The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-29
.csidtnt Roosevelt Makes Three
 Addresses During Day
CABLES EMPEROR WILLIAM
Thanks German Ruler for Interest He Has Shown In the Germanic Museum at the Uni
 versity.

Cambridge, Mass, June 2S.-Although nominaly celebrating with his classmates, the twenty-ffth anniversary of the class of 80 from Harvard university, President Roosevelt was today the honored guest of America's most ancient seat of learn ing No degree or nonors were conferred upon him as he already holds the high est degree the university is empowered to bestow, but the welcome accorded him by Cambridge citizens alumni and col lege officials was most cordial.
 The President entered heartily into the spirit of commencement day and played a leading part in all the function incl dent to the occasion. It was scarcely 9 o'clock this morning when the lieuten- ant governor, representing the common wealth, called at the home of Bishop Lawrence, where the President spent the night, to escort him to the Harvard yard where the academic procession was to form for the march to Saunders the atre, the scene of the commencement ex- ercises. The number receiving degrees from Harvard today aggregated 999 and included seven honorary degrees.
 Following the commencement exercises the President made three public ad- dresses, one at the Harvard university, a second at the annual alumni dinner in Memorial hall and athird from the steps of Memorial hall to the members of the alumni who could not gain admittance to the Memorial hall exercises.
 Creates Greatest Enthusiasm.
 The speech in Memorial hall, which was a general discussion of the mission of the college. created the greatest en- thusasm.
 Besides the more pretentious events the Presidents programme included brief visit to the Germanic museum, where he sent cablegram to the German Elm peror thanking him for his gifts to Har- ward; an informal reception at the home of President Eliot of Harvard, luncheons at the Porcelain club and at the chief marshals headquarters in University hall: tea at the residence of President Albert Business Hart, and a dinner at the Somerest club.
 During the early evening the President found time for a conference with Secre- tary Taft on matters relating to the Panama canal and also to give attention to certain cipher messages which had been received from Washington. It was arranged that the President shoulu go 10 his car before midnight, although the train would not leave until two o'clock tomorrow morning. The train goes to Bridgeport, where the party will board the yacht Sylph for Oyster Bay
 Cables to Emperor William.
 Cambridge, Mass, June 2S, 1905. "To His Majesty, the German Emperor,
 Berlin.-
 'I have just been visiting at Harvard university and the Germanic museum' the foundation of which We so largely owe to your interest. I take this occasion to thank you and through the German people for the many acts of courtesy and kindliness which in recent years have steadily brought closer together the Ger man and American peoples. This grow ing friendship between the two nations means much for the future welfare of mankind, and I wish to thank you per- sonally for the efforts you have made to foster 1t.
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT"