Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-16
President Of United States Visited
Little Hungary" First Time
In History.
GREATEST ENTHUSIASM
Molly Crowd Greeted the Chief Execu
tive with Tremendous Cheering
p1etcly Guarded by Police
Elaborate Decorations.

New York, Feb. i4..-Fcr the first time
since the days he was police commission
or Of New York President Roosevelt to-
right visited the heart Of the East Side.
, where as guest Of the Hungarian Re-
publican club. he dncd and spoke ut the
restaurant Little hungary" Guarded
By mounted police and secret scrvic" mon,
through streets cleared and cordoned by
. patrolmen. he drove from upper Fifth
avenue into tho crowded district which
lies around Second averuc and East Hous.
ton street. region of small shops and
J t"nemo1ts and largely populated by for
: e!sn born residents. From the moment
his carriage entered the district he re.
, ceived an ovation. Never has Pros dent
Of the United States visited this little
Known part Of New York and never be-
fore had "a fraction OF the thousands thai
chcred him seen a ma ions ruler. Flee
trio lights winkcd and blinkcd chara cter-
istic legends, gaudy bunting futtered in
the wintry wind and the great Fast Side
: showed its enthusiasm ty every imasin-
able sign ard sound. Across Second
arcHue at Sixth street huge electric
device blazed forth the single word De-
lighted "A word frequently used in the
decorations. Many small shop keepers ap
rarentv had spent a weeks proGt in
r elaborate decorations and il has been
many years since tie East Side saw such
n night
The district through which the Presi.
dent drove and in which he jined is no.
: tho safest in IT," great city and the 20
{ Ice took no chances. So stringent verr
+ the precautions that not q fashlisht
photograph was allowed to he taken. and
Uniformed police. rlain clothes men ana
detectives fairly warmed inside and ont
, CT Little Hungary" They were sta iOr.-
Cd on the roofs and fire escapes in the
ncighborhood and for two blocks on
either side of East Houston street "a cor
don Of police cut off the crowds. TN,
ordinary police cards permitting entry
, int" fire lines and similar places were s,ls-
pended by order OF Police Commssi Toner
NcAdoo and no one without IN invita- =
ton 20 the dinner or specially issued
police card was permitted to pass tho
faulty drawn lire of patromen.
President Roosevelt was punctual ia
his schedule. He was due at 1:3O and
five minutes before that time a roar of
cheers rolled mp from Avenue p. The
police lines came to "s,ttention'' and a
band stationed ncar the cafe struck UP
The Star Spanglod Banner" But af.
ter the opening bar not a horn could bd
heard. The wave of cheering swept
ahead of the presidential party. grow
ing in volume, until it rent the wintr.
night with roar such as East Side
The window order was forgotten. AS il
worked by system of switches they
went up simultaneously. Waving his
hat from the carriage window and
bowling the President returned the
polygloi greeting. Thcr" was no de.
lay A lane was made quickly through
, the people masscd Mt tho police lin,
= in Avenue y. "A block from tho inter.
section with East Houston street. and
: the carriages with their mounted pc.
= lice escorts swept up to the door OF thu
9 restaurant. At the entrance to the
= cafe there was n welcoming cheer ano
n the President doifcd his hat. He start.
= cd to leave the carriage before it hat
reached the entrance and was on IN
step with the door open when the car
riage was started again. but he did no
= fall The mounted police lined up op
poste the entrance until the party en-
tered the cafe.
I'll In the carriage with the President wa:
. Marcus Braun president Of the Hungaria,
" club. whose guest Mr.. Roosevelt was
Police Commissioner McAdoo and Secre
, tary Loeb AS the President stepped iron
:. the carriage he paused and shook hand
mi al ;nen MI a stu
linear.
\ Six years ago Governor Roosevelt wa
entertained at tho same place. ard whcl
he was police commits ioner he becam
:, familiar with every turn of the marrow
!. streets through which h. passed tonight
!, | In his police escort tonight were some o
the mon who wore thclr badges unde
:, him when he headed .thc force" and viii
4 still address HIM as Nj. Commissioner.
i KEPT PROMISE SIX YEARS OLD.
The President tonight fulfilled a prom,
ise made to the Hungarian Republican
club several years ago, that he woul
be its guest at a banquet If its prediction
came true and he ever went to the Whit
- House.
= He met many old friends and called b.
" name many persons who were prescnte
to him.
At $50 the President left the reception
:, room and descended to the basement. II
!, stood several minutes gazing upon tn
" elaborate dccora lions. The President sa
at tho right of Mr., Braun and the othe
!. guests at this table were Gen. Francis
y, Greene. William Barnes, Rear Admira
Coeh!nn, Gen. Frederick ID. Grant NJ
" vada n. Stranahan, Secretary Loeb,