The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-17

the idols of New York to-day. We'll
uniformed, with buttons shining
brightly, they spread through the city
from their headquarters at Hotel
buckingham and are made welcome
everywhere. Nearly every man men
toned In Col. RooseveHs book VINO
is alive is in the city As an evidence
OF their feeling toward their colonel
the case of Warren Crockett is cited.
He is a deputy collector of internal
revenue at Marietta, Ga, and came
here ten days ago to be on hand when
the colonel arrived. He was taken
III "Wednesday and sent to Roosevelt
Hospital There hie malady was dag
nosed as appendicitis, and he was
told that an immediate operation was
needed to save his life.
How long Will / be laid up ne
asked.
Three or four weeks was the
reply,
Not for me-" declared Crockett
reaching for his clothes. Il am going
! 10 ride in that parade If 1t Kills me.
But It won't. After the regimental
! reunion maybe I'll 60 back TO the hos
( pital.'
/ Greatest Honor.
/ In honor OF the Rough Riders ana
! the returning colonel, the RooseNei'
+ cocktail is now being passed across
( the mahogany on Broadway 1T is q
mild drink II only one is taken. ea'
{ II more are demanded the mtxoioEis'
makes II plain that ne IL not TO be
{ held responsible Here are the ingre-
/ dents:
One-half Tiger Of San Juan
/ rum (Cuba).
! One dash OF absinthe tFrancel.
{ T.,
( many
quarter 1igger vermouth
(Italy).
One-quarter Tiger dry gin
CEngla nd.
Serve trapped in silver mount
ed eocoanut shells tAfrica1.
| The city Is covered with posters OF
various kinds. al! with the colonel "A:
the principal feature. There Is ont
! poster showing his teeth. each fndi'
| vtdual tooth a foot long. The poster
/ shows the ex-president to be In
happy mood. and below in large let
tiers are the words: welcome nome,
/ IL In only by looking closely that i
is discovered the poster advertlses :
| brand OF chewing gum. There ar
| "D-e-i-i-g-h-t-e-d" posters advertising
| tobacco. and Rough Rider three
sheets telling OF the delights OF some
| ones pet brand OF spirits. PICTURES o.
majestic size indicate Uncle san
shaking hands with a heimeted an'
| brightly smiling Roosevelt. whose bag
| gage Is being carried by couple o
/ smiling piekaninnies
/ After cabinet meeting to-day Secre
tary If the Navy Meyer and Score
/ tary of Agriculture Wilson, VIII
captain Archibald Butt. aide de CAM
fArY9
OF the other executive, prepared u
start for the scene, Captain Butt bor'
a personal message OF greeting iron
Taft to Roosevelt.
A delegation OF house insurgent
left to-day and all outgoing train
were filed with clerks and bureau
chiefs. There are various views a
to what will happen when Kooseve'
arrives The insurgents think Their
will be an endorsement or the pro
gressive movement. the regulars thinl
nothing of the Kind. BUT everybod
here has his ear to the ground listen
ing inrently-
sent to Meet Him.
| tSpecial TO The Richmond Nirginlan.
NORFOLK, June lin her rusl
to meet Theodore Roosevelt on his re
turn TO America. the battleshtp Souu
Carolina left this yard yesterday witt
three hundred members OF her crew
on shore The men were on furlough
and are due to return to their shil
to-day.
r. The ship got orders yesterday t
proceed to New York and meet tn
returning slayer of beasts, forme
President and originator of Anania
clubs and mollycoddles. A little thin
like having three hundred of her GREY
on shore could not stop the sailin
of the ship when 1t WAS question
OF meeting or disappointing Roosevelt
He must not be disappointed.
II was said in naval circles las
night that never before has 1t bee
known that n hattleship has left por
with one-third of her crew on shore
However, Roosevelt has never return
ed from Africa before. and that make
a difference.