The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-29
ROOSEVELT AT CAMBRIDGE President is Guest of Fair
 Harvard. HE MADE FOUR SPEECHES Nine Hundred and Ninety-nine Degrees Conferred. President shook Hands With Negroes Who Was His Laundress While
 a student at Ancient
 Institution.


 nominaliy celebrating with his class mates the twenty-fifth anniversary of the class of 80 from Harvard univer- sity, President Roosevelt. was today the honored guest of Americas most ancient seat of learning.
 No degree of honor were conferred upon him as he already holds the highest degree the University Is em- powered to bestow but the welcome &C., corded him by Cambridge citizens, alumni and college officials was most cordial.
 The President entered heartily into the spirit of commencement day and played a leading part in all the func- tions Incident to the occasion. It was scarcely o'clock this morning when the Lieutenant Governor. representing the commonwealth called at the home of Bishop William Lawrence where the President spent the night, to escort him to the Harvard yard where the academic procession was to form for the march to Saunders Theatre, the scene of the commencement exercises. The number receiving degrees from Harvard today aggregated 999. and in- cluded seven honorary degrees. Following the commencement exev- cises the President made three public addresses, one at the Harvard union. second and the principal one of his tour at the annual alumni dinner in Memorial hall and a third from the steps of Memorial Hall to the mem bers of the alumni who could not gain admittance to the Memorial Hall exer- cises.
 The speech In Memorial Hall which was a general discussion of tho mis- sion of the college evoked the greatest enthuafa arn
 Besides the more pretentious events the Presidents program included brief visit to the Germanic Museum where he sent a cablegram to the German Emperor thanking him for his gifts to Harvard; an informal recep- ton at the home of President Eliot of Harvard, iuncheons at the Porcelain Club and at the chief marshars head quarters in University Hall; tea at the residence of President Albert Bushnell Hart and a dinner at the Sommerset Club.
 During the early evening the Presi- dent found time for a conference with Secretary Taft on matters relating to the Panama canal and also to give attention to certain cipher messages which had been received from Wash ington. It was arranged that the President should go to his car before midnight although the train would not leave until 2 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing The train goes to Bridgeport, where the party will board the yacht sylph. for Oyster Bay.
 The second day of President Roose- velt's visit to Harvard College to par ticipate in the celebration incident to the .twenty-ffth anniversary of the grduation of his class, that of 1SS0' in- cluded a varied program. Today was Harvard's annual commencement, ana the visit of the President to his alma mater lent additional interest to an event that Is always interesting. ine President was to deliver the principal address at the alumni dinner. and In addition was to participate in number of festivities mostly of private nature.
 After having breakfast at the home of Bishop William Lawrence, the Presi- dent was driven to Massachusetts hall in front of which ancient structure the commencement procession was formed. The President was accompanied ny Lieutenant Governor Guild. who repre- sented Governor Douglas. the latter be- ing detained by illness at his home in Brocton. The National Lancers garbed in their picturesque costumes. with req tunics and uhlan caps. formed the Presidents escort.
 the granting of diplomas to the gradu- ates in the various departments of the university. and the bestowal of hon. orary degrees.
 WasherwOman Calls.
 The day was beautiful After the long and active day yesterday the Fres ident had a restful night at the home or BIshop Lawrence. He did not arise un- Ill about o'clock. Even at that hour n visitor was waiting to see him In the person of Mary A. Taylor, the colored woman who did the Presidents wash Ing while he was at college, Betore going to breakfast, President Roosevelt anneared on the veranda. where the caller was sitting, and shook hands with her. The woman had hard time to convince the police who were on sem fry duty about the grounds that sne was what she pretended to be- Finally they permitted her to take a seat on the veranda and submitted tne auestlon "l meeting her to the President AS soon as he was informed of the episode, MT pooseveIt said that he would see her Commencement Exercises.
 Breakfast was scarcely over' when tha lancers escorting Lieutenaht-uoV- crnor Guild. representing the com ,ionwealth arrived at the residence of .no htshon After the exchange of hriaf courtesies the President, accom- anIed by the lieutenant governor, rrroceeded to a carriage and with the Ia ancers leading and the Governors stan and other dignttaries 1olIowihB, the procession moved to the yard al Fl lrvard. .Ao .haerirg as the Presidents carriage | U.ssed was continuous. As the party | entered the yard the chimes on Christ Church played Fair Harvard ana as soon as the President was inside the gate every hat was removed. The party proceeded at once to Massaahu- sets hall. - ,.,z
 Tn a few moments they were joined bv Secretary of War William H. Taft Accompanied by Judge Francis c. Low sil Charles J. Bonaparte and former Secretary of the Navy John D. Long and the entire procession then started for Sanders theater.
 At the theatre the commencement narts were given as follows:
 Latin saIutatory. R. A. Moore.
 "A Misunderstood Party" E. E. Brown.
 The Italian in America" J. D. R. Storey.