The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-05-13
KAISER CREETS
Mr.. ROOSEVELT
Strenuous Ones Have ThHIrMuCh
Discussed Meeting
WELCOMED gY ROYAL FAMILY

Entertained al Luncheon by Their /
MaJesties, Who Have Distinguish
&c Company to Meet the Americans
Berlin. May 1l.-SOme 1900 Ameri'
cans went to meet Roosevelt, but they
we're not allowed near enough TO the
station TO witness his arrival Roose-
welt and his family, with Ambassador
and Mrs. Hill, members Of the EN-
bassy General Won LOewenfeld. the
foreign secretary; the imperial chan
cellor and other guests took a special
train for the Wild Park station. where
ROYAL carriages met them and drove
them TO the palace at Potsdam.
On the steps Of the palace the long
looked-for meeting between the kaiser
and Roosevelt at last took place. The
kaiser was respondent in the white
uniform Of a general OF the body
guard. with a glittering brass helmet
surmounted by a silver eagle Rooso
welt was attired in civilian dress wear
ing a silk hat and frock coat The
kaiser welcomed him heartily and,
preceded by the court chamberlain
with a wand. led Roosevelt and his
family through what is known as the
shell room to the salon beyond. where
the empress awaited them with the
crown princess and other members OF
the royal family. court ladies and gen.
tlemen.
After the presentations the empress.
the kaiser and the Roosevelt families
withdrew to another room, the rest OF
fhe guests waiting in the shell room.
After a little while the empress and
The others returned 10 the shell room
and the court chamberlain then mar
shaled the company in due order and
conducted them TO the Jasper gallery
for luncheon. Roosevelt taking IN the
empress and the kaiser Mrs. Roose.
Welt.
In the long chamber hung with old
masters. with a beautiful view through
the French windows Of the park six
tables we're laid for the company
which numbered about fifty The two
chief tables were in the middle. AZ
one sat the kaiser. with the crown
nrincess on his right and Mrs. Roose'
Welt ON his left on Mrs. Rooseyelts
left was Baron Bethmann-Hollweg. the
imperial chancellor The others at this
table were General Won Plessen. Count
f IN Fulenborg the American naval at
tache. Ambassador Hill. Kermit
Ro0cevelt and General Won Loewen'
field A. The second chief table sat
the empress. with the crown prince on
her right. and Roosevelt on her left.
on Roosovelt's left was the kaiser's
young daughter. Princess Victoria
Iouiee The others at this table were
the American military attache. Ethel
Roosevelt. Herr Won Scoen. secretary
of foreign affairs: Countess Keller,
Prince Solms-B aruth and Mrs. Hill.
After luncheon. which was Informal.
no speeches being made. the company
went back to the shell room and stood
I'm groups Now it was that the real
meeting of the kaiser and Roosevelt
came on The kaiser drew Roosevelt
aside from the others and for thirty
or forty minutes they stood convers.
ing. or what none may know. but
Roosevelt was much handicapped by
extreme hoarseness and a harl cough.
Before the conversation ended all the
guests. with the exception Of the
Roosevelts. eft The kaiser then. with
an eQuerry took the Roosevelts in au-
tomobiles 10 see San Souci palace a
mile away The empress remained at
POtsdam.
A special train was ready AZ the
station but the Roosevelts came d..
rect 10 the embassy from POtsdam IN
automobiles. Here Roosevelt found
I Commander Robert T. Peary. With
whom he had a short talk He then
went TO his room. where a couple Of
throat specialists visited him They
report that Roosevelt is suffering from
/ laryngitis. induced by bronchitis.
common experience Of people coming
north after being in a tropical climate.
They say there IS no danger. Roose-
welt has only to be careful 10 get well