Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-03
THOUSANDS WILL
GREET ROOSEVELT
Plans for Welcome to Former
President Assuming I'M
mense Proportions
5000 INVITATIONS SENT OUT
Great Delegations from Many
Cities to Visit New York
City June 18
6ooo INVITATIONS SENT OUT

NEW YORK, June 2.-As the time
approaches for the return of former
President Roosevelt Saturday morn
ing, June Is, the plans for his welcome
are assuming larger dimensions. Ihat
the greeting will pe nationwide ad-
mits of no doubt.
Chairman r. A. C. Smith of the har-
Dor display committee states that near
ly every available seagoing craft mas
been chartered to meet at quarantine
the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, on
which Col Roosevelt Will reach Amer
lea. and that upward of 100 boats Will
ioin in the procession from Quarantine
to the city. The boats, comprising
steamships, private yachts and tugs,
will be gayly decorated and all Will
have bands aboard. The 300 members
of the citizens reception committee
will go down the bay on the revenue
cutter Androscoggin and meet the
Kaiserin at o'clock as she drops
anchor. Col. Roosevelt will board the
Androscoggin and the procession Will
start toward New York.
NAVAL PARADE PLANNED
Passing the Battery the boats VIII
proceed up North river, huSglpg tie
New Jersey shore, to a stake boat an
chored at Fifty-ninth street, and then
return, reaching the Battery at IL
o'clock. Here Col. Roosevelt will set
foot on his native soil for the first
time in a year and be officially well
coined by Mayor Gaynor, representing
the city of New York. This ceremony
will take place on a raised stand anu
the principals will be surrounded by
5000 distinguished guests, including
United States senators and represen-
tatives, members OF the diplomatic
Germs at Washington, members Oh
President Taft's cabinet, business men
of national reputation, artists, 'lterat-
teurs, governors of states, mayors or
cities and many other persons OF note;
The Republican Club OF the CITY OF
New York has chartered the DIG steam
ship Albany and will go to quarantine
with fully 5000 persons aboard. AS
she is as speedy as the fleet Kaiserin,
il is likely that she will proceed to FIRE
island and pick up the liner. Inc
Roosevelt NeighborS association Oh
Nassau county, L l., will take part in
the naval demonstration on the steam
boat Nassau. They will wear hats
alike and carry the banners they took
to Washington at the time of Roose-
velt's Inauguration. The Hamilton
club of Chicago, 500 enthusiasts from
Philadelphia, and delegations from
Omaha, washington, Pittsburg, Bur
falo and other cities have already en-
gagged boats.
The land parade will be spectacular
although the marching will be CON
fined to the mounted police, the police
band, the Roosevelt rough riders eS-
corting Mr.. Roosevelt, and the recep-
ton committee in carriages. Inc
demonstration will be remarkable III
that instead of marching, the various
organizations will be lined up along
Fifth avenue from Eighth street north
to Fifty-ninth street. In reality the
paraders will review Mr.. Roosevelt
instead of Mr.. Roosevelt reviewing
them. All along the line decorations
will be thrown to the breeze until the
route will be an enormous ribbon OF
red, white and blue, extending from
Central park to the Battery.
Mr.. Roosevelt may remain in the city
until the luncheon to be given him
Thursday. June 70, by the Roosevelt
rough riders. Mrs Roosevelt has been
invited bv the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution to a luncheon at
Sherry's June IS.