The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-03-25
IT'S T. R. DAY
IN old CAIRO
MOST NOTABLE RECEPTION EVER
ACCORDED A FOREIGNER.
THOUSANDS GREET AMERICAN


Look Out Upon sea Of Faces When
Their Train Arrives, That Surprises
him-stars and Stripes Everywhere.
Cairo, Egypt, March 24.-This has
been Roosevelt day in Cairo, the old
and new civilizations of the Egyptian
metropolis cooperating to give the dis
tinguished American welcome that
in cordiality anG enthusiasm surpass-
ed that received by any other for
eigner within the memory of the pres
ent generation. Said an American
tourist:
New York's reception may be on a
grander scale, but this old town has
set us a lively pace"
Greeted BY Sea Of Faces.
The train from Luxor bearing Col.
onel Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, Ker-
nit and Miss Ethel, drew into the sta
ton a few minutes after o'clock this
morning and the visitors first view of
the capital was across sea Of faces
that appeared to surprise the former
president, accustomed as he is to wait
ing crowds,
Long before daylight the city had
been decked with American flags, from
the old Arabian Cairo through Ezbekch
garden to the fashionable foreign
quarter of Ismailaya.
They Talk Only Of Roosevelt.
For days the one topic of CONVERSE
nynnntnH arrival nf
the American statesman and hunter,
and in the restaurants, on the streets
and in the corridors of the hotels his
name was heard continuously.
The season at the hotels is nearly
closed, but hundreds of Americans and
other tourists remained for today's
demonstration.
An hour before train time an enor-
nous crowd gathered at the railway
station and there was a good deal of
jostling for points of vantage.
Met BY Officials.
Colonel Roosevelt was received by
Major l.. o. F. Stack, British agent in
Sudan and director of intelligence,
who expressed the regrets OF Sir Reg
inald Wingate, the sirdar, that the lat
ter, owing to indlsposition, was unable
to personally meet the city's guest.
With Major Stack were American
Consul General Iddings, Mrs. Iddings,
and Miss Iddings.
VioIets for Mrs. Roosevelt.
The latter presented Mrs. Roosevelt
with a bunch of violets. After greet
ing their acquaintances and acknowl-
edging the cheers of the tnrong, the
Roosevelts, accompanied by the Id
dings family, entered the motor cars
and were driven to Shepherds hotel
situated in Sharia Kamel in the bust
ness district. The Roosevelts' car was
escorted by a squad of mounted po-
lice.
American Flags are Everywhere.
Arriving at the hotel, the visitors
found another crowd in waiting and
another noisy demonstration was re-
ceived. rhe guests at the hotel in
Cluded many Americans and from
every Flagstaff on or near the building
the stars and stripes were flying.
AS soon as they were permitted to
do so, the Roosevelts withdrew to the
suite which had been reserved for
them and rested for time.
Received by Esypt's khedive.
Colonel Roosevelt and Mr. Iddings
had luncheon with Major Stack at
the British building. A special coach
called for Mr.. Roosevelt and conveyed
him to the Abdin palace, where he was
received by Abbas Shilmi, the khedive
of Egypt.
The Roosevelts will remain here for
one week and the program of enter
tainments and sightseeing arranged
will keep them busily occupied.
Will Sail June 10.
They will sail for New York from
southampton June 10, accommodations
having been booked on the steamer
Kaiserine Aguste Victoria