Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-04-07 | Page 10 | Great Demonstration by Texans in Honor of President Roosevelt

. : , . . Gi. Jill- 23i;:Ci:S.TtlAIION-; I VI PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SAN ANTONIO. Tex.. April 7.-Never has such a patriotic demonstration been witnessed here as that which - greeted President Roosevelt today on his first visit vis-it to San Antonio where he organised the famous Rough Riders'' regiment , in - the spring of . 1898; all Important business thoroughfares were a-fluttering with flags and buntings and the. President's picture was in evidence everywhere. , The weather weath-er was bright and pleasant. At :30 o'clock a committee of cltisens called on the President and escorted him to Fort Sam Houston. - The entire route was lined with people who gave the President Pres-ident an enthusiastic welcome. The President Pres-ident stood in his carriage bowing and smlliag. When Fort 8am Houston was reached a P salute of twenty-one guns was fired and President. Roosevelt was received by Gen. i Jesse M. Lee, commanding the depart- menV of Texas. ' After a few minutes.' chat with the official the President reviewed re-viewed the troops who paraded in full uniform. uni-form. . . Leaving Fort' Safti Houston the party moved to the city where 10,600 school children chil-dren awaited the , President at Travis park.. , The President was' here Joined by an escort of honor made up of veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic and Confederate Con-federate Veterans. ,. The procession then moved to the Alamo. The historic old fort was In gala attire and on the Plasa beneath be-neath its walls, a stand covered with flags and bunting and bearing a large picture of the President, bad been erected. The President . with his escort ascended , the stand and delivered a speech.