| Show HALF MILLION PERSONS GREET ROOSEVELT pittsburg celebrates the natal day with pomp and pageantry pittsburg july 4 halt a million dersons greeted president in today many came from alie industrial towns within one hundred niile i of the city it was the distinguished guests first visit to pittsburg is president and his welcome was most enthusiastic ayom the union station to the speak ala stand in schenley lcy park nearly four miles ciway it was one continuous acer the weather was all that could ie desired with the facun chining beighl y and the temperature not too high t the wilkinsburg kinsburg Wil station of tho pennsylvania railroad a local reception committee headed by george T oliver boarded the train alie run into union santion consumed twenty minutes during lideh time the of the committee were introduced to tho presidential party 4 tho train passed Shad ysido sta ion batter B of alie pann rational guard began to firo alie aluth of twenty one auns the last gun was fired as the stepped from his car alifi president was alien escorted to ih carriage those who occupied the with the president were city Ko corder J 0 brown united attorney knox george B to the president aidy uan john A wylie commanded the military escort which numbered 3 men representing the eighteenth regiment the fourteenth the tenth wh aw philippine service sheridan cavalry troop of tyrone th boys bri gudea and independent military nr among tho prominent gocsta who rodo in carriages carri agea were governor Go stone congressman dalzell congressmen acheson Ach eaon jack and graham tho Ke publican and democratic can for governor judge samuel W pennypacker and E pattison rode together in one car t riago tibey were accompanied ly lgeorge and albert J barr editors of publican Ite and democratic papers respectively of this bicy when the head of tho military escort reached a position opposite the speakers stand it wag hated and stood in company front with arms at present As the president and choso in carriages passed in review the band struck up tho stirring strains of hail to the chief the music was fairly by the cheering of the people in the aland and on the amphitheatre like hillside which roae in front following alie band piece the united german socie tica of allegheny stationed at one side of alie stand and made up of COO voices broke into singing tho star spangled binner at alio close of the song the invocation wag pronounced and 2nd ad half million ly alie llev john II 11 D D pastor of ganco formed Ile and president of alio llio general which church mr attends in washington the declaration of independence was read by general willia J and then followed the oration of the day by the president t after the add res the german singers sang america alie vast audience joining in the ignal verse following this out of compliment to the german ancestry of the distinguished guests alio lords daiy diy was fiang in german the benediction was then pronounced by tho rev dr T N boyle presiding elder of alie pittsburg methodist episcopal conference the exercises consumed just one hour the president immediately entered reentered re his baniago and surrounded ay iy the sheridan croop was driven to the residence of H C flick ho wai tendered a luncheon and reception which was joined in by a number of prominent pittsburg captains of industry As the president left the park battery B fired the national salute of 45 guns from a tall hill top |
