The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-05
AOLIDAY in HONOR
OF THE ROOSEVELTS
Norway Gives UP Day to Merrymale
ing Her King ana 70 oseyelt Made
Hit with Each 0ther--Big
BANQUET Tonight.

Christiania. May s Colonel Roosevelt
and King Haakon have made tre-
mendons hit with each other and are
fratsrnizing as though they were ola
friends. To-day IS a holiday here in
honor of the Rooseyelts Ail tue stores
are CLOSED and Che streets are hiied
with merrymakers Colonel Roosevelt
lunehed at the American embassy Att.
erwartls Ne was driven to The National
theatre To deliver an address before
the Nobel peace COMMITTEES. Tonight
he speaks al a big public banquet.
Last evening Che king and queen gave
a dinner Al the palace 10 honor q their
American guests. More than 200 of
the most eminent personages IN Nor
way were present
When the dinner had advanced to the
fourth course, che king arose, and All
the guests stood.
"It Is with great pleasure, said the
king. 'that I welcome you. Mr. and
Mrs. Roosevelt. here IN the name Of the
queen and myself and extend TO you
our hospitality, I do not speak IN my
own name alone. but am convinced that
it Is in the name of all Norwegians.
Many Norwegian subjects live IN Amer
ica. aud although American subjects
they are Norwegian at heart.
II express the hope that yon viii
get the impression during your stay
lin Christiania that real feelings Of
true friendship ard relationship be-
tween the United States and Norway
exist here, and I hope that these feel.
inus viii continue for all time. I drink
toast to the health Of Mr. and Mrs
Roosevelt"
Ro0sevelt's Reply.
The company remained standing while
the ex-president responded
ut Is a particular pleasure for me
to Be In Norway and I have been deep
lly impressed with my generous reeep-
ltion. Norweeians have made such good
citizens in the United States that
once remarked to group of travel.
ling Norweginns that I rather grudged
1 it that they had left anybody in Nor
way.
aThe Norweaians in America love tor
land Of their birth and they love THE
lcountry 81 their adoption "A man ear
4 love his wife al the better i he loves
his mother great deal
Mr.. Roosevelt touched on Morse ltara'
ture. and poke of bis pleasure when
as president he was able TO cable hii
wishes to a new Norwegian king bear.
ling the old name Of Haakon.
II hope he said that their males,
ties viii See to II that the small Olaf
knows the HeimslSrinela thoroughly
drink my whole heart to the health o.
Your Aiaiesties."
The king and queen showed Mr and
Mrs. Roosevelt the little Prince 0lai
yesterday afternoon, and the ex-presi
dent, who had been telling anecdotes
about Seth Bullock, said
II wish Seth Bullock was here to aes
your small Oafi he would BE delighted
with him.
@By George Would
4 While Mr.. Roosevelt was b his room
arranging his papers and Debating lsf
tprs. fae king came 10 quite Informally
land asked: "Wonidn't you like to have
la cup of tea r
eBy George. would, replied thi
colonel The king rang aud for more
than an hour the two sat drinking tea
and talking Mr Roosevelt told q
some Of his ranehing experiences and q
one effective speech he had made in !
western mining camp against free al
yer while Seth Bullock sat on a plat
form behind him He spoke for an houl
land not man interrupted MIN. a
the end of the speech lie said to on
Iof his ranehing friends:
sI think ! held the audience prett.
well.s
oIfeld the audience well,1 exclaimed
his friend, Seth Bullock with si'
shooter III each hip, watening the crowd
lhad given the tip that he'd penetrati
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