The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-05
ROOSEVELT SEES KING VICTOR
TtTk> nm DIMES WIN MIN
10 DRIIE WITH MN TO-DAr.
Inc Meeting NJ she SlulrtnaI Equally c OF.
dial and Informal GlfIs ExehanRed
IIuntInG Trophies DIsplayed-Msre
state at Banquet Future Events.

vsd C"l. Roosevelt in a private audi
q, this morning The usual ceremonies
on occasions WE'RE largely eliminated.
.. R',S.velt and tho King shook hands
were evidently glad To renew the
..,untance made at Mcssinl last year
In"y 'alked together for about three
..r-t-rs ~ an hour
tsl Roosevelt visited the Pantheon
.'rr- his visit to the King and placed
Wret'hs IN the tomhS % King Humbert
and King Victor Emmanuel II. An enor-
r0rus crowd gave the Colonel a niosy
reception.
Tonight the Roossvelts dined with the
ROYAL family az the Quirinai
t'ol ROosevelt's visit ,o the King was
marked hv complete absence 10 pomp
and ceremony. There was no guard Of
honor. The Colonel's escort was two
blcyrle policemen. who are assigned u
attend him whenever he l~lvea the hotel
The colonel and his son Kermit left
the Belusite Hotel in the morning for the
Ouirinal Palace in the American FIN
hassy's automobile They rcachcd tho
palace promptly at 10 o'clock
In some ways the Colonel waa trelted
as n Visiting sovereign. in others as an
again as an extraordinary private indi-
vidual He and Kermit wore frock coats
and silk hats instead of the conventional
evening dress. as would have been the
case with ordinary commoners or ordinary
rulers. The usual ceremonial was further
Departed from by the absence ~ the
Ambassador of the country of the caller
who usually presents the visitor either
himself or through "A deputy 81 similar
rank Co the personage who ~ making the
call
The cuirassiers on glird az the palace
salutei the visitors ~ they arrived
ROYAL footmen preceded them TO
the Kings antechamber. There Rear
Admiral GareIli Of the Italian navy. Count
ToEzoni and the Duke Of Cito. masters 81
ceremonies met them. conducting them
Immediately 70 the room where the King
awaited them.
Victor Emmanuel wore tho uniform Of m
Italian General. He shook hands heartily
and - rte1 tho conversation in English
which he speaks admirably The KING
and the ~x-President at down side bv
eide and liked tor more than halt an hour
while the attendants ronverSs.i with Eer-
NIT
The talk finally turnesi on hununV -A-
perienCes. and the kIaR walked with Cd
Roosevelt O. the hall - IN" palace whore
many IT his own hunting trophies are dis
played Crl Roosevelt INSPECTED them
with warm interest
Before the Colonel left tho p1i,"e IN.
King gave him an 'ncicnt r man gold
e., N md Col Roosevelt IN return q We
his Majesty an American SO ID pia-e
of the Saint Gaudens design The kiny Il
an enthusi~s site numism tist Before the
separated the King sSed -. Roosevelt
drive With him - ~ . pck to-nHr- IVY
morning He "a 4 he wished % h. vs
some more private trlk with him. Wh.ci
the dinner this evening would not allow 81
Col Roosevelt 1vCa7-ai lie 4 - not
know how long tho drive VII st The
Ming will mako sll the arr, 7Ceren's
The morning inte.v.ew w. lbs ,luteiy
informal So FER ~ cc-en nv goes u
might hive been bc.vsea two o-iin ~
citizens. When u WAS concluded the OK
Presidea; drove str Ugh, T. n the palrcc
% the Pantheon. where he performed
cersn my OF distinctly royal cur ctr
by l1ying wTe this m the tomhs e Victor
Emmanuel and UmSertp II wlS q HIGH
compliment % Col. Roosevelt that he vs.
permitted - d. ms II J. "a tribute
which visiting Kiag, end P-.no~s p ytp
the departed -ances.prs' - their roy
-c1uR1.-
When Col. Roosevelt rived az the Pan
them no wls received by ~" ve,sr n ~
the wars 81 Independence. who for thirty
two ys-rs hive been guarding night md
d. tho tr-nb ~ thei- IL der. Victor En-
manuel H. CDl Roosevelt shook hands
with each Of the veterans
Nor more fitting stage for ceremonial
could he inls ginei than the vest Ftnphi-
theatre Of tho Pantheon Just before
the former President Of the United states
arrived the sky was overcast. The wind
and rain blew in gusts through the Orcn
apex Of the great dome.
With such a setting the tribute Of an
American citizen 90 the royal dead might
have been a spectacle - once simple
and imposing A. matter 81 feet u
WAS neither. A chattering mob Of sone
two hundred American tourists mingled
With a few Italian sight=ecrs. closed
around COL Roosevelt and his little com
pany AZ the entrance nd actually mobhed
them.
The Colonel made his way 70 tho tomb
while Signor Ricci. the Director % Fine
Arts. deprecatingly waved his hands to the
curious spectators. silently asking them
20 open q way One 81 the royal cha plains
was then allowed tn come up through the
crowd. On reaching the front 81 the recess
in which the sarcophagus 10 situated a
large wreath Of red and white roses some
three feet high in the shape Of heart
vas held UP 20 Col Roosevelt On il was
tied a long broad silk ribbon Of red. white
ard blue. on which were the words
with profound respect. Theodore Rooss-
welt blasoned ia gold Iottsrs.
With the assistance OF the bsareF Cot.
Ko0ssvslt lifted this over the tabls TO an
pHiceT. who hung il ON an easel within the
re'ess The Colonel then entered the
recess and an oficsr motioned to him
that tho ceremony was over The Colonel.
EnWevcr. advanced and placing his hands
IA the wreath put IL quite straight. Then
tho former President stepped back ard.
go king UPWARD paused for a moment.
hen leivinG the tomb Of Victor En-
rnaru-l. be- turned 10 go to that Of I'm
."rto. which - directly opposite. first
zIILg the VISITORS hook az the VistOrio
'nmD Th!s WIS opened 70 a blank page
-".. rste from that % the signatures Of