The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-04-07
COLONEL ROOSEVELT VEL,
COINED BY ITALIAN KING
Is Received at the Palace and Is Very
Cordially Entertained.

] ROME, April 4-King Victor En-
manuel received Mr.. Roosevelt at the
Quirinal today. The occasion afforded
/ opportunity for another exhibition of
the admiration of the public for the
former President and the popular inter
est IN his every movement.
The hour of his reception being
known, considerable number Of per
. sons gathered to greet him on his way
from the hotel to the royal palace. AS
he was aIightng from his carriage at
the Quirinal the cuirassiers forming the
bodyguard of the king gave him mill
tarY salute. A footman in blue. velvet
knickerbockers and red coat covered
with gold lace preceded Mr.. Roosevelt
to the ante-chamber of his majesty,
where he was received by Rear Ad-
mira Garelli, aid on duty, Count Tos-
SOM and Duke Cito, masters of. cere-
monies.
Immediately afterward the distin-
guished guest was escorted to thegdoor
of the kings apartment, which when
thrown open revealed his majesty
standing with arms outstretched and
with smile upon his lips. His majes-
ty wore the uniform of a general Of the
Italian army. His words of welcome,
spoken in excellent English, were cor
dial. King Victor and Mr.. Roosevelt
shook hands heartily, the monarch in
viting the former President to sit at his
side. The door of the apartment was
then closed and the two remained in
private conversation for about three
quarters of an hour.
Mr.. Roosevelt, it is said, expressed
the pleasure he telt in again meeting
his majesty following the short inter-
view which they had a war ago at
Messina on board the battleship Re
Umberto.
The king, it is learned, said he had
been awaiting with great interest the
return of the eX-President, as he had
desired to near from his. own lips the
report of his African adventures, which
his majesty had followed as closely as
possible. Mr. Roosevelt gave a brief
account of his shooting experiences,
and later expressions of friendship on
behalf of their respective countries
were exchanged, the Italian sovereign
reterating his admiration for America.
Following the audience MIR. Roose-
welt said that the king had been so
gracious and tiattering both to him per-
sonally and to his country that he felt
that he should not make public any
thing concerning their conversation.
The formaltes of the reception con-
Guided King Victor personally conduct
ed Mr. Roosevelt to the hall of the pal
ace where the American inspected the
hunting trophies of the kings father
and grandfather. When the time came
to say goodbye his majesty invited Mr..
Roosevelt to drive with him tomorrow
morning. The sovereign explained
that though they would dine together
at court tonight, he desired to see and
talk with his guest further alone.
From the Quirinal Mr.. Roosevelt
drove to the Pantheon. Beyond the
charm Of its ancient memories, this
spot is sacred as it contains the tombs
of Raphael, King Victor Emmanuel II,
the father of his country" and King
Humbert. At the entrance of the tenn
pie Mr.. Roosevelt was saluJed by the
veterans of the wars of Italian indie
pendence, who for thirty-two years
have guarded, day and night, the tomb
Of their chief
The guest shook hands with leach of
the veterans, congratuiating them up
on the honorable duty in which they
were engaged. and saying that he had
wished not to leave Rome without pay
ing a tribute of respect to the memory
of the founder of united Italy. He
brought two wreaths, which were
placed upon the tombs of Victor En-
manuel II and Humbert.
Mr. Roosevelt was received formally
by Dr. c. Ricci, director general of the
Department of fine arts, who represent
ed the ministry of instruction Other
present were Mgr Baccari, royal
chaplain of the Pantheon; Commander
Andrew T. Long, American naval at
tache; Prof. Jesse B. Carter, director
of the American School of Classical
Studies at Rome, and several other
Americans. Rain was falling at the
time, but outside The Pantheon large
crowd had gathered, and as Mr.. Roose-
welt left the place he was cheered.
A pleasing incident at the Pantheon
was a chance meeting between MIR.
Roosevelt and the Queen Dowager.
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