The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-04-03
PRESIDENT LEAVES
TODAY FOR THE WEST
WILL BE ABSENT FROM CAPITAL
TWO MONTHS.
One of the Chief objects of The Trip the
Reunion of Rough Rfders--where the
Chief Executive VIII Speak--WiII Go
from Texas to Montana for Hunt of
several Weeks.
Several Weeks.

Several Weeks. .-
Washington, April 2. - President
Roosevelt will leave Washington to-
morrow morning ON long trip to the
west and southwest. He will be alb
sent from the capital for nearly two
months. One of the chief objects Of the
trip, which the president long has had
in mind, is the reunion of his Rough
Riders regiment of the Spanish-lAmeri-
can war, which is to, take place at San
Antonio, Texas, next Friday, and for
which an elaborate programme has
been arranged. En- route to San An
tonic there will be number of brief
stops, where the president will make
addresses Leaving San Antonio there
will be a brief stop and address at
Fort Worth, which will terminate the
public part of the trip, following which
the president is to go hunting in the
Panhandle Of Texas and later in Colo
rado. All arrangements have been
made whereby the president will keep
in touch with public affairs, both dur
ing his railroad ride and while hunting,
so that he will be able to pass on all
matters requiring his attention. The
president is looking forward with keen
pleasure to his long vacation The fol-
lowing statement regarding the timer
ary of the trip was made public at the
white house last night.
The president will leave washington
Monday April 3 at 9 a. M, over the
Pennsylvania railroad. He will be ac-
conpanied by Secretary Loeb, DR.. Alex
ander Lambert, General s. B. M. Young,
Lieutenant g. r. Fortesque, M. G. Lat
ia and ]. L, McGrow, stenographers
and representatives of newspapers and
press associations.
The first stop will be made at Louis,
Vile, KY, at, 8 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. The president and party will pass
in procession through the city, and the
president will make an address. The
train will leave Louisville at II o'clock,
pass through st. Louis at 8 p. m. and
at that point take the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas road FOR San Antonio. a
few short stops viii be made in Indian
territory on Wednesday. At Sherman,
Texas, where the party will arrive at
4 p. M, the president will leave the
train, drive to the public square, and
make a brief address. Dallas will be
reached at $3.50 p. M, and after a public
address the president will attend a
dinner. #
1.-The next stop will be at Waco, on
Thursday, April 8, at $3.50 a. m. The
president will speak briefly at waco.
He will reach Austin at clock Thurs
day afternoon, address the joint ses-
sion of the legislature at the capitol
and later speak to the public on the
lawn Of the capitol.
THE train will reach San Antonio at
$40 p. m. Thursday, but there will be
ing morning.
'The object of the president in visit
ing San Antonio is to attend the re-
union Of his regiment Exercises have
been arranged which will fill the entire
day, including a review of the regular
troops at Fort Sam Houston, pro-
cession In which the Grand Army and
Confederate veterans will take part,
luncheon at the Rough Riders camp,
and a dinner by the Business Mems
club at Hotel Menger. The president
will leave at II o. m. for Fort Worth,
arriving there the next morning at s:45
and leaving at 10:45. The programme
for Fort Worth will consist Of a drive
and an address. m.
AT Forth Worth the public part of
the trip will end. The president will
spend some days hunting in the Pan
handle of Texas, and will then go to
Colorado for hunt of several weeks
duration. No plans have yet been
made for the return trip to Washing
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