Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-18
II HARTOUM, March H.-col Roose-
IA Welt today said good by TO tne
IA remaining members of his A1rl-

THARTOIJM, March 17.-Col. Roose-
Welt today said good by to the
IA remaining members of his A1rl-
can expedition. His farewell to tho
white men. who shared with him all the
perils of the jungle was given at an
infor.,al luncheon at which the former
president was host. There was no
fornality. no speeches. little Joking, al
though the ex-president seemingly tried
hard to make the affair as lively as
possible. When 1t came to the f1nal
handclasps even his spirits seemed to
fail and there was moisture in his eyes:
1--WE hope to meet again, all or us
he said. but perhaps that is not TO De.
No one of you regrets more than
that the time has come for the huntihs
party to be split up. A finer lot OF men
never met and ,,..-
The colonel never finished his little
speech because the members of the
Darty crowded about him, shaking him
by the hands and expressing ther
friendship and regard.
When ii came to saying good by TO
Cant. Cunninghame the former presi-
dent was evidently deeply affected and
called him back number or times TO
express his admiration for the officer
ana lIle OlltAS WIZ AeNN AAAoN~ N+'N
pedition such a great success.
The guests included Sir Alfred Pease.
who was Col Roosevet's first host in
Africa; Clayton Bey of the sirdar
stag and Capt. Meredith of the steamer
Dal on which the party voyaged from
Gondokoro.
parting with his hunt companions Col.
Roosevelt was whisked to parting
fete at the barracks of the Soudanese
troops. There he was treated to
weird concert on native instruments
given by the Twelfth Soudanese In
fantry.
Reed instruments walled the weird
chants of the desert, fifty tomtoms
thundered an unearthly refrain,
great chorus of native singers sung
the songs of their dead nation, closing
with a great anthem addressed to
''conuuering chief" during the render
ing of which they repeatedly bowed
their bodies toward Colonel Roosevelt.
Later, the former president was given
an even more weird treat. A large
group of native women gave a num-
ber of Soudanes dances before him at
the barracks. Some of the women had
come from great distances to dance.
From the slow rhythmmic movements
os the "love dance" they lashed them
selves into the fury OF the dance be-
fore battle. COlOnel INoOStNSll Sdlu
that in all his Inspections of the ma
tive tribes of Africa he had never seen
a more startling or uncanny exhibition.
Late in the afternoon the colonel
made an inspection of the missions,
under the guidance of Bishop Gwynne
and then attended a reception at the
Grand hotel, where he again met the
officials of Khartoum.
In a speech at the Egyptian officers
club Colonel Roosevelt advised the Of
ficers to drop politics while they were
soldiers. He was a soldier him
self. he sald, and a politician, but he
never let them mix.
shortly before o'clock tonight Col
onel and Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermit and
Miss Ethel went in carriages to the
railway station. where they boarded
a special train for Cairo.
Among the places and buildings of
interest to be visited by the returning
hunter and his party are besides the
sphinx ard the pyramids the great
temple of Isis on the island of Pilae
and the smaller temples, the ruins of
the palace and other structures at
Luxor the very ancient statuary that
adorns the banks of the Nile and the
modern dam at Assuan.