Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-10-23
v|CKSBURG IS VISITED.
President Roosevelt Is Greeted
With Great Enthusiasm.
NATIONAL CEMETERY SEEN
in LAudhtory language John Sharp
Williams Refers to the Chief Msgis-
,rAte and General S. D. Lee Introduces
Him and Old Soldiers

vicks5urg Mlss.. Oct 22.-After a
fortnisht spent IN the Louisiana cane
brakes and looking hronzcd and viz.
orous. Pr1s.a,.t Roosevelt paid a fly
Ing visit 20 vicksduss Monday after.
noon. The president arrived at Delta.
Just across the river. al O'Clock lie
was met by the steamboat Belle Of the
Bends, with a reception committee of
100 representative citizens on board.
The president Immediately embarked
and followed by o dozen boats. yachts
and other river craft made his entry
into this city The bluffs overlooking
the river were lined with people who
gave the clict executive a hearty and
noisy welcome President Roosevelt
entered Tho forward carriage ard with
Mayor Griffith and Representative
John Sharp Williams heading the
party passed through the principal
streets 20 the National cemetery. The
/ president was received with enthusias.
tic acclaim on all sides. The streets
were densaly packed with people. who
cheered the visitor az every opportun.
ity. The president remarked 20 Rep.
resentative Williams that the recep-
/ tion was one OF the most cordial he
had ever received. and expressed his
/ appreciation Of the spontaneous mani.
| festation Of rood will on the part of
the people OF the Mississippi delta.
AZ the corner of Cherry and Clay
streets the procession was halted and
General Stephen ID Lee. commander
in-chief OF he United Confederate Vet.
erans. stepped forward and shook
hands with the president. General
Lee told the president that several
hundred Union and Confederate vet.
erans stood before him and that he
desired thr' the chief executive should
meet these old warriors. The presi.
dent arose ~ his carriage and cor.
daily shook hands with the old sol.
diers
Arriving m the National cemetery.
the party drove slowly through the
burying ground. the president etlncing
lively Interest in the historic place
From the cemetery the party drove
10 the courthouse square. where an
immense crowd had gathered 10 hear
the speech making President Roose.
welt vas Introduced by Representative
Williams. The congressman elected
great applause when he said:
You can not see ir the history OF
any country. ancient OF modern. YOU
cannot lnd an association OF twenty. |
flee kings. OF empcrdrs OF even prime |
ministers he equals Ia intelligence |
culture. courage or character 20 the |
twenty-five presidents of this great |
republic from Washington 20 Roose
welt. both inclusive OF these. |. a
southern Bourbon Democrat. have an
American pride and pleasure In saying
that the 'Igt IS by no means least
Mr.. Williams continued. IT Is an
honor fer You and me. fellow Mis-.
sissipnians. 70 meet and entertain with
an old time fun hearted southern hos
pitality the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt
an honor flowing M once from his OFF.
cial dignity and from his many eX.
cellent traits OF private character.
He Is ever chief magistrate Amer
cas- magistrate the chief magistrate
OF reunited Dixicland and Yankee.
and never so firmly cemented in blood.
opinion ard sentiment as they are 70.
day"
When the president arose 10 reply.
the big crowd accorded him a noisy
demonstration. Hats, handkerchiefs.
parasols and what not were waved by
the crowd md the cheering lasted sCy.
eral minutes
Immediately after closing his al.
dress President Roosevelt and his
party were rapidly driven 20 the Yezoo
and Mississippi railway station where
a special train stood In waiting. At
$3.50 o'clock the train pulled out for
Memphis