The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-15
Ready to Greet Him.

NEW YORK, June 1s.---Thfs city
is filling UP with strangers. Not since
Admiral Dewey sailed into New York
harbor wit hhis victorious flagship
Olympia have the hotels experienced
such rush. Delegations represent
ing every State OF the Union are
pouring in TO assist In the welcome
10 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, nat
uraiist. hunter. Politician extraerdi-
nary and ore-time President Of the
United States.
wide-brimmed felt hats and hand
me-down outfits mingie in the hotel
Hobbies and bars with elaborate frock
coats and knffe-edged creased trous-
two topics. '"wfil Jefr lick johnson 80
and What in hell will Teddy DO
when he gets back?''
The committee of arrangements Is
having its hands full planning 70 take
care Of tho visitors Battery Park,
where the colonel IN to land, will be
the Mecca" OF many Those who
want TO hear Mayer Gaynor welcome
him 70 fhe city and get good look
at the colonel as he responds VIII
70 there. Part of the park will be
reped OF and tickets of admission
with be demanded. at other points
stands will be erected. but more than
half Of the big space will be thrown
open TO the general public on the
"first come. first served" order.
One-third OF the entire police
force Of the city will be massed al
the park 10 prevent accident. Other
detachments will guard the streets
through which the former President
end his escort will pass and ATOMS
the sides OF which will be lined up
the visiting delegations that had
helped tn parade in honor OF the re-
turning hunter.
No Parade.
The general parade feature was
abandoned because the committed
discovered that il all the organiza-
tons turned out that had applied for
places In the line the procession
marching In solid formation. would
take more than an entire day 70 pass
the reviewing stand. and Colonel
Roosevelt has made It plain that he
wants everything over by noon OF
shortly afterward,
II was announced to-day that fully
$4,000 men. members of the visiting
organisations will be lined up along
the east side Of Fifth avenue. be.
tween Eighth and Thirty-fifth street
Tho colonel in his carriage, the be-
ribboned and gold-badged reception
committee and the rough riders and
Spanish war veterans will pass these
organizations in review. acting as a
personal escort.
Col. Roosevelt will receive his first
oficial welcome off the Ambrose
channel light, when a presidentia
salute witt be fired from the guns OF
the battleship North Carolina, the
cruiser Charleston and dozen de-
stroyers that will be anchored there
Excursion boats will be anchored In
double column all the way UP ths
bay and after Colonel Roosevelt i.
taken off, the revenue cutters and
committee boats will pass between
the excursion craft and UP to the
landing place.
Governor Not There.
Governor Hughes will not be or
hand to welcome Colonel Roosevelt
ON behalf OF the committee OF ar,
rangements, it Is said that "oflicia
business will detain him in Albany
but there Is q rurnor that he ha!
not been pressed very hard to be or
hand.
Il Is expected that after Colone
Roosevelt has been ''ofiicially wei.
comed'' he will 90 to the home o.
his brother-in-law. Douglas Robin
son. where he win have luncheon with
Senator Lodge. Congressman Long
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