The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-04-10
WELCOME IS
REMARKABLE
American Colors Flutter from
Every Side in Greeting
to Roosevelt,
WARM FEELING SHOWN
BY ITALIAN FRIENDS
Converts Decorated, Walls PIacarded
and Other Unusual Honors
Shown Visitors.

PORTO MAURIZIO, Italy, Aprfl o.
The entire population of this pretty
little Italian town. nesting amid
groves OF oranges and olive trees,
gave Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt truly
remarkable welcome when they ar
rived this evening from Genoa
For days the residents have beea
celebrating In honor of the visit, and
American colors fluttered everywhere
from the municipal buildings. the
house In the streets and the villas.
Many of the decorations OF the poorer
quarters were homemade. Even tho
Sisters In the neighborhood convents
displayed American flags on tho
gates.
Dead walls were covered with post
ers bearing such inscriptions az
Roosevelt forever" Long live Roosc-
welt" and similar expressions of re-
gard.
The municipal council at a special
meeting today decided TO confer tho
title on Mr.. Roosevelt OF honorary
citizen" and to name the Onore drive
which is under construction and Is the
pride of the town. Roosevelt Boule-
ward"
The mayors announcement of tho
visit of the distinguished American,
which has been posted in the streets.
refers 10 Mr. Roosevelt as man who
as president of the United States, CON
stituted himself champion OF peace OF
the world and In the Messina disaster.
manifested his own, and the friend
ship of the republic, proclaimlng thus
the bonds of fraternity and human
solidarity"
When Mr.. and Mrs. Roosevelt ar
rived, not only was every man, wom-
an, and child in the town massed
about the station or in the streets.
but thousands from neiGhboring com.
munes had come in to ndd their en-
thusIasm to that OF the townsprople.
The din OF welcome was almost In
describable and the president and his
wife emerged from the station.
After greeting Miss Carew, Mrs
Roosevelts sister. at whose home
they will spend few days, the party
started forward for the carriages, A
band struck up Hail Colombia and
the crowd cheered Justify
A group OF school children in white
bearing flowers tried TO march protect
ed by naval cadets. but they were pre-
vented by the surging. cheering
throng
When Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt
reached their carriage the eX-president
arose and waved his hat, whereupon
the cheering was redoubled and the
school children who were yet some
little distance, In DESPAIR threw their
bouquets toward the carriage. most
OF the flowers falling under the
wheels and among the people. Again
the crowd surged forward, bringing
the carriage TO a standStill but finally
a pathway was made and the party
proceeded under an illuminated rch
bering the word Welcome"
For half mile they drove through
a narrow street. but 1t was impossible
for the horses to movo faster than
walk, Mr.. Roosevelt all the while
standing up bowing his acknowledge
ments
When half the town was traversed
the carriage got clear OF the people
and the horses broke into a trot. but
hundreds OF the spectators were not
10 be denied and followed the car
rlage on the run right TO the gates
OF the villa.
Before the ex-president left Gcnon,
Father James Ryan and delegation
of Catholic students called upon him
to pay their respects.