The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-13
TEDDY WILL REACH
kHARTOUM MONDAY
Wife and Daughter of Former
President Are There Waiting
TO Greet Him.
MANY ARE PLANNING
TO HONOR STATESMAN
Reception Will Not Be Osten-
tatiouS, but Is Yet ArOus-
ing Great Interest.
srecInI c,ahIo % rhe TrIbune.


KUARTOUM, Egypt, March l2-The
arrival of conqucring king would not
create more stir than the coming OF
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, former
president of The United States, who Will
arrive here on Monday on the Dal 10
greet his wife and daughter, MISS Ethei'
after a wears absence in the lunglcs
of Africa
Correspondents. who were unable TO
meet the steamer on the White Nlle,
have gathered in an internatIonal corps
and Ehe o-Egyptian oticials are
keenly regrctfu that they cannot hail
the coming statesman as Il dlgnltary
rather ;han Il private citizen,
Word was flashed here from Nabak
today tha; Colonel Roosevelt is enjoy
inc his trip down the Nile immensely
and is spending his time preparing some
of the speeches which he will deliver
IN Europe.
The Characteristic utterances of the
energetic American; 81 m ready Tor
anything now. expressed the true
Rooscvcltan spirit.
Colonel Roosevelt will be welcomed
here with honors and great many
strangers arc pouring into the city TO
he on hand when he arrives. However.
his reception will be quiet and will lack
ostcntation which the people would like
TO show.
Will Dine With Khedive.
Ii is understood that Colonel Roosc-
Welt will accept all the invitations pos.
siblc both here and in Cairo and will
attend a dinner TO be given by the khe
dive OF Egypt.
Colonel Roosevelt and all the mem
bers of the party are in excellent health,
The former president with a small es
cort will enter this city with an hon
orary greeting from the British and
Egyptian officials. Slatin Pasha, the
British governor general Of Soudan, In
the absence of information from Roose
Welt, decided that the eX-presldent want
ed 10 be greeted merely as d private
citizen. The Sirdar is absent. but his
castles on the banks Cf the Nile have
been thrown open for the benefit of the
Roosevelt party As the tentative plans
stand now a British delegation under
Slatu Pasha, headed bv Said Pasha and
n delegation of Egyptians, VIII meet
Colonel Roosevelt, become his hosts and
escort him to Omdurman. and any other
places Of interest he may designate.
From Khartoum the Roosevelt party
Will Journey bv railway 400 miles to
Cairo IN tho private car which the gov
e-nmCnt placed al Mrs. Roosevelt's S dis
pCsal when she came here from Cairo.
Long Year for Daughter.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt. who is here
with her mother. is NOT only keenlv anH,
ious 20 meet and embrace her father,
but She wants 90 hear from his own lips
some Of the wonderful adventures he
passed through. Although Miss Ethel
is cutie n Young lady, having made her |
debut in society in Washington and New
York. she is eager to hear from her ia |
ther's lins some of the stories of danger
and sudden death in the African mn
giles.
u can hardly wait TO see father. =
exclaimed Ethel. Every hour seems |
like wear to me. ! am sure no girl |
in the world win be as happy as ] wher |
he steps ashore from the steamer
Mrs. Roosevelt shares her daughter : |
cagernoss but does not sneak Of il Il |
was lust p year ago this month tina
Colonel Roosevelt said good bye 10 his |
wife in OYSTER Bay ard sailed away. |
Both mother and daughter arc anxious
to sec Kermit. ~ II dare say he is big.
ger and brown with exposure and we
will hardly recognize him, said Mrs
Roosevelt.
. You Just bet n recognize him.
exclaimed Miss Ethel