New-York tribune., 1905-06-22
PRESIDENT AT WORCESTER
Guest of CLARK University and
Holy Cross College.


occasion Of his visit to Clark University and
Holy Cross College. The President responded to
the cordially Of the people by riding through
the streets OF the city in open carriage and
much Of the time with head barred
The President delivered addresses both at Holy
Cross College and Clark University and the lat
Ter conferred upon him the honorary degree of
Ii. D. While Clark University the President
took occasion to pay a tribute 10 Carroll d.
Wright president OF the college. as we'll as to
the late United states Senator George Frisbie
aoaT.
At Holy Cross College he addressed large
body Of people the athletic field, many Of
whom stood in the rain, q canvas shelter erected
there being insufficient TO cover the crowd
At the home Of Congressman lockwood Hoar
the President had luncheon, and he departed
soon afterward for williamstown. where to-
morrow he is TO get a degree from Williams
College.
A feature Of the railroad trip TO Worcester
was the sending Of kilograms by the Presi-
dent to the captains of the Harvard and Yale
crews al Gales Ferry. Conn. through which he
rad passed earlier in the day. while asleep.
After the President had left Worcester the
police announced that they had detained
young woman who had been writing verse upon
: handbox in the railroad station which she
declared was TO be sent to the President She
was released on promise Of her friends that she
would be closely watched The President had
left the station. This the Presidents second
formal visit 70 Worcester. on September > 19O2.
he came here as the guest Of the late United
states Senator George Frisbie Hoar and de-
!ivered an address at the fair OF the Worcester
Agricultural Society before a great throng Of
auditors
The Presidents train reached this city three
Of rha ad7lle m I
staeion the reception committee headed by Lieu
tenant Governor Curtis Guild, jr-, representing
the state; Mayor ". H Blodgett, of the city,
and ex-Congressnan Joseph Walker. Stephen
Salisbury an6 General lockwood Hoar. repre-
se3ting Clark College and University, were wait
ing and as soon as the train had come 10 stand
still boarded the Presidents car Lieutenant
Governor Guild formally presented the welcome
Of the Commonwealth and Mayor Blodgett that
Of the city Of Worcester.
The Presidents trip was without unusual Incl
dent. although after daylight to-day every sta
ton through which the train passed was
thronged with cheering people.
COMPLIMENTS TO CREWS.
The President had just been awakened as the
train passed Gales Ferry Soon afterward the
President sent telegrans to the captains of the
Harvard and Yale crews. The message TO the
Harvard crew was follows:
Captain Harvard Crew. Red Top. Conn: l
expected 10 pass through New-London much
earlier or should have been up TO greet you
I wish I could see the race Good luck TO you
To the Yale crew the following dispatch was
sent:
CAPTAIN Yale Crew. Gales Ferry. Conn: ex-
pected 10 pass through New-London much
earlier or 1 should have been up 10 greet YOU
Eo-e YOU viii not think / am an ofIenslVe
partisan IL under these particular circumstances
fsh
other time, but Taft. am sure, is praying for
you.
The train made no early morning stop until
Putnam. Conn. was reached. As the train drew
I'D several hundred persons shouted their wei
come TO the President He appeared on the rear
platform OF his private car, the Courier ana
said
II is q great pleasure to have the chance Ct
saving . 7z-ord of greeting 10 YOU to-day / saw
the Navor running along here, but l did not
know he was the Mayor at that time saw ne
was an old soldier and knew therefore that ne
had a claim upon me. upon every one else
cannot saw more than word Of greeting anu
5raw lust one lesson from the Mayor s ne L ne
Mayor fought in the big waT. ana & ,v4b;ns no
else except talk he would not ne mayor i NLie
he got through that job he turned his attenuoh
20 the next job that came along Now iet Us
each take q lesson from that
There were no further stops until the train
reached Worcester.
WELCOMED BY WORCESTER
The station was thronged and so were the
streets in The vicinity. The mist Of the carrier
hours had become drizZle and the weather was
raw and uncomfortable.
With the appearance of the President upon
the car platform here the throng burst INTO a
roar of cheers. Passage to the street was quick
=, made the President bowling constantly 10 the
acclaim Of the crowds. Waiting OUTSIDE the
station 10 act as escort, were Company G. OF the
OH Infantry: Company A, Company { ana
Co-nranv n, Of the ID Infantry; a battalion OF
light artillery and the local post OF the 0fahu
A-r,v of -be Republic and Spanish War Vet
Grams, Caunp. The line was formed al once
comnany a. Captain Edwin G. Barrett, com
-,srdi,e taking the head of the line followed
By details Of members Of the Grand Army OF the
Esn,,bric and the Spanish veterans.
n s-i*e of the rain the President rode IN an
.-,e1 carriage From the moment OF his enter
.1s the carriage the tumult was incessant' ana
as the parade moved President Roosevelt re-
r,ai7ed with head bare. bowling 10 the peopie
All ,he wav 10 Clark College, distance OF
si,o,,+ -v-o miles. the demonstration continued.
President Carroll D. Wright Of Clark College
attended by members Of the faculty received
President Roosevelt at the west entrance o. the
college ard ushered him directly 10 the private
office Of President Wright, where about hiIeen
minutes were devoted to an Informal recepIoI,
The academic procession was then formed and
the march taken to the chapel for the ilrst com
D,enoe-eut exercises which the President had
come 10 honor.
Tho President walked with President Wright
and with President G. Stanley Hall Of Clark
1-riversitv The audience rose as the Presiden-
.faI ,,-.., a,.ereI the chapel After the party