The sun., 1905-10-01
WELCOME TO THE PRESIDENT.
v,SUJNGTON GREETS HIS RE-
TTRN WITH, ENTHUSIASM.
Crowds OF Men, Women and Children Line
the Route From the Railroad station
70 the white House Cheering Like Mad
and waving Flags and Handkerchiefs.

the Route From the Railroad station
,otne white House Cheering Like Mad
and waving Flags and Hantikerchiefs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-There never
xas an American President, who returning
N ,he capital at the end Of a summers
,acaton. received such welcome home AZ
theodore Roosevelt did tonight. Tradi-
,ion has it that Washington crowds are not
overepthnsiastic, that they seldom cheer;
Int that was belied on this beautiful
sutumn evening when the President In
hi, passage along Pennsylvania avenue
10 the Whit, House received an ovation
such a. has seldom been witnessed in this
city Of pageants and ceremonies.
From the time he left the train that carried
linn from Jersey City until the Executive
Mansion was reached President Roosevelt
fonrd enthusiastic hundreds on every
ride. ehcoring like mad and waving flags
and handkerchiefs with vim and warmth
that he appreciated thoroughly, In his
Characteristic way he entered into the
.rirt of the occasion. and from the moment
lie left the station until the White House
WAS reached he stood up in his carriage
was ar rent to everybody along the line.
It wa- as the peacemaker, and not merely
n the head of the nation. that the President
wa, received by the people of Washington
this evening, No other man who has oc-
opied the White House was paid such a
tribute was given to him. Official bound
WashinC.on on. having its dinner at s o'clock
and confirmed in its habit Of reading the
evening PAPER after dinner was over, aban-
doned the habit of years tonight and
turned ont in force TO shout greeting to a
nan whose face was familiar and who
could he seen at almost any time.
The cordiality of the reception and the
size Of the crowd were all the more remark
atle from the fact that there were no spec
,acular or imposing features to the Pres-
dents homecoming. No bands were at
hand, no uniformed military formed his
escort There were only line of conven-
tional carriages and few mounted police
men. But the route over which the Presi-
dent proceeded to his official residence was
lined with men, women and children, who
forgot their hastily eaten dinner and their
hastily read evening paper in the sheer
Joy they felt of cheering and waving and
townsman feel that he was one of them.
The special train which brought the
President and his party from jersey City
arrived in Washington at 8IS o'clock,
about two minutes behind the schedule
Alarger party than usual of Administ ration
officers met the President at the station
among the number being Postmaster
General Cortelyou, Secretary Of the Interior
Hitchcock, Secretary Of Agriculture Will
son, Secretary Of Commerce Metcaf and
Assistant Secretary Of State Loomis.
Afs. Roosevelt 3 Manchester terrier. Jack,
was there in charge Of Charlie. the Pfssf1
dents footman, and he rode up Pennsyl-
,ania avenue in the Presidents carriage.
Mr.. Roosevelt paused only a minute or
% on the station platform to shake hands
with thu friends who came to meet him. but
hurried to the carriage, which was in wait
ing near the place where the train stopped.
Before he entered the carriage he met Senior
Quesada, the Cuban Minister, and as he
shook hands with him he said:
Mr.. Minister very much appreciate
your coming to meet me-"
The police arrangements had been made
with almost as much care as if the occasion
had been an Inauguration. The whole
length Of Pennsylvania avenue from Sixth
street to the White House had been roped
oh and the crowd was kept back on the side
walk.
The Presidents carriage was driven
E slowly up the avenue and Mr.. Roosevelt
stood during the entire drive, lifting his
lat and bowing in response to the
cheers of the crowd. Four Secret Service
men and plain clothes men walked on
either side Of the carriage, and mounted
policemen surrounded the carriage at a
distance Of a few yards. In an open car
raee, Immediately following the Presi-
dents, was Chief Wilkie Of the Secret Ser
vice. Two or three hundred veterans
were assembled in front of the G. A. r.
Headquarters in Pennsylvania avenue, near
Fifteenth street, and these gave the Presi-
dent rousing cheer, to which he responded
by waving his hat several times.
There was big crowd around the gate
at the entrance to the White House grounds.
and the carriage was stopped moment
while the President, with his hat in his
hand, said: Good night and good luck;
and thank you very much for the reception
you have given me upon my Homecoming"
Ar Roosevelt seemed to be deeply touched
ny the demonstration, so unusual for Wash
mgton The carriage was then driven
rapidly IN the driveway to the porte cochere
on the north side of the mansion, where |
Me President and Mrs: Roosevelt entered |
the house.