Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-30
ROOSEVELT CHEERED
His Trip to Indianapolis Marked
by Much Applause.
GENERAL LAYTON HONORED
Twenty Thousand School Children
Greet President.
ELABORATE MILITARY ESCORT
President and Vice President Fair
banks Take Long Walk at
Akron, Ohio.
ELABORATE MILITARY ESCORT

h-'Di-h->hi oI<lo, Ill.,, May 0t.-ereSldent
Roosevelt and party, accompanied by Vice
President Fairbanks, arrived here at IO;4S
TINS morning from the funeral of Mrs Nc
kinley at Canton, Ohio, to attend the cere-
monies incident to the unwilling of a mon
ument to Maj Gen. Henry w. Lawton. at
which President Roosevelt was to make the
principal address,
The Presidents car was attached to pas
senger train No. IL on the Cleveland divi-
sion Of the Big Four, due at 1880. The
President and Vice President were met at
the depot by large reception committee
in carriages, at the head of which were
Senators Beveridge and Hemenway and
Representative Overstreet. They were
driven at once to the Fairbanks home,
where luncheon was served Vice President
Fairbanks, Gov Hanly and Secretary Loeb
rode with the President.
Children Massed to Greet Him.
At the depot and along Meridian street
for two miles crowds pressed against the
street ropes. At Monument place, Univer-
sity Square and St. Clair Park nearly
10000 school children We're massed to greet
the President. Every building was deco
rated The weather, though cloudy, was
cool and pleasant.
In honor of Memorial day all business
was suspended, factories closed and schools
were given a holiday.
At the Fairbanks home the members of
the reception committee were introduced
to the President, after which he received
the ministers of the city and members of
the Both Indiana, Lawton's old regiment.
President McGregor Of the Indiana Asso-
citation of County Commissioners presented
the President with a gold card, bearing an
| honorary membership.
Forty Guests at Luncheon.
Seated with the President and Vice PresI-
dent at luncheon were forty guests, includ-
ing Gov. Hanly, Senators Beyeridge and
Memenway, Representative Overstreet,
members of the Presidents party Mayor
Bookwalter, Harry New, chairman Of the
republican national committee; Thomas
Taggart, chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee; James Whitcomb Riley,
Meredith Nicholson and officers of the G.
A. r. and other organizations.
Following the luncheon began the forma-
ton of the march to the court house
grounds for the unwilling ceremonies. The
parade was south on MERIDIAN street,
through Monument place to Washington
street and east to the courthouse square
at Alabama street, two miles In length,
and through solid banks of people, who
gave the President an enthusiastic greet
ing.
The Presidents Escort.
Acting as escort to the President were
three battalions and one battery of United
States troops, thirteen companies and one
battery of the Indiana National Guard
veterans of the G. A. R. and other organi-
cations, military and semi-military.
At the courthouse grounds elaborate ar
rangements had been made to seat several
thousand people, including the veterans of
the G. A. r. The streets surrounding the
monument were packed with people for
many squares. On the platform were Mrs.
Lawton and her three daughters.
The program of exercises included an in
vocation by Rev. D. r. Lucas an address
by Gov. ]. Frank Hanly, music by the 9TH
Regiment Band, the reading Of poem
dedicated to Gen. Lawton by James Whit
comb Riley, the Introduction of the Presi-
dent by Gov. Hanly and President Roose-
velt's address.
Trip an Ovation.
The Presidents trip from Belefontaine,
where he first appeared in public this morn
ing, to Indianapolis was a continual ova-
ton. At all the places where the train
stopped, starting at Bellefontaine and in
Guiding Sidney, Ohio, and Union City, Mum
Gle and Anderson, Ind, great crowds We're
gathered and pressed around the Presi-
dents car. At several places the President
made brief remarks in keeping with the
day and at others he shook hands with
as many of the people as could get near
him.
At Bellefontaine, Ohio, where it was gen
orally known his train would stop, the
largest crowd was on hand. Here Vice
President Fairbanks introduced Mr.. Roose-
welt in a few words, to which the President
responded, speaking Of the pleasure it gave
him to see the people. He spoke briefly of
good citizenship, reminding the veterans
who were assembled that today was es-
pecially their day, and declaring that what
impressed him most in this country was
the fundamental unity of people. A little
girl with an American beauty rose in her
hand. was lifted to the platform, and pre-
Roosevelt thanked her kindly. and in re-
Spouse to the cheers Of the crowd reminded
the people he had several children himself
A Brief Address.
At Sidney a committee from Union City,
Ind, got aboard the car to welcome the
President to the state Of Indiana. AS they
were leaving the train at Union City the
President addressed them briefly, pointing
out to them how, In his opinion, each gen.
Grafton must prepare the way for those
who are to come after It.
At Munce. where there was a large
crowd, the President spoke a few words
telling the people how glad he would be to
meet them ALL but this was impossible be-
cause of the lack of time. He did have
few minutes, he said and started to shake
hands. telling the crowd to make way for
the veterans first
At Anderson, the last stop before In
dianapolis, the President also shook hands
with a number of people.
On Walking Tour.
That President Roosevelt and for that