting. so
that he viii be- enabled 20 pass ON an
matters requiring his attention. The
president is looking forward with keen
pleasure 10 his long vacation.
The president was accompanied hy
Secretary Loeb. Dr. Alexander Lam
bert General =. II. NJ Young. Lieu
tenant C r. Fortcsque. Mr.. VI. c.
Latia and Mr. ! l. McGrew and
stenographers and representatives Of
newspaper press associations.
The first stop will be- made ~ Louis.
vile. Ky. AZ . O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing The president and party will pass
In procession through the city. and the
president Will make an address. The |
train Will leave Louisville at II o'clock. !
pass through ST. Louis az s y. m. max
Ing n stop there Of ten minutes. and at |
that point take the Missouri Kansas |
and Texas road FOR San Antonio. A |
few short stops will be made In Indian
Territory on Wednesday. At Sherman. |
Tex. where the party will arrive nj
D. m. the president will leave the train.
irive TO the public square and make n
brief address. Dallas will be reached
It G:30 p. m, and after a public ad
iress the president viii attend din
Ter
The next stop will be at Waco. on
April q. AT $50 a. M. The
president will speak briefly at Waco.
ie will reach Austin at > o'clock
afternoon, address the joint
ession OF the legislature at the CAPT
oil and later speak to the public ON
he lawn of the capitol.
The train will reach San Antonio at
$50 p. m. Thursday. but there will be
70 public programme until the follow
ne morning The object of the presi-
ent in visiting san Antonio is to nat
end the reunion Of his regiment. Ex-
rcises have been arranged which will
j the entire day. including "A review
( the regular troops at Fort Sam
loustop, procession in which the 4
rand Army and Confederate veterans
ill take part, luncheon at the rough
ders' camp and dinner by the Bust
ess Mems club at the Hotel Menger.
he president will leave at II p. IN.
'r Fort Worth, arriving there the next
forming at 9;45 and leaving at 10:45.
he programme at Fort Worth will
insist Of drive and an address.
At Fort Worth the public part of
lie trip will end The president will Z
'end some days hunting in the Pan
indle of Texas and will then 20 to
dorado for hunt OF several weeks .
No plans have yet been made for the
turn trip TO Washington