Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-24
At HARVARD
Chief Executive is Guest Of Undergraduates
At the Uuivsrsity.
WIFE AND DAUGHTER VISIT At sSOToN
After Being Present AZ christenInE
md sitting for Painter Mr..
Roosevelt Goes TO the
College.

BOSTON, Feb. 23-Presidsnt ana MIRA
Roosevelt, who came to Massachusetts, 10
pay a flying visit TO their son at Harvard
and at Groton school, arrived here today
The president was driven to the home of
W. g. Bigelow, a Harvard college class
mate, and Mrs. Roosevelt with her dauRf1-
ter Miss Ethel. and Mrs. Nicholas Long.
worth to the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
c. Lee, where they remained a short time
before taking a train for Groton, where
Kermit Roosevelt IL at school. They
planned TO remain at Groton until Joined
by the president tomorrow at noon and
later the whole party will return to Boston
preparatory TO the return trip to Wash
inEton, leaving at p. m.
At breakfast at DR.. Bigelow's home the
guests besides the president we're Professor
Afro Bates OF the Massachusetts Institute
OF. Technology. President Lebaron r.
Briggs Of Radcliffe college and Rev. Samuel
Cfothers. pastor OF the First Parish Uni-
tarian) church. Cambridge. After a brief
rest the president rode to the home Of his
friend, Guy Murchie, to attend the christ
ening OF the latter's infant son. Bishop
Lawrence Of the Episcopal diocese OF Mas
sachusetts. oficiated at the christening.
From the Murchie residence, President
Roosevelt was driven to the studio Of q
portrait painter, where he had a sitting
Afterwards he visited a book store and
from there back to DR.. Bigelow's home
where. after a few moments. the president
and Or. Bigelow started I'm an automobile
for Cambridge. where the chief executive
was to spend the rest OF the day as the
guest OF the undergraduates.
The trip to Cambridge was made by way
OF BroolSline In order that the president
might stop few minutes at the home OF
Mrs Lee. the mother OF the first Mrs
Roosevelt. with DIR. Bigelow he arrived
az the Sphinx club few minutes after
O'Clock. Representative Longworth and
Assistant Secretary OF State Robert Bacon
who had arrived at the club house Just pre-.
viousiy. were guests OF the club with the
president at the luncheon.
Long before noon the students began t.
gather at the building where the president
was to speak, and by O'Clock the bulldini
was thronged. All seats had been removed
from the main hall as the arrangement
were for everybody to stand in order tina
the largest number possible might be &C
commodated. The students whiled the tim.
singing Harvard songs The presiden
reached the Union building at 2:15.
President Speaks.
The board OF editors of the Harvard Ad
vocate, with which President Roosevelt wa
connected during his college course, pre-
scented, President Roosevelt. with a bronz
metal and. following the presentation, tn
president descended to the main hall o
the Union. A tremendous Harvard chez
greeted him as ne proceeded to the plat
form. Vice President J. d. White Of tn
Harvard. union presided and INTRODUCES
President Roosevelt. who spoke as fol
lows:
In speaking here at the Harvard union
wish 10 say first special word as on
Harvard man to his fellow Harvard men
! feel that we can none OF us ever be SUI
hciently grateful to Colonel Higginson 70
having founded this Harvard union, be
cause each loyal Harvard man shout
do all be can TO foster In Harvard tina
spirit Of real democracy which Will max
Harvard men feel the vital sense O
solidarity 80 that they cun all Join I
work together In the things that are 0
most concern TO the college, It ~ idie !
expect, nor indeed would Il be- desirabl
that there should be, IN Harvard a uniforr
level OF taste ana association. Some me
will excel in one thing and some IN an
other; some In things Of the body. som