Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-20
Roosevelt Visits Home of
His MOther'e Childhood
and Marriage.
MEETS TWO OLD SERVANTS
At Atlanta Delivers Address
on Corporations and Chi.
neSe Exclusion Act.
EVERYWHERE ENTHUSIASM GREAT

Roswell, Ga, Oct 2O.-President
Roosevelt today carried out his long
cherished plan of visiting the home Of
his mother. One of his reasons for
coming south was that he might see
the old homestead where his mother
as a happy bride. That the visit was
fraught with many tender recollec-
tons was evident, for as the president
drove away from the old Bulloch man
sion, where his mother lived and was
married, the president murmured to
his wife: Il can hardly bear to leave
here"
In his address, the president dwelt
on his kinshiD to the south. He said
that two of his uncles. brothers of his
mother. had fought in the COnfeder-
ate service. One of them had served
on the Alabama and had fired the
last two shots fired at the kearsarge
in that memorable battle
Men and women" he said in con-
clusion, don't you think | have an
cestOrial right to claim proud kinship
with those who showed their devotion
to duty as they saw duty, whether
they wore the gray or the blue? All
Americans, who are worthy of the
name, feel equal pride in the valor of
those who fought on one side or on
the other, providing only that each
did with all his might and soul his
duty as it was given to him to see it."
AT MOTHERS HOME
PLEASANTLY RECEIVED.
Roswell Ca, oct. 2O.-Halr the
population of this town was assem-
bled at the station at Z o'clock tins
morning, when the special train with
the president and his party on board,
arrived. Senator Clay, who had met
the presidents train at Chamblee, and
had come back with the president,
taking breakfast with him on the
train, acted as master of ceremonies
upon the arrival of the train.
When the train rolled into the sta
ton, which was decorated with Am
erican flags and bunting in the ma
tional colors, the crowd assembled in
the station began to cheer, and hats
and handkerchiefs were waved, when
the president, accompanied by Senator
committee of reception, consisting of
Mayor Sherman, s. Y. Stribling and
S. Crowley, was awaiting the presi-
dent at the station, and after Presi-
dent Roosevelt had shaken hands all
around, he and the members of the
reception committee took seats in a
carriage and drove through the hand
somely decor ated streets of the town
rrin n OF hn nf
Mrs. Baker, who was one of the brides
maids at the wedding of President
Roosevelt's mother. Mrs. Baker in
vited President Roosevelt to break
fast, but owing to the fact that his
time was too limited, President Roose-
welt was compelled TO decline the hos
pitable invitation of his mothers
friend. He remained at the house but
a short time, and was delighted at
meeting aunt Grace" an old colored
woman, who had been his mothers
maid. The old woman voluably ex-
pressed her joy over her Miss Nit
ties boy" and never tired of curt
esing" whenever 'Massa Theodore"
addressed her. The president also met
and shook hands with Uncle Billy
Jackson" who had also been a slave
of the Bulloch family.
From harrington Hall, the president
drove to his mothers old home, Bull
och Hall, a charming old colonial
mansion, now owned and occupied by
j. b. Wing. After a short inspection
of the house and grounds, President
Roosevelt returned to his carriage,
and drove to the city park, where a
stand had been erected for the presi-
q THrff
thusiastic ovation, and after he had
been introduced by young Charles
Reed, one of RoswelIs promising
young men, at present a student at
Me. Ger university, delivered a short
address. Then he returned to the
station, and at half past eight con-
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