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Show Mm yells mmm wi : 10 PRESIDENT AT . STANFORD : Stop at Famous University on Roosevelt's Leisurely Leisure-ly Journey Through Orange Groves of California Cali-fornia to Golden Gate. SAN FRANCISCO. May 12. President Presi-dent Roosevelt left San Jose' at 8:30 o'clock this morning on his way to this city. A half-hour's ride through orchards or-chards and fields brought the train to Palo Alto, the site of the Leland Stanford, Stan-ford, Jr., university. Here the President Presi-dent left his car and was driven up a palm-lined avenue to the famous university uni-versity quadrangle, formed by the grouping of tile-covered bulldingsfn the Mexican style of architecture. Here he was greeted by President David Starr Jordan, the faculty and assembled assem-bled students, to whom he delivered a brief address. f Deafening College Yells. I After a leisurely inspection or"" ihe campus and buildings. Including the beautiful Stanford Memorial church, which he declared was one of the most artistic religious edifices in the world, the President was escorted to his car by the entire college body. Hundreds of residents of Palo Alto and the adjacent ad-jacent country had assembled at the depot, and as the train pulled out there arose a deafening roar of college yells. " mingled with the cheers of the populace. popu-lace. Luncheon at Country Club. Shortly before 12:30 o'clock the Presidential Presi-dential party reached Burlingame. the picturesque home of the Country club, where a stop was made for luncheon. For this event. President Roosevelt was the guest of Henry T. Scott, and many prominent citizens of California were present at the informal repast. After a rest under the trees and a -stroll about the grounds, the Journey was., resumed. MUbraej-fcan - Bran ' and South San Francisco in succession were passed and at 2:15 p. m., promptly on time, the main oepot of the coast division of the Southern Pacific at the corner of Third and Townsend street in this city was reached. The arrival was announced by a Presidential salute sa-lute fired by the naval reserve. Welcomed to San Francisco. The party was met by the citizens' executive committee, whose president. M. H. DeToung, greeted President Roosevelt in the following words: "Mr. President: In the name of the citizens of San Francisco I extend you a hearty welcome. In the days of old, when our land was owned by the Spaniards, Span-iards, who were noted for their hospitality, hospi-tality, when they received a guest they generally saluted him with the remark. 'Our house and all that is In it Is yours.' We say to you today. 'Mr. President, our city and all that is In It Is yours and with it we give you our hearts,, and you will have evidence as- you pas? through bur decorated streets, of the hearty sentiment for you that prevails In the bosom of all of our cltisens. We will try to make your stay with us pleasant, and we hope that when you leave us you will do so carrying with -you the memory of one of the most is-lightful is-lightful visits of your trip throughout the West. Mr. President, you are welcome." wel-come." To this cordial address of welcome. President Roosevelt made a brief response, re-sponse, expressing his gratification, at having reached the metropolis of the Pacific coast. Long Military Parade. The President! and-1 his party were thon escorted to carriages and to their places In the military procession already al-ready formed under command of MaJ.-Gen. MaJ.-Gen. MacArthur. United States army, and MaJ.-Gen. Dickinson of the Na- . tional Guard of California. The line was a long one. Including cavalry. Infantry, In-fantry, bluejackets from war vessels in the harbor, detachments of the naval reserve and several semi-military organizations. or-ganizations. Up Third street, 'one of the least Imposing Im-posing thoroughfares of the city, to Market street, where modern skyscrapers sky-scrapers abound, the President passed through a lane lined by thousands of ' cheering citizens. The sky was cloudless and probably 200,000 people were on the streets through which the Presidential party passed. On Van Ness avenue, the President's carriage halted while the parade passed In review, while the people peo-ple cheered and innumerable flags were waved. Further Entertainment. . Immediately after the review the President will participate in dedicatory exercises of the Young Men's Christian association building, one of the finest structures of the kind in the United States. Then, after a brief stop at the Press club, where he will inscribe his name on the register, he will receive the Consular service, military officers and others at the Palace hotel. In the evening he will be the guest of honor at a banquet tendered by the citizens of San Francisco, for which elaborate preparations pre-parations have been made. - |