The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-04-26
WELCOMED TO KENTUCKY
President Roosevelt Receives Hearty
Reception at Louisville.
STOPS OFF ON HIS WESTERN TRIP

Veterans Of the Gray as Well as the Blue
in tho Procession-A Great Outpour.
ing OF People in the Streets. Particu-
larry in the Business District-Made
Short Speech at the Court House..
Louisville, Ky.-President Roosevelt
and his party arrived in Louisville on
schedule time, the train reaching Third
and A streets at 9 o'clock. A moment
after the train stopped a detail Of
State militia, stationed in the Horse
Show building. two miles from the
place whece the Executive left his
train, fired the Presidential salute of
twenty-one guns. A crowd of several
thousand persons, including 1000 chill
dren from several institutions, sur
rounded the train, and as the Presi-
dent made his appearance he was
greeted with hearty cheers. The
weather was cool. and the sky was
thinly overcast by clouds.
The President was welcomed to
Louisville by Acting Mayor Barth, in
the absence of Mayor Granger. who
's i'll. and by Logan c. Murray, chair
L. = Of the general committee. The
President responded briefly. and was
then escorted to his carriage. where he
was seated with Secretary Loeb, Gov
ernor Beckham and Mr.. Murray. Pre-
ceded by a detail of mounted police
and by a mounted civilian escort. the
Presidents carriage moved forward,
the procession being under way in q
few moments. with General John B.
Castleman acting as grand marshal.
Immediately following, the President
were carriages containing members Of
his party and citizens of Louisville as
signed to accompany them. Then fol-
lowed carriages with members of the
Loyal Legion, Grand Army Of the Re-
public, and Confederate Veterans. act.
ing as special escort to the President.
The Judges of the Court of Appeals of
Kentucky were next in Lille, and fol.
lowing them was a detachment Of
Mounted Woodmen of the World.
Bringing up the rear were fifty car
riageS, two abreast. containing the
general reception committee and in.
vited guests.
The President was cheered at fire.
quent intervals by d continuous line Of
people from the time he left his train
until the party neared the business
section. where the greeting grew into
4 popular ovation.
Drawn up on Broadway between
Third and Fourth streets were the
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federate Veterans. two posts of Grand
Army men, and the Spanish War Vet
Grams Association. Louisville has only
one camp Of C~onfederates, but it is a
large one, and its members were out in
full strength, with General John H.
feathers in command.
AS the head Of the escorting column
moved onto Broadway the civilian es-
cort, with tie Presidents colors, moved
rapidly forward. and the representa-
tives Of the Blue and the Gray swung
into line, in column of tours, directly.
in front of the Presidents carriage.
and acted as his immediate guard Of
honor for! the remainder Of the parade.
At Fourth street and Broadway about
a thousand pupils of the boys and
girls high schools were banked along
the walls and terraced lawns of the
Young Mems Christian Association
Home. These waved a welcome.
The President arrived at the speak
ers' stand in front Of the Court House
at Sixth and Jefferson streets at 10 a.
m., and was introduced in a few words
by Governor Beckham.
The crowd around the speakers
stand was limited only by the line of
buildings on the various streets, and
at times seemed beyond the control of
the police. Not one-ifth of those in
sight of the President could. hear his
remarks. The President spoke less
than fifteen minutes, and was heartily
cheered.
The Pr 1sident and his party then en-.
tered their carriages. and after a short
drive through several streets in the
business district, arrived at the Louis.
vile Hotel. The streets were massed
with people, and the President stood
up in his carriage, bowling from right
to left in response to the cheering,
which was hearty and continuous.
In the parlors of the hotel occurred
the presentation of souvenirs to the
Executive. These consisted OF a mas.
sive silver 1agon containing water
from a spring on the I'D Lincoln home
stead in Larue County. an inkstand Of
oak that shaded the spring at which
I hcoln drank when a lad, and a beau
.iful silver vase filled with orchids.
The President was visibly touched by
the gifts.
A hurried departure was taken. the
President arriving on board his train
at exactly II o'clock. A minute later.
with the Executive standing on the
rear platform of the car, with cannon
laundering a farewell salute less than
q block away, and amid deafeninS
cheers, the train moved out of the Sew
enth street station, and a half hour
later was speeding across Indiana Oh
its way to the Southwest.
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