The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-10-13

AS the Governor was leaving. the
President spoke of the pleasure with
which he was k forward to the
trip. He said he was half southern
himself. and dwell upon the fact that
the welfare Of the south is a subject
close to him.
The Governor found out the person
mel of the Presidential party. which
had not beer previously disclosed. He
desired this information in order to
arrange for h breakfast. which is to
be served at the executive mansion
on the morning of arrival in Raleigh.
Those Of the Presidential party who
will breakfast at the executive man
sion are Mrs. Roosevelt. Private Sec
rotary William H. Loeb. Surgeon Cen
eral P. M. Rixev. of the army: John
A. M~cIlhenny. of Louisiana. h was
a member of the Rough Riders. and
served in the Cuban campaign with
the President: Joh c. Greenway. a
Yale graduate n football star a de-
cade ago.. who is one Of Mrs. Roose-
velt's personal friend and Colonel L.
S. Brown. the Washington representa-
tive of the Southern Railway. who will
be il charge of the Presidential train.
The Governor will invite a few per-
sonal guests to Join the party. and
breakfast at the mansion. but the
number will be very limited by reason
of the accommodations. The other
members of the party will breakfast
on the rain. These will include the
members of the three press associa-
lions. Walter E. Clark. of the New
York Sun. and Laffan Bureau: Harry
A Coleman. Of the Associated Press.
and r. II. Hazard. of the Publishers
Press are the newspaper men and they
will be the only ones aboard the train.
Others in the party will be F. A.
Stropmeyer. of New York. a Dhotog-
raDher. who has made the official
tours with the Presidents Of the ma
ton for years. and two of the secret
service force from the White House.
Frank H. Tyree and James Sloane. Jr.
The programme for the Presidents
entertainment in Raleigh canno be
gagged to the minute. In a general
way. the Governor and Secretary Loeb
figured it out after this fashion: h
Presidential special. which will be
side-tracked at a point near the city.
viii arrive in the Union station at 8
o'clock. where Governor Glenn and his
staff. Mayor Johnson n a commit
tee of citizens will greet him. An
effort will be made to keep this COM
mittee Down to SO representative cit
liens. After introductions and pres
entations are over. the President and
party will proceed to the mansion un-
der escort of the two military COM
Danies in Raleigh. A band will De
in evidence. Tt is expected that the
breakfast will be owe and the party
ready to start for the fair grounds AT
10 O'Clock. The President will not
return to the city. but will take the
train at the fair grounds. where his
special will be in waiting. The trip
from the mansion to the grounds does
not provide for a stop at the capitol
building and will be made without in
terruption. so far as is possible. The
trip will. because of tine crowds. be a
slow one and Mr.. Roosevelt is not
scheduled to begin his speech until
1870. The head of the nation Will be
presented to the great Carolina au-
dience by the Governor. who viii
speak briefly. An informal luncheon
viii follow. which is to be given by
Chief MarshalsAebane n aides.
At 1 O'Clock promptly the President
Will take the train at the grounds for
Durham. where the next stop is TO he
made. The Governor learned that the
train will run as a special. having