The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-19

| Roosevelt Neighbors' association OF Mas
saG county, 500 members making the trip
with him. The whole town was out at
| the station and the cheering throng al
most swept the cX-presdent from his
ieet as he stepped To the ground. Bow
ing and shaking hands with his old
friends, he walked through the mud to
the park. whore II grand stand had
been erected. About 5000 persons gath
cred, on the green. Five hundred school
pupils were the first TO do the honors
They SANG Home Again" Then Will
liam j, Youngs United Statos district
attorney, delivered the address OF well
come. Colonel Roosevelt replied as fol-
lows:
my Friends and Nelghbors: 1 hope I
need not say how glad l am to sec
You and be with you again. My trip
began the 23d of March n year ago, when
you bade me goodbye at the station. and
i this is the ending. when / get through
speaking. IL is good TO sec you again
at the station and walk up behind the
band
81 enjoyed hearing the children sing
and / hope that there are some children
present from the same school that my
children attended.
Glad to Be Home Again,
"I am glad to see you all again. men.
women and little Oysters. A normal
school boy passed his time In q state
suppose l was no exception to the rule
but those who knew me as n small boy
seem TO have forgiven me by this time.
II cam. say how much this hoSl's
coming TO Oyster Bay has meant to me
In the last dozen years. l know you ALL
and | do not think there is one among
you with whom am not on good foot
ing. l can never forget the welcome you
Spanish American war,
al have had most interesting trip and
enjoyed 1t very much-lions and every
thing. Perhaps I enjoyed IL little more
on account OF the lions. I started at
the head waters of the Nile, where the
people are In state OF savagery,, and
capital OF the world. I enjoyed every
thing-Afrca and Europe. and the capt.
tails OF Europe and their rulers.
But this Is not the occasion to talk
of my trip. Some day l shall tell you
all about IT, This is merely n greeting
and l wish to thank you all
1T touched me deeply to have so
many of my neighbors come to New
in the parade. But 1t touched me more
deeply to see you all here TO live among
you again as ] have for the last forty
years, TO take UP my duties.
''The first duty of a man Is in his own
family Before a man can aspire TO re-
form n nation he must turn his attention
to the folks at home"
Seeks Absolute Privacy.
One newspaper after the speech sought
an interview. There is nothing more
that can say" replied the colonel. "One
thing I want now is absolute privacy, |
want to close up like native oyster. l
will go TO New York Monday to attend
my boys wedding. and l will go TO the
city on Wednesday to see to my edi-
torinl duties. l hope you representa-
tivcs OF the press will not come up to
Sycamore HILL because l have nothing
to say"
After II was all over Colonel Roosevelt
walked down the main street for a dis
tance. Just to see how IT looked. He
inspected the new opera house, then
went to his own home on Sycamore Hill.
With Colonel Roosevelt in his private
car on the train were Mrs Roosevelt.
Congressman and Mrs. Long worth, Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Jr,. and his hancee. Miss
Alexander Miss Ethel Roosevelt Kermit.
Quentin and Archibald Roosevelt. w.
Emlin Roosevelt, Senator Lodge OF Mas
sachusetts and Representative Cocks
from Roosevet's home district. Senator
Lodge spent the night at Sycamore Hin