Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-28
VISITING ALMA MA TER
Second Day Of Presidents
Sojourn at Harvard.
DELIVERED ADDRESS
GRADUATING EXERCISES IN MAS
SACHUSETTS HALL TODAY.
Streets Of College Town Were Filled
With Cheering Multitude When
President Appeared.
DELIVERED ADDRESS

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, June 2s.-The sec
Harvard College to participate in the cele-
bratfon incident to the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the graduation of his class, that of
1880. included varied program. Today was
Harvard's annual commencement, and the
visit of the President to his alma mater lent
additional interest to an event that is al
ways interesting.
The President was to deliver the principal
address at the alumni dinner, and In addi-
ton was to participate in a number Of fes-
tfvitfes, mostly of private nature.
After having breakfast at the home of
Bishop William Lawrence the President was
driven to the Massachusetts Hall, in front
of which ancient structure the commence
ment procession was formed. The President
was accompanied by Lieut. Gov. Guild, who
represented Gov. Douglas the latter being
detained by illness at his home in Brockton
The National Lancers, 'garbed in their pic
turesque costumes, with red tunics and Uh-
Ian caps, formed the Presidents escort.
The commencement exercises included the
granting of diplomas to graduates in the va
rious departments of the university and the
bestowal of honorary degrees.
The day was beautiful After long and
active day yesterday the President had a
restful night at the home Of Bishop Law
renee. He did not arise until about o clock
Even at that hour a visitor was waiting to
see him in the person of Mary A Taylor,
the colOred woman who did the President
washing while he was at college.
Before going to breakfast President Roose-
welt appeared on the veranda, where the
visitor was sitting, and shook hands with
her and gave her a cordial greeting. The
woman had hard time to convince the po-
lice who were sentry duty about the
grounds that she was what she pretended
to be. Finally they permitted her to take a
seat on the veranda and submitted the ques-
ton of meeting her to the President. AS
soon as he was informed of the episode Mr..
Roosevelt said that he would see her.
Escorted by National Lancers.
Breakfast was scarcely over when the
Iancers escorting Lieut.. Gov. Guild, rep
resentingsth commonwealth, arrived at the
residence of the bishop. After the exchange
of brief courtesies the President, accom-
panied by the lieutenant governor, proceed
ed to a carriage and with the Lancers lead
ing, the governors staff and other dignita-
ries following, the procession moved to the
yard of Harvard.
The streets were filled and the cheering
as the Presidents carriage passed was con-
tinuous. AS the party entered the yard
the chimes on Christ Church played Fair
Harvard" and as soon as the President
was inside the gate every hat was removed.
The party proceeded at once to Massachu-
setts Hall. A few moments later they were
Joined by Secretary Of War William H.
Taft, accompanied by Judge Francis e.
Lowell, Charles J. Bonaparte and former
Secretary Of the Navy John d. Long, and
the entire procession then started for San
ders Theater at 9:45.
Headed the Procession.
President Roosevelt and President Eliot
headed the procession. They were followed
by Secretary Loeb and Kermit Roosevelt,
Secretary Taft and former Secretary Long,
Mr.. Bonaparte, Lieut. Gov. Guild, men,
bers of the governors staff, members Of
the faculty of the university, seniors in the
academic department and members of the
graduating classes of the professional and
scientific departments.
AT the theater the commencement parts
were as follows: Latin salutary, r. A.
Brown; Public Evening Schools G. o.
Hubbard; THE Italian In America J. u.
r. Storey; THE Spirit of the Present
South" w. A. Lambreth.
President Eliot then presented the hon
orary degrees.
Taft's Name Cheered.
Secretary of War William H. Taft, JUS
tice Edward d. White of the United States
Supreme Court, and President James B.
Angel of the University of Michigan receiv-
ed the degrees of doctor of laws. When the
name of Secretary Taft was spoken, Pres
ident Eliot was stopped by the cheering
The audience would not be satisfied until
the Secretary had arisen and acknowledged
the applause. Throughout the exercises
President Roosevelt, who had not put on
the Doctors cap and gown, to which he
was entitled, occupied a seat at the left of
the semi-circle formed by the distinguished
persons on the platform, beside Lieut. Gov.
Guild
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of
the United States Senate and one of Har-
wards most honored graduates, who was
seated in the audience, was seen by Pres
ident Roosevelt. who, with Lieut.. Gov.
Guild, left the platform, and, going to the
side of DR.. Hale, greeted him heartily The
Pl esident and Mr.. Guild then escorted DR..
Hale to the platform, the audience standing
until the three were seated. The assem-
blage then broke into cheers in appreciation
OF the Presidents courtesy to DR.. Hale
In all 900 degrees were conferred includ-
ing 415 bachelor of arts, 1877 master of arts,
167 bachelor of law 67 doctor of medicine
and 81 out of course.
The presidential party, including the aged
mother of Secretary Taft who had wit
messed the comforting of the degree upon
her son, left the theater at - o'clock, and
Immediately after their exit the doors were
locked for ten minutes From the theater
the President went to the home of President
Eliot, stopping on the way at the Germanic
Museum, where the President inspected the
gifts of the German emperor, after which
he sent the following cablegram:
Cambridge, Mass, June %, 1905.
ITO His Majesty, the German Emperor
Berlin:
II have Just been visiting at Harvard
University and the Germanic museum the
foundation of which we SO largely owe to
your interest. take this occasion to thank
you and through you the German people for
the many acts of courtesy and kindliness
which in recent years have steadily brought
closer together the German and American
peoples. This growing friendship between
the two nations means much for the future
welfare Of mankind. and I wish to thank
you personally for the efforts you have
made to foster 1t.
(Signed THEODORE ROOSEVELT"