The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-06-19
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Mass, and Richard Parr, the special
agent OF tic treasury department,
who was recently awarded q moiety
of $1,000 for his aid to the govern
ment in the sugar frauds.
AT 4;l5 p. m. he left the Alexander
house and drove to the 3ith street
ferry to Long Island in an automo-
bile.
Special to Oyster Bay.
with him were Mrs. Roosevelt and
Mrs. LoDgworth, Miss Ethel Roose-
Welt and Richard Parr. The others
OF the party remained behind. All the
way to the ferry. despite the pouring
rain, crowds lined the streets and
packed tho ferry boat
AS Colonel Roosevelt stepped into
his special train at Long Island city.
a delegation from Oyster Bay, met
him. In acknowledgment tho colonel
went to the rear platform of his car
and soid:
i take this opportunity to thank
my friends and neighbors for this de-
Vouon. And | want also TO thank the
Ne" York police for the wonderful
work they have done today. / am
proud that i was once one OF them
Good night"
Shortly after the train drew out of
the station. Whenever II passed
through town, the engineer slowed
down. while the colonel waved q silk
handkerchief TO cheering crowds.
roosevelt Is back once more among
ms neishbors He arrived from Now
YORK at 9 O'Clock on n special train
over the Long Island railroad On.
gagged by the Roosevelt Neighbors'
association Of Nassau county, 400
members making the trip with him.
The whole town was out at the
station and the cheering throng al
most swept the ex-presiden. from his
feet as he stepped to the ground.
; Bowling and Shaking hands with his
other friends, he walked through the
mud to the ball park, where a grand
stand had been erected About 5000
persons gathered on the green. Five
hundred high school pupils were the
hrst TO do the honors. They sang
Home Again.
Then William j YoungS, United
states district attorney, delivered the
address, TO which Colonel Roosevelt
replied as follows
My friends and ncighbors, l hope
l need not say how glad I am 10 see
you and be with you again. My trip
began the 2Sd Of March a year ago
when you babe me goodbye at the
station and this Is the ending, when
l get through speaking. 1t is good
to see you again at the station and
walk up behind the band.
Il enjoyed hearing the children
sing and / hope that there are some
children present from the same
school that my children attended,
i am glad to see you all again.
men, women and little oysters. A
normal school boy passes his time in
a state of semi warfare at his ell
bows and ] suppose | was no excep-
ton TO the rule. but those who knew
me az small boy seem to have for
given me by this time
Il can't say how much these home.
comings 10 Oyster Bay have meant
to me In the last dozen years. | know
you all and | do not think there ia
one among you with whom | am not
on good footing | never forget the
welcome you gave me when I came
back from the Spanlsh-American war.
Il have had most interesting
trip and enjoyed it very much. lions
and everything Perhaps | enjoyed
1t a little more on account of the
lions. l started at the head waters
oil the Nile, where the people are in
n state of savagery, and finished UP
at the most highly civilized capital
in the world. | enjoyed everything
Africa and Europe and the capitals
OF Europe and their rulers.
But this is not the occasion to
talk of my trip Some day / shall
tell you ell about It, This is merely
greeting and l Wish to thank you
all
ut touched me deeply to have so
many of my neighbors come to New
York and take part in the welcome
and In the parade But It touched
me moro deeply to see YOU all here:
TO live among you again. as ] have
for the last forty years; to take up
my duties
The first duty OF man is in his
own family Before man can aspire
to reform nation he must turn his
attention to the folks at home"
One newspaper after the speech
sought an interview There Is moth
Ing more that l can say" replied the
colonel
"One thing I want now Is absolute
privacy | want to close up like a
native oyster. | will go to New York
Monday to attend my boys wedding
and | will go to the city on Wednes.
day to see to my editorial duties
hope you representatives OF the press
will not come up to Sycamore Hill
because l have nothing to say"
After it was all over. Colonel
Roosevelt walked down the main
street for n distance. Just TO see how
1t looked He inspected ne new
opera house. then went TO lis home
on Sycamore Hill.
With Colonel Roosevelt In his pri-
vate car on the train were Mrs.
Roosevelt, Congressman and Mrs.
Longworth, Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.,
and his iiancee. Miss Alexander. Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, Kermit. Quentin and
Archibald Roosevelt, Senator Lodge
of Massachusetts and Representa-