The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-06-18
7. RS WELCOME NEVADACETSf|CH1
Remarkable Demonstration
in New York Tomorrow.
ALL READY TO GREET HIM
Parade Of Vessels in the Harbor to
be Followed by Festivities on
Land-Pilgrims From Far
Are Arriving.

New York. June l7.-From almost
every corner of the land pilgrims are
making their way to New York to
take part in the welcome home to-
morrow Of Theodore Roosevelt. Prep
aratlons which have been under way
for several weeks are virtually COM
pleted. 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 demon
strations OF the kind ever held.
From Los Angeles. Cal. the Billiken
club. 100 strong. is travelling to New
York on special car. From Santa
Fe. n. NJ. another delegation is com
ing. Little Rock. Ark; Omaha, Salt
Lake City Helena. st. Paul. Minneap-
oils. Chicago. Atlanta. Knoxville. Co
lumbia. S. c.; Cleveland. Columbus.
O.; Cincinnati, Buffalo. Pittsburg. Phil
adelphia. Boston and scores OF other
cities near and far are making their
contributions OF clubs. societies and in
dlvlduals. all OF whom are coming here
for the purpose OF gazing for a min
ute or two on the features OF the dis
tinguished wayfarer
Two Features to Celebration.
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 thou
sands. either as marchers or specta-
tors. Those In the line of march will
be limited TO a few thousands, for the
Roosevelt reception committee found
long ago that it would bS, impossible
to hold a parade as was originally in
tended
The committee more than two
weeks ago had received applications
for places in the line from so many
organizations that II would have taken
all day for them to pass a given point.
Accordingly 1t was decided to assign
these organizations to stations along
the line of march and TO restrict the
parade to the Rough Riders and the
Spanish War Veterans as an escort
to Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria is ex-
pected to arrive at Quarantine at .
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 har-
Dor to extend first greetings.
About q hundred other vessels will
accompany the Androscoggin down the
bay. As soon as the Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria comes TO anchor. Mr.. Roose-
welt will be taken on the cutter. Mrs.
Roosevelt. Kermit Roosevelt and Miss
Ethel will be transferred TO the reve-
nue. cutter Manhattan.
Brilliant Naval Parade.
As soon as the transfer is made the
Androscoggin will take her place at
the head of a double colmun Of excur-
sion steamers. private yachts and tugs.
Then the naval parade will begin.
every vessel in the feet saluating the
former president with a continuous
blast of steam whistles for two MN
utes. The battleship South Carolina
will be stationed in Ambrose channel
to greet Mr.. Roosevelt with the ma
tional salute of twenty-One guns.
The feet will proceed up the Hud-
son river to Fifty-ninth street and
back to the Battery. where Colonel
Roosevelt is to land at IL o'clock. |
There he will be received by Mayor
Gaynor. \ stand Will seat Goo official |
guests and the mayors committee.
The mayor will speak first. Colonel
Roosevelt responding. This is expect
ed to be the only public speaking OF
the days exercises.
Among those who have accepted IN
yitations to sit in the guests stand !
are Governor Quinby, Of New Hamp-
shire: Governor 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 to bring letter OF
greeting from President Taft; Sena-
tor Flint, of California; Charles 7.
NELL, commissioner of labor; Law
renee o. Murray, controller OF the cur
reney; Senator Lodge, OF Massachu-
Sets Attorney General O'Malley, OF
New York; Clifford PinchOt. Dr. Leo 5.
Rowe, of the University Of Pennsylva'
MIA, and General Luke Il. Wright.
When the speechmakng Is ended
the land parade will be formed The
Roosevelt Rough Riders. commanded
by Charles E. Hunter. Of Oklahoma
City. will lead. preceded by squadron
of police and the police band. Follow
ing the Rough Riders will be car
rage containing Colonel Roosevelt
the mayor and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
chairman of the reception committee
This will be followed by about G00O
Spanish War Veterans as an escort to
the committee members, who will ride
In carriages.