The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-06-02
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REC ION TO BE
Plans Are Growing to a Gi
gantic Scale for Roose-
velt's Home-C Coming.

plans for his welcome are assuming
larger and larger dimensions, and
that the greeting will be nationwide
admits of no doubt. New York will
be filed from river to river with els
liens and guests, enormous throngs
will crowd the line of march during
the land parade and other crowds
win swarm on the lower bay during
the water demonstration. Distins-
uished visitors from every state in
the Union will be in attendance, del
iegates from organizations from all
over the United States will be on
hand, and scores OF clubs and So
cieties of New York City and vicinity
Iwill, aid in making the former Presi-
dents Homecoming an historic
event.
Chairman R. A. c. Smith Of the
!Harbor Display committee states
that nearly every available sea-goips
craft has been chartered to meet at
Quarantine the Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria on which Colonel Roose-
welt will reach America, and that up
wards of 100 boats will join in the
procession from Quarantine to the
city. The boats, comprising steaiq-
ships, private yachts and tugs, viii
be gaily decorated and all will have
bands aboard. The 800 members OF
the citizens reception committee an
pointed by Mayor Gaynor VIII 20
down the Bay early in the morning
en- the revenue cutter. Androscog-
gin and meet the Kaiserin at 9
O'Clock as-she drops anchor. Imme-
ldiately Colonel Roosevelt will board
the Androscoggin and the procession
will start toward New York.
Passing the Battery the boats will
proceed up North river, hugging the
New Jersey shore, to stake boat
anchored at seth street, and then
return, reaching the Battery at II
O'Clock. Here Colonel Roosevelt will
set foot on his native soil for the
first time in year and be officially
welcomed by Mayor Gaynor, repre-
senting the City OF New York. This
ceremony will take place on raised
stand and the principals will be sur
rounded by 5000 distinguished
guests. including United States sena-
tors and representatives, membets
Eof the diplomatic corps at Washing
ton. members OF President Tait's
cabinet, business men of national
reputation, artists. literatteurs, gov
errors of state. mayors of cities, and
many other persons of note.
The Republican Club of the City Ct
New York has chartered the big
steamship, Albany. and will go to
Quarantine will fully 5000 persons
aboard. As she is as speedy as the
fleet Kaiserin, it is likely that she
will proceed to Fire Island and pick
up the liner. The Roosevelt Neigh
ibors' Association, of Nassau county,
IL. l., Win take part in the naval
demonstration on the steamship,
Nassau. The Nassau will go down
the bay with banners flying and
\ bands playing, and, it is needless to
say. with Colonel Roosevelt's neigh
bors shouting themselves hoarse.
They will wear hats alike, carry the
banners they took to Washington at
the time of Rooseyelt's inauguration,
and wave small American flags. The
Hamilton Club, of Chicago, 500 en-
thusiasts from philadelphia and del
egations from Omaha. Washington,
Pit,sburg. Buffalo and other cities
have already engaged boats. The
! harbor will be policed by cutters in
: the revenue service and speedy po'
lice craft.
The land parade will he spectacn-
lar In the extreme, although the
marching will be confined to the
mounted police, the police band, the
roosevelt Rough Riders escorting
,iMr. Roosevelt, and the reception
committee in carriages. The DEM
onstration will be remarkable in that
instead Of marching, the various or
ganizations will be lined up along
iFifth avenue and Sth street north to
-i59th street. Each organization VIII
; have band and may throw an arch
across the street. In reality the pa
raiders will review Mr.. Roosevelt IN
stead of Mr.. Roosevelt reviewing
them. All along the line decora-
lions will be tarown to the breeze
until the route will be an enormous
ribbon of red, white and blue ex-
tending from Central Park to the
Battery
Mr.. Roosevelt's plans following