Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-06-29
10 MS ALMA MATER
President Roosevelt Spends the Day
at Harvard College.
18TH ANNIVERSARY OF GRADUATION.
Attends Not ms Chief Magistrate Of
Nation, But Merely aS Member
of Glass of 'stl-ACeetS with
Warm Reception.

M Cambridge, Mass, June 2S.--Joinin
with his former collegemates In cele
brating the 25th anniversary of tn
graduation Of their class from Harvard
Tuesday President Roosevelt returned
70 his alma mater, not as the chic
Y magistrate OF the natioh, but as pri
waite citizen, and loyal Harvard alum
mus. Although the ancient UNIVERSE
~ Of Harvard would have been glad tt
pay him all the honor due his higf
once, 1t was the presidents request
that he be regarded merely as mem
her Of the class of'8O rather than al
the president of the United States
+ Nevertheless students, alumni and the
citizens Of Cambridge united in CIV
ing him q hearty greeting as he drove
through the streets Of the university
6scity.
The presidents day was a busy one.
Arriving In Boston at a quarter before
neyen O'Clock Tuesday morning he was
hriyen to the Cambridge residence OF
night Rev. William Lawrence, Epis"
rOpal bishop Of Massachusetts, where
no 10 being entertained The bishop
81 president Of the Harvard Alumni
Association. Breakfast was served at
ne bishops home and among those
present, In addition to the president
md Private Secretary Loeb were the
,,rresident's sons Kermit, who came
nom dfoton school; President Charles
w. Eliot Of Harvard university; Judge
Francis c.'tDMeii oi the United States
circuit court and Rev Samuel crothera
nStor Of The First Parish (Unitarian)
&bprch Of Cambridge.
THE president was then driven to the
SlOakley Country club in Watertown,
Mhere the class OF 80 held an informal
Hapunion and luncheon was served. a
alhotograph Of the Class was taken and
mlso a photo Of the members Of the
snaass who belonged to the same student
aiming club as did the president. OF
nhe 1866 members Of the class Of &c.,
mo have registered at class headquar-
4aers, representing nearly every state
81 the union.
Returning from the Oakley Country
1klnb the president was driven to the
snDOms Of the Porcelain club, an organ
akation Of Harvard students, where he
stayed about half an hour. He then
4Bturned to Bishop Lawrence's home,
where he put on evening clothes and
vnas driven to the Hotel Somerset in
4nston, for the banquet Of the class OF
10. It was late in the evening when
;SlhA party returned to Cambridge.
At frequent points along the streets
sEArough which the presidential party
t,asSed during the day people gathered
md cheered For all their greetings
tlhe president had bow and smile
President Roosevelt was accompa-
Ynisd on his drive by q secret service
snIlcer and squad Of mounted police
tnaan. After visiting the Stadium the
pcllce escort was dismissed temporarily
nnd the presidents carriage was un-
mltended from the Stadium to Chest
mt Hill and from thence to the Oak
my Country club. President Roose-
wit will remain here until 2 a. m.
Ghursday.
Secretary Of war William H. Taft
'tarrived from New Haven Tuesday af-
a1srnoon. He will attend the Harvard
Enommencement exercises Wednesday
md II is understood that q honorary
IaegTee will be conferred upon him by
Sahe university.
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