The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-09
GLAD TO SEE CHILDREN.
Ex-President Roosevelt Made Brief
Speech Here Wednesday Afternoon,

In a three-minutc speech from the rear
end of the New York New Haven X
Hartford private car Pilgrim, Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt told about 300 Brattleboro
people Wednesday afternoon how glad he
was to be in Vermont, His private car
was attached to the regular express due IN
Brattleboro at 227 but owing to the
wreck on the New Haven road near Far
field. Conn. the train did not reach Brat.
tleboro until i05 O'Clock The rear OF the
train stood at the extreme end OF the plat
form and a. IL came to stop the eN.piesl-
dent came ont on the platform, displaying
hs teeth in characteristic smile y
his eyes caught the familiar copper button
of the &. 4 r. worn by job Long sr:; Col.
Roosevelt waved his hand in military,
salute and called out Hello, comrade.
The crowd pressed around the car ana me
gate wa opened allowing the tlrong %
grasp the colonel's hand Before many had
the opportunity TO shake hands with nm
Ex-Gov. Fletcher d. Proctor OF Proctor.
DR. r T. kidder Of Woodstock and pr.
Lee of Columbia college. acting "a COM
mittee OF welcome from White River
Junction. were ushered aboard Roosevelt
shook hands with each OF the men az they
came M the ear steps and they retired m
to the ear while the colonel spoke briefly.
He paid a tribute TO Nermonters and SAID
that as they had made typical soldiers SO
do they make typical American citizens.
81 am glad to see so many citizens oi Brat
tleboro and also glad TO see 30 many o.
YOU CARRYING small citizens IN your arms.
said Roosevelt as he pointed TO several men
and women carrying babies or holding ,up
small children for glimpse OF the dls-
tinguished visitor
o i Pratt was introduced to Col Roose-
Welt as the oldest merchant IN Brattlehoro
and received hearty handshake from the
strenuous one. Roosevelt displayed hl>
wonderful memory when introduced 10
Cant H. 4. Streeter and several other
Civil War veterans As each. man WaS
presented to him Col Roosevelt inquired
in what regiment they were and upon belhg
told referred instantly to some OF the most
memorable engagements IN which the com
mands took part The former president
wore a business suit of gray and was bare
headed. He was all smiles while he was
talking and though his tram made only a
three.minute stop lac shook hands with per
hans 20 persons. As the train pulled out
OF the station he was given three cheers
amid waving of hats. He was on his
way to White River Junction where he
smoke at big get-together banquet OF men
in the Gates opera house "Wednesday eve
ming. returning to New York the same
night
Travelling with Colonel Roosevelt from
Springfield northward was Lieut. Wallace
Batchelder of Bethel, formerly OF Brattle-
boro. who served with the rough riders IN
Cuba in the Spanish war and afterward
fought in the Philippines, and at whose
personal urging Colonel Roosevelt had con
sented to speak at White River Junction.
James II. kiniry, sheriff OF Windsor coun-
.ty. had also come down to accompany the
ex.president on the trip, and Colonel Roose'
Welt recalled that he had once been dep
uty sheriff himself. to which he breezlly
added that he used to get "his man. Al
bert f. Roberts, secretary OF the country
work department of the international com
mittee Of the Young Mems Christian asso-
ciation. also accompanied the ex-presldent,
Al Springfield Colonel Roosevelt referred
TO the fact that Lieutenant Batchelder had
until recently been the only former rough
rider living in Vermont, and that the rough
rider population of the state had been IN
creased loo per cent when Walter c. ,Craw'
ford. a Kentuckian. who had served as
private in the famous cavalry regiment and
then for six years in the regular army, had
married Vermont girl and moved to st
Albans.