Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-05
ROOSEVELT Dimes
WITH |TALYS KING
IN ROYAL PALACE
Wife and Daughter Also HonoreC
by Victor Emmanuel and
Queen Helena
SILENT ON VATICAN INCIDENT
Former President Receives Jour-
naIistS but Declines to
Discuss Affair
[Associated Press1

D ONE, April 4.-Twice today Theo-
II, dore Roosevelt was the guest OF
King Victor Emmanuel.
The king received the former presi-
dent at an early hour at the Quirinal
with particular warmth, and they
| talked together for nearly an hour.
| This evening there was a grand din
ner at the palace given by the king and
queen in honor Of Col Roosevelt and
his family. The queen herself directed
all the arrangements desiring no detail
| should be neglected.
In all Mr.. Roosevelt had a strenuous
day After his meeting with the king
| he visited the Pantheon, where he was
the object OF a popular demonstration.
| He lunched with Ambassador Leish-
! man, and received the italian journal
| lists in the afternoon.
Tomorrow will be less busy. In the
morning he will drive with the king
and will probably spend the afternoon
sightseeing. He will be the guest OF
the British ambassador at dinner in the
evening.
The former president and his party
arrived at the entrance of the Quirinal
palace at p. m, where the door Of his
carriage was opened by the imposing
figure of the royal doorkeeper, magnifi-
cent in scarlet livery, with sword and
baton ana cooked nat.
After a short conversation all the
guests, including the American ambas-
sador and Mrs. Leishman and the staff
of the embassy, adjourned to the pri-
vate dining room of the king, a large
hall hung with modern tapestries and
decorated with immense plants and
flowers.
The dinner was enlivened by the mill
itary band in the gardens below.
The queen had at her right Colonel
Roosevelt, then Princess Helena OF
Servla, Major ]. F. Lands. military
attache of the embassy; Countess Guic-
ciardini, John w. Garrett, first secre-
| tary; Princess Palermo Kermit Roose-
welt and Count Tozzoni.
| At her left sat Ambassador Leish
| man, Princess Vera of Montenegro
Commander Andrew T. Long, nava
attache; the Duchess Graziole-Lante
! c. S. Wilson, second secretary, anC
! Count Guicciardini.
At the right of the king sat Mrs
| Roosevelt, the Marquis di San Giu-
! liano, the foreign minister; Mrs. Lam
| dis, General Brusai, Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, Count Brambilla and Duke
Cito, commander of the royal cuirras-
sieurs.
At the left of his majesty were Mrs
Leishman, Count Gianotti, Mrs Gar
II
royal household, and Princess Viaro.
Ambassador Leishman's lunch to
Mr.. Roosevelt included as guests Pre-
meir Luzziatia, the Marquis di San
Giuliano, minister of foreign affairs;
Mayor Nathan, Count Gianotti, prefect
OF the royal household; Signor Boil
lati, a director general of the foreign
office; the members Of the American
embassy and several Americans, in
Guiding John B. Coolidge Of Boston,
ex-minister to Nicaragua.
After the lunch Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ceived DR.. Carlos Manuel Cespedes,
Cuban minister, who presented mes
sage and greetings of the Cuban gov
ernment. He also received Dr.. wal
ling Clark, head of the Methodist or
ganization in italy, and the Rev. DR..
B. M. Tipple, pastor of the American
Methodist church in Rome.
A number of italian journalists called
on the ex-president this afternoon,
but Mr.. Voosevelt declined to discuss
the Vatican incident.