The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-08
|C0L. ROOSEVELT SETS
ALL ROME Wild
he Sees the King Twice, But
Not the Pope.
MANY ROYAL HOhORS ARE BESTOWED.
The Queen Superintends the
Grand Dinner.

AHC AAOOM AAROAAMSSA~S
Grand Dinner.
King Humbert Takes Pains To Make
The Reception OF The Former
President Unusually Imposing,
While Queen Helena is Extremely
Gracious The Ex-President De-
clines TO Discuss The Vatican In
cident Inquisitive Crowds About
The Hotel.
Rome Especially Twice Monday
Theodore Roosevelt was the guest of
King Victor Emmanuel, The King
received the ex-President at an early
hour at the Quirinal with particular
warmth, and they talked together
for nearly an hour. In the evening
there was grand dinner at the PAL
ace given by the King and Queen in
honor OF Colonel Roosevelt and his
family. Great preparations have
been going ON for this event, and
the Queen herself directed all the
arrangements, desiring that no de-
tails should be neglected.
In all. Mr.. Roosevelt had a siren
uOus day. After his meeting with
the King he visited the Pantheon,
where he was the object of popu-
lar demonstration. He lunched with
Ambassador Leishman and received
the Italian journalists in the after
noon.
An Imposing Reception.
The ex-President and his party ar
rived at the entrance Of the Quir-
inal Palace at 5 p. M, where the
door OF his carriage was opened by
the imposing figure of the royal
do0rkeeper, magnificent in scarlet
livery, with sword and baton and
cooked hat, seemingly right out of
the Middle Ages. At the foot Of
the grand staircase Count Tozzoni
and Duke CitO, masters Of ceremon-
les. and Count Guicciardini, gentle
Misunderstanding to Queen Helena
and q relative of the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, met the party and
escorted them up the steps, which
were decorted with palms and flow
ering shrubs.
In the great hall Of the. Swiss
they were received by Count Cianot-
ii, project of the palace, whose wife
was Miss Kinney. of New York, and
by Countess Guicciardini, 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 s0vereigns, surrounded by
their military and civil households.
After short conversation all the
guests. who included the American
Ambassador and Mrs. Leishman.
and the stan of the embassy, adj
journed to the private dining room
Of the King-a spacious hall hung
with modern tapestry and decorated
with immense plants and flowers.
The dinner was enlivened by the
military band in the gardens be-
low.
The Great Dinner.
The Queen had at her right
Colonel Roosevelt, then Princess
Helena of Servia, Major ~. f. Land
Is, military attache of the Embassy:
Countess Guicciardini, John w. Gar
rett, first secretary; Princess Pater-
no. Kermit Roosevelt and Count
Tozzoni. At her left sat Ambas-
sador Leishman, Princess Vera of
Montenegro, Commander Andrew T.
Long, naval attache; the Duchess
GrazioIe- Lante, C. 8. Wilson, second
secretary, and Count Guicciardini.
At the right Of the King sat Mrs.
Roosevelt, the Marquis di San Gull
ianO, the Foreign Minister, Mrs.
Lands, General Brusati, Miss Ethel
Roosevelt, Count Brambilla and
Duke Cito, commander of the Royal
Cuirassiers. At the left Of His Maj
esty were Mrs. Leishman, Count
Gianotti, Mrs. Garrett, Count Mat
toll, Minister of the Royal House
hold, and Princess vivaro.
After the lunch. Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ceiVed Mr.. Carlos Manuel Cespedes,
the Cuban Minister, who presented
message and greetings from the
Cuban government. He also re-
ceived DIR. Walling Clark, head of
the Methodist organization in Italy,
and the Rev. DIR. B. M Triple. pas
tor Of the American Methodist
Church in Rome 40