Arizona republican., 1911-02-18
PERSONNEL OF THE PARTY
Colonel Suggests That He
Be Given an Opportunity
to Greet His Rough Rider
Comrades. Invitations
Issued.


/ from Frank Harper. Col Rosevelt's
private secretary. i'm response To a
, letter written by Secretary Charles \
van der Neer of the Water Users
association, requesting the names of
| all the members of the Roosevelt
/ party which will be here for the dedi-
/ cation Of the Roosevelt dam on March
] 10 This information was necessary
that proper arrangements could be
made for their entertainment ut
Roosevelt and the journey To and
from the dam. usual accommodations
being limited. Almost any number
could be- accommodated if their COM
ing was known i'm advance
The letter received indicates that
the party is smaller than had been
! anticipated. numbering five persons
in all. There will he Mr.. and Mrs.
Roosevelt. Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Miss
Cornelia Landon. friend of Miss
Roosevelt. and Frank Harper. Col
J Roosevelts private secretary. IL is
known that the party will travel i'm
the private car of Mr.. Nicholson. vice
president of the Santa Fe. known as
Business Car No 3" and it is
thought likely that Mr. Nicholson
may accompany them. though no
mention of il is made by Mr.. Har-
per.
The letter also announces Col.
Roosevelts approval of the program
as far as il had been arranged and
reported Ia him. and that included
all the chief events of the three DAYS
Mention was made. however. that the
colonel would like Ia have some spe-
cial time set when he could meet. for
a little while. at least. with all the
members Of his Rough Rider regi-
ment who chance L. be in the vi
cinity The committee on arrange
ments To meet that request has under
consideration the adding Of one more
feature To the program. horseback
trip from Roosevelt on Sunday morn
ing. March 10. to the cliff dwellings,.
about six miles distant For this
trip, which could be accomplished
before the party is ready To start
hack To Mesa City. it is suggested
that the Rough Riders could serve
as an escort That would give them
a chance for a nice little jaunt with
the colonel alone. As he is fond of
horseback riding. he would doubtless
enjoy it and it would be especially
appropriate there. for one can go on
horseback To within half mile OF
the ruins. while vehicle cannot get
closer than mile. and visit by
vehicle would require both added time
and effort.
The committee on arrangements
yesterday issued it's formal tations
to the notables who are To- partici- |
pate in the celebration as especially !
invited guests They are handsomely (
engraved and are limited in number. .
for obvious reasons. While Mr. (
Roosevelt is to be everybody's guest /
at the proper time. only COMPARE /
lively small number can he recOg |
niZed and accommodated as members
of the official party The language
Of the invitation is as follows:
The Board of Governors
of the
Salt River Valley Water Users
Association
Phoenix. Arizona
Requests the Honor of Your Presence
at the Exercises Concentrating
the Completion of the
ROOSEVELT DAM
A Part of the Salt River Project.
Saturday. Sunday and Monday.
March Eighteenth. Nineteenth and
Twentieth.
Nineteen Hundred Eleven.
JOHN p. ORME.
President.
CHAS A. VAN DER WEIR.
Secretary.
r. 6. V. p.
ON a card within the invitation is
he program outline. as follows:
Saturday
Phoenix To Roosevelt
Address at the Dam by
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. ,
Sunday
Roosevelt to Mesa City.
Monday
In the Salt River Valley.