Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-02-28

tho school grounds with several OF his
friends.
The same big sleigh took the
party back to the railroad station, but
this time tho lively bays were driven
by Grafton -. Cushing OF Boston, who
teaches at the Groton school and Is
also close friend OF Mr.. Roosevelt.
Besides the President and Mrs Roose-
welt the party consisted of Mrs. Long
worth and Miss Ethel Roosevelt and
Kermit
LEADING THE STRENUOUS LIFE.
Strenuous Is the appropriate word
and the only word that begins to de-
scribe the day that President Roose-
welt spent yesterday in Boston and
Cambridge.
From the time he alghted from the
federal express at SIP a. m. until he
went to his room to retire at the home
Of DR.. william Sturgis Bigelow some
time after 10 p. m. there was not an
idle moment.
His doines form a tale Of two cities
-Boston and Cambridge-and the chief
executive went back and forth from
reception to reception, transacting af-
| fairs of state at intervals with his as
sistant secretary, and all the time look
ing as happy as a king and as II he
liked It. 1t was a bitterly cold day,
but the President appeared oblivious
Of that fact
There was a company OF people at the
/ Aver station when the Roosevelts ar
rived. Mr. Roosevelt and the members
of his family except Kermit entered the
special while the spectators clapped and
cheered.
Good bye. all" the President said from
the rear platform as the train started and
the voices OF the villagers reached him.
The return trip to Boston was without
Incident and at the south terminal station
the Presidents car was coupled to the
regular Washington express.
The Presidents special car arrived at
the south station an hour before the time
for the departure OF the Washington
train A big detail Of police was at the
station to preserve order and to guard
the train. with the result that the crowd
did not get near the Presidents car
shortly before eight o'clock Congress
man I.ongworth arrived and entered the
special car in which he proceeded to
Washington. The President smiled APP
preciatively from the rear platform Of the
train at the cheering crowd and as tho
train disappeared from the station ne
could stlll be seen responding to the ova-
tons and waving farewell to Boston
The federal express is due I'm Washing
ton at a45 a. m. tomorrow.
KALEIDOSCOPE EVENTS.
Into the IA hours that the President
was on the go came great many kalei
doscopic events, and their order was
about like this: He breakfasted at DR.
Bigelow's, received a call from Governor
Guild, attended q christening. called or
his publishers. called at the home of hii
first wife's parents at Chestnut hill
. dined at the Sphinx club at Harvard
; gave an hours address a. the Harvard
union, attended receptions at the Hasty
Pudding club, the Alpha Delta Phi anC
at the office of TIE Harvard Advocate
took tea with Bishop William Lawrence
on Common wealth avenue returned t.
, Cambridge to attend the initiation o
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., into the Porcel
liam cuD, and for the fourth time durins
the day returned to the home Of DR.. Bge
low on Beacon street. where he spent tn,
night.
DELIVERED RINGING ADDRESS.
Inc immediate occasion or the Presl
dents visit was the ir,.tlation of his son
Theodore. into the most exclusive club o
Harvard-the Porcelain. The other event
were crowded In as helping to make tn
day happy. The most important even
connected with the Presidents visit wa
his ringing address to the Harvard un
, dergraduates His declaration in favor o
reforming rather than abolishirs football
made a great hit with the students, ant
the more serious and thoughtful parts o
his speech relating to the college man
; attitude toward affairs of State We're ais
l we'll received.
| All in all. the day was dedicated t
, Harvard and Harvard traditions. TIL
D President attracted little public attention
4 and casual visitor to Cambridge durinl
e tho afternoon would never have suspects
, that the first man in the nation wa
4 spending the day in the University city.