Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-17
GREAT WELCOME
 FOR ROOSEVELT Never Before Has Private Citizen Been Given
 Such an Ovation.
MILLIONS GREET HIM
Colonel Roosevelt Will Land In New York Saturday After One
 Year Abroad.

New York, June 16.-When Colonel Roosevelt arrives in New York harbor at g a. m. Saturday he will receive the most remarkable welcome ever ac- corded private citizen in the United States. The city, not content with pouring it's huge throngs along Broadway and Fifth avenue, will be- gin the welcome down the bay, where hundreds of steamers, yachts, and crafts of every description will roar a steam-voiced salute, while the bands play and the multitude shouts itself hoarse..
 From every corner of the United States and even from Canada and Mexico will come thousands of visi- tors to add their voices to the tumult when the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, on which the former president and party are passengers, casts anchor at quarantine. Foremost among the boats to meet Colonel Roosevelt will be the revenue cutter Manhattan with Roosevelt's relatives aboard. Close al her stern will be the cutter Mohawk, carrying the two representatives ap- pointed by President Taft to meet the famous hunter, scores of Con- gressmen and Senators, governors of states. members of embassies, who will go down the bay unofficially, and prominent citizens from every state in the Union.
 Colonel Roosevelt will leave the Kaiserin and board the revenue cut ter Androscoggin which will have Mayor Gaynor's reception committee on board, and followed by great flotilla, the cutter will proceed up the bay and past the Battery to 18th street, where it will turn, and a half an hour later land at Pier A. Here. on the broad lawn of Battery Park where upwards of 250,000 persons can witness the ceremonies. Mayor Gay nor will receive the distinguished cit izen, and he will respond to the ad- dress of welcome.
 The park will be gaily decorated and will contain court of honor, through which Colonel Roosevelt will pass to his carriage. The parade will begin immediately. In addition to the police mounted band, Roosevelt Rough Riders and the committee. there will be in line the Spanish War Veterans to the number of about 5000. All other organizations will be placed along the line of march on Fifth avenue from Sth street to 59th street Many of these organizations will have their own band and several, it is understood, will throw arches across the thoroughfare.
 Among the distinguished guests will be present Governor Quinby of New Hampshire, Governor Fort of New Jersey, U. s. Senator E. P. Flint of California, Dr. Charles N. Neill, Con- missioner of Labor; Lawrence o. Mur- ray, Comptroller of the Currency; Senator H. C. Lodge of Massachusetts, Congressman Hamilton Fish, Henry M. Goldfogle, William Sulzer, Herbert Parsons, w. w. Cocks and c. V. Fornes of New York; Congressman John w. Langley of Kentucky, Ed ward R. O'Malley, Attorney General of New York; Arion H. Cheney, Sup- erintendent of Banks; Clifford Pin chot, former Chief Forester; Dr. L.. s. Lowe, of the American Academy of Political Science; General Luke E. Wright, ex-Secretary of the Navy; Fire Commissioner Waldo and Book CT T. Washington.
 Among those who will probably go down the bay on the Manhattan are Rear Admiral and Mrs. w. S. Cowles and w. s. Cowles IT,, of Pennington, Conn; MT. and Mrs. Douglgas Rob- inson, MT. and Mrs. T. Douglas Rob- inson and Monroe Douglas Robinson, of Orange, N. J.: MT. and Mrs. F. ID. Roosevelt and G. Hall Roosevelt, of New York; MT. and Mrs. J. H. Alsop of Woodford, Avon, Conn.,; Theodore Roosevelt IT,, Miss Eleanor B. Alex. ander, Archibald and Quentin Roose. welt, Miss l. s. Hagner, Mrs. Roose.
 velt's secretary; Congressman Mich
 olas Longworth, who will meet his
 Wife, who is Colonel Roosevelt
 daughter; Mir. and Mrs. W. Emlel
 Roosevelt and George E. Roosevelt o
 New York.