The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-05-31
GOTHAM PLANS TO
GREET ROOSEVELT
The Greatest "HOme-c coming
Since Return of the
ProdigaI Son.
THOUSANDS OF VISITORS
EVERY STATE IN THE UNION TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE CROWDS
THAT WILL WELCOME THE
Ex.PREslDENT.

THAT WILL WELCOME THE
Ex-PREsIDENT.
New York, May 31.--As the time ap-
proaches for the return of exPresident
Roosevelt on Saturday morning. June
1S, the plans for his welcome are as
suming larger and larger dimensions
and that the greeting will be national
wide admits of no doubt. New York
will be filled from river to river with
citizens and guests, enormous throngs
will crowd the line of march during
swarm on the lower bay during the
water demonstration. Distinguished
visitors from every state In the union
will be in attendance. delegates from
organizations from all over the United
States will be on hand, and scores of
clubs and societies Of New York city
and vicinity will aid in making the for
mer presidents home coming an his
toric event.
Chairman r. A. C. Smith of the Har-
Dor display committee states that near
ly every available sea going craft has
been chartered to meet at quarantine
the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria on
which Col. Roosevelt will reach Am
erica and that upwards of 100 boats
will join in the procession from quar-
antine to the city. The boats, COM
prising steamships, private yachts and
tugs will be gaily decorated and all
will have bands aboard. The 800 mem
bers OF the citizens reception commit
tee appointed by Mayor Gaynor will 60
down the bay early In the morning on
the revenue cutter Androscoggin and
meet the aKiserin at 8 o'clock as she
drops anchor. Immediately Col. Roose-
velt will board the Androscoggin and
the procession will start to New York.
Passing the Battery the boats will
proceed up North river hugging the
New Jersey shore to = stake~boa am
chored at 10th street, and then return
reaching the Battery at IL o'clock.
Here Col. Roosevelt will set foot oh
his native soil for the hrst tine in
year and be ofncially welcomed by
Mayor Gaynor, representing the City
OF New York. The ceremony will take
place on . raised stand and the princi-
pals will be surrounded by 5000 dis
tinguished guests including United
States senators and representatives,
members Of the diplomatic corps at
Washington. members OF President
Taft's cabinet, business men Of nation
a reputation. artists, literatteurs, gov
ernors OF states. mayors Of cities and
many other persons OF note.
The republican club Of the City of
New York has chartered the big steam
ship Albany and will go to quarantine
with fully 5000 persons aboard. AS she
is as speedy as the feet Kaiserin. It is
likely that she will proceed to Fire Is
land to pick up the liner. The Roose-
velt Neighbors' association of Mas
sau county. L. L.. will take part in
the naval demonstration on the steam
boat Nassau. The Nassau will go
down the bay with banners flying and
bands playing, and 1t is needless to
say, with Colonel Roosevelt's neigh
bors shouting themselves hoarse. They
will wear hats alike, carry the ban
ners they took to Washington at the
time Of Roosevelt's Inauguration, and
wave small American flags. The Ham,
ilton club Of Chicago, 500 enthusiasts
from Philadelphia and delegations
from Omaha, Washington, Pittsburg,
Bufalo and other cities have already
engaged boats. The harbor will be
policed by cutters in the revenue serv-
ice and speedy police craft.
The land parade win be spectacular
in the extreme. although the march.
ing will be confined to the mounted
police. the police band, the Roosevelt
Rough Riders escorting Mr.. Roose-
Welt, and the reception committee in
carriages. The demonstration will be
remarkable in that instead of march.
Ing the various organizations will be
lined up along Fifth avenue from Sth
street north to 59th. Each organixa-
ton will have q band and may throw
an arch across the street. In reality
the paraders will review Mr.. Roose-
welt, instead OF Mr.. Roosevelt review
ing them. All along the line decora-
tions will be thrown to the breeze un-s
til the route will be an enormous rib
from Central park to the Battery.
Mr.. Roosevelt's plans following the
reception have not been announced.
and it is not known whether he will 60
to his home at Oyster Bay or remain
in the city until the luncheon to be
given him Thursday June % by the
Roosevelt Rough Riders. Mrs. Roose-
welt has been invited by the Daughters
Of the American Revolution to lunch-
con at Sherry's, where. II she accepts.
she will review the parade from the
windows OF the famous restaurant.
SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE.
Partial settlement report Of the es-
tate Of John A. Burbank, deceased,
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