The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1910-04-30
k0OSEVELTMEETS
DUTCH QUEEN
Royal Family Of Holland Wei
comes Min.
CROWDS RIOT TO SEE HIM
Many Injured In Great Amsterdam
Crowds Out to Welcome Former
President as Kin.

President as Kin.
Amsterdam, Holland. April 30.-To
a brace of kings and one king
emperor. Colonel Roosevelt added the
only queen regent in Europe. When
the automobile drew up before the
palace. Prince Henry, in a frock coat.
was at the top of the stairs to wei
come the former president Of the
United States. He srasped the colonel
warmly by the hand without any for
NAL presentation.
Friendly informally was the key
note OF the visit for the Roosevelt
party. They were first shown to their
rooms In order to make necessary
changes in their costume, and were
then conducted to the drawingroom,
where Mr.. Beaupre, the American min
lister to The Hague, presented the Col
onel, Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermit and Miss
Ethel Roosevelt and Mrs. Beaupre to
the queen.
The presentation did not take place
in the big state drawingroom, but in
the queens private room. The party
then entered the diningroom and after
. talk of q quarter of an hour lunch
con was served. Colonel Roosevelt sat
at the right of Queen Wilhelmina and
Mrs. Roosevelt at the right of Prince
Henry. There were thirty distinguish
ed guests at the luncheon, all of them
high court officials. but not members
Of the cabinet.
The affair was in every way quiet
and intimate. Mr.. Roosevelt and his
wife expressed desire to see the
little Princess Juliana. who has now
cut her sight tooth, but Queen Viii,
helmina said that she was sorry. but
she could not show the baby, as she
had been vaccinated.
AS there was no further time in
which to visit the gardens. the party
remained indoors until q couple Of
two-horse landaus took them to the
Apeldoorn station, where they were
cheered by great crowd.
Greeted by Cheering Crowds.
The people of the Netherlands turn.
ed out and welcomed the Rooseyelts
as though they were home folks. II
was as though the former president
were travelling through his own coun
try. At every station on the route
from Roosenthal to Arnhem, cheering
ed a speech.
Occasionally Colonel Roosevelt re
snonded to the clamor for q speech,
but in most instances he acknowledged
the greetings only by appearing on the,
rear platform Of his car and bowling,
smiling and waving his hand. At Hsf-
toSenbosch he spoke briefly and
greatly. pleased his auditors by saying:
q am Waiting the country from which
my people came three centuries .aEso "
A number of parsons were injured II
q riot that followed the arrival Of for
mer President Roosevelt here. Tho
crowd that followed him about on his
sightseeing trip finally broke through
the police lines They, were controlled
only after many Of them, men snf
women, had been dubbed slmos,
senseless.
The former president halted in
triumphal journey through the land
Of his ancestors to preach sermon
here. Arriving from Het Loo. whex
he had been received by Queen vii
helmina, with the cordially due to
friend and the honors accorded to roy
atty, Colonel Roosevelt met fresh hon
ors and great popular tribute.
One of his first acts in Amsterdam
was to go to the Independent Free
church, where although no previous
announcement had been made, he
made vigorous address.