The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-27
MOBILE oREErs THE PRESIDENT,
Citizens Present Souvenir Badge as
Slmbol Of Their FeAlty.

Citizens Present Souvenir Badge AZ
slmbol Of Their Fealty.
Mobile, Ala, Oct. Is. - All Mobile
last night lent itself to the reception OF
President Roosevelt during his two
hours stay in Mobile. There was gen.
eral closing Of all business houses and
along the route OF the procession to the
stand on Bienville Square, where the
reception ceremonies took place, resi-.
dences and stores were covered with
decorations of lights and bunting in the
national colors. The route lay out
Government street, one of the most
noted drives in the South, for ten
blocks. The sidewalks and streets
were packed with humanity, and at
McGill institute, Barton academy and
other points hundreds of school chill
dren were stationed, singing national
songs as the procession passed. Cheer
after cheer
Welcomed the President.
A stand a erected on Bienville
Square. which, when the president ar
rived, was filled with 10000 citizens.
The president reached the stand at S
o'clock where he was received by a re-
ception committee of 500 citizens. His
seat was an elevated dais in a chair
which was built by the students of a
technical school in Japan. oliver J.
Semmes, son of the Confederate AID.
miral Raphael Semmes, presented the
president and pinned upon the lapel of
his coat a handsome souvenir badge
as the gift of the people of Mobile. In
delivering the badge Judge Semmes
said:
"Mr. President: ask your atten-
ton for a moment. l have been dele
gated by the people of Mobile to pre-
sent to you this token,
A Symbol Of Their Feaity
as citizens of the United States.
Though itself of little intrinsic value,
yet in sentiment it represents the 10y
atty, the worth and the honor of as
brave, chivalric and noble a people as
is to be found OF the face of Gods
green earth. We, proud citizens of a
proud republic, feel and believe that
you, as the head of that republic, will,
by our broad views and judicious &C
tons. SO unite in bonds of friendship
all sections of our beloved country that
Americans will advance till they be-
come the foremost of nations, and may
without a misgiving defy a world in
arms. Should this awful necessity
ever arise, then the sons of the South
will be found a mighty arme dcamp.
Take this little reminder, and when
you look upon it amid your arduous
and multifarous duties, feel and know
that the people of Mobile have buried
the past and look without fear to the
future, recognizing you as is shown by
your later utterances, are the presi-
dent of the North and the South, our
whole country"
Speaks of Panama Canal.
President Roosevelt was cheered as
he arose to speak. He thanked the
people for their magnificent reception
and spoke a special word of greeting to
Confederate veterans, who formed a
portion of his escort.
At many of the little stations
through which President Roosevelt's
special train passed yesterday morning
people were gathered and cheered and
waved their flags as the special sped
by en- route to Mobile. Here and there
along the railroad farm houses dis
played flags, At Troy, Ala, the stu
dents of the normal school were
grouped alongside the track and greet
ed the president with cheers. He ap-
peared on the ear platform of his a
and bowed in acknowledgment.