Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-03-13
RECEPTION TO. !. !.
(. .|R||O|O||SEVEL1S
Oyster Bay Folks Tender
Farewell Blowout to the.
Ex-Presideni, Which Is
Attended by All the COun.
try Side !. ,... !.

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President Roosevelt and Mrs Roose-
yelt were the guests of the town of
Oyster Bay tonight at a reception
held here in their ho4pr in the town
hall. From $3.50 till 10: 80 p. sm.s sthe.
ex-president and Mrs. Roosevelt
stood behind the Justices railing lin
the town clerks Office and the towns
people filed by shaking hands and ex-
tending farewell greetings. 55S9 Z. .r:,S !.
It was a great night for Oyster
Bay. Many of the, townspeople had
not seen their distinguished first cit
izen since he relinquished his great
office and returned here among them
to become private citizen Of the.
privatest kind. r.. +; 25sY tss3 ~: 4 - =
They had prepared rousing well
come for him on the night Of his re-
turn from the national capital, but
his train: did not reach here until
half past one o'clock in the morning.
and BY that time three-fourths Of
those who had come to welcome him
szads rstnraea 70 their honaess 81
tonight many Of the villagers com-
bined their greetings, OF welcome
home with wishes of farewell
! An hour before the time set for the
reception at the doors of the town
hall was a large and expectant
crowd. At each of the eehurches len
ten services had been held during
the evening, and at their. conclusion
the people hurried to the town hall,
all eager to pay their respects to the
man whom they have held in the
highest admiration for dozen years
or more.
Street venders of novelties had
early come to town from New York
with a large supply of Roosevelt
banners and buttons left over from
the 1904 campaign and 1905 inaugur-
alton, and addede not a little to
the general animation. they had lit
tie trouble in disposing of their left
over wares to the natives who seized
upon the opportunity Of securing
the last souvenirs bearing the former
presidents portrait with eagerness.
Buttons, banners and medals which
the dealers had supposed would
become loss, sold quickly.
Notwithstanding that the recep-
tion was to be given for Oyster Bay
residents only, many persons from
nearby towns and others from some
distance came to the village to at
tend. These finally secured admis-
sion to the town hall, and shook
hands with Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt.
There were a number who had
known Mr.. Roosevelt for many years,
and who felt that they were entitled
to join his neighbors in demonstrat-
ing their friendship and good will.
=, For everyone the ex-president had
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chatted pleasantly for a minute or
more. "reminiscences were numer-
Gus between Mr.. Roosevelt and the
older men who had known him since
an early age. Almost every mother
In the village brought her children.
for they all knew the former presi-
dent is "a great admirer OF children.
He was especially pleased to see
them. 53.; 81 g. Z $5;ss 3 i
When Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt
drove up to the town hall there was
j rousing cheer from the many peo-
pie awaiting outside. a tall colored
youth was one Of the first to come
along. He remarked to Mr. Roose-S
yelt:
I've carried the Roosevelt banner
la two campaigns, and / hope I shall
have the honor Of doing 80 again. 3 sss
II 10 this oosevelt repIied,
smiling: Time alone viii tell
whether you are to be Afforded that
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