New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
PARIS GREETS ROOSEVELT
Z Hearty Reception al the Hotel
de Vile.
CHEERED At THE OPERA
A Modest Reply 10 Tributes
Declines Invitation TO Make
Airship Flight.

va-'s April 25-Theodcre Roosevelt was
-,-si..es bv the CITY fathers in the Hotel
a. vile so-day and was the subject OF
,r-u-frr tributes pronounced by NJ. Caron.
r.-,,eifer- of the Municipal Council NJ
rscer.,.rs Prefect OF the Seine: N. I.ampuo
rs-,ee.ser- az the General Council 90 the
sef-s and N. Lepine Prefect Of Police.
smoking in French. Mr.. Roosevelt c-x-
,-es-ed ri> deepest gratitude. and added:
..,-or make 0f me an ideal which I can
,--, t--- to rea i've in the future
afa- an inspection OF the building Mr
r,o4eralt sat down to luncheon between
premier BRAND and N Csron. some two
hundred others being present only formal
-osy.~ were given. and the eN-Fresioeut pro
-.saf toast 20 ne CITY ~ Paris and the
French PEOPLE During a visit which ne
-s.5 -o the Carnavalet Museum Mr Roose-
welt showed great interest i'm the original
s,err--- ---.rfoua~V documents. When De saw
rort- NTTS order ins;ructing TIE Swiss
cus-5 ,o lay Gown rhei- arms. ne recalled
lsur-.---y Mark Twsin's statement that
81 Louis had NOT had the virtues OF q
r,s5.4ra. female saint. there would have
rse~ "a -a-Ee number ofas-oumunists in the
Paris --sveva-ds that might
~ Roosevelt accompanied by Robert
rs---. rhe American Ambassador. and N.
1--ssa-a-6. -he French Ambassador 70 the
United States. afterward visited N6tre
Dame spending haf an hour IN eNamin-
,rs -re nave and transept from various
roi--. owing to lack of tine. the climb
t- --a towers. which rise more than two
hundred feet. had 20 be abandoned.
Forced 70 5o~ st Opera.
A. Pie opera tonight Colonel Roosevelt
.-tr.=E q repetition of the ovation which
No. received ar the Coincide Francaise on
T-r-S54- The house was crowded. the
susta--e including many Americans. hun
s-es- NJ -hem waiting in The foyer until
me PRESIDENT arrived. The opera was
samson 20 Della"
vre- -he curtain fell ~ the end of the
second acr The applause for the artists
sueres i0-o an upr0ar for Mr.. Roosevelt
who rise and twice bowed his scknoWl-
e6ce~erf=
N- and Mrs Roosevelt dlued A. the Mi
i-ar- Club as -he guests II Genera 3ru-
gen. and -Ee 0ffcer~ u the Rochanbeau
NIe-.rr. Among the other guests were
Ms -a-nv. Ambassador and Mrs. Bacon.
A-r.e-sf1- and Nine JUsseranl. Ambas-
saf-- Paul Cambon. Admiral F0urnier.
Gar.ra. Ha-ml-te. colonel L.asson. milf
t--- aid 90 President Fallieres and Ca
frs. -arrrauX. former Minister of Foreign
Ala
Tho H--e- de- Vile was decorated with
American and French fars. The former
President accompanied by the American
A-.Hasea7 For and n Jlsserand. was re-
ce..al a- che ert-anss with great Formally.
81. conducted rc -he SALES des DeEbera-
.Hr- where De attended a sitting of the
.-. fathers. ae-er which he signed his
name r me "Litre d'or" and inspected
t-r building which contains some fine ex-
s--.a- r. modern French art.
The -es-1ules and staircase had been
decorated Virh potted plants and flowers.
and ..e EIesr was escorted 70 the Council
Chamber through lines Of Republican
GLar-- As be entered the CHAMBER ~
was -neered both from the floor and the
galleries which were crowded with woTn-
er Among The prominent persons present
ve-e Premier BRAND and other members
of t1e cabinet. a -eu-esentative ~ Prc-i-