The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-10
Entire Population Of Porto
Maurizio Turned Out to Greet
Former President Roosevelt
When He Reached the Village
HOUSES DECORATED IN
HONOR OF THE OCCASION
Band Played Hail, Columbia
and the School Children
Showered the Distinguished
American With Flowers.
ARRIVAL AT CAREW VILLA
. oRTo MAURIzIo. Italy. April -

II ORTO MAURIZIO. Italy April O.
The entire population of this pretty
little old Italian town, nesting amid
groves of orange and olive trees. gave
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt a truly remark
aple welcome when they arrived this even
ing from Genoa.
For days the residents have been dec
orating In honor of the visit and Amer
lcan col0rs fluttered everywhere, from the
municipal buildings, the houses in the
streets and the villas. Many of the dec
orations of the poorer quarters were
homemade. Even the sisters in the
nEelghooring converts displayed American
HaSs on the gates.
Dead walls were covered with posters
bearing such inscriptions as Roosevelt
1orever Long live Roosevelt" and
similar expressions Of regard.
The municipal council az a special meet
ing today, decided to confer the title on
Mr. Roosevelt Of Honorable Citizen"
and to name the Onore drive, which is
under construction, and is the pride of
the town, Roosevelt boulevard"
Champion of Peace.
The mayors announcement Of the visit
of the distinguished american which has
been posted in the streets, refers to Mr..
roosevelt as a man who. as President of
the United states, constituted himself
champion Of peace Of the world, and n
the Messina disaster manifested his own
and the friendship of the great republic,
proclaiming thus the bonds of fraternity
and human solidarity"
When Mr.. ana Mrs. Roosevelt arrived.
not only was every man, woman and child
IN the town maSSed about the station or
lining the streets. but thousands from the
neighboring communeS had come in to
add their enthusiasm to that of the
tOWnsDeODle. The din of welcome was al
most indescriDdble as the eX-President
and his wife emerged from the station.
After greeting Miss CareW, Mrs. ROose-
IL
Monte Calvario, they viii spend d few
days. and receiving the formal welcome
Of the project and mayor. the party
started forward for the carriages. A band
struck up Hail. Columbia" and the
crowd cheeFed Justify. A group Of school
children in white. bearing flowers, tried
20 march. protected d. naval cadets, but
they were prevented by the surging,
cheering throng.
When Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt reached
their carriage, the ex-President arose and
waved his nat, WEereupon the cheering
was redOubled and the school children
who were yet some little distance away,
in despair threw their bouquets toward
the carriage. most OF the flowers falling
under the wheels and among the people.
Again the crowd Surged forward, bringing
the carriage to d standstill, but, finally.
a pathway was made. and the party pro-
ceeded under an illuminated arch bearing
the word Welcome
For half a mile they drove through a
narrow street, but it was impossible for
the horses TO move faster than a walk,
Mr.. Roosevelt all the while standing up
bowling his Acknowledgements.
When half the town was traversed, the
carriage got clear of the people, and the
horses broke into a trot. but. hundreds of
the spectators were not to be denied, and
followed the carriage on the run right to
the gates of the villa.
The ceremony of comforting honorary
citizenship on Mr. Roosevelt and the in
auguration of the Roosevelt boulevard"
Will take place tomorrow, as well as other
and festivities which have
been arranged.
Before the ext President left Genoa. Fa-
Their James RYAN and a delegation of
Catholic students called upon him to pay