The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-02-15
ROOSEVELT VISIT
CHEERS EAST SIDE
Jerome Says Next Congress
Will Be With Him
MORE LOVED THAN LINCOLN
Speech of Mr. Roosevelt at the Hun
garian Club Ragquet-Ameri-
eanism His Theme.

NEW YORK. Feb. 15.-The name of
Roosevelt is eehoing through the east
side today.
His visit there last night. the first
time q President has visited the sec
ton, VIII be nine-days' wonder. The
banquet in his honor by the Hungarian
Club is now east side history. :
The President keenly enjoyed his
visit. From the moment he stepped
from his carriage and raised his hat to
the cheering thousands crowded into the
tenements near Little Hungary until
he drove away. four hours later the
President was all smiles.
The dinner itself became d delight
fully informal affair. The President
dipped into the Hungarian dishes with
IL relish, drank the Hungarian wines
sparing1y, but with satisfaction, and
even smoked a Hungarian cigarette.
Rose to Greet Ladies.
When Mrs. Braun, wife of President
Braun, of the Hungarian Club, ana
Mrs Schwartz, wife of the proprietor
of the Cafe Liberty, appeared the Pres
ident left the table te meetsthen, and
shook hands warmly with both of them.
The crowd eheered, and There was a
prolonged shouting Of Teddy as
first in everything.
The Presidents speech on Success of
Good Citizenship. made a marked i'm
preston on his auditors.
A man who shares with Mr.. Roosevelt
the liking and respect of east siders IS
William Travers Jerome, a reformer, at
present district attorney of New York.
When the President left MIR. Jerome
was called on to speak. and his words
were OF the guest who had Just gone.
Next Congress VIII Be With Him.
president Roosevelt will have Con-
gress that will be with him next time. =
said Mr. Jerome. They are not with
him now. but they viii be. The next
Congress viii be united and will over
rule the Senate.
Roosevelt IS even more loved than
Lincoln and Grant"
Six years ago. after he was elected
governor, the President was given q
dinner by tie Hungarian Republican
Club IN the Cafe Boulevard. Upon that
occasion he was toasted as the next
President, and asked by President
Braun IL he would visit them again
when he became the head of the nation
Laughing. the President replied he
would be glad to do so. Last night he
fulfilled his promise and made glad the
hearts of his hosts.
East SIDE IN GAIA Attire.
Mover has the east side witnessed
such a scene as was presented around
Little Hungary" last night. The decor
atoms were wonderful to behold Across
Second avenue. at Sixth street. a huge
electric device blazed forth the word
.'De-Iighted." Many small shopkeepers
spent all their weeks profits ON decora-
tons. which marked every door and
window within several SoslaraS of he
Cafe Liberty.
Upon his arrival at Little Hungary,
shortly after O'Clock, the President,
escorted by Marcus Braun, president OF
the Hungarian Club, entered the recep-
ton room through a cheering crowd of
800 persons. There the committee took
him in charge This committee included
the following:
A. l.. Blau, Adolph Brieger, a L.
Dittler, David Fischer. Marcus Schnitz-
Ell, Emmanuel Hertz, Sigmund Neu-
stadt. Louis Lustig. Julius Nimsgren,
Karl Herman, s. Lukacs. A J. Croker
Joseph Gyory. Carl Bawor. Gustav Bar
ma, Maurice Fischer, Joseph Horyath,
Joseph Brady. DIR. f. l. Horn, Dr. C.
kompert, William Farkas. Max Grab,
and Alex Weinberger.
A Brilliant Scene.
The walls Of the room were covered
with banners showing the American col
ors, ropes of smilax hung in graceful
festoons from the ceiling, and the Pres
ldent stood under a life-size oil painting
OF himself while Mr.. Braun presented
the guests to him
The police protection was thorough.
too thorough, many of the Hungarians
thought, for they resented tht. irnn,1fa
uon cast on their society by the pres