The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-21
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Fair Grounds. From the speakers
stand the President was taken II
the Piedmont Club House, attended
by a squadron from the Twelfth Cav
airy. which was his constant guard
through the entire day. After a brief
delay about one hundred guests were
seated at the tables, which We're pro-
tusely decorated with flowers and
flags for the occasion. During the
progress Of the luncheon. John Tenn
pie Graves. editor of the Atlanta
Daily News, addressed the President
ira personal welcome, as man.
whom it was a delight to meet aside
from his official character. He re-
ferreG to the President as ''Georgia's
most illustrious grandson" which
the President received with a broad
smile. In closing Colonel Graves
spoke of the President as a man in
''whom the statesman is greater than
the politician and the man greater
than the President"
The illusions brought rounds Of
cheers and as the President arose TO
reply he was greeted by the entire
gathering standing and waving their
napkins.
Tribute of Friendship.
The President had urged and almost
| forced Joel Chandler Harris. "Uncle
Remus," whose modesty would have
kept him from the luncheon TO join
| him at the table, seating the eminent
| Southern author at his right His
references to his friend were person.
| al tribute Of friendship.
Following the Presidents address,
Colonel Graves introduced Governor
| Hayward, of South Carolina. as the
| guest second in honor only to the
| Nations chief. Governor Hayward
added his welcome to the South to
| that already extended by Georgia.
He declared that no where could the
/ President receive more hearty Wei
come than in the South and he join
| ed most heartily with Georgia in
| honoring the President.
! In closing Governor Hayward pro-
posed the health of Mrs. Roosevelt.
already on her way to Washin"t"'
| and the compliment was responded
| to by the entire company standing.
During the dinner the band sta
toned on the veranda played num-
| Der of the National airs among others
| ''The Star Spangled Banner" AS he
| recognized the familiar strains the
| President spring to his feet, followed
| by all present, seemingly forgetful OF
| his surroundings. AS Dixie" broke
on the air he waved his hand in time
to the music and joined in the cheers
Reception After Luncheon.
A reception followed the luncheon
which, though brief, afforded the OPP
! portunity for several hundred to meet
| the President. Under a group of trees
| on the spacious grounds the long line
passed in front of him. grasping his
hand, until the committee announced
| that the time had arrived for the visit
to the Georgia School of Technology
| The grounds of the institution and
the many buildings had been deco
rated with the yellow and white of the
school, mingled with the crimson OF
Harvard. the Presidents alma mater
| The five hundred students mingled
| their college yells with the 'rah, rah,
rah," of Harvard and in the latter the
President joined heartily leading the
cheer on several occasions.
Acting President MatheSOn intro
duced President Roosevelt to the stu
dents who consented to cease their
| shouts of welcome long enough to
| listen to a brief address from the hon
ored guest.
The President said:
president Matheson has introduced
me as the first citizen Of the world.
but | am the first citizen only in sofar
as America is the first nation of the
world and America can be the first
nation of the world only by just the
kind of training and the effort as is
developed and symbolized in institu-
lions of this kind. / believe in play.
l believe you are all the better for it.
Play just IS hard as lou know how,
but when you quit. quit; then work
with all your hearts and just as hard
as you know how.
Then followed a line of the students
who pressed forward to shake the
Presidents hand and most of the eager
throng reached him.
Then came a drive about the city
under the escort of the cavalry and the
reception committee. 1t included a
ride through some of the principal
streets and a close view of the State
Capitol and ended at the Presidents
train which pulled out for Jacksonville
promptly at o'clock.
AT HIS MOTHERS HOME.