The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-30
Metropolis Gay With Crowd
and Decorations.
Reached Kansas City at S:45
This Morning.
WELCOMED WITH BIG PARADE
Boy Scouts and Aged Veterans
Greet Roosevelt.
Is Heartiest Reception Ever
Given City's Guest.

Kansas City May 3O.-kansas City
gave Colonel Theodore Roosevelt a.
real western reception today. From
the moment his train oreezed into the
union station until he arose in Con-
vention hall to fulfill his part as the
city's Mel orial day orator. the col
oners time was taken up by cere-
monies arranged in his honor. Before
noon he had delivered two short ad
dresses--one TO j group of ch ldren
who greeted him in the lobby of his
hotel ard the other from the hotel
balcony to hundreds grouped in the
street. In both talks the colonel con-
tinued to preach of preparedness and
to warn his listeners TO be ready to
protect the country by arms, if nee
essary. A great crowd greeted the
former president in union station
plaza. Police officers had to force
their way through and once the CHAIR
man If the reception committee, Ma
jor William Warner, was separated
from the guest of honor. Colonel
Roosevelt pushed ahead without his
escort to the waiting motor car. One
thousand Boy Scouts stood at attention
as the coloaePs car rolled by
Waves Hat TO Boy Scouts.
Great, great" the former presi-
dent shouted, waving his hat at the
youngsters.
One hundred motor cars were in
line in the parade to Colonel Roose-
velts hotel Before the former presi-
dents car marched 100 members of
the American Legation and Veterans
of Foreign wars. Behind it came the
naval militia and seventy-five ex-navy
and army men,
AS the guest of honor rode through
the lane of holiday crowds he stood
in his car, bowling repeatedly and
talking necessarily to the people.
When his car passed the yellow dec
GRATED motor cars parked along the
way bearing banners marked Votes
for Women" Colonel Roosevelt waved
his hat and shouted: '.Hurrah, Hur-
rah h."
Colonel Roosevelt received his first
surprise upon his arrival at Hotel
Muehlebach. AS he mounted the steps
to the lobby he was greeted by one
hundred little girls ranging from four
to ten years dressed in costumes re-
sembling draped flags. When the
colonel came into view the children
began to sing America, l Love You
Mr.. Roosevelt stopped, apparently
much impressed by the reception.
I would have been glad to have
come all the way to Kansas City just
for this reception the colonel said to
the children. Placing his hands upon
the shoulders of Major Warner and
Col. John B. Stone, Confederate vet
eran, Colonel Roosevelt said Il stand
today by the side of a man who wore
the blue in the civil war and a man
who wore the gray. But now we re
Americans and nothing else.
On the way to the hotel have been
greeted by veterans of the civil war
and by my comrades of the smaller
war--but it was the only war there
was. The Spanish erican conflict
was accompanied by some bloodshed
But we were fortunate for We had Eeen
preparing our navy for six or eight
years before it began. If we had not
been prepared there woAld have beer
a war all right, but it would have beer
ten or twelve years longer before il
ended
so, on this day of all others. / want
to appeal to the great west for pa
triotisn, ! want to appeal tC men
know will stand right if the appeal te
help our country is made to them ir
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