Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
DECLARES HE WANTS
PRIVACY FROM NOW ON
Mans First Duty to His Family Be-
fore He Can Reform Nation.
DELIGHTED WITH RECEPTION
Accompanied From New York by
Members of His Family, Senator
Lodge and Others-Looks
Over Town Improvements.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y, June lS--Theo-
dore Roosevelt is back once more among
his neighbors. He arrived in Oys-e- Bay
from New York at o'clock tonight on a
special train over the Long Island ra !
road. engaged by the Roosevelt Neigh
bors' Association of Nassau county, four
hundred members of which made the trip
with him.
The run from Long Island City was
made without stop, most of the time
through a pelting rain. This, however,
did not, keep the residents of the towns
along the line from turning out to greet
him. AS soon as the train was under
way Col. Roosevelt emerged from his
private car and walked through all of
the eight other cars shaking hands with
his neighbors and chatting with them.
The rain had stopped by the time the
engineer, with prolonged footing Of his
whistle, slowed down for oyster Bay
The whole town was out at the station
and the cheering throng almost swept
the ex-President from his feet as he
stepped to the ground. Bowing and shak-
ing hands with old friends, he walked
through the mud to the ball park where
srandstand had been erected. About
5000 persons gathered on the green.
School Children Sing Welcome.
Five hundred high school pupils were
The first to do the honors. They sang
Home Again. Then William ].
foungs. United States district attorney,
delivered the address of welcome. Col
Roosevelt replied as follows:
My friends and neighbors. I hone I
need not say how glad / am to see you.
and he with YOU again. My trip began
the I'D of March, a year ago, when you
bade me goodbye at the station, and this
is the ending. when I get through speak
ing. Ii is good to see you again at
the station and walk up behind the band.
Il enjoyed hearing the children sing
and j hope that there are some children
present from the same school that nv
children attended
II am glad to see you all again men
women and little Oysters.
normal schOolboy passes his time
In a state of semi-warfare with his eld-
ers and l suppose / was no exception to
the rule, but those who knew me as a
small boy seem to have forgiven me by
this time.
II can't say how much these home
comings to Oyster Bay have meant to
me in the last dozen years. / know you
all and | do not think there Is one among
yCu with whom j am not on good foot
Ing. l never can forget the welcome you
gave me when / came back from the
Spanisi-American war.
Il have had most interesting trip. and
enjoyed IL very much, lions and every
thing Perhaps l enjoyed ii a little more
on account of the lions. I started at the
headwaters of the Nile. where the people
are In a state Of savagery. and finished up
at the most highly civilized capital in
the world. I enjoyed everything. Africa
and Europe. and the capitals of Europe
and their rulers.
my trip. Some day 1 shall tell You all
about IL This Is merely a greeting and
j wish 10 thank you ALL
III touched me deeply to have many
OF my neiShbors come to New York and
take part in the welcome and the parade.
But 1t touches me more deeply to see you
all here. to live among you again as I
have for the last forty years; to take up
my duties.
The first duty of man is in his own
family. Before a man can aspire to re-
form nation he must turn his attention
to the folks at home
Wants Absolute Privacy.
When Cni. Roosevelt had finished q
local Italian ,"ciety presented him with
:.eld an impromptu reception, during
which 3 large part of the people of Oys-
ter Bay shook hands with him. The
smile he wore constantly showed how
glad he was to be back home once more
One newspaper man pushed forward
and sought an interview. There Is
nothing more that I can say" replied
the colonel. "One thing I want now is
absolute privacy 1 want to close up
like native oyster. l will go to New
York Monday to attend my boys we'd
ding. an1 l will go to the city on We'd
nesday 10 see TO my editorial duties.
hope you representatives Of the press will
not come up to Sycamore Hill, because
1 have nothing TO say"
After IL was all over Col. Roosevelt
walked down the main street for a short
distance just TO see how IL looked. He
inspected the new opera house, then
went 10 his home at Sycamore Hill.
With Col. Roosevelt in his private car
on the train were Mrs Roosevelt. Rep
resentat've and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Theodore Roosevelt. jr. and his fancee,
Miss Alexander; Miss Ethel Roosevelt
Kermit, Quentin and Archibald Roose-
welt, W. Emlen Roosevelt Senator Lodge
OF Massachusetts and Representative
Cocks from Roosevelt's home district
Senator Lodge spent the night at Sag
amore Hill.