Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-03-24
IRISH WELCOME
TO PRESIDENT
CHIEF MAGISTRATE TAKES TRIP
TO NEW YORK.
ATTENDS WEDDING OF NIECE
Leads Bride to Altar and Gives
Her Away-Delivers Address at
st. Patrick's Day
Banquet.

81. Fatr1ck6 LAY
Banquet.
New York, March 18.-President
Roosevelt was the guest of honor Fri
day night at the one hundred and twen-
ty-first annual dinner of the Friendly
Sons of ST. Patrick. He was accorded
flattering ovation by more than 600
members of the society and its guests,
and responded in a notable address.
Both the main banquet hall and the an
mex were beautifully decorated with
festoons of the stars and stripes, into
which was effectively woven the green
and gold flag of Erin. The banquet to-
bles were banked with American beauty
and bride roses and carnations. They
were set off most effectively by garlands
of green and gold electric lights strung
diagonally across the hall. Immediate
ly back of and above the seat of the
president were the Gaelic words "Cead
mile failte," in letters Of fire, signifying
"a thousand welcomes" To the right
and left Of the guests table were fine
medallions of Washington and Roose-
welt, Illuminated by unique electric eff
fects. The contrast of Washington and
Roosevelt was significant. The Friend
ly Sons of st. Patrick entertained Wash
ington in 1882 as the general in chief of
the colonial armies. Roosevelt is the
first president, as such, the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick have entertained, al
though both Arthur and Cleveland, as
ex-presidents, were guests Of the soci-
ETY..
Warmly Received.
President Roosevelt paid his first visit
| to New York city since his Inauguration,
and received a most enthusiastic recep-
tion from the crowds which had gath
cred along the streets through which he
| passed during the afternoon and eye-
ming. The president was accompanied
| by Mrs. Roosevelt, his daughter, Miss
Ethel, his physician, DR.. Stokes, Secre-
tary Loeb and two secret service men.
The trip from Washington was made In
six hours, the presidents private car
being attached to the Pennsylvania ex-
| press. There were no incidents of in
| terest en- route. At Jersey City station a
crowd had collected, who cheered the
| president as he walked, surrounded by
Gordon of police, through the station to
| carriage, in which he, Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Ethel were driven onto the
P ferry boat. A similar scene was enacted
| at the Manhattan terminal, from which
the presidential carriage was driven at
rapid pace through Twenty-third
street and Fifth avenue to the residence
of Mrs. James Roosevelt, the presidents
aunt in West Fifty-seventh street All
along the route the nations chief execu-
tive was cheered, and he repeatedly rec
ognized the salutes by lifting his hat
The block in which Mrs. James Roose
velt's residence stands was cleared O
pedestrians and vehicles until tn.
president was safe inside the house.
Attends Wedding.
At 8 O'Clock the president left his
aunt's residence for that Of Henry
Parish, Jr., in East Seventy-sixtt
street, to attend the marriage Of his
niece, Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, daugh
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot
Roosevelt, to her cousin, Frankli!
Delano Roosevelt, son of Mrs. Jane.
Roosevelt On the way he met the biz
st. Patrick's day parade, which wa!
stopped, the participants and the thou
sands who crowded the sidewalks wild
ly cheering Mr.. Roosevelt as he wen
through and passed up Park avenue
He seemed to greatly enjoy the typica
Irish welcome. The wedding was en-
HANGED by the presence Of the chic
magistrate, who led the bride to tn,
altar and gave her away. Rev. Endi
colt Peabody, of Groton, Mass, per
formed the marriage ceremony. usin.
the Episcopal ritual Miss Alic
Roosevelt and Miss Corinne Robinson
led the bridal procession, followed b,
the Misses Ellen Delano, Helen Cut
ting, Muriel Delano Robbins and lisa
belle Selmes. About 100 guests wer
invited! to the wedding, and twice tina
number to the reception that followed
A Great Demonstration.
The president left the Parish resi-
dence at o'clock to return to tn
home Of his aunt Mrs. James Roose
| velt Elaborate police arrangement
had been made, and besides squad o
nine mounted men who acted as al
| escort, policemen lined the streets an
| controlled all crossings. After shor
| stay in the house Of his aunt, tn
| president again emerged and wa
| driven through cheering crowds t
Delmonico's, where he attended the az
| nual dinner of the Friendly Sons g
: st. Patrick The Sixty-ninth regimen
National guard. acted as escort. With
a few minutes after entering Delmor
, ico's the president appeared on bal
cony. His appearance was the sia
nal for the greatest demonstration {
, his visit. Cheer after cheer went u
from the throngs, which grew by thou
sands. A loud voice called for speec
from the president. His quick ca
caught, and he was seen to say som,
thing, but owing to the cheering {
the crowd, what he said was lost I
those in the street.
Swift Justice for Holdup Men.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 1s.-Joh
Schneider, of Kansas City, and JOSEF
, Martin. of Moline, ILL.,, held. up an
robbed Edgar Montague, of GAINESVILLE
of gold watch and five dollars l
) money. Within ten hours time til
men were arrested, tried, and sent fc
j two years each to states prison.
Was First Governor of Hawaii.