The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-18
ROOSEVELT TALKS
TO FRIENDLY SONS
Guest of Honor at Banquet in New
York.
ATTENDS NIECE's WEDDING
STRENUOUS DAY WITH SOCIAL
FEATURES PROMINENT.

AlEW YORK, March 11-PreSident
~ Roosevelt was the guest of honor
tonight at the l2lst annual dinner
Of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. He
was rOundly Cheered by more than 600
members of the society and its guests.
He made speech before the society.
closing a day full Of friendly greetings.
during which he gave his niece away in
marriage The banquet was given in
the golden dining hall at Delmonica's
The society was obliged to refuse more
than 1000 applications for tickets. The
main banquet hall and the annex were
beautifully decorated with festOOns Of
the Stars and Stripes. into which was
woven effectively the green and gold
nag OF erin.
The banquet tables were banked with
roses and carnations. They were set
off by garIands of green and gold cleo
trio lights strung diaEonally across the
halt
Immediately back Of and above the
seat of the president were the Gaelic
words "Cead Mile Failthe'' in letters
of fire. To the right and left of the
guests tables were fine medalIions Of
Washington and Roosevelt, illuminated
by electric effects. The contrast of
Washington and Roosevelt was signifi-
cant. The Friendly Sons OF St. Patrick
entertained Washington in 1872 as the
general in charge OF the colonial armies
Roosevelt is the first president as such
that the Friendly Sons of st. Patrick
has entertained
The president arrived at $50 D m.
and for half an hour held reception.
Then. accompanied by Judge Fitzger-
aid. the president of the society and
POSTMASTER. President Roosevelt was
conducted from the hall to the dinins
room Many Of the guests waved the
Stars and Stripes and the flag of Erin
enthusiastically The president was in
PRODUCED by Judge Fitzgerald. and in
his response. said:
Patrick Had Arrived.
II wish to read a telegram received
tonight 1t is a sop to one Of my we'll
known prejudices. The recipient was a
father tonight when he came to this
banquet. Now he is d grandfather.
Here is the telegram:
80 Peter Mcdonnell:
" Patrick has arrived. Tired after
parade Sends his regards to president.
He is the first on record since Teddy
attended the Friendly Sons dinner. He
is a fine singer. No race suicide in
this family Weighs eight pounds ana
looks like the whole family All is
well.-RObert Mcdonnell
And now, gentlemen continued the
president. I want you to join me in
drinking to the health of Peter Melon
nell. and above all to Mrs O'DOnneII'
President Roosevelt was accompanied
to New York by Mrs Roosevelt, his
daughter Ethel, his physician. Dr.
Stokes, Secretary Loeb and two secret
service men. The trip from Washing
ton was made in six hours, the presi-
dents private car being attached To
the Pennsylvania express
At the Jersey City station a crowd
had collected, which cheered the presi-
dent as he walked through the station
TO u carriage in which he and Mrs.
Roosevelt and Miss Ethel We're driven
on TO a ferry boat
From the Manhattan terminal the
presidential carriage was driven to the
home of Mrs. James Roosevelt the
presidents aunt. in West Fifty-Teveuth
street Along the route he was Cheered.
At o'clock the president went to
the house Of Henry Parish, jr.. 10 at
tend the marriage of his niece, Miss
Eleanor Roosevelt, to her cousin.
Franklin Roosevelt, son of Mrs. James
Roosevelt.
on the way he met big st. Pat
rick's day parade. which was stopped.
the participants and the thousands
who crowded the sidewalks wildly
cheering Mr.. Roosevelt as he went
through and passed up Park avenue.
Gives Bride Away.
The chief magistrate led the bride
to the altar and gave her away. 4
huge floral cluster of LOCO pink roses
entwined with smilax and asparagl
was suspended in the center of the
drawing room and formed a canopy
under which the newly welded pair
received the congratulations of their
friends.
The president, with his niece lean
ing on his arm, preceded by the brides
maids, passed into the drawing room
through an aisle of white ribbons held
by the uSheTS.
Rev. Endicott Peabody of Groton
Mass, performed the marriage cere-
mOny, using the Episcopal ritual
The president left the Parish home
at > o'clock to return to the home of
his aunt Elaborate police arrange
mentS had been made and. beside q
squad Of nine mounted men who acted
as an escort. policemen lined the
streets and controlled all crossings.
After a short stay in the house of
his aunt, the president was driven
through cheering crowds to DelmOni-
cos, where he attended the annual
dinner of the Friendly Sons of St
Patrick. The SiXty-ninth regimenta!
guard acted as escort. The president
was cheered all the way, especially on
his arrival at DelmOnicO's
Soon after the conclusion of his ad-
dress at DelmOnicO'S President ROoSe-
welt left for the banquet of the Sons
of the American Revolution at the Ho-
tel Aston He was received by the
guests standing America was suns.
and then the president was presented
with a badge of the society which
he himself pinned on President Roose-
welt said:
I'VE rank as one of the great ma
val powers of the earth, and we rank
as a power for peace. The. navy Us
the arm Of all others upon which this
nation must depend to defend il
against all foreign aggressiOns. I want
to increase the number of our battle
ships because they are representatives. Of
war with other nations"
President Roosevelt left the Hotel
Astor at 11:25 D m. and was driven
directly to the Pennsylvania railroad.
going thence by boat TO Jersey City.
where he took train for Washington
shortly after midnight.
ROOSEVELT'S NEXT HUNT.