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Show ROYAL WELCOME FORJOOSEVELT Vast Throng Greets the Former President at New York. HE IS MET AT QUARANTINE Escorted to the Battery, by a Great Flotilla Speeches and Land Parade Pa-rade Affair Is Spontaneous and Non-Partisan. Now York, Ho has come back! Theodoro Hoosovolt returned to his native land Juno 18, nnd was given a welcotno home such as wns never beforo accorded to a citizen of this republic. Tho whole country Joined In It, nnd It was no spontaneous and so utterly non-purtlHuu that It could not but be most Mattering to the former for-mer presldint Slnco emu giiig from the African Jungle the latter part of March, Mr Hoosovolt has been tho guest of nearly near-ly every European ruler nnd almost unprecedented honors hnvo been heaped on him. Tho reception by his fellow cltlzons wns n fitting ell mnx to his triumphal tour and must have boon tho most satisfactory event connected with it. Flotilla Meets Him at Quarantine. Moro thnn a month ago every-available craft In Now York harbor, had boon ongnged for tho day, and numerous nu-merous big organisations, like the Re publican club of New York nnd tho Hamilton club of Chicago, had chartered char-tered regular coast lino steamers. Early in tho morning this ImmeiiBO flotilla sailed far down tho bay, and when, about 9 o'clock, the scouting tugs nnd motor boats came Hying In with tho word that tho Knlserln Aiir gusto Vlctorln was approaching, all tnado ready for the llrst greeting. As tho big liner enmo Into sight, ov-ory ov-ory whlBtlo on every vessel was tied open nnd shrieked the wolcomo to tho returning wanderer. Colonel Roosevelt, Roose-velt, with Mrs. Roosevelt and Ker-mlt Ker-mlt by his side, stood on tho deck, waving his hand and smiling the familiar fa-miliar smllo, nnd the waiting thousands thou-sands encored him ngnln nnd ngaln. Reception Committee Takes Him. At Quarantlno tho necessary formalities for-malities were quickly over and the ofllclal reception committee took tho colonel and his party ubonrd Its rev-nuo rev-nuo cutter. That vessel at onco started up the harbor nnd all tho gaily decorated craft, filled with club3 and prlvato parties, fell In behind and formed a most spectacular water parade. pa-rade. On nlmost every boat was a band, and all tho way tho musicians played at tho top of their lungs. Tho shores were black with peoplo who shouted their greetings to "Toddy" as ho passed and tho fnctorlos and mills added the nolso of their whistles whis-tles to tho gonoral din. So It went all tho way up to Twon-ty.thlrd Twon-ty.thlrd stroot, whore tho parade turned and mndo Its way back to tho Rattory. At that historic Bpot at thu lower end of Manhattan island Colonel Col-onel Roosevelt landed to receive tho formal wolcomo homo. Welcomed by Mayor Qaynor. In an onclosuro In tho contor of Rat-tery Rat-tery parl wore 200 distinguished guests, Including senators, represent atlves, ambassadors and closo personal per-sonal friends of Mr. Roosevelt. Surrounding Sur-rounding this onclosuro was another reserved Bpace which was occupied by about 2,500 prominent men nnd members mem-bers of tho big reception committee. The cheering nnd music were almost al-most continuous as tho colonel entered en-tered tho pnrk, but flnnlly quiet was restored and Mayor Gnynor stepped forward and delivered a cordlnl address ad-dress of welcome on behalf of tho nation na-tion and tho city. Mr. Roosevelt responded re-sponded briefly but feelingly, nnd short speeches woro mado by Bevoral othor prominent men. Much ns ho would have liked to bo present to greot his predecessor, President Tnft was kept away on nccount of his ofllclal ofll-clal position and by a previous engagement. en-gagement. Parade Through the City. When tho speech mnklng was over, the pnradc through tho city streets started. It was originally Intended to conclude the reception with n monster mon-ster parade, nnd invitations wore Issued Is-sued to various organizations throughout through-out tho country. Within a few days, however, tho committee was flooded with so tunny applications that the pnradc featuro hnd to be In part abandoned. aban-doned. Organizations from Maine to California and from tho Gulf to the rent Lnkes requested places In the lino of mnrch, nnd If tho project had been carried out, the procession would have extended from tho Rattery to tho Harlem river and back again, o distance of 20 miles, nnd tho people who had traveled hundreds of miles to seo Roosevelt would have been deprived de-prived of tho plonsure. In order to overcome this obstacle so that no one would bo offended, a unique arrange-mont arrange-mont wns adopted by tho committee. All organizations that wished to participate par-ticipate In the pnrnrlo were assigned ttvm sten-OKrspb.copjrlKht, by Unilcrwood & UuilerwowV J(. Y THE VOYAGER HOMEWARD BOUND- certain blocks along tlio- line ot march; for instance, ono or two blocks wero assigned to some visiting club, nnd tho next to tho public, and so on. The procession Itself was comparatively compara-tively small and was led' by the mounted mount-ed police of Now York, who were fol-. lowed by tho police baud on foot. Then enmo tho oscort of 500 Rough Riders under tho command of Robert Hunter of Oklnhoma city, president of tho organization. Colonel Roosevelt Roose-velt enmo next In a carriage, and his cnrrlngo was fallowed by a long procession pro-cession of vehicle containing the members of the committee nnd the speakers. Tho procession mado Its way up Broadway to Fourth street where It turned Into Fifth avonuo and proceeded pro-ceeded up thnt thoroughfare to Fifty-ninth Fifty-ninth street, where it disbanded. Tho routo was lined with visiting organizations, organiza-tions, nnd their bands struck up as tho procession approached nnd continued con-tinued until It Unti pnsscd by. In order that Mrs. Roosevelt might share In her husbnnd'B honors and view the procession from an advantageous advan-tageous potnt, Mrs. Donnld McLean, president of tho Daughters of tho Amorlcnn Revolution, had cabled her an invitation to be the guest of honor at n luncheon nt Shorry's tendered by prominent members of various fo-male fo-male organizations. Following tho parade, Mr. Roosovelt Joined his family fam-ily and a llttlo Inter went to Ills Long lslnnd home. |