Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
READY FOR ROOSEVELT
HICHMoND's PLANS FOR RECER.
TON OF THE PRESIDENT.
Special Correspondents Of The star.

opeclaA Correspondence OF Inc StGfs
RICHMOND. Va. October II. 1905
Were Theodore Roosevelt coming to this
city to be inaugurated President of the
United States the event could not and would
not attach more interest than does his visit
Of Wednesday. The capital Of the confed-
eracy Is being made gay with bunting and
color. National flags are to be seen at
every turn, and scores Of photographic pic
lures of the President are to be found in
the windows of many stores and Office
buildings.
Famed for hospitality the world over,
Virginia will see that the capital city MAIN
tains the reputation and dignity of the
state on the occasion of the visit of the
President. The foremost business. profess
sional and public men are cooperating to
make the visit memorable, and II the Presi-
dent quits the confines of the state without
good opinion of the old dominion it will
be through no lack of desire or effort to
do everything that will make his stay pleas
ant.
Twenty Thousand school children will
greet him with waving flags and sounds OF
welcome convincing him that race sui
eide has no footing here. Cannon will
Doom salute. The military establishment
OF the state will accord him full honors.
An official welcome will be made on behalf
or the state by the governor; on behalf of
the city by the mayor.
The Presidents Address.
From a stand being erected in the Capitol
square he Is to make an address to the
people of the city. He will stand in sight
OF the Washington monument; near by is
the marble statue of Clay. To the north
and east Of him will be the state building.
in which sat the confederate congress- the
plans for the building having been brought
to this country from France by Thomas
q o0p nd r.
ter past The city and state Offices will be
closed in honor of the visit Of the Pres-
dent, SO that all possible honor may be ac-
corded the chief magistrate of the nation.
After the speech has been made President
Roosevelt is to be taken to Old St. John s
Church. where he is to hear repeated the
speech of Patrick Henry, who sounded the
first notes of freedom from British rule
Every precaution will be taken to see that
no accident can befall the President The
entire police force Of the city will be in at
tendance and the military will form an es-
cort that Will prevent any crowding or dis
comfort while the President lis sightseeing
The secret service men will be reinforced
and VIII be close at hand all the time. Every
man who approaches will be known to the
committees In charge of the arrangements
amply provided
1t is expected that at least fifty thousand
strangers will be in the city the day on
which the President comes. Every railroad
entering the city has made special rates
for the occasion, and all are preparing to
handle great crowds. All the hotels have
orders for rooms and the trolley cars into
the various sections Of the country rounda-
bout the city are expected to add their full
quota to the city's population in honor Of
the visit of the President.
The line of the parade will be through the
principal streets of the city, and the es-
corts of honor. the military the several
committees and those who will be directly
connected with entertaining the President
Will make up a pageant that will live in
the minds of the people for many years to
come.