The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-03
PRESIDENT To
LEAVE TODAY
Goes 10 See Rough Riders in
The West
HUNTING ON The SIDE
VIII Keep In Touch With the Affairs
In Washington by Special Ar
rangements-Who Com
pose the Party.
HUNTING ON THE SIDE

Washington, April 2.-President Roose-
welt will leave here tomorrow morning
on a long trip to the west and south
west, and will be absent from the capital
for two months. The chief object of the
trip which the President has long had
in mind is the reunion of the Rough
Rider regiment of the Spanish war, which
is to take place at San Antonio, Tex,
next Friday, and for which an elaborate
programme OF exercises has been ar
ranged. There will be several brief stops
where the President will make addresses
on the way to San Antonio.
After leaving San Antonio there will be
a brief stop and address at Fort Worth,
which will end the public part of the
trip, after which the President is to go
hunting in the Panhandle of Texas, and
later in Colorado All arrangements have
been made up whereby the President will
keep In touch with public affairs both
during his railroad ride and while hunt
Ming, so that he will be enabled to pass
on all matters requiring his attention. He
is looking forward with keen pleasure to
his long vacation. The following state
ment regarding the itinerary of the trip
was made public at the White House
tonight:
Itinery of Trip.
1.-THE President will leave the White
House Monday, April g. over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad He will be accompanied
by Secretary Loeb. Dr.. Alexander Lam
bert Gen S. M. B. Young, Lieut.. G. R.
Fortescue, NJ c. Latta and ]. l.. McGrew.
stenographers and representatives Of
newspaper and press associations.
THE first stop will be made at Louis
VILE at o'clock Tuesday morning. The
President and party will pass in process
sion through the city and the President
will make an address. The train will leave
Louisville at II o'clock, pass through St.
Louis at D. m. and at that point take
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas road
FOR San A Antonio. a few stops viii be
made In Indian Territory Thursday AT
Sherman Tex, where the party will ar
rive at p. M, the President will leave
the train. drive to the public square and
make brief address. Dallas will be
reached at $50 D. M, and after a public
address the President will attend din
ner
"The next stop will be at Waco on
Thursday, April g. at $3.50 a. M The
President will speak briefly at Waco. He
will reach Austin at o'clock THURSDAY
afternoon, address the JOINT SESSION VI eie
legislature at the capitol and later speak
on the lawn Of the capitol
To See Rough Riders
"The train will reach San Antonio at
$3.50 D. m, Thursday, but there will be no
public programme until the following
morning The object of the President in
visiting San Antonio is to attend the re-
union of his regiment. Exercises have
been arranged which will fill the entire
day. including review of the regular
troops at Fort Sam Houston, procession
In which the Grand Army and Confeu-
crate Veterans will take part, luncheon at
the Rough Riders camp, and dinner by
the Business Mems club at Hotel Men
ger. The President will leave at 10 p.
m. for Fort Worth arriving there the
next morning at 9:45 and leaving at
1o:45. The programme for Fort worth
will consist of a drive and an address.
"At Fort Worth the public part OF the
trim will end. The President Will spend
some DAYS hunting In the Panhandle OF
Texas. and will then go to Colorado Tor
h,nt Of some weeks duration.
mo plans have yet been MADE 1or tne
return trip to washington.