Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-22
SOME NAX|NS
Of WASHINGTON.
President Roosevelt Delivers r Ora
,Iop at CommemOration Exer'
clses 10 Philadelphia
NlNOf OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
III Country Has Had Two George
Washington and Abraham
Lincoln.
ulNOf PRE- CONTEMPORARIES
Ncs AGAIN PRAISES THE NAVY
s.,,,t Guaranty Of Peace and the
Cheapest Insurance Against
War


u,.sd,bio Feb. 22,--President
,',,,y.lt arrived IN this city at lO'4o
.socE but It was not until 10 minutes
','. mot he left his private car and
Jaw, .1 Cor tbe Academy Of Music, wherel
,sa washlngton's birthday exercises
y" he auspices Of the University
!. 0'I psrnsyIyanIa, are to be held
p,oyost c. G. Harrison, Of the UNI
,,,,lty Of Pennsylvania, was waiting
IN the station platform and when the
,,.n pulled into the Broad street sta-
g.a Mr. Harrison boarded the presi-
s..rs priyate car. and the two chatted
,,.s,ber for few minutes There was
y. immense crowd In and about the
,,o,lon when the president made his
.rnearance a passage-way was made
I,opeb the crowd and the distln-
.,i,bed visitor hurried to carriage IN
waiting to convey him to the academy
Tho presldents appearance on the
,,reet was the s'rnal for a great oVa-
.,, Rroad street station is only two
g,els from the academy of music, nut
siong mis- short line Of march there
~sre thousands Of persons who cheered
oSIslv as the presidents carriage
,,sss5 When the president reached
X, buiidlng where the exercises were
"a he held Broad street WAS packed
Win humanity and It was several NM
n,es before the president could enter
me- academy AZ he walked up we
g.rway, q band played Han 10 the
chief" Inside the building We're
crowded hundreds Of students VINO gave
me Pennsylvania yell with vlgor as
M president appeared, President
Roosevelt smiled and seemed TO ENJOY
lts deafenng yells' ..4
AT ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
pbIadeph.a. Feb. 22--President
Roosevelt and Emperor William today
received the degree Of doctor Of laws
nom The University OF Pennsylvania.
me degree was conferred upon the
German emperor IN absentia, Baron
Speck Won Sternberg, the German am
bassador accepting the honor for his
sovereign
The comforting Of the degrees was a
feature Of the commemoration OF
WNhngton's birthday by the faculty
and students Of the university. Presi-
dent Roosevelt was the orator Of the
day. he delivered a patriotic address
on Some MaXims Of Washington,
The exercises were held IN the acad-
envy Of music. which seats about 1900
persons. and at least 10000 requests for
tickets had been made. BY special per-
mission Of the mayor the trustees OF
The university were given the privilege
Of Issuing admission tickets, the supply
Of which was soon exhausted The the
alter was crowded from pit to dome, and
az the first glimpse Of President Roose-
vet the vast assemblage arose en- mass
and gave him an ovation, Tho class
ana college cries OF the students min
gled with the cheers Of the spectators
IN The balconies and galleries, and the
women franucaly waved their hand
Eerchets The exercises We're opened
WIN prayer followed by the hymn,
NOW thank we an our God" sung by
lhe audience DR. s W. Mitchell the
public orator. presented each OF the
candidates in turn with their degrees.
IN presenting the president Dr. Nit
chell said,
>. Mr. Roosevelt, president OF the
united states on the Fourth OF July
~ inc University " Pennsylvania
.oonleIred The degree Of doctor of laws
spon the first president OF the United
STATES OF America.
Inc trustees Of the same university
10 now, after l22 years, once again re-
guest the provost TO honor with the
s'ile degree our latest president. This
"Ehes aIl other comments needless"
MN, presenting the name Of Emperor
"l,n 1I, Dr. Mitchell said:
lne breadth and earnestness OF his
.huperIil majesty's intellectual sympa-
t,u,ss, me personal generosity which has
ps'etea science and literature and his
AZ ,slsnled interest in the internatlon-
W.. sNVnange or university influence
r r'ane u most M that a great university
,Jiotnlle both IN the man and in tho
ss, sr Oh Kindred race his services TO
,,,tnerretore al the request and nv the
sl,, ny OF the trustees OF the TTniver-
"" vi pennsylvania, ask the provost
ia VS9nItr upon his imperial majesty
n" ~ man emperor and king OF Prus-
~ d.nttough his ambassador the degree
vi oui29otor Of laws" 'O0
lows. "e'e conferred as fol-
moot9r Of Laws-Sr Henry Mort,oor
s,al9nC ambassador from Great Ill
Gu hear Admiral Charles Ed,or
pbnors United states navy Senator
Tbon,ler Chase Knox ana Davld
nootos.o watson Of Plttsburg.
Aidr,olso OF Letters-Thomas Rauov
VICTOR Victor o. sclence-Robort s,,,rson
insItu,oo 'a president Of the Carnegie
preslsS We conclusion OF the ceremorio.
in,,a5'eut Harrison made Tow hrtos
poos14.ul Glory remarks and prosida,4
MA. ''et delivered his grafton He
PRESIDENTS SPEECH
,b Ss 2 nation we have had our t,,,
nro ,le o. great men. hut the Two No. w
eminent greatness who as ~ vi
others w. WI surely loom above all
and n H. washington and Lincoln,
brthdoys pecuiar!y hitting that their
year IA should be celebrated every
brought we meaning Of their llves
olosot,. nsr city In the country is 40
caraor laenllhed with Washlneton'a
IN t--- M phlladelphia. He served hero
was NJ the Continental Congress He
tbs tile as commander OF the army M
ana r.,e ot the battles Of Bra ndvwlne
Germantown; and II was near here