The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-14
ROUS|NG WELCOME
AWAITS ROOSEVELT
PROBABLY THE MOST REMARK
ABLE WELCOME EVER AC-
CORDED A PRIVATE CITIZEN

New York, June 14-Whon Col.
onel Roosevelt arrives in New York
harbor At 3 a. m, SATURDAY, juno
18th, he will receive the most re-
markable welcome ever accorded a
private citizen in the United States.
The city. not content with pouring
its huge throngs along Broadway
and Fifth Avenue, will begin the
welcome down the Bay, where hun
dreds of steamers, yachts and craft
OF every description will roar
steam-voiced salute, while bands
play anr the multitude shouts it
self hoarse.
From every corner OF the United
States and even from Canada and
Mexico will come thousands Of Wis
tors to add their voices to the
tmut when the Kaiserin Auguste
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ident and his party are passengers,
casts her anchor at Quarantine.
Foremost among the boats to meet
| Colonel Roosevelt will be the rev
eEue cutter Manhattan with Roose
velts relatives aboard. Close at
her stern will be the cutter Mohawk
carrying the two representatives ap-
pointed by President Taft TO meet
the famous hunter, scores of con
grcssmen and representatives. gov
ernors cf States. members of EN-
,assies, who will 20 down the bay
unofficially, and prominent citizens
from every state in the union.
Colonel Roosevelt will leave the
Kaisern and board the revenue
cutter Aniroscoggin which will have
Mayor Gaynor's reception commit
tee on board, and followed by
great flotilla, the cutter will pro
cced up the Bay and past the
Battery to 59th Street, where II
viii turn, and, half an hour later,
land at Pier A. Here, on the broad
lawn of Battery Park, where up
wards of 100000 persons can wit
ness the ceremonies, Mayor Gaynor
will receive the distinguished cit
izen, and he will respond to the ad-
dress of welcome.
The park will be gaily decorat-
ed ami will contain a court of
honor, through which Colonel Rcose-
welt will pass to his carriage. The
parade will begin Immediately. In
addition to the police. mounted
band, Roosevelt Rough Riders. and
the committee there will be in line
the Spanish War Veterans to the
number cf about 5000. All other
organizations will be placed along
the line of march on Fifth Avenue
from Sth Street to 59th Street.
Many of these organizations will
have their own band and several,
it is understood will throw arches
across the th0roughfare.
Among the distinguished guests
will be present Governor Quiuby OF
New Hampshire, Governor Fort of
New Jersey. United States Senator
+ p. Flint of California, DR. Chas.
| p. Neill, commissioner of labor;
/ Lawrence o. Murray, comptroller OF
the currency; Senator II. c. Lo!ge
o. Massachusetts,. Congressman Ham
ilton Fish Henry NJ Goldfogle. WIN
| liam Suzer, Herbert Parsons. w w.
Cocks and c. V. Fornes of New
York. Congressman John w. Lang
ley of Kentucky Edward r. O'Mal-
ley, attorney general of New York.
Arion II. Cheney. superintendent of
banks; Clifford Pinch0t. former chief
forester; DR. l.. S. Rowe, of the
American Academy OF Political Sci
ence; General Luke f. Wright. ex-
secretary OF the navy; Fire Com
missioner Waldo ard Booker T.
Washington.
Among those who will probably
go down the Bay on the Manhattan