The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-03-11
PARIS WILL KEEP T. r. BUSY.
The Ex-President viii Spend a Week
In the French Capital.

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In the French Capital.
Paris, March S.-Americans in Paris
are waiting with some eagerness for
word form Theodore Roosevelt to in.
dictate what sort of a reception he de.
sires when he comes to Paris in April
Mr.. Roosevelt Is expected to be in
Paris about a week.
w. S. Dalliba, the president Of the
American club, has sent a letter to
the ex-president at Khartum, suggest
ing two banquet plans and asking him
to indicate a preference. One propu.
sal is for dinner to be attended by
members of the American club only.
This is an organization of American
business men living in Paris. The
other plan is for dinner open to
every member of the American col
ony.
Mr.. Roosevelt has already expressed
a desire to be received strictly as a
private citizen and rather for this
reason it is considered probable that
he will prefer the CLOSED" dinner. If
this Is the plan followed. the affair
will be entirely informal. There are
-, several hunters in the club and Mr..
swapping tales of rhinoceros-chas-
ing.
1t is probable that Mr. Roosevelt
will be the guest of the ambassador,
Robert Bacon, at the American embas-
sy, for his stay here. Mr.. Bacon, it
will be recalled. was member of the
famous tennis cabinet"
Even should the more general din
ner be decided upon there are some
members Of the American colony who,
1t Is Jared, would not render enthusi-
astic homage to the former chief mag
istrate. In the community are one or
two former undesirable citizens" of
the United States, who selected sunny
France as their place of future abode
at times when searching inquiries into
their business operations were begun
at home. And here also are a few
women descendants of certain male
factors of great wealth. whose sons
are fools, whose daughters are for
eign princesses."
The French president and Nine. Fal-
Heres are arranging grand fete in
the Elysee palace, their official resi-
dence, in honor Of the distinguished
visitor. Unless Mr. Roosevelt himself
tabooes this plan, which 1t Is hardly
expected he will do, this event will
undoubtedly be attended by all the
French ministers, the one living ex-
president, Emile Loubet, and the men,
bers of the diplomatic corps in Paris.
Unfortunately for Mrs. Roosevelt, DR..
Georges Clemenceau is no longer In
public life. Mr. Roosevelt was quoted
as saying, before he left home, that
the two men in Europe whom he most
desired to meet were Emperor William
and Doctor Clemenceau.
1t is possible, too, that M. Fallieres
will invite Mr.. Roosevelt to spend a
few days on one of the private shoot
ing preserves which the French gov
eminent maintains for the use of its
chief magistrate. A visit to one of the
country palaces of the president may
be added to the program OF entertain
ment.
French Literary men and scholars
await with much interest Mr.. Roose-
velt's lecture at the Sorbonne. 1t is
probable that so many of these will
present claims that many Americans
in the city will be unable to gain ad-
mission.
The Sorbonne is the mother OF uni
versities. Originally theological col
lege, founded by Robert de Sorbon,
the confessor St Louis, in 1858, the
institution has gradually extended its
scope. OF Richelieu's Sorbonne, which
replaced the medieval building, moth
ing remains now but the church, the
fine dial In the court and two or three
other relics. The new Sorbonne, Ne
not's huge structure, is the seat of the
departments of letters and science.
The revival of the Sorbonne, after
centuries of eclipse, was on of the |
glories of the third republic. Eleven |
thousand students are in regular at
tendance, more than 5000 of whom |
are foreigners. The range OF studies |
is wider than that in any other uni
versity. 1t is a free institution to ]
am extent unparalleled elsewhere.
Most of the lectures are open to all |