The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-03-23
IRISH WELCOME
TO PRESIDENT
CHIEF MAGISTRATE TAKES TRIP
TO NEW YORK.
ATTENDS WEDDING OF NIECE
Leads Bride to Altar and Gives
Her Away-Delivers Address at
a st. Patrick's Day
Banquet.

New York, March 1S.--President
Roosevelt was the guest OF homo Fiji
day night at the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-first annual dinner of the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick. He was accorded a
fiattering ovation by more than 60O
members Of the society and its guests,
and responded in a notable address.
Both the main banquet hall and the an
mex were beautifully decorated with
festoons of the stars and stripes, into
which vas effectively i've the green
and gold flag of Erin. The banquet to-
bles were banked with American beauty
and bride roses and carnations. They
were set off most effectively by garlands
of green and gold electric lights strung
d~iagonally across the hall. Immediate
ly back of and above the seat of the
president were the Gaelic words "Cead
mile failte," in letters of fire, s~ignifying
"A thousand welcomes" To the right
and left of the guests table were fine
medallions of Washington and Roose-
welt, illuminated by unique electric eff
fects. The contrast of Washington and
Roosevelt was significant, The Friend
ly Sons of st. Patrick entertained Wash
ington in 1882 as the general in chief of
the colonial armies. Roosevelt is the
first president, as such, the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick have entertained, al
though both Arthur and Cleveland, as
ex-presidents, were guests of the soci-
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Warmly Received.
President Roosevelt paid his first visit
to New York city since his Inauguration,
and received a most enthusiastic recep-
| ton from the crowds which had gath
cred along the streets through which he
passed during the afternoon and eve
ming. The president was accompanied
by Mrs. Roosevelt, his daughter, Miss
Ethel, his physician, DR.. Stokes, Secre-
tary Loeb and two secret service men.
The trip from Washington was made in
six hours, the presidents private car
being attached to the Pennsylvania ex-
press. There were no incidents of in
terest en- route. At Jersey City station a
crowd had collected, who cheered the
president as he walked, surrounded by
a Gordon of police, through the station to
a carriage. in which he, Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Ethel were driven onto the
ferry boat. A similar scene was enacted
at the Manhattan terminal, from which
the presidential carriage was driven at
a rapid pace through T~wenty-third
street and Fifth avenue to the residence
of Mrs. James Roosevelt, the presidents
aunt, in West Fifty-seventh street. All
along the route the nations chief execu.
tive was cheered, and he repeatedly rec
ognized the salutes by lifting his hat.
The block in which Mrs. James Roose-
velt's residence stands was cleared of
pedestrians and vehicles until the
president was safe inside the house.
Attends Wedding.
At 3 o'clock the president left his
aunt's residence for that of Henry
Parish, Jr., in East Seventy-sixIh
street, to attend the marriage of his
niece. Miss Eleanor Roosevelt. daugh.
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott
Roosevelt, to her cousin, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, son of Mrs. james
Roosevelt. On the way he met the bis
st. Patrick's day parade, which was
stopped. the participants and the thou
sands who crowded the sidewalks wild
ly cheering Mr.. Roosevelt as he went
through and passed up Park avenue.
He seemed to greatly enjoy the typical
Irish welcome. The wedding was en-
HANGED by the presence of the chief
magistrate, who led the bride to the
altar and gave her away. Rev. Endi-
colt Peabody, of Groton. Mass, per
formed the marriage ceremony. using
the Episcopal ritual. Miss Alice
Roosevelt and Miss Corinne Robinson
led the bridal procession, followed by
the Misses Ellen Delano, Helen Cut
ting, Muriel Delano Robins and Isa-
belle Selmes. About 100 guests were
invited to the wedding, and twice that
number to the reception that followed.
A Great Demonstration.
The president left the Parish resi-
dence at 5 O'Clock to return to the
home of his aunt, Mrs. James Roose-
welt. Elaborate police arrangements
had been made, and besides a squad of
nine mounted lei 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 again emerged and was
driven through cheering crowds to
D~elmonico's, where he attended the an
nual dinner Of the Friendly Sons of
| st. Patrick. The ~Sixty-ninth regiment.
National guard, acted as escort. Within
a few minutes after entering Delmon-
ico's the president appeared on a bal
cony. His appearance was the sig
nal for the greatest demonstration of
his visit. Cheer after cheer went up
from the throngs, which grew by thou
sands. A loud voice called for a speech
from the president. His quick ear
caught, and he was seen to say some
thing, but owing to the cheering of
the crowd. what he said was lost to
those in the street.
Hay Of for Europe.
Washington, March is. - Secretary
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