The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-01
PRESIDENTS
 HOME-COtlING
  MI. NOseyclt Back at the Capital. s4EERED BY THOUSANDS Chief Executive is Deeply
 Touched. Neishbsrs a.a FrsenAs st Oyster Dayi Give an E.tAusiastic Gsed wishss whe. He Leaves Summer
.saEERED BY THOUSANDS

Washington, Sept. 30.--Thousands of hts fellow citixens turned out to wei come President Roosevelt to the nation al capital this evening and made his homecoming an occasion for an ovA- tion from the time he was sighted on the platform of his car untii he passed within the doors of the White House. There was no band Of music. but the sweeter melody of the cheers of the assembled people made the air ring with hurrahs as his carriage passed slowly up the avenue. The President was deeply touched by the welcome and especially by it's spontanefty.
 Tt was awfully kind of them to come out to greet me" he remarked to some friends at the White House porte co here. and was deeply. deeply touched by their welcome"
 The Presidential train came into the station at 6:1s o'clock. On the plat from were assembled dozen or more oficials. At their head was Mir. West. the district commissioner. who was in charge of the arrangements for the welcome and who was the first to shake the Presidents hand as he stepped from the train.
 With the President were his secreta- ny of State. Mir. Root. and Mrs. Root and the Secretary of the Treasury. Mir. Shaw. At the station were Secretary Hitchcock; Postmaster General CorteI- you. Mr. Quesada. the Cuban Minister; pr. Kixey, the Surgeon uenerhf of the Navy; Mir. Palmer. the MarshaEfcr the District of Columbia. and othArssk
 4 Chorus of Cheers.
 mighty cheer went up as the crowd inside the station caught sight of the President, which was taken up by the crowds outside and passed along the line as the President was, recognized He shook hands first with the cabinet members and other oficials. then giving Mrs. Roosevelt his arm he walked slowly to his carriage. which was walt ing at the Sixth Street entrance As he reached the engine the President thanked the engineer for hik safe trip and stopped fo shake his han6 J I In the carriage with the President were Mrs Rooeeveit. Ethel. Kermit and Quentin Quentin sat on the box with the coachman.
 The cabinet and other members of the party followed in carriages. accom- panyine the President to the White House. The President frequently arose and bowed to the cheering crowds on both sides of the avenue and during the latter part of the drive the 'hur- rahs" became so enthusiastic that the President stood most of the time. Mrs. Roosevelt was greatly pleased with the greeting and her face was radiant as she bowed to the right and left.
 Not since last inauguration day has Pennsylvania Avenue held such a crowd as lined 1t this afternoon from the station to the. White House. Heavy cables stretched the whole length on both side skept the crowds on the side walks. Street cars were stopped and vehicles were halted in the side streets as the party came up the avenue From every fagpole and from many windows flags were Tapping in the cool evening breeze.
 dents eye as he reached the White House. The mansion was illuminated from basement to attic bathing the white structure in a radiant glow