Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-17
ALL ROADS LEAD
TO N. Y. AND t. R.
Representatives from All Parts of
the Land Are Speeding. to
Join Demonstration
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Expect Pandemonium Will Break
Loose in Harbor When
Cutter Steams In
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that territory will arrive here in time
to represent him in the ceremonies.
Tomorrow, however, is expected to
bring the real out of town throng.
NEW YORK, June 16.-From almost
every corner Of the land pilgrims are
making their way today to New York
to take part in the welcome home on
Saturday To Theodore Roosevelt.
Preparations which have been under
way for several weeks are virtually
completed and when Colonel Roosevelt
steps from the liner which is bearing
him home to the revenue cutter An
droscoggin, the machinery will be set
in motion for what is expected to be
one of the most remarkable demonstra-
tions of the kind ever held.
From Santa Fe, N. M, a large
delegation is coming. Little Rock, Ark,
is sending a party of six, while Omaha,
Salt Lake, Helena, st. Paul, Minneap-
oils, Chicago Atlanta, Knoxville, Co
lumbia, S. c., Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Buffalo, Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and scores Of other cities near and
far are making their contributions of
clubs, societies and individuals, all of
whom are coming here for the purpose
of gazing for a moment or two on the
features of the distinguished way
farer.
LAND AND WATER PAGEANTS
The celebration will consist of two
main features, the water parade and
the land parade. Hundreds of vessels
will take part in the former, while the
festivities on land will engage count
less thousands, either as marchers or
spectators. Those in the line of march
mill hn n q thousands.
the Roosevelt reception committee
found long ago that it would be i'm
possible to hold a parade as was orig
inally planned.
The committee more than two weeks
ago had received applications for
places In the line from SO many organ
izations that 1t would have taken all
day for them to pass given point.
Accordingly 1t was decided to assign
these delegations to stations along the
march and to restrict the parade to the
Rough Riders and the Spanish war vet
Grams as an escort to Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Is ex-
pected to arrive at quarantine at 3
o'clock An hour before that time
Mayor Gaynor's committee of 300, the
governors here for the occasion and
other notable guests will board the
Androscoggin and sail down the harbor
100 other vessels will accompany the
Androscoggin down the bay.
WILL BOARD CUTTER
AS soon as the Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria comes to anchor, Mr.. Roosevelt
will he taken on the cutter. Mrs
Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt and Miss
Ethel Roosevelt will be transferred to
the revenue cutter Manhattan.
AS soon as the transfer is made the
Androscoggin will take her place at
the head of a double column of excur-
sion steamers, private yachts and tugs.
Then the naval parade will begin,
every vessel in the fleet salut1ng the
ex-president with a continuous blast
of steam whistles for two minutes.
The battleship South Carolina Will
be stationed in Ambrose channel to
greet Mr.. Roosevelt with a naval sa-
lutte of 81 guns.
The fleet will proceed up the Hudson
to Fifty-ninth street, and back to the
Battery, where Colonel Roosevelt Is
to land about II o'clock. There he Will
be received by Mayor Gaynor. A stand
will seat 800 official guests and the
mayors committee.
MAYOR FIRST SPEAKER
The mayor will speak first, Mr..
Roosevelt responding. This Is ex.
pected to be the only public speech or
the days exercises. Among those who
have accepted invitations to sit in the
guest stand are Governor Henry b.
Quimby of New Hampshire, Governor
]. Franklin Fort of New Jersey Sec.
retarv Myer of the navy, Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson, Captain Butt, the
presidents aide, who is to bring a let
ter of greeting from the president;
Senator Flint of California, G. P. Nelll,
commissioner of labor; L. o. Murray,
comptroller of the currency; Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, Attorney
General O'Malley of New York, Gift
ford Pinchot, DIR. L. S. Rowe of the
University of Pennsylvania, and Gen.
Luke Wright.
ROUGH RIDERS TO LEAD
When the speechmaking is ended the
land parade will be formed. The Rough
Riders, commanded by Charles II.
Hunter of Oklahoma City, will lead,
preceded by a squadron of police and
the police band. Following the Rough
Riders will be a carriage containing
Mr.. Roosevelt, Mayor Gaynor and Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, chairman or the re-
ception committee, as an escort TO the
committee members who Will ride IN
carriages.
The line of march will be up Battery
place to Broadway, up Broadway TO
Waverlv Place, thence to Fifth ave-
nue. and up the avenue to Fifty ninth
street, where the parade will disband.
Upwards of 10000 persons, compris-
ing local and visiting organizations,
will have position on Fifth avenue for
the parade Many will be in uniform,
or wear the insignia of their orders,
and nearly all will have bands.
After the parade Mr.. Roosevelt prob
ahlv will go to the home of his broth
er-in-law, Douglas Robinson, for a
family luncheon, and later in the day
will 90 to his home at oyster Bay.
The Roosevelt reception committee
received a telegram that Governor
Sloan of Arizona has appointed Joseph
T. Wilson, 1r., former civil service
commissioner, of Tucson, Ariz. as the
representative of that territory at the
Homecoming demonstration.