The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-05
Rome Stirred by Roose-
velt's Refusal to
Visit Pope.
WARM WELCOME
is GIVEN BY KING
Twice in Day Returning Hunter
Is Guest Of Victor Emmanuel
at Quirinal--Talks in Private
With Host, and Places
Wreath on Royal
Tomb.

Rome, April 4.--Twice to-day Theo-
dore Roosevelt was the guest of King
Victor Emmanuel. The King received |
the .ex- President at an early hour at |
the Quirinal with particular warmth,
and they talked together FOR nearly |
an hour.
This evening there was grand din-
ner at the palace. given by the King
and Queen in honor of Colonel Roose-
Welt and his family. Great prepara-
tions have been going on for THIS
event and the Queen herself directed
all the arrangements. desiring that no
detail should he neglected.
in all Mr.. Roosevelt had siren
uous day After his meeting with the
King he visited the Pantheon, where
he was the object OF a popular dem
onstration He lunched with Ambas-
sador Leishman and received the
| Italian Journalists in the afternoon.
Tomorrow will be less busy. In
| the morning he Will drive with the
| King, and will probably spend the
afternoon Sightseeing. He Will be
! the guest of the British ambassador
at dinner in the evening. The vatican
! incident. which has aroused CONSIDER
| able bitter comment in the neWspa-
| 81,
! iect of intense popular interest, and
crowd is constantly before the hotel.
| here he is staying, awaiting chance
to get glimpse of him.
The ex-President and his party ar
| rived at the entrance of the Quirinal
! palace at P. NJ, where the door OF
| his carriage was opened by the impos-
| ing figure of the royal doorkeeper,
magnificent in scarlet livery, with
! sword and baton and cooked hat,
| seemingly right out of the middle
| ages. AT the foot of the grand stair
| case Count Tozzoni and Duke Cito.
masters of ceremonies, and Count
Guicciardini. gentleman in waiting to
| Queen Helena. met the members of the
party and escorted them UP the steps
| which were decorated with palms and
/ Towering shrubs.
Greeted by sovercigns.
In the great hall of the Swiss they
| were received By Count Gianotti. pre-
feet of the palace. whose wife was
| Miss Kinny, of New York. and by
Countess Guicciardini, lady-in-wait-
| ing to the Queen, who led them
through the great hall into recep-
ton room, hung with priceless tapes
tries, where they We're greeted by the
! sovereiGns, surrounded by their mill
tary and civil households
After a short conversation all the
guests, who included the American
ambassador and Mrs. Leishman, and
the staff of the embassy. adjourned to
the private diningrcom OF the King.
The Queen had q. her right Colonel
/ and Kermit Roosevelt. in addition to
many other notable personages.
AT the right of the King sat Mrs.
/ Roosevelt, Miss Ethel Roosevelt and
4 others.
i After the lunch given by Ambassa-
| dor Leishman to Mr.. Roosevelt. the
latter received Carlos Manuel Cespedes.
the Cuban minister. who presented a
| message and greetings from the Cuban
/ government lie also received Dr.
Walling Clark, head of the Methodist
1 organization in Italy. and the Rev. B.
NJ. Triple. D. D.. pastor of the Amer
lean Methodist Church in Rome
A number of Italian Journalists
called on the ex-President this after
noon, but he declined to discuss the
Vatican incident. He spoke, however.
of the great change in Rome since he
! was here on his honeymoon. To a
Swiss correspondent he expressed re-
gret that he would be unable to stop
at Berne to see President Comtesse.
"I am greatly interested in Swt2er-
land" said Mr.. Roosevelt, especially
the army and civil system. The United
States has much to learn from the
Swiss republic"
Mr. Roosevelt's mail is enormous. He
saws it is impossible for him to an
swer the hundreds of communications
he is receiving.
At his first visit to the King to-
day, Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t Is said. expressed
the pleasure that he felt in again
meeting His Majesty. Following the
short interview which they had a year
ago at Messina on board tho battle
ship Re umberto.
Tells story of Hunt.
The king, it is learned, said that
!, he had heen awaiting with great in
terest. the return of the ex-President,
las he had desired to hear from his
own lips the report of his African
adventures, which His Majesty had
followed as closely as possible Mr..
Roosevelt gave a brief account OF his
shooting experiences, and later express
sions of friendship on behalf of their
respective countries were exchanged.
the Italian sovereign reiterating his
admiration for america,
King Victor. later, personally con-
Quoted Mr. Roosevelt to the hall OF
, the palace, where the American in
spected the hunting, trophies of the
Kings father and grandfather His
Majesty invited Mr.. Roosevelt TO drive
With him tomorrow morning.,
From the Quirinal Mr.. Roosevelt
!, drove to the Pantheon. Beyond the
;. charm of It's ancient memories, this
spot Is sacred. as 4 t contains the tombs
Z of Raphael. King Victor Emmanuel II.
: the Father OF His Country" and [linl
" Humbert, He bought two wreaths
G Which We're placed upon the tombs o.
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