Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-27
WITH HARVARD TODAY
Roosevelt at COmmenc ement
Exercises of His College.
PROGRAM FOR HIS STAY
TO ATTEND THE REUNION OF his
CLASS AS A GRAD"
Endowment Plans Feature Of This
Years Graduation President
Guest Of Bishop Lawrence.
PROGRAM FOR HIS STAY

| BOSTON June 27-As a Harvard grad"
| purposing to participate in the reunion Of
| his class and In the commencement exer-
| cises of his college. and not as President OF
| the United States. Theodore Roosevelt came
| to Massac achusetts today. Nevertheless his
| coming to Cambridge was to signalize one
| of the most notable commencement celebra-
| tions in the history of the university. espe-
| cally In the matter of attendance for. fin
| addition to the large quota of graduates
| from Massachusetts,, many hundreds were
present from other states In the Union and
| points beyond.
The President came particularly TO take
part in the twenty-flfth anniversary of the
class of $780, of which he is member. and
| the program for his two days stay was ar
ranged almost entirely with reference to his
participation in the class exercises and the
general commencement meetings
| feature OF this years commencement is
| TO be the announcement by Bishop William
| Lawrence as president of the Harvard
| Alumni Association of the result of plans to
| raise an endowment of $2,50OO00 for Har-
ward from the alumni. This announcement
| is to be made at the commencement dinner
! at Memorial Hall tomorrow afternoon.
| when the President is to deliver an address
President Roosevelt had refused all militia
| escort and all invitations to engage in civic
| observances of any kind during his visit.
| Simplicity was TO mark his entire course
| while in Boston and Cambridge. and re-
| nection with his visit to Harvard, were to
| be omitted
President Met at Station.
| Today President Roosevelt was met at the
| Back Bay station. this city. by Bishop Law
| renee. who will act as the Presidents host
| during his stay in Cambridge, and was
| driven at orce to the residence OF the bislop
! In the university city. Here breakfast was
served, the special guests of the occasion
1 hat ,.l-
| ward and Lieutenant Governor Curtis Guild
| 1r Governor William L. Douglas had been
| invited. but severe cold prevented him
| from leaving his hotel in Brockton
1t was planned that the forenoon hours
should be spent quietly by the President in
| rambling over the college grounds In COM
| pany with other members of his class and
| al noon the class of 1880 and its most dis
| tipguished member was 10 proceed to the
Oakley Country Club at Watertown for
luncheon. An afternoon with his class
| mates at the country club and the class
| dinner In the evening at the Hotel Somer-
! set In this city constituted the program for
| the remainder of the day.
Special police arrangements have been
made both by the Boston and Cambridge
departments. A squad of detectives from
police headquarters boarded the presiden-
| tial train just before II entered the state,
| and will remain with him throughout his
| stay a personal body guard. which was
| augmented by squad of mounted police.
Arrived Ahead Of Schedule Time
The Presidents train reached the Back
Bay station at 6:45 am. fifteen minutes
ahead of schedule time. small crowd
cheered the President as he left the train
| and a platoon of police stood on guard.
| Secretary Loeb, DR.. Stokes and Stenog-
rapher Latta also proceeded to the bishops
home, where the President arrived at 1:20
| o'clock. Breakfast was served shortly af-
terward
loft Wo of
! $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon by special
| train the Pennsylvania railroad for
Cambridge, Mass, to attend the commence
ment exercises at Harvard University.
The President will not return to WASH
ington. but will go TO Oyster Bay, where he
will spend the heated season at his summer
| home at Sycamore Hill He was accom-
panied by Secretary Loeb. the White House
| staff secret service men and representatives
| of the press associations.
| Dr. c. F. Stokes of Washington will re-
\ main with the party until the President
| settles down at Sycamore Hill. III. A..
! Strohmeyer, official photographer, was a
| passenger on the train to New York Miss
| Isabel Hagner, secretary TO Mrs. Roosevelt,
| who is en- route to Maine to fill a social en-
| gagement, will be with the party as far as
| Boston.
| lust before the departure of the special
| train Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa-
| dor was driven to the station having been
| unable to reach the White House in time to
| bid the President farewell. He was met on
| the platform by Mr.. Roosevelt and they
| held a hurried conversation, during which
| they clasped hands warmly. When the am
bassador left the train the signal was given
for the start The President waved his
| farewells until the special was out of the
| train sheds.
| At the station when the President arrived
| several officials were waiting TO greet nim'
| among them being Postmaster General Cor.
| telyou and United States Marshal Palmer.
| The President greeted the group and then
| drew Mr.. Cortelyou to one side, where they
| tl.nt- for nln
| The special train bearing the President IS
| made up of one private car, one Pullman
| sleeper and combination bunet and baggage
| car.