The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30
DUTCH WILD OVER ROOSEVELT
LUNCHEON WITH TINE QUEEN:
N AND or MOOR SPEECHES.


SPeo'ai Cabis DssPsscAss 70 Tnn srH.
AMSTERDAM. April 2o.-To q brace ot
Kings and one King Emperor Col. Roose-
welt added to-day the only Queen regnant
In Europe. when the automobiles drew
zap before the palace At Het Loo at i.So
O'Clock Prince Henry. in a frock coat.
vas at the top % rhs stairs 20 welcome
the former Presiden oG the United states.
He grasped the Col mel warmly by the
hand without any oamal presentation.
Friendly informalit' was the keynote
Of the visit Of the ROos welt party. They
were first shown to their rooms In order
IN make necessary changes in their Coz
tune and were then conducted To the
drawing room. where Mr.. Beaupre. the
American Minister to The Hague. pre-
seneed the Colonel. Mrs. Roosevelt. Kermit
and Ethel Roosevelt and Mrs. 5eaupre
10 the Queen.
Tho presentation did not take place
In the big state drawing room. but In the
Queens private room. The party then
entered the dining room and after talk
Of q quarter Of an hour luncheon was
served. Col. Roosevelt sat on the right
OF Queen wilhelminA and Mrs. Roosevelt
on the right Of Prince Henry. There we're
thirty distinguished guests at the lunch
con. all OF them high court Offscials. but
not members Of the Cabinet.
The affair was in every way quiet and
intimate Col Roosevelt and his wife
expressed desire to 80 the little Princess
Juliana. who has now cut her eighth
tooth. hut Queen Wilhelmina said that abe
was sorry but she could no, show the baby.
a. she had been vaccinated to-day.
A. there was no further time in which
to visit the gardens the party remained
indoors talking until a couple Of two
horse Iandaus took them TO the APPEL
doom station. where they were cheered by
a great crowd.
On arriving az this city he vas met by
the Burgomaster and q great crowd.
The people broke down the barriers and
crowded on the station platform 20 So
the Colonel. Mrs. Roosevelt. Ethel and
Kermit remained on the train.
Col. Roosevelt Unexpectedly delivered
a lecture az the Independent Free Church
here at $50 this afternoon.
Throu ehotIt the day the BurRomsster
had been chasing Col Roosevelt BY
telegraph. telephone and messenger In
the hope 81 per~uading him In make
q rublic address. getting In commun,-
cation With him &C Apeldcoru. Col.
Roosevelt sent his consent When he
reached the Free Church IL was crow drd
10 its utmost capacity Az he marched
down the aisle che organ pealed forth
The Star SpanEled Banner but the
music " a. soon droW ned In cheers. silence
fell on the audience as Col. Roosevelt
entered the pulpit.
He started on by saying he vas proud
Of his Dutch ancestry. which he traced
back for three centuries. when che nance
Of Rembrandt and Admiral Dc Ruyter
we're un known. He was proud % the good
Dutch blood running in his veins and
hoped it would run strong IN the veins
OF his children and their children and help
tn make them such people - those Of hol-
land lie added
I am sorry cannot speak Dutch. but
to show that l am not altogether bad
will say souns words in Dutch have never
forgotten. II u q little rhyme my grand
parents taught me- He then recited
nursery Jingle. a translation Of which 10;
Little piRs stand 20 their throats in the
beans. hornes are In the Oat field. cows are
in the clover. ducks are In the water.
Splash, So great N my little Hanschen.-
The audience listened with evident de-
hxht a. Col Roosevelt recited the words
% a movement Of his arms ~ though he
wa tossing a baby. Then he broke away
into a Characteristic discourse.
After dining with the Burgomastsr.
forty guests being present. the Colonel
took the iONs train. accompanied BY MI.
B~aupre and the First Secretary OF the
L@antion. and proceeded to The Hague.
Two royal carriages met them at the
The Dutchmen again belisd their repu-
tation for phIeRm. and q wild r,lsh by chs
mob az the station prevented any formal
reception. II even prevented any attempt
70 enter the waiting room. There was .
eiuuilar demonstration outside the hotel.
I where the crowd refused TO leave until
Col. Roosevelt spoke from the balcony
Then the gathering drowned his words
with cheers.
THE HA0UE. April 3s.-At Apeldoorn
Col. Roosevelt and his party boarded
the train, but almost Immediately they
hurried out into the crowd that fil;ed
the platform. having discovered they
had entered the wrong car. In tina con-
fusion the train started. but the party
got on board 81 IL.
Tho arrangements made by tho Annsri-
can Legation for a special car misoarried
and the party. none OF whom had tickets.
found seats in two compartments OF the
crowded train. The corridor was soon
blocked with curious passengers staring
through tho windows and doors Of the
compa rtments. The distress OF Min
ister Bsaupre and the train hands wAs
acute. hut Col. Roosevelt bore the un-
wontsd lack % privacy with unrufied
and even cheerful equanimity.
ARNHKN. Holland. April 7e.-Col. Rooss-
welt and his family left Brussels st 7.SS
O'Clock this morning. the former President
just making the train. The station vas
filled with an enthusiastic crowd AZ
HertogenbOsch. the FIRST station over the
Dutch frontier. another large crowd was
Az aitinG tho arrival Of the train There
was l,isty chesring and the Colonel made
q short speech Among other things he
said. My family came from Holland
800 years ago
AZ RoossndAsl the Colonel and his
party changed cars ard took . special
which landed them In this Ancisne town.
tho capital Of the CuSldsrland. az I7.7S
o'cIock. couple % AUTOMOBILES. which
had boen sent by Queen wilhelmina.