The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
THE ROOSEVELT PARADE.
How America Will Welcome home the
Ex-President From His Hunting
Trim and EurODpan TOur,


New York, May 23.-That the re-
ception to be given Col Theodore
Roosevelt upon his return to this
country on June 18th is to be national
| in scope and not confined to the city
of New York, is officially announced
by Cornelius Vanderbilt, chairman of
! the committee.
When the citizens committee was
appointed by Mayor Gaynor of New
York some time ago the intention was
that the city itself should receive the
former President. But Immediately
it became evident that the entire coun-
try wished to share in the welcome,
and that Col Roosevelt himself de-
sired that the wish be granted. Let
ters from individuals and organiza-
tons all over the Union were receiv-
ed asking for positions in the land
parade, and several sent representa-
tives to confer with Capt Arthur F..
Cosby, the committees secretary at
No. LAG Broadway.
The committee, therefore, an
nounces to the country at large that
/ any organization in good standing
will be given a position in the parade
| the out-of-town bodies being accord
ed the right of the line. AS many po-
| litical, social, business and other or
CARNATIONS and clubs have already
placed their applications on file, Cap
tain Cosby requests that all wishing
to take part in the welcome notify
| him Immediately at the committee S
headquarters, No. LAG Broadway, New
York.
While many minor details have not
been decided on, the general arrange.
ments have been determined. Col.
onel Roosevelt will sail on the Kais-
erin Auguste Victoria of the Ham.
burg American line and will reach
Quarantine in the upper bay at
O'Clock. The committee is able tc
name the precise hour of arrival as
arrangements have been made with
the steamship company to delay OF
increase the speed of the Kaiserin sc
that she will make Quarantine at the
exact time set.
AT Quarantine the former President
will board a revenue cutter and pro
coed to the Battery where he will bt
officially welcomed by Mayor Gay
nor. Early in the morning every av
ailable craft, laden with crowds o.
Roosevelt enthusiasts, will sail tt
meet the Kaiserin and escort her t.
Quarantine. From this point they
viii! escort the cutter to its destina
Ition. Several organizations, whic,
have chartered ocean-going steamers
will pick up the fleet liner east o
Fire Island and add the footing O
their whistles to the roar of the gun:
of Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton
and the ship passes through the Mar
rows.
The land parade will form at thu
Battery and proceed up Broadway t.
Washington Square, thence through
the Washington Arch and up Fiftl
lavenue to Fifty-ninth street, tn,
point of dismissal At the lattel
point, probably, there will be a re
viewing stand. OF course. there viii
be other stands along the line O
Imarch which will be profusely decor
ated. The parade will be led b,
mounted police and the mounted pc
lice band. The Roosevelt Rough Rid
Iers. forming the personal escort o
Colonel Roosevelt, will follow, aftel
which will come the entire reception
committee of $50 representative citi
zens and the visiting and local so
cieties