New-York tribune., 1910-04-28
A DINNER FOR ROOSEVELT
Close of the Ex-President's Visit
to French Capital.
A WATCH ON ANARCHISTS
Guest at Foreign Ministry
ManRuvres at Vincennes-
Kermit in Airship.

Kermit IN Airship.
Paris, April 27.-The visit OF Mr. Roose-
welt and his family TO Paris ended tonight
with a dinner at the Ministry OF Foreign
Affairs. at which all Of them were present
Other guests were Ambassador and Mrs
Bacon, Consul General and Mrs. Mason.
ex-President and Nine. Loubet. Premier
BRAND, ex-P Premier CIemenceau. Leon Bour-
geCis. NJ. Ribot, VI. and Mime. Delcasse.
Baron d'EstOurneIles de Constant, Jules
Cambon. the French Ambassador at Berlin;
". Jusserand. the French Ambassador to
tie United States. and Nine. Jusserand.
and many well known persons IN French
official. political and social circles.
The ministry was brilliantly Illuminated.
the gardens being hung with fairy lamps
and the cOpse in the rear Of the palace
lighted with Bengal fires. During the din
ner. at which toasts were omitted. the or
chestra played American and French airs
In the smoking room Mr.. Roosevelt re-
ceived many OF the guests whom he had
not met before chatting pleasantly with
several Of them and having long conversa-
tions with NM. CIemenceau, RibOt and
Bourgeois.
It is reported that the French authorities
have been considerably alarmed for Mr..
RoOseveIt's safety. According TO an even
ing newspaper. the police were advised
from Naples that American anarchists
were following him. and a most rigorous
surveillance has been instituted here. The
ex-President has been accompanied every
where BY two inspectors OF the anarchist
brigade in plain clothes. The American
Embassy has been guarded day and night
by six inspectors. in reliefs OF six hours.
oil 4.d rr- faT
persons have been shadowed constantly.
There is no official confirmation. however.
Of these reports.
After seeing nlanRuvreS Dy the Paris
garrison on the field of Vincennes. Mr..
Roosevelt had luncheon at the embassy,
and in company with Ambassadors Bacon
and Jusserand drove through the BOis de
BOulogne and the Forest Of st. Cloud 10
Versailles. where he rejoined Mrs. ROose-
welt, Nine. Jusserand, Miss Ethel and ker-
NIT. who we're guests al luncheon there.
They spent two hours visiting the chateau
of Louis XIV, with its marvellous statuary
and paintings. and walked for an hour
through the gardens. visiting the Grand
and Petit Trianons, the former erected by
Louis XIV for Nine. de MaintenOn and the
latter by Louis XV.
Returning. the party stopped for a few
minutes ar the studio Of Auguste Rodin,
and soon after reached the embassy. where
tea was served. VI Rcdin being among the
guests.
Miss Ethel and Kermit Roosevelt each
enjoyed an aeroplane fight this afternoon.
Accompanied BY Baroness d EstoUrnelles
de Constant, they visited Count de Lam
bert who. after a preliminary fight. in
tied them 10 make trip. Both accepted
ioyfully. and climbed into the seat beside
the count. Who took them Tor a spin around
the field at height Of about one hundred
feet Kermit remarked that Il was the
finest experience Of his life.
Ir Roosevelt. on entering the keep a.
Vincannes. was received with military
honorz The party. with the exception OF
N Jusserard, mounted horses, and. es-
cortsd by platoon OF lancers, rode out TO
the field. where G series OF evoIutions was
raridly executed under service conditions.
The nanoauvres simulated an attacking
army. consisting OF 4 regiment of Chas-
seurs-a pied. a regiment OF dragons, two
bat+aIions Of infantry and a battery OF
artillery ir pursuit Of a retreating army.
whose retirement vas being protected by,
three field batteries. a battalion Of zouavss
ard 4 battalion OF dragons
The attacking force advanced in open
making frequent rushes. the machine guns
attached 20 each unit firing at the end of
ever, rush. As The rear guard OF the re-
treating army fed before the charge OF the
dragons the spectacle was a thrilling one.
Mr.. Roosevelt warmly Congratulated Cen
e-al Dalstein upon the dash Of the troops.
When the manuuvres ended the troops
marched past General Dalstein and Mr..
Roosevelt while the massed bands played
The Star SDangled Banner"
Returning 70 the embassy for luncheon,
Mr. Roosevelt stopped for n few minutes st
the Salon des Artistes Francals. which will
be formally opened on Saturday. Mr.. ROose-
welt came especially 70 see George Gray
Barnard's group, The Life OF Humanity"
Tor the Pennsylvania State Capitol The
Jury has given these groups the place OF
honor. and NIr. Roosevelt congratulated the
American sculptor upon his achievement.
Accompanied by the president and other
officers Of the Salon. the former President
tsen made a hurried inspection OF the other
works i'm the statuary section.
Stopping before the figures Of two big
elephants Mr.. Roosevelt pointed out how
often animal sculptors like Barge made the
mistake oG wrongly depicting leg move
uents. An elephant" said M. Roosevelt,
'ts like a pacing horse. It's legs on each
side move together. These elephants are
true 20 life Barye was always wrong"
Mr.. Roosevelt entered the painting sec
tious only for a moment TO see Jean Paul
Laurens's triptych THE Surrender OF York
town. which he painted for the city OK
Baltimore.
NJ. Roosevelt placed autographs to-day
on a number OF his photographs at the
request Of Pauline Chase. They will be
sold at the Actors Fair in New York. He
said that he had already contributed a gun
which he had used in Africa FOR the fair
Mr. Roosevelt has accepted the honorary
presidency OF the American section OF the
Franco-American Committee. q delegation
from which called on him yesterday