The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-15
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3s Et;W YORK, February 14.----A q ftlcrs wo ws.'
tadayB OF receptions and dinners N s New e''s
York city, President Roseyelt t#$ left IL to-,5 A
I'll n,rht. over tho PennsylvaI,la road for
# Washington. s n. IN III 3
s,rha events Of to day included y rccer-
Es dion at tie University Club, and To- o.
8 night the event OF his ylsit--tte dinner
riyen blythe Hungarian Republican Clnb
i Al the restaurant Little hungary IA on
tho Eastsdc u,lcrc President has never r
boen before "a "a 4 .55s
#3s8 From the time the President Z /; arrived rive Oh
the Eastside tonight. until his departure,
the great est precautions were taken $1ori 1
his safety. Secret service men guarded
his persor, and policemen in inform and
In plain clothes were stationed all about
II Tho restaurant and for blocis on each
.ides 40 lin the crowds OF E,astsidc resi-
dents, who had gathered to4scof the Chief 1fA,5
Executive OF the nation were not able tos
get within Two or three blocks Of him.
8;yYhcn tho President left the banquet room
8s he was heartily cheerod BY people In the
wlndows and doors OF tepemcnts nearby
$1tr Roosevelt waved his hat IN response
as nc entered his earrings and started
n tor tho ferry. az IL as3 II.
Police Clear the Way. q
$S5l& Mover fore has d President of the
United States visited this little known
Easts!dc Of New ork =, Electric lights
JSSwlnked and bIlnked characteristic leE-
45snds gaudy bunting fluttered on the wind
&9and the Erca q East dey showed Its en-
thuH,, SIN III $nvcty{ Ina 81 bic WAY. crosF!
A Second Avenue }aa SIX thsy trcet Az huge
Il electric s device blazed forth the single
word .DEL1GHrtIo Z. q word fre1ue Y, ntlss r't q
IA used In tho dccora tions. u,
BY . o'clock Honst ton Street and the
.tinterscctirsz thoronghfarcs v for III several
suuarcs In all directions were blocked by
ns cosmopolitan crowd as could be ga n
cred In an city In the world .8s a q that
hour the police began to clear tne. street,
aud draw their lines. through which al Il Il
mission was gained only by special ticket.
S&f troop OF mounted police rode slowly
&S into the crowd. and working cast and
west. gradually moved the slghtseers into
%Sthc side streets, where another line was
b. established to keep them back. Every
# entrance to a residence or & 9 tore ~
the police lines was guarded by an OF
ficer, While on the house tops opposite the
u cafe stood policemen to keep these va n
a. tage points clear of any evil-disposed'
81 persons rho men took up their sta
tions with the certainty of%Well ARRANGED
plans. and whenever some helated home
comer, whose residence was wlthlr the
HI guarded zone, appeared, he was acc0m-,
nj panied to his door by an officer and left
II with the caution 10 remain indoors
@s Driven from tho streets the inhabitants
IS crowded the front windows. and out on
"a the firo escupes Of the tenements. They
were posted In this way by the hum
dreds. @ * 3
Drove People Away.
ss Tho buildings were bristling with faces
from every point OF vantage. and a hur-
riet conference Of police officials was
# held. They evidently did not like the
& situation. AS a result every one was
driven from the fire escapes and open
windows. which were lockad, but no OBJ
jcction to tho occupants looking through
the glasses. Only@on fire escapes. with
III. orders TO watch the people In tho house,
was n uniformed policemen. Il,
$Bl. President Roosevelt was punctual to his
schedule. He was due ut z 80 O'clock,
and five minutes before that time cheer
h ing began on 54Avenhe B. Tho police lines
& came to attention and a band stationed
81 In tho cafe struck up '"rhe Star spangled
N Banner" But after the opening bar not
G8 a horn could be heard. Tho wave Of
cheering swept ahead OF the presidential
F&pnrty and grew into Il u roar such as
@ East Side tenement walls never echoed
before, The window order was forgot
{ ton. AS II worked by q system OF
switches tho sasl,es went up smultan-
eously. Waving his hat from the carriage
window and bowling, the President re-
turned the greeting. There was no delay,
and the carriages with their mounted po-
a lice escorts swept up ito the door OF tho
restaurant, At the entrance the cafe
there was a welcoming cheer. and the
* president doffed his hat, Ho started TO
leave tho carriage before " had rea cheu
tho entrance, and was on the step with
tho door open when the carrla so was
started again, but he did not fall
Shake Hands With Police,
In tho carriage With the President was
q, Marcus Braun. president of the Hun
garian Republican, Club, whose guest Mr.
Roosevelt was, Police Commissioner Mc-
Adoo nlld Secretary Loeb AS the Plesi-
don't stepped from tho carrlage. llc paused
M and shook hands With several police In
3 srcctors Who 81 ood near, g5
Promptly at $3.50 Tho President left the
reception room, and, escorted by Mr..
Braun, descended to tho basement and
PASSED tho little bar In the cafe. He
stood for several minutes at his place 2 I
lie center OF the head table, gnzing upon
INC elaborate decorations. Tho ceiling,
the wallis and the pillars were compltely
covered with eYergreens and this back
ground was relieved by flags and shields.
Red carnations wcrn arranged yin pro-
fusion along tho front OF the President 8
fable, Which extended across ono side Of
% the room. The President sa + at the right
of Alr, Braun, the presdelt4o Of the club,
& ana the other guests ~ ms lap!e were Y
General ISrancis ". Greene. Reap Admiral
* Coghlan, General t'rede del'lcE,5 p. Grant, ",