The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-21
PRESIDENT
In FLORIDA
GREAT TIME IN THE
LAND OF FLOWERS
Speech Made at Jacksonville Before
9 Enthusiastic Crowds Party Left for
the Southern Part Of the state Late
This Afternoon.

J
red letter day in the history OF Jack
.sonville. Never before has the city
been as crowded with visitors from all
parts OF the state as today and never
has it presented a more festive appear
ance. Flags and bunting in the ma
.tional colors were displayed lavishly
on all public buildings and many BUSH
ness and private houses. From early
morning the tramping and rafting OF
the troops, as they marched through
the streets to their respective stations,
the bugle calls and music of the bands
added a martial note to the general
din and confusion. Thousands of peo-
pie crowded the streets and from an
early hour besieged every point Of vafl-
.tage from which a glimpse of the mili-
.tary parade and the president could be
obtained. The crowds were particular
ly large near the station where the
president was to arrive and along the
streets through which he was to drive
to the reviewing stand.
The presidents special train, which
Ign iclE JSSouP, Nd, d , 40 tiliS iiloiiir
ing, was met at the state line by Gen.
]. Clifford R. Foster, the personal rep
resentative of Governor Broward, Of
Florida, who boarded the presidents
train and welcomed the president on
behalf Of the governor. At Callahan
a committee, representing the city of
Jacksonville and the Jacksonville
board of trade, boarded the presidents S
train and acted as his official escort
until the train arrived at the station
here at 1890 this forenoon
When the train rolled into the station
the guns Of the First battery OF field
|artillery from Lake City doomed the
presidential salute of twenty-one guns,
while the crowd cheered and enthusiast
|tically waved hats and handkerchiefs.
On the platform President Roosevelt
was received and cordially greeted by
Coy. N. b Broward, acting Mayor
Wm. TT. Baker, President Charles E.
Garner, of the Jacksonville board OF
trade, and the members OF the citizens
PERCEPTION committee. I,
After the welcoming ceremony was
over, the president and the. members
|of his party and the officials and MEM
bers of the reception committee took
seats in their carriages and slowly
drove to the reviewing stand. Al de-
tail of the First regiment, Florida NJ
g., acted as escort The arrival of the
president was the signal for the large
military and civic parade to form and
start its march. A few minutes after
the presidential party had taken its
seats on the reviewing stand the head
of the parade reached the stand.
The marchers saluted the president,
when they passed the platform and
President Roosevelt bowed and smiled
his acknowledgment. After the parr
Eade which occupied over an hour and
"a half, President Roosevelt delivered
an address to assembled crowd, which
listened attentiyely and frequently
Echeered the sentiments expressed by
the speaker. After the conclusion Of
his brief address the president was the
guest of the Jacksonville board of
trade at formal luncheon.
According to the programme the
president will be taken on a drive
through the city in an automobile after
luncheon and will be shown various
points of interest in the city and
suburbs. Then he will place himself
into the hands of the reception COM
mittee representing the city and board
|ofs trade 81 ST. Augustine for which city
he will start from here at 4.45 o' clock.