Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-05-14
KAISER GREETS
MIR. ROOSEVELT
Strenuous Ones Have TheiTMuCh
Discussed Meeting.
WELCOMED BY ROYAL FAMILY

Entertained at Luncheon by Their
Msjesties, Who Have a Distinguish.
ed Company to Meet the Americans.
Berlin, May 1l.-Some 1900 Ameri.
cans went 90 meet Roosevelt. but they
were not allowed near enough TO the
station 20 witness his arrival Roose-
welt and his family. with Ambassador
and Mrs Hin, members of the en-
bassy. General Won Loewenfeld. the
foreign secretary; the imperial char
ccilor and other guests took a special
train for the Wild Park station. where
royal carriages met them and drove
them 90 the palace al Potsdam.
ON the steps of the palace the long
lookedfor meeting between the kaiser
and Roosevelt al last took place. The
kaiser was respIendent in the white
uniform of general of the body
guard. with a glitering brass helmet.
surmOunted by a silver eagle. ROose-
welt was attired tn civilian dress. wear
ing a silk hat and frock coat The
kaiser welcomed him heartily and.
preceded by the court chamberlain
with a wand. led Roosevelt and his
fam:l- Through what is known as the
shell room 10 the salon beyond. where
the empress awaited them with the
crown princess and other members Of
the royal family. court ladies and gen
tlemen
After the presentations the empress.
the kaiser and the Roosevelt families
withdrew 10 another room. the rest OF
the guests waiting en- the shell room
After a little while the empress and
the others returned to the shell room
and the court chamberlain then mar
shaded the company I'm due order and
conducted them 20 the Jasper gallery
for luncheon Roosevelt taking in the
empress and the kaiser Mrs. Roose.
Welt
Tn the long chamber. hung with old
masters. with a beautiful view through
the French windows of tho park six
tables were laid for the COMPANY.
which numbered about nuy. The Two
chief tables We're in the middle. At
one sat Tho kaiser with the crown
princess on his right and Mrs Ro0se.
Welt on his left ON Mrs Roosevelt
left was Baron -H0llweg. the
imperial chancellor. The others 40 this
table were General Won Plessen. Count
IN EulenberC. the American naval nj.
taChe, Ambassador Hin. Kermit
Roocevelt aud General Won I.oewen
field. At the second chief table sat
the empress with the crown prince on
her right. and Roosevelt on her left.
on Roosevclts left was the kaiser's|
young daughter. Princess Victoria
Louise. The others nc this table we're
the American military attache. EaloIl
Roosevelt Herr Won Scoen. secretary
OF foreign affairs; Countess Keller
Prince Solms. Baruth and Mrs. HuI.
After luncheon. which was Informal
no speeches being made. the company
went back 10 the shell room and stood
IN groups. Now 10 was that the real
meeting Of the kaiser and Roosevelt
came Of. The kaiser drew Roosevelt
aside from the others and for thirty
or forty minutes they stood convers
ing. on what none may know. but
Roosevelt was much handicapped by
extreme hoarscness and hard cough
Before the conversation ended all the
guests. with the exception OF the
Roosevelts. left The kaiser thcn. with
an equerry took the Roosevelts In au-
tomobiles TO see San Souci palace. a
mile away The empress remained at
Potsdam.
special train was ready at the
station. but the Roosevelts came di-
rect 20 the embassy from Potsdam In
automobiles. Here Roosevelt found
Commander Robert p. Peary with
whom he had a short talk he then
went 10 his room. where a couple OF
throat specialists visited him. They
report that Roosevelt is suffering from
laryngius. induced by bronchitis. a
common experience of people coming
north after being in a tropical climate.
They say there Is no danger. Roose-
welt has only 20 be careful 10 get well
again in five or six days.