The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-29

DENVER SETS PACE
FOR THE COLONEL
His Day There Even More
Strenuous Than That in
Cheyenne
EATING AND SPEAKING
KEEP HIM VERY BUSY
Guest of Press Club at "Chuck
Wagon Dinner and Address
es Spanish War Veterans, Live
Stock Men and Legislature.

DENVER. COL. Aug. 2e.-what
Cheyenne left undone for Colonel
Roosevelt Saturday in the way of
~strenuosity IA done for him to-day
when he spent twenty-four- hours
within the confines of thu metropolis
OF Colorado. During that period the
colonel mingled "Reminiscences of the
Spanish war. when he fraternized
with his old comrades in arms, the
Spanish war veterans; OF the days
when he rode the range. when hi
was the guest OF honor at a chuck
wagon dinner given by the Denver
Press Club, and OF his days in the
New York Legislature. when he ad-
dressed the special session Of the Colo
RADIO Legislature in the House cham
Der.
Great Crowd Gathers.
BY far the largest crowd that has
greeted him since he started on his
present eventful o of the West
-cheered theLcontrihuting editor when
his train entered the Union Depot at
1870 this morning. 1t was estimated
by the police and city authorities that
not fewer than 100. 600 visitors we're
in the city. and from the noise that
greeted the colonel the umbe ap-
pears not to have been overestimated.
They thronged all the downtown
streets where Roosevelt was expected
TO pass. and they Jammsd almost to
suffocation the streets adjoining the
depot-thousands upon thousands
asking only for one glimpse Of the
familiar physiognomy of the returned
lion hunter.
As early as 7 O'Clock the crowds
began TO gather at the depot. and by
10 o'clock IL was "a hazardous under
taking TO attempt 10 get through a
rain.
Roosevelt had hreakfasted in his
private car en- route to Denver from
Cheyenne. So he was In fine form
when he reached here. \ salute OF
twenty-one guns announced his ar
rival Governor Shafroth. Mayer
kpeer and A committee representing
the Colorado Live Stock Association.
enc representing the Spanish war vet
Grams and committees representing
other organizations welcomed the dis
iinguished guest
The colonel was escorted to an au-
tonobile and taken uptown. where
hs reviewed p huge parade of several
hundred Spanish war veterans and
civic organizations of Denver.
This occupied his time until past the
loon hour.
- Guest al Chuck Wagon" Dinner.
A little later a committee from the
Press Club waited on the colonel and
took him out to Overland Park, where
he was the guest OF honor at an old
fashioned chuck wagon dinner. The
dinner lacked nothing OF the flavor
az the roundup. The fires were built
OF buffalo chips and Jim Scott and
Harry
cooks. prepared h -Stands Just as
they have don. scores OF times In
the good old DAYS" There were no
a la carte dishes, but the victuals
were pronounced "aIt there" for a
man with q ~full-grown outdoor appe-
lite,
Al 2.30 h Press Club delivered
Colonel Roosevelt at the big city au-
ditorium. where he addressed a
shrong that damned the huge build
ing to its capacity. The program
said the colonel would address the
Live Stock Association, but the live
stock men formed only n very small
percentage OF his audience.
Following his speech the colonel
vas hurried to the Capitol building. /
where he addressed the legislators
briefly at 4 o'clock and an hour later
reappeared at the auditorium. this
tins to address the Spanish war vet
Grams, who greeted the hero of San |
Juan Hill with a vociferous yell.
Colonel Roosevelt will be the guest
of honor at the Live Stock Associa-
ton banquet tonight and will leave
tomorrow morning for Ossawatomie,
Kansas