Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-16
ADMIRERS FL0CKING TO
JOIN IN CELEBRATION
Former Presidents Ship Is Hours
Ahead of Schedule.
PRESIDENT TAFT'S GREETING
Compares Roosevelt's European Tour
With That Of Gen. Grant.
Joke on Teddy"

SABLE ISLAND. n. s., June 1s.-The
wireless station here was in coumunica-
ton at Cos am. today with the Kaiserin
Auguste Victoria. which has among its
passengers Tehodore Roosevelt and men,
bers Of his family. The steamer was
then 80 miles southeast OF Sable Island
and sos miles east OF Sandy Hook She
should be OF Ambrose channel lightship
about o'clock Saturday morning, some
three and ope-half hours earlier than
was indicated i'm the message from the
steamer yesterday.
NEW YORK, June 16-From almost
every corner of the land pilgrims are
making their way today to New York TO
take part in the welcome home Saturday
morning of Theodore Roosevelt. Prepara-
tions which have been under way for
several weeks are virtually completed and
when Col. Roosevelt steps from the liner
which is bearing him home to the
revenue cutter Androscoggin the ma
chinery will be set In motion for what is
expected to be one OF the most remark
able demonstrations of the kind ever held.
Come From Ali Points.
From Log Angeles the Billiken Club. 100
strong. is travelling to New York on 4
special car due here tonight. From Santa
Fe. n. M. another delegation is coming.
Little Rock, Ark, is sending a party OF
six, while Omaha. Salt Lake City, Helena.
Mont; st. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago. A.
lanta, Knoxville. COLUMBIA, S. e., Cleve-
land. Columbus. Ohio: Cincinnati. Buffalo.
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, Boston and scores
Of other cities near and far are making
their contributions OF clubs, societies ana
individuals, all OF whom are coming here
for the purpose of gazing for minute
or two on the features OF The distinguish
ed wayfarer.
The celebration will consist Of two main
features, the water parade and the land
rarade. Hundreds OF vessels will take
part in the rcrmer, while the festivities
on land will engage countless thousands.
either as marchers or spectators. Those
in the lihe Of march will be limited to a
few thousands, for the Roosevelt recep-
tion committee found long ago that Il
would be impossible to hold a parade az
originally planned. The committee more
than two weeks ago had received applica-
tions for places in the line from so many
organizations that II would have taken
all day for them to pass a given point.
Accordingly 1t was decided to assign
line of march and to restrict the parade
to the Rough Riders and the Spanish
War Veterans as an escort to Mr.. Roose-
welt.
Meet Him Down Harbor.
The kaiserin Auguste Victoria. is sx-
pected to arrive at quarantine at ,
o'clock. An hour before that time Mayor
Gaynor's committee of 800, the governors
for no
guests will board the Androscoggin and
sail down the harbor to extend FIRST
greetings. About 100 other vessels will
accompany the Androscoggin down the
bay.
AS soon as the Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria comes to anchor Mr.. Roosevelt viii
be taken on the cutter. Mrs. Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roose-
welt will be transferred to the revenue
cutter Manhattan.
AS soon as the transfer Is made the
Androscoggin will take her place at the
head of a double column OF excursion
steamers, private yachts and tugs. Then
the naval parade will begin, every ves-
sci in the fleet salutng the ex-Presl-
dent with continuous blast or steam
whistles for two minutes. The battle
ship South Carolina will be stationed
in Ambrose channel to greet Mr.. 'Roose-
Welt with the national salute of twenty
one guns
The fleet will proceed up the Hudson
Battery. where Col. Roosevelt is to land
at about IL o'clock. There he will be re-
ceived by Mayor Gaynor. stand will
seat 800 official guests and the mayors
committee TIE mayor Will speak frst.
Mr.. Roosevelt responding. This is ex-
pected to be the only public speaking OF
the days exercises.
Have Accepted Invitations.
Among those who have accepted in
yitations to sit in the guests stand are
Gov Henry b. Quinby Of New Hamp-
shire, Gov J. Franklin Fort OF New
Jersey, Secetary Meyer OF the Navy.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of
Agriculture. Capt. Butt, the Presidents
aid, who is to bring a letter of greet
ing from President Taft; Senator Flint
California; Charles p. Neill commits
controller Of the currency: Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts,. Attorney Gen.
eral O'Malley OF New York, Ginord
Pinchot, DIR. Lee S. Rowe OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and Gen. Luke
l.. Wright.
When the speechmaking Is ended the
land parade will be formed. The Roose-
yelt Rough Riders. commanded by Charles
T. Hunter of Oklahoma City. VIII LEAD.
preceded by a squadron OF police and the
police band. Following the Rough Rid
ers will be a carriage containing MI.
Roosevelt, the mayor. and Cornelius Van
derbilt chairman of the reception com
mittee This will be followed by about
COCO Spanish War Veterans. as an escort
10 the committee members. who VIII ride
in carriages.
The line of march will be UP Battery
place to Broadway. up Broadway To
Waverly place. thence to 9TH avenue ana
up 5th avenue TO 59th street. where the
parade will disband. Upward OF 20O00
persons comprising local and visiting or
will have positions on 9Th
avenue for the parade. Many will be in
uniform or wear the insignia of their
orders, and nearly all will have bands.
After the parade Col Roosevelt proba-
bly will go to the home OF his brother
in-law; Douglas Robinson, for a family
luncheon, and later the day will go To