The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-05
Col. Roosevelt Talks for Near
ly an Hour With Ruler of
Italy and Is Entertained at
Grand Dinner at Palace.
CROWDS GATHER TO
LOOK AT GREAT AMERICAN
GIittering SpIendor and Pomp.
of Royalty Surrounds the
Visit of Former American.
President to Capital of Italy.
DELUGED WITH LETTERS


Rome, April 4.-Tvyice today Theo-
dore Roosevelt was the guest of king
Victor Emmanuel.
The king received the ez-PreSident
at an early hour at the auiriniaI with
particular warmth, and they talked to-
gether for nearly an hour.
This evening there was a grand dim
ner at the palace, given by the king
and queen, in honor of Colonel Roose-
velt and his family.
Great preparations had been going on
Tor this event, and the queen herself
directed all the arrangements. DESIRING
no detail shOuId be neglected.
In all Mr.. Roosevelt had a strenuous
day. After his meeting with the king. he
visited 'the Pantheon, where he was the
object Of popular demonstration He
lunehed with Ambassador Leishman and
received the Italian journalists In the aft
ernoon.
Tomorrow viii be less busy. In the
morning he will drive with the king and
viii probably spend the afternoon sight
seeing. He viii be the guest of the Brit
ish ambassador at dinner in the even
ing.
The Vatican inSldent. which has aroused
considerable bitter comment in the news
papers, has made Mr.. EC3seveIt the sub
Jet OF intense popular Interest and a
crowd IS constantly before the hotel where
he IS staying, awaiting a chance to get
a glimpse of him.
The ex-President and his party arrived
at lne entrance Of the Quirinial palace at
s p. m, where the door OF his carriage
was opened by the imposing figure of
the royal doorkeeper, magnificent in scar
let livery with sword and baton and
cooked hat At the foot Of the stair
case. Count Tozzoni and Duke Cito. mas
ters of ceremonies and Count Cuicciarcini
gentleman in waiting 10 Queen Helena
and a relative of the minister OF for
eign affairs, met the party and escorted
them up the steps, which were decorated
with palms and Towering shrubs.
Met by soVereigns.
In the great hail of the Swiss they
We're received by Count GianOtti project
of the palace, whose wife was Miss Kim
ney Of New York, and by Countess Guic-.
clardini, lady in waiting to the queen,
who took them through the great bali
room into reception room hung with
priceless TAPESTRIES, where they were
greeted by the sOverelgns, surrounded by
their military apd civil households.
After a short conversation, all the
guests, including the American ambas-
sadOr and Mrs. Leishman and the staff
"
dining room Of the king, a spurious hall
hung with modern tapestry and decorated
with immense plants and flowers. The
dinner was enlivened by the military band
in the gardens below.
The queen had at her right Colonel
Roosevelt. then Princess Helena. Of Ser
via, Major j. f. Lands. military attache
OF the embassy; Countess Guicciardini:
John W. Garrett. first secretary; Prin-
cess Palermo, Kermit Roosevelt and Count
~ h.
Leishman. Princess Vera of Montenegro,
Commander Andrew T. Long, naval at
tache; the Duchess GrazilocLante, c. S.
Wilson, second secretary, and Count Guic-
ciardini.
At the right of the king sat Mrs Roose-
welt, the Marquis Di San GiulianO, the
foreign minister; Mrs. Lands, General
Brusali Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Count
Brambiila, and Duke Cito, commander of
the royal cuirassiers. At the left of his
majesty were Mrs. Leishman. Count Gia-
nOtti Mrs. Garrett. Count MattioH MIN
lister Of the royal household, and Princess
Viaro.
Ambassador Gives Lunch.
Ambassador Leishmans lunch to Mr..
included as guests Premier
Luzzatia; the Marquis Di San fSiuliano,
minister of foreign affairs; Mayor Nathan;
Count Gianotti, project of the royal house.
hold. SignOr Bollaui, director general
of the foreign office; the members or the
American embassy, and several Amer
leans, including John G. Coolidge of Bos-
ton, ex-minister to Nicaragua,
After the lunch Mr.. Roosevelt received
DR.. Carlos Manuel Cespedes, the Cuban
who presented message and
greetings of the Cuban government. He /
also received DIR. Walling Clark, head OF
the Methodist organization in Italy, and
Rev. DR.. B. NJ Tippie, pastor of the
American Methodist church In Rome.
A number of Italian journalists called
on the president this afternoon. but
Mr.. Roosevelt declined to discuss the
Vatican incident. During the course of
the conversation, he spoke of the great
change in Rome since he was here on
his honeymoon 70 a Swiss correspon-
dent he expressed regret that he would
be unable TO stop at Berne TO see Pres
idnt Comtesse.
Il am greatly interested in Switzer-
land" said Mr.. Roosevelt, especially the
army and civil system. The United States
has much to learn from the Swiss re-
public
Mr.. Roosevelt's mail is enormous. He
says, with the best intentions il Is inn |
possible for him 10 answer the hundreds |
Of communications he is receiving