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Mayor Gaynor. On this stand we're
gathered $50 of the most notable
men of America, including senators,
cabinet members, governors of states.
representatives and professional and
business men.
About the stand were 200 massive
pillars gaily decorated and Joined
by garlands of flowers. In the space
thus marked off stood 5000 distin-
guished guests. Near the reception
stand was a private stand erected for
Mrs. Roosevelt and her personal
friends. This box was loaded with
rare roses and orchids. The great
Whitehall building the custom house
and the other buildings facing Bat
terry Park were festooned with deco
rations. The park was so packed
with spectators that the police were
compelled to close the sidestreets
and prevent the entry of others, fear
ing that in a panic hundreds might
be precipitated over the seawall in
to the Bay.
Nearly every person in the great
assembly wore the official badge, a
silvered coin, bearing the profile of
the ex-president in bas-relief. The
medals worn by the members Of the
Reception Committee were silver.
dangling a blue and white ribbon,
the official colors of the city Of New
York. The badge of the Rough Rid
ers was pendant from a yellow rib
bon, the cavalry color. All were sus-
pended from a bar, which showed the
coat Of arm Of New York, the Ameri-
can eagle and the name of the Asso-
citation. A single gold medal Of like
design was presented to Colonel
Roosevelt.
Promptly at eleven O'Clock, the An
.droscoggin, at the head of the return
ing fleet, tied up alongside the pier
and Colonel Roosevelt, amid the re-
Iception committee, came ashore. The
Androscoggin was followed in turn by
the other cutters, which disembarK-
ed their passengers, while the re-
mainder of the fleet hurried back up
steam to unload their passengers,
that they might take part in the land
reception, uptown.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her party pro-
ceeded at once to their private box,
which contained only Mrs. Roosevelt,
Nicholas Longworth and wife, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Cowles and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Mr..
and Mrs. T. Douglas Robinson, Mon
roe d. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Alsop, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
Miss Alexander, Mrs. Alexander, Ker-
nit, Ethel, Archie and Quentin
Roosevelt and Miss 1. S. Hager.
AS soon as Mrs. Roosevelt and her
party had taken seats, Colonel Roose-
welt and the Reception Committee adj
vanced over the platform to the re-
ceiving stand. THIS 200 foot walk
was raised six feet in the air, so that
Colonel Roosevelt passed above the
heads of the assembled thousands,
giving them all a good look at him.
Voices Add to Din Of Welcome.
AS he came from the pier house
and advanced toward Mayor Gaynor
who was waiting for him with OUT
stretched hands, Colonel Roosevelt
was given the noisiest vocal greeting
it had ever been his fortune to hear.
From massed bands there came the
roar of music; from the thousands Of
thrOats came one hurrah that lasted
for several minutes.
Among those on the reception
oIdnu WSlc oOVOAAOA Il. IL. VuAAOyS
of New Hampshire; Governor Frank
lin Fort, of New Jersey; U. s. Sena-
tor E. p. Flint, Of California, DR..
Charles j. Neill, Commissioner OF
Labor; Lawrence o. Murray, Compo-
troller of the Currencw; Sen. H. G.
Lodge, of Massachusetts,; Congress
man Hamilton Fish, Henry M. Gold
fogle, William Sulzer, Herbert Par
sons. w. ". Cocks and c. v. Tonnes.
of New York; Congressman John w.
Langley, Of Kentucky; Edward r.
iO'Malley, attorney general of New
York; A. M. Cheney, superintendent
of banks of New York; Clifford Pin
chot, former chief forester; DR.. L. S.
Rowe, of the American Academy Of
Political Sciences; Gen Luke Wright,
e~x-secretary of war; Fire Commits
sioner Waldo; DR.. Booker T. Wash
ington and others equally prominent.
In addition to the reception COM
mittee which escorted Mr.. Roosevelt
to the stand were Secretary of Ar
riculture Wilson, Secretary of the
Navy Meyer and Capt. Archibald
Butt, the presidents personal aide,
the latter bearing a personal letter
to Colonel Roosevelt from his sue
cessor in Office.
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