Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-06-23
ROOSEVELT n HOME
FORMER PRESIDENT RECEIVES
ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME UP
ON LANDING IN NEW YORK.
WHISTLES SHREK GREETING
immense FIotiila Meets Distinguished
Party at ouarantine-Gay Dseora-
tions, eIarina Bands and Innunasr
able Crowds Fill Up the Scene.

New York. June 1S.-Theodore
Roosevelt returned to his native Land
today and Was given a welcome home
such as was never before accorded to
q citizen Of this republic The whole
country joined In 1t. and It was 10
spontaneous and so utterly non-partt-
san that It could not but be most fat
tertng to the former president
Flotilla Meets Him At Quarantine.
Early in the morning an immense
6otilla sailed far down the bay and
when, about seven O'Clock, the scout
ing tugs and motor boats came flying
In with the word that the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria was Approaching, all
made ready for the first greeting.
As the big liner came into sight.
every whistle On every vessel was tied
open and shrieked the welcome to the
returning wanderer Colonel Roose-
velt, with Mrs Roosevelt. MrD-
Longworth, Miss Ethel and Ker>
nit by his side, stood On the deck.
waving his hand and smiling
Reception Committee fakas Him.
At quarantine the necessary for
malities were quickly over and the
official reception committee took the
colonel and his party aboard It's rev.
enue cutter. That vessel at once
started up the harbor and all the gaily
decorated craft, filed with clubs and
| private parties, fell In behind and
! formed most spectacular water pa
rade. The shores were black with
| people who shouted their greetings to
Teddy" as he passed and the facto-
ries and mills added the noise OF their
whistles to the general din
! So it went all the way up 70 TWEEN
ty-third street. where the parade
turned and made It's way back TO the
Battery At that historic spot at the
lower end Of Manhattan island Colone,
Roosevelt landed to receive the for
NAL welcome home
I Welcomed by Mayor Gaynor.
Il In an enclosure In the center o
Battery park were 200 distinguished
guests, including senators, representa-
t1ves. ambassadors and close persona
. friends Of Mr.. Roosevelt Surrounding
!. this enclosure was another reserved
space which was occupied by abou
, 2,50o prominent men and members o
the big reception committee. .ms>.a~
II The cheering and music were u
/ most continuous as the colonel sr
? tered the park. but finally quiet wa
1 restored and Mayor Gaynor steppe
: forward and delivered cordial az
d dress of welcome On behalf of the ns
= ton and the city. Mr.. Roosevelt r.
e sponded briefly but feeltngly, an
d short speeches were made by sewers
=. other prominent men. Much as b
would have liked to be present t
= greet his predecessor, President Tai
= was kept away on account of his Of
Il cfal position and by a previous 81
: gagement-
"a Parade Through the City.
When the speech making was Owe
the parade through the city stree
. started It was originally intended I
conclude the reception with a mo
= ster parade, and Invitations were
u sued to various organizations throug
&c out the country. Within a few day
le however, the committee was hoods
a with so many applications that Il
or parade feature had to be In part aba
ID dened
les The procession itself was compar
lg lively small and was led by the mour
O. ed police of New York, who were II
r. lowed by the police band on foe
IS Then came the escort OF. 500 Rous
In Riders under the command of Robe
er Hunter of Oklahoma City, preside
a of the organization Colonel Roos
I'd welt came next in carriage, and b
Id carriage was followed by long Dl
OF cession of vehicles containing t
Ill members OF the committee and t
ne speakers
i'd The procession made its way
al Broadway to Fourth street, where
CD turned into Fifth avenue and proeee
be ed up that rhoroughfare to Fffty-nin
ne street, where it disb&nded