The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
STRENUOUS DAY FOR
AMERICAN VISITOR
Ro0seveit's Refusal to Visit the Pope
Has Caused Much Interest TO Be
Aroused i'm the Visit to the
King of Italy

Roosevelt, former President of the United
States, was the guest of King Victor Em-
manuel. The King received the guest at
the quirinal court with particular warmth
and they talked together for nearly an
hour. This evening there was a grand
dinner at the palace given by the King
and Queen in honor of Colonel Roose-
yelt and his family. Great preparations
had been going on for the event and the
Queen herself directed all the arrange
ments, desiring that no detail should be
neglected
| Mr.. Roosevelt had a. strenuous day.
After his meeting with the King he visited
the pantheon where he was the object Of
popular demonstration. He lunched
with Ambassador Leishman and received
the Italian journalists in the afternoon.
Tomorrow will be less busy In the
morning he will drive with the King and
will probably spend the afternoon sight
seeing. He will be the guest of the Brit
ish ambassador at dinner in the evening.
| The vatican incident, which has aroused
considerable bitter comment in the news
papers. has made Mr.. Roosevelt the sub
iect of intense popular interest and a
crowd is constantly before the hotel
where he is staying, awaiting a chance TO
get a glimpse of him.
Arrival at Palace
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-
Gently arrayed in scarlet livery with
sword and cooked hat.
The Count Tozzoni led the way to the
broad staircase and Duke Cito, master OF
ceremonies, and Count Guicciardino. gen.
tleman in waiting to Queen Helena, and
| a relative of the minister of foreign af-
fairs, then assumed command and es-
| corted the party up the steps, which were
| decorated with palms and Towering
| shrubs.
In the great hall of the Swiss guards
| they were received by Count Giaonotti,
prefect of the palace, whose wife was
Miss Kinny of New York. and by Coun-
| tess Guiccardno, lady in waiting to
| the Queen, who took them through the
great ballroom into reception room hung
with priceless tapestries, where they
were greeted by the sovereigns, sur
rounded by their military and civil house,
| hold.
After a short conversation all the
| guests, who included the American am
| bassador and Mrs Leishman and tho
staff of the embassy, adjourned to the
private dining room of the King and
a spacious hall. decorated with immense
plants and flowers. The dinner was
enlivened by the military band produce
ing music in the gardens below.
Manner of Seating
The Queen had on her right Colonel
| Roosevelt, then Princess Helena OF
| Saryia Mai Il I,andig military al
tache of the embassy; Countess Guc-
ciardino, John w. Garrett. first secre-
tary; Princess Palermo, Kermit Roose-
welt and Count Tozzoni. At the Queens
| left sat Ambassador Leishman, Prin-
| cess Vera of Montenegro, Commander
Andrew T. Long, navy attache; ths
| Duchess Graziolo-Lante, c. S. Wilson.
| second secretary, and Count Gricciar-
| dino.
| AT the right of the King sat Mrs.
Roosevelt, the Marquis Disan giauliano.
foreign minister; Mrs. Lands, General
Bruasti Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Count
Brambilla and Duke Cito, commander
of the Royal Cuiraissers. At the left
of his majesty were Mrs. Leishman,
Count Ganotti, Mrs. Garrett. Count
Mattioli, minister of the royal mousse
h old. and Princess Vivaro.
Ambassador Leishman's lunch to Mr..
Roosevelt included as guests Premier
Luzzatia. the Marquis DiSan Giuliano,
minister of foreign affairs: Mayor Ma
than, Count Gianotti project of the
royal household, Signor Bollati Count
Gianottis cousin, and a director gen.
eral of the foreign office the MEM
bers of the American embassy and sew
eral Americans, including John C. Cool
idge Of Boston, former minister to MIC
aragua.
Message From Cuba
After the lunch Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ceived Dr. Carlos Manuel Cespedes, the
Cuban minister, who presented "a mes
sage of the greetings from the Cuban
government He also received Dr. Wal
ling Clark, head of tn Meth odist 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.. Roosevelt declined to discuss the
vatican incident. During the course
of the conversation he spoke of the
great change in Rome since he visited
here on his wedding trip. To a Swiss
correspondent he expressed regret ne
would be unable to stop at L erne to
see President Comtesse.
Il am greatly interested In Switzer-
land" said Mr. Roosevelt, especially
its army and civil system The United
States has much to learn from tho
Swiss republic"
Mr.. Roosevelts mail is enormous and
takes up his time. He said 1t would
be impossible for him to answer the
hundreds of missives.
Bishops Make sharp Comments
Cincinnati. April 4-Bishops Earl
Cranston and John Walden of the
| Methodist Episcopal church commented
| sharply today upon the vaticans po-
sition regarding Colonel Roosevelt's
abandoned visit to the Pope. Bishop
Cranston said.
THE incident serves well to em-
phasize all | have said or written as