The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-05-09
DENVER GIVES A
ROYAL WELCOME
Elaborate Banquet in Honor Of
The President
SPEAKS ON THE NATION
ARRIVAL AND pRoceEea
THROUGH WESTERN CITY
AN uN5RoKEN TRiumPH
LEAVES FOR CHI
cAGo TODAY.


Denver. Col, May s-The entertain.
ment Of President Roosevelt by citt
zens Of Denver tonight was a fitting
conclusion Of day Of royal welcome
as he journeyed the state of Colorado
from Glenwood Springs.
All towns along the Denver and Rio
Grand railroad. over which the preei.
Dental party travelled, centered their
population at stations to greet the
president and every evidence of
hearty good Will was seen and heard.
The crowning event came tonight
In the form of banquet tendere.f
President Roosevelt, by the Denver
Chamber Of Commerce at the Brown
Palace hotel This was perhaps the
most snmptuous affair ever held In
he state and the president was Wis
lbly pleased by the picture that .un-
folded ,t-elf 70 his eyes ais he enter.
4 Cd the banquet hall. Everything
i known to the decorators art was call
I'd into use 10 embellish the commodi
GUS banquet hall. The banquet began
u ) o'clock and continued until III,
when the president was escorted to
his private car Rocket, where he
'lmost Immediately retired to await
his departure for Chicago at in the
morning.
The President Speaks.
II Ilsahhert who acted Al tpastmaster. m
i hrief speech Judge tiabiSert Introdnc.
"a tlle prs silent. who arosc asnid
cheers and applause HE RESPONDED 70
be toast, rae Nation" He was fol-
lowed by Governor McDoaald, who
sps Ike or "The state ANA MAYOR Rob
srt w. speer, who respoHde9 70 -Ihe
4 city. Senator Patterson Hppke ~
the toast, "The Pres dent &,
At the conclusion Of the speech tfA'
700 participants in the banquet es
eorted the president TO his room In
the hotel, where they shouted .Gs cd
night" and cheered for several min
utes. Shortly afterward the presi
dental party @ere driven ~ the sta
tion and entered their cars for the
night.
The Presidents Arrival.
The Rio Grand train bearing the
presidential party arrived here at
: $50 p. m. The Chamber Of Commerce
! reception committee headed by Presi-
dent Temple and including Governor
! Mcdonald and Mayor Speer, accompa-
! MED by Senators Patterson and Tell
! er. met the president ais he emerged
from the rear door OF the car The
greeting over, the president AMI pars
ty we're escorted through the tat on,
!. Az he stepped into the court on Sew
I. enteenth street side of the station 9
4. great cheer rent the air, and the pres
j ident doffed his hat and bowed smil
!, ingly 10 the multitude. At the same
n. time a battalion of Second United
j. States infantry from Fort Logan and
two cavalry troops of the Colorado
national guard saluted, and the presi'
dent swept his eyes along both ines
II in re. ponsve greeting. The presi
u dent entered carriage and the req
ii ulars fell into line and proceeded up
Id Seventeenth street followed by cav
ri airy.
~ populace cheered Lustiiy.
All along the route 10 the hois
throngs banked the street aud waved
aaes and cheered vigorously. Ths
president stood up most Of the time
and bowed hatlcss 10 the cheering
ia crowds He paid marked attention I
women and children in the lines, smil
ing with evident pleasure at IN
greeting of the latter Buildings aiont
,la the lines Of march were gaily decorat
ID cd.
III Arrival at Hotel.
Ter The presidential party arrived q
-. the MOTEL at 6 o'clock, For an hou
,er and quarter the president was sn re
he tirement in his rooms, hastily look'nI
an ever important communications an
,ss consulting with Secretary Lceb
~ Al 7.lS he received the members Q
10 the Denver Press club in his room
he and was initiated as honorary mem
~. her Of the club. A solid gold member
ship card. made Of Colorado preciou
metal, with hs name Inscribed thert
IN. on as firft honorary member q %
club, was presented TO the prsstden
lie This was accepted in brief speec
,ot OF appreciation and then the presideu
NJ. shook hands with all members Of 70
by club present few minutes late
4 the president was taken in charge ,
- the Chamber Of Commerce member
aud was made honorary member
that organization.
rm The reception ~ gucsts "a 'hn PA
quet was held and tho president she
IA catered the banquet room.