Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-23
For Roosevelt Given at
The E|yses Palace
President FaIIieTes Calls Hin
A Friend Of France
udauest will Place Rooseve'fs
Speeches in Its Archives.

paris Anril 22.-President ana NINE.
FaIlieres gave d gala diilhei IVA
covers tonight at the ElSSee palace III
honor of Theodore Roosevelt. ne en-
tire ralace was brilliantly illuminated
and the reception guard llned tile
stairvayS. The asSemblage was a not
able one.
president Fallieres took out Mrs.
Roosevelt. who looked charmingly in
a b,re brocade gown embroidered with
gold and crystal ornaments. while Col
onel Roosevelt escorted Nine. FalliereS
Miss Ethel Roosevelt. who wore
gown of pink satin. was escorted by Nj.
Jrsserand. the French ambassador TO
the United States.
Among the other distinguished
guests at the dinner were Ambassa-
dor and Mrs. Bacon. Former President
and Nine. Loubet, Premier Brand
Foreign Minister and Nine. P1chon ana
other members of the cabinet and their
ladies': NJ. Pallain, governor OF the
Bank Of France, General DalSteln,
military governor of Paris; Gen.
Gen Rrugere, former commanding gen
eraI Of the army; Gen. Brun, minister
OF war; Leon Bourgeois, ex-mlnlster
of foreign affairs; Louis knault. per-
manent delegate to The Hague Tribu-
nal from France: Baron Estournelles
de Constant and the Baroness de Con-
start; Frank II Mason, the American
consul general and Mrs. Mason; NJ
Croiset, dean of the faculty OF letters
| OF the Sorbonne; Henri Barbour, cnlet
of the corporation of barristers; Ad-
miral De Pord and NJ. BoutrouX, pro-
fessor of philosophy in the Univer-
sity of Paris.
During the dinner which was served
in the gorgeous sale Des Fete which
is hung with priceless gobelins, the
band of the Republican Guards rendered
a musicale. Proposing col Roo"eVeitS
health, President Falliercs said,
Il caruot allow this dinner to ter
inmate without seizing the occasion to
offer :; toast to Theodore Roosevelt, an
llustriouS man who is at the same
time ii great citizen. great friend ol
France and a great friend of peace.
lift ?ny glass also in honor Of Mrs.
Roosevelt to whom goes out the ,lCm-
age OF oar respectful svmputhy | con
graduate myself at beng able t" ten
cur guests how happy we are /" re-
ccivc and fetr them
Col. Roosevelt replied in Fr"l,rh, say
J in. he was profoundly touched By the
| words If President i'allicr"+. Mrs,
| Roosevelt aud j." continued tn" Am"rl-
can rx-Tresidcut will never forget the
| VrIcrnc we have IL, "ivcd in France. cS-
reciaIly from You. MI President
| made to understand this ley" fui
| each other our two countries have beer
friends, from TN" b"Ginnin" and N"
doubt will always remain friends in the
future. Every civilized man VIII" comes
| to Franc, Learns some thing, because
France /, Tho rr;rdi" of m"d"ru ciVi!iza
ton.
"E4yr to-day have learned much
| and enc thing IN particular which WEI
| ,rpear in my InrtUre tomnrrnW
II raise my glass. | honor the PreSi-
dent If the Republic" and M'n". FalliereS
| whose guests we are tonight"
A reception followed the dinner T.
which mary Other notahleS of the
| French JItcralN and scientific WORDS
| and > number of persons prominent II
| the American colony, including VIM. II
| Vanderbilt. had been invited t" NEE
| col s Rooses.elt During til" reception
= literary and musicale program wa
| rendered by artists from the tom'dl
| Franchise and tho Opera.
| Tomorrow col Ecosevelts time WI
he devoted entirely to the program .
| nj