The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-23
TWAS A
GLORIOUS
I HOME
COMING

other such sight as this drink {
the American navy"
This 'Fes the toast OF presIden
Roosevelt as he stood radiantly haI
by IN the cabin Of the graceful llttl
cruiser Yacht Maynower at the con
cluslon cf the review, and the cere
monies attending the welcome hom
Of the American batileshlp fleet. HI
Wis surrounde3 by the aamIrals anl
captains ct the sixteen world onci
cling vessels brilliantly atllreA IN al
the goli lace and paraphelnalla o
special full dress uniform and over.
glass was raised IN response TO thl
pros iden,'s suggestion
We stay at homes also drink /,
the nier who nave made us pfoudc
than eyer Of our country a2iea tn,
president ead again the toest wsl
pledged.
when the neei sailed from sai
Francisco, Mr prosldeni" replie,
Rear admiral CHARLES e, gperry. "yol
sent Us a message saving that ourl
vas a heavy responsibility ana grea
hUncs Tint we have today fulfilled
The respon lblllay makes this ths
pruu Sd moment ol cur lives SO,
we aivlsedly, IN sgeaklag OF the fee
Cor 40 enc man Hould have done wha
has been done without the loyal ae,
willing cooperation Of eYofy man OF
the fleet"
Thus briefly tne ckieg commando.
ol the returning ships MADE his OF
fetal report 10 lhe commandments
Ol The army ana navy.
The president was IN the same 10y
Ous mOuG as he was wheA tAc ship.
se aal' louuccN months ag1 and {,
those who giad Ailnessel that noiahl,
'euarlurp OF the 9r8t real taltlc squat
ron yer gathered under the Amefi
can aag. a. constantly expressed hh
enthusiasm pqcr the safe and irnm
nhaai ret@rn of the deet which wa
dispatched un'er sls orders on {
cgu'A whlrn 1t aAa said gas tos
aasardous sar a';y sNeh body ol ship
ID uuieNlakc
"l)o sou remember The propSeee,
OF disas9ar2' as6ed lae president
"Well hare 9hes are Ne added
Doinlng t0 the sSlps. returning al
ter fourteen months w5ihutl scralel
0snt u magnificent =
Tasthe nen and junior officers Che
pre- eideut eXprssscl his appreciation
aad t'te thanks ei The country for The
prestige which .he cruise of The flee
ha,l glveH 10 iAa Bmericaa navy BY
masing 3lslls 10 lhe four divisional
legshns lhe Connecticut the Louis
iea. lno 1eorgls and Che wisconsin
On the Connecticut were gather DE-
l0ehmenis 0f lhe blueluc&els from al
0g lhc oiAhg shlps of lAat division
0ai lbe same was lrHp 0i the com
pinles on the other aagshlps Coming
a0oar6 The Conaeellcut wita The crea
msnalng the ais, or drawn up at 90
tantlon on the quarterback end aftei
bridge. wish The band playigg the
Star Spaaglel TANNER and the for
Ward guns arlBg a saluate OF n guns
IN HTS fonor, the president passet
arst down the iong 'lne Of officers
aleng tha siartoard rah and hGd q
wcfa OF cCrdlss 6reetng for each
ASA evasy one, sIe jlously on the Me,
lower, Ne Aed said personal word
of congT ulatl1e 10 all Of the hae
eaa commanding oficoss Nmonq
them WIRE many warm personal
lrleuis Of the nreaaIent aus these
Re fairly eghreeei after the formal
i5lps of their arst salute he dended
Constantly Curilg Tie reception 9n
.he Maylowrr the president wnul'
take Ndmiral sperr, By the arm AM
le hi mos to nna site for 8 conilaet
iial chat On the Connecticut The pres
dent climbed ON the barbet!e or stee
aaualailon Of toe after turrel, with ~
protruding ~ inch rifles ane IN th'
shadow Of those great guns he briet
~ addressed the crew
In Order 10 reach Ire she't Of tst
baraetie some FIVE feet aheye the
deck the president hal TO step frs
npnn water hyllaRt slls foot slip
ptA when be maIe the initial itiemp
and he narrowly missed d fall whlel
might haae proved serious ks h'
finally maae the san platform Chg
creW cheered testify Thc president
iu.efsnerfsa hia prepare renlfbi
freely with cslbee and he pariienl
arly cauehi the fancy OF the meg
when he tool them be Sis immensell
s.iishct Wlin tho gunneFy werf
which they had accomplished
The cheeiing broke ani aifeal
when ihe president declared q lh'
cruise ihal natody afitsr ifs vii
FORGET thaI me american coast T. oI
ne Pacific M well es ~ the ATTAIN
tie Wha@ The president had euil.
cluded anE wsA about q BE- "mpra
over Az s|dc' % continue hla ronnd
idf the ia thllA d melnhef 0i ihf
ores lra#se ihree citers and Z
stieer Fhty vesc flven will q vlFpi
that nnailg swept the chief exeeuii2f
eH Ms feet aud as he howell acknow
Judgement lie eSruined II There
were en0ugh nI me "a cheer for tsiu
Ihp - 81 the nela's ho8ecoluine
was cold ami gray 4 drlzglinE daHn
,lour ~ rain inli0we4 an e4rly mrflt
lne fox lhal threatened seriously ad
iosugletr with Ihe aFfnneeaenia in'
tha entity ana review. The AaHiuNel
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