The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-16
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Thousands Are Making
the Pilgrimage to
New York

e'o'' Si vi tHe lund pilgrims nr
making their way today TO New YorI
10 take part In the welcome home q
Colonel Roosevelt. Prenaration
which have been under way for sew
cral weeks. have been virtually beer
completed and whom Colonel Roose
velts from the liner which is bear
Ing him home TO the revenue cutie,
Androscoggin' the machinery will b,
set In motion for what is expected tc
be one of the most remarkable dem
onstratlons OF the kind ever held.
From Los Angeles. the BilIiken
club lao strong. Is travelling to New
York on a special car due here to-
night.
From Santa Fe. y NJ, another del
egation Is coming Little Rock. Ark.
Is sending party OF six. while Oma-
hs. Salt Lake City. Helena, Montana.
ST. Paul, Minneapolis. Chicago. AT
lanta' Knoxville, Co:umbia, 8 c..
Cleveland. Columbus. O., Cincinnati,
bunalo. Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Bos-
ton and scores Of other cities near
and far are making their contributions
OF clubs, societies and individuals. all
oil whom are coming here for the pur.
pose of gazing for a minue or two on
the features OF the distinguished way
faTer
Tho celebration viii consist OF two
main features. the water parade and
The land parade. Hundreds of vessels
VIII tals part In the former. while
tue festivities on land will engage
countless thousands either as march.
ers or spectators. Those In the line
OF march viii be limited to a few
thousarqs. for the Roosevelt recep.
tion co nmittec found long ago that it
would ! impossible to hold a parade
as was originally planned The com
mittee more than two weeks ago had
received applications for places In the
line from 80 mgny organizations that
1t would have tslSen all day for them
to pass given point. Accordingly,
II WIS decided TO assign these organ.
lHatlons To stations along the line Of
march and to restrict the parade to
the Rrugh Riders and the Spanish
War Veterans rs an escort to Mr..
Roosevelt
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria is
expected to arrive at Quarantine at Q
o'clock An hour before that time.
Mayor Gaynor's committee OF 300. the
governors here for the occasion and
other notable guests. VIII board the
Androscoggin and sail down the har-
bor TO extend first greetings About
one hundred other vessels will ac.
company the Androscoggin down the
bay AS soon as the KaiserIn Augu.
ste Victoria comes to anchor, Mr..
Roosevelt will he taken 10 the cutter.
Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt and
Miss Ethel Roosevelt Will be trans
fcrred to the revenue cutter Manhat-
tan.
AS soon as the transfer is made. the
Androscoggin Will take her place at
the head Of a double column of eX.
curSion steamers. private yachts and
tugs, Then the naval parade will
begin, every vessel In the fleet sa-
lutiDg the e2-president with a con
tinuous blast of steam whistles for
two minutes.
The battleship South Carolina Will |
be stationed In Ambrose channel to
greet Mr.. Roosevelt with the national |
salute of p guns.
The fleet Will proceed up the Hud. |
son river To 109th street and back to
the Battery where Colonel Roosevelt !
IS 10 land at about IL o'clock. There
he VIII be received by Mayor Gnynor |
a stand Will seat six hundred Official !
guests and the mayors committee.
The mayor Will speak first. Mr.
Roosevelt responding This Is expect !
Il f., k1 la Zr,I,s l.
days exercises. Among those who |
have accepted invitations TO sit in the !
guests stand nre Governor Henry |
Quincy OF New Hampshire. Cover |
nor j Franklin Fort OF New Jersey, |
Secretary Meyer Of the navy. Secre. |
tary Wilson OF the department Of ag-
rlculture; Captain Butt, the presi- !
dents aide. who Is 10 bring a letter |
or greeting from President Taft: Sen
ator Flint, California. Charles |
Neill, commissioner OF labor: Law |
renee Murphy. comptroller of the cur |
rcncy. Senator Lodge OF Massachus- |
cts; Attorney General O'Malley. of |
New York; Clifford Pincbot and Cen !
eral Luke f, Wright.
When the SpeechmalIing Is ended !
the land parade Will be formed. The |
Roosevelt Rough Riders, commanded |
by Charles z. Hunter OF Oklahoma |
City. Will lead. preceded by q squad |
ron OF police and the police band, |
Following the Rough Riders will lie y |
carriage containing Mr. Roosevelt, |
The mayor and Cornelius Vanderbilt, |
chairman OF the reception committee !,
This Will be followed By about 5000 ]
Spanish War veterans. as an escort |
10 the committee members. who Will |
ride In carriages.
The line OF march will be up Bat |
terry place to Broadway. UP Broadway !
10 Waverly place. thence TO Fifth ave |
nue. and UP Fifth avenue 10 59th street |
where the parade Will diSband. Up |
wards OF 10000 persons, comprising |
local and visiting organizations. Will |
have positions Oh Fifth avenue for |
The parade. Many VIII be uniformed
or wear the insignia OF their orders I
and nearly all will have bands
After the parade Colonel Roosevelt |
probably will 20 TO the home OF his |
brotbcr-in-Iaw, Douglas Robinson, for !