Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-10
Pretty Hamlet Covered with Posters
Proelaiming Glad Tidings.
BOULEVARD NAMED IN HIS HONOR
New Drive, Under Construction, to
Psrpetuste Memory Of Visit.
PLEASING sEND-oFF AT GENOA
Catholic Priest and Students Call on
Ex-President and Pay Respects
Vatican Affair For
gotten.

PORTO MAURIZIO, Italy. April s-The
entire population Of this pretty little old
Italian town, nesting amid groves Of orange
and olive trees. gave Mr. and Mrs. Roose-
welt a truly remarkable welcome when they
arrived this evening from Genoa.
For days the residents have been decorat-
ing in honor OF the visit, and American
colors fluttered everywhere, from the muni-
cipal buildings, the houses in the streets
and the villas. Many Of the decorations
Of the poorer quarters were homemade ard
the ingenuity displayed in their compost
ton was eloquent testimony OF the deep
impression the coming Of the eI-p-esident
Of the United States had made.
Even the sisters in the neighboring con-
vents displayed American flags on the
gates. Dead walls were covered with
posters bearing such inscriptions as "Roose-
welt forever" Long live Roosevelt" and
similar expressions OF regard.
The municipal council al a special meet
ing today decided TO confer the title on
Mr.. Roosevelt OF honorary citizen" and
to name the new Onore drive, which is
now under construction and is the pride OF
the town. Roosevelt boulevard"
Mayor Halls American.
The mayors announcement OF the visit
Of the distinguished American, which has
been posted in the streets. refers TO Mr.
Roosevelt as e man. who as president
Of the United States. constituted himself
champion OF the peace Of the world and
during the Messina disaster. manifested his
own and the friendship OF the great repub-
/ lic proclsiming this the bonds Of fratern-
] ity and human SOLITARY"
/ When Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived
not only was every man, woman and child
J in the town massed around the station OF
lining the streets, but thousands from the
neighboring communes had come in to add
their enthusiasm to that OF the towns.
I people, which already was difficult to hold
3 in check The din Of the welcome was
almost indescribab,e as the expression,
and his wife emerged from the station
I After greeting Miss Carow. Mrs. Roose-
velts sister at whose home. the YnIa
Monte Calvario, they win spend a few
days and receiving the formal welcome Of
| the prefect and mayor, the party started
/ forward for the carriages A band struck
UP Hail Columbia and the crowd cheersd
I Justify. A group Of school children IN
white. bearing flowers. tried to march
| projected by naval cadets, but they were
] prevented by the singing cheering throng
! GENOA, z April s.-ColoneI and Mrs
Roosevelt had cause 10 be glad today that
/ the crowds encountered had forced then
TO abandon their carriage drive yesterday
for since morning rain has fallen in tor.
rents, and had the two not reached here
last night, they would have had difficulty
in getting through today
| This afternoon they will leave for Porte
MauriEio, where Kermit and Miss Ethe
I are due TO arrive tonight
! Tie former president and Mrs. Roosevelt
spent the morning hours visiting the an
galleries. the old palace Of the doses and
other places OF interest.
ROmaAtIe Italy stIrrsa.
The people and the press Of Genoa hav,
manifested the most intense interest In tn,
4 travels OF Colonel Roosevelt. His second
honeymoon journey stirred their romanti,
natures TO a high pitch. and when tn,
news spread yesterday OF his coming a biz
crowd hurried TO the modest hotel Brittanis
( where he had engaged quarters ana viii
cheering and the waving OF hats greeted
the arrival OF the dust-covered carrLaE,
as ii raitled up the stony street to the ac,
compartment Of its drivers wildly crackinl
! whip
Both Colonel Roosevelt and Mrs. Roose-
Welt were smiling when they descended
from the carriage az the hotel entrance
They said they had enjoyed the trip hugely
and were sorry only that non-observanet
OF their ineognito by the people had com
PEELED them TO cut It short Colonel Rooss
welt said he had had bully time" Thurs
day when he and Mrs. Roosevelt drove