The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-24
Unite in a Welcome to the Dis
tinguished American.
WITHAMERICAN FLAGS
The City Is Decked From One
End to the Other.
His Arrival Is Greeted by an
Enormous Crowd.

Cairo Egypt, March A.-This has
teen Roosevelt day in Cairo, the old and
new civilizations of the Egyptian me-
tropolis cooperating to give the dis
tinguished American a welcome that in
cordiality and enthusiasm surpassed
that received by any other foreigner
within the memory of the present gen.
Grafton. Said an American tourist:
New York's reception may be on
grander scale, but this old town has
set us a lively pace"
Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermit and
Ethel drew into the station few
minutes after o'clock this morning
and the visitors first view of the cap
ital was across a sea of faces that APP
reared to surpl ise the former presi-
dent, accustomed as he is. to waiting
crowds.
Long before daylight the city had
been decked with American flags, from
the old Arabian Cairo through Es-
gekieh garden to the fashionable for
eign quarter Of Ismdiliya- For days the
enc topic of conversation had been the
expected arrival of the American states
man and hunter, and in the restau-
rants, on the streets and in the ccrri-
dors of the hotel his name was heard
continually.
The season at the hotels is nearly
closed, but hundreds of Americans and
ether tourists remained for today's
demonstration. One hour before train
time al enormous crowd gathered at
tie railway station and there was a
good deal of jostling for points of van
fage
Col Roosevelt was received formally
by Major L. o. F. Stack. British agent
in Sudan and director of intelligence,
who expressed the regrets of Sir Regi-
nald Wingate. the Sirdir. that the lat
ter, owing to indisposition, was unable
to personally meet the city's guest.
With Major Stack were American
Consul General Iddings, Mrs. Iddings
and Miss 1ddi1gs. The latter presented
Mrs. Roosevelt with bunch of violets.
After greeting their acduaintances and
acknowledging the cheers of the throng,
the Roosevelts, accompanied by the
Tddings family, entered a motor car
and were driven to Shepeard's hotel
situated on the Shari' A Kamel in the
business district. The Roosevelts car
vas escorted by a squad of mounted
police.
Another Big Crowd.
Arriving at the hotel the visitors
found another crowd in waiting and
anothc, noisy demonstration was re-
ceived.
The guests at the hotel included
many Americans. and from every flag
staff on or near the building the stars
and stripes was flying.
AS soon as they were permitted to
do so, the Roosevelts withdrew to the
suite which had been reserved for them
and rested for a time.
Col. Roosevelt and Mr.. Iddings had
lunch with Major Stack at the British
agency. This afternoon the state coach
called for Mr.. Roosevelt and conveyed
him TO the Abdin palace, where he was
received by Abbas Hilmi. the Khedive
of Egypt.
The Roosevelts will remain here one
week and the program of entertain |
ments and sight seeing arranged will |
keep them busily occupied
They will sail for New York from |
Southampton, June 10. accommodations
having been booked on the steamer /
Kaiserin Aug1ste Victoria.