The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-17

TO GREET
ROOSEVELT.
NATIONAL SALUTE OF
TWENTY ONE GUNS
TO BE FIRED
FORMER PRESIDENT
WILL LAND TOMORROW
Big Naval Demonstration Will
Be Opening Feature Of
Home Welcome
(By Associated Press.1


New York, June 17-Twenty-one
e'ins, the national salute. will greet
foimer President Roosevelt as he
first enters the outer harbor OF New
York on his return to this country.
'rhe battleship South Carolina, to be
stationed in the Ambrose channel, will
thus notify an expectant city that the
iiaiserin Auguste Victoria and her
distinguished passenger are close at
hand at last.
In completion of the naval demon
stration that will follow, Chairman IL.
a. c. Smith of the harbor display
committee, announced the list OF ven
sells and the line of fo nation. Final
Instructions also were given to all cap
tians. Eighty warships, harbor pat
rol boats and other steamers will take
official part In the parade UP the
| Hudson river and back to the battery
In addition flotfla of 15O mer-
chant steamers will carry sightseers
lown the bay to witness the transfer
Of Colonel Roosevelt and his patty
| from the ocean liner to the Andros-
coggin, the revenue cutter that will
Dear the welcoming party and Col
cnel Roosevelt in the parade.
AS the former president boards the
Androscoggin, q second salute will an
nounce that he is once more under
phe American flag. For two minutes
following the combined fiotillas will
:oin in a blast of whistles.
Escorted by revenue steamers, po-
ice patrol boats, the South Carolina,
FIVE torpedo boat destroyers and the
government dispatch boat Dolphin,
the Androscogglh will lead the river
: parade. When Colonel Roosevelt Is
landed at the Battery the formal wei
tume by Mayor Gaynor win proceed.
The mayors speech and that by Mr..
Roosevelt will he the only addresses
and the land parade will start imme-
diately.
New York began final preparations
sor the reception In earnest yesterday
Despite the rain and clouds, the dec
Grating of the city for the event went
steadily ahead.
in other ways the near approach OF
II e Roosevelt reception was Impress
cd upon the city One of these wat
lie influx of visitors. Hotel registers
r gave the best proof of this Even
rar away Alaska lomed UP large wher
> word was received from Governor
Clark of that territory that Former
: Governor hoggatt viii arrive here II
S time to represent him In the ceremon
les.
2 Former Governor Benjamin b. U
den announced here that he had ue
! clined TO serve on the committee u
. receive Colonel Roosevelt SATURDAY
4 nnpointed by Chairman Timothy !
Woodruff of the Republican state com
mittee. He had no explanation I
! make.
Theodore Roosevelt at midnight wa
within 500 miles by dead reckonin
n Of the welcome New York VIII civ
It aim Saturday morning on his retur
y to America after an eventful absenc
:. q. fifteen months.
r His ship, the Kaiserin Auguste VIZ
e. toria. Is rated as a 17-knot vess'
|. and at her normal speed should cove
J. The remaining distance in 20 houi
oI bringing the former president TO IN
e gateway of the harbor at 5 a. m. Sa
2 mday.
+. The program Is for Colonel Roos
+ welt to leave the steamer at cuara'
= rine at Q o'clock that morning, SO 'hs
il is presumed the vessel will be hel
, oack when she nears port SO as NJ
y 10 arrive before schedule.