Arizona republican., 1911-03-21
THE PARTING HOUR
Phoenix's Enthusiasm Was Carried
 to the Depot

After the ceremonies at the hos
 pitu the party returned to Pn"eniN.
 and proceeded Go the santa F- depot.
 where Colonel Roosey.lt'S pri-
 Nai- ear awaited him. Way
 m- his hat to The occupants of the
 r,ar cars. and shaking hands with
 his driver. and a number of others
 who gathered around. he withdrew to
 his car. and had the first opportunity
 for a "breather" he had had during
 the entire day
 When Mr Roosevelt said good
 bye Co his friends as he entered the car. he did SO with au air of finality
 which caused the majority tp believe
 the days excitement was entirely over with. This was merely % clever little ruse of the Col"uers to clear
 thc way for his Rough Riders who. he knew. Were coming later Co make presentation of gifts C" NIS- Rouse-
 welt. Miss Ethel and Archie. They came. and they found him waiting. \ few moments after the arrival Of
 the veterans. Mrs Roosevelt. with her daughter and son reached tine car, and Captain J. L.. E. Alexander Immediately proceeded to elbow his way through the press Co reach th" end of the ear, hy which the col oueI was standing Al this time it Was about o'clock. and the half hour that remained "f his visit to Phoenix was passed iu speeches of sentation. and in far-wells
 TO Archie Roosevelt the Rough
 Riders presented pair of silver mounted spurs. given him. Captain Anderson said. aS an appreciation of his long ride of last week when the young man covered liz miles in the saddle Mir. Roosevelt re- marked. facctiously. as he saw Archie receive the spurs, Archie has been begging me for years for pair oI spurs. | ana sorry everyone is so glad he has beaten his father. and the crowd roared Here the colonel broke off. and vociferated Here, \ pair of twins. By George, There's the good citizen" as he shook hands with the mother. who had brought them up to show to him Then he added. "I place the mother above the SOidier.-aboVe everybody"
 Still another gift was presented. a beautiful stone of Crisacola SyIicate of copper found in the Keystone mine Of Globe. set in Arizona gold. and engraved and mounted here. to Mrs. Roosevelt, who received it with expressions of great admiration and pleasure Miss Ethel was given an ostrich feather from "an Arizona ostrich" as the captain put it, and she went into transports over it's beauty Two Indian blankets were added by the troop. and a ten-pound box of Cactus Candy presented by the -ZuHkeI company lt seem ed that Christmas had come again for the Roosevelt family, and the col onel said as much Before the train pulled out a large Indian basket fill ed with poppies was added to the many gifts. and the colonel said. with his real qualification evidenced in every word. The jewel. the spurs. the blankets. the feather, now isn't that fine,"
 The day was almost over. and his friends began to say goodbye to him. The colonel stood on the platform and leaned over to shake hands with his friends who gathered around his car At this moment a hundred voices were directed at him. Good bye Teddy. Are you coming again" Bully boy. and man emerged from the crowd. very poorly dressed. to take his hand and say, I'm only a common plug. but l want to shake you by the hand, Lincoln style Teddy The greatest man since and great cheer went up. Mir Roosevelt showed his teeth in that wonderful. cordial, square mans smile of his. and gave the hand a hearty grip. | Hearing the call of Speech. speech. he leaned over the rail and said, lf I ever come again l will arrange not to make a single speech. of any kind. ! degree. or description. This has been very wearing on me but l have enjoyed it. This is positively the last great trip of this kind I am ever going to take" The engine whistled. 1 and amid cries and calls with all meanings. and repeated assurances Of friendship from the citizens and of affection from his comrades. the train pulled out at 6.30, with the