New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-17
Fashionable Crowd Clam
ors for Admission to
London Lecture.
HUNDREDS SHUT OUT;
ARRANGEMENTS POOR
Roosevelt Thrills Audience with
Details of Bloodsucking Bats
and Poisonous Ants.
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ographical Society. their wives and
guests. when Theodore Roosevelt arose
TO lecture on the River Of Doubt, and a
fashionable crowd outside. fully five
I hundred strong, clamored yainly for
admission.
The doors were opened at half past
seven and were closed ten minutes
later, so great was the rush. Even the
members of the Society's council who
had been Colonel Roosevelts dinner
hosts were unable TO find places when
they-preceded the Colonel into the hall.
The lecture in it's main lines was
similar to the Washington one, but
there were more details of adventures in
the rapids and with bloodsucking bats,
carnivorous fish and catfish which catch
monkeys and poisonous ants. The au-
dience applauded literally and laughed
FREQUENTLY. being. particularly amused
at n description of soccer football
plaved by Indians with their heads in
stead of their feet. The lecturers SEN
tinent Just as the nineteenth century
saw the great development Of North
America. so the twentieth, l think.
will see the development Of South
America" was heartily indorsed, ana
thore is no doubt that his auditors were
most sympathetic and wholly convinced
cf the truth Of his discovery.
Theatre RidieuIously Small.
There was universal condemnation or
the societys arrangements for the iect'
nre. The theatre was ridiculousIy
small for the eX-President could have
dued the Albert Hall. FAR too many
tickets had been issued and eXtraordl-
nary scenes were enacted outside.
White haired fellows and their wives,
armed with tickets, were almost on
their knees pleading to enter. Ihe
street was choked with carriages ana
automobiles. Men wearing high orders
for achievement in many lines the
world over were kept waiting for more
than an hour and then were not per-
mitted to enter.
The Tribune correspondent had difli-
Guilty i'm entering, and many fellows OF
the society said, Il hope you'll write
the truth about this outrage one
graybeard declared he would resign,
after thirty years Of fellowship. y sut-
fragette clung 10 the correspondents
coattails, seeking to pass the police
Gordon.
Large forces of police were waiting
outside to shelter Colonel Roosevelt
against possible suffragette attack
but nothing of lhe kind was attempted.
The Colonel waved his hand when he
aliehted from his automobile, but the
crowd was too decorous for cheering.
The heartiest applause. however, greet
ed his appearance on the stage.
No seats remained when the mem
hers OF the Council OF the Society ar
rived. so that dozens Of the most dis
tinguished geographers and scientists
and their wives stood in the aisles
throughout the lecture. Seats were oo-
tanned with difficulty for Prince ana
Princess Louis Of Battenberg. with
their ht.le son, the prince representing
King George
Sir Edward Grey, Earl Grey, LORD
Rrvce. Lord Curzon. Lieutenant Colo
mel Arthur Lee, Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Nlchoias
Lorgworth, Philip Roosevelt ana Am
hassadoy and Mrs. Page were huddleo
tightly together in a few places re-
served in the two front rows. Ilers oi
seats rose i'm steep semicircle, so that
9 good view was obtained by all OF
tho big map behind the lecturer VINO
indicated positions on the map win d
long pole. ,
DIR. Douglas Freshfield, president oil
the Society. III introducing Colohei
Roosevelt apologizcd for the smallhesS
Of the hall.
4 newspaperman who saw Coiohe'
Roosevelt earlier in the day at 'i''
home Of Lieutenant Colonel Lee Tor t"e
first time in many years cohlesseu
he thought he was about to see d
broken down invalid.
IT'S true am an invalid said the
Colonel with his well known pr' au
smile. "but, of course, | don't look H.
A reporter for THE Daily Sketch
asked the ex-PresideI, for an ar'ioie
on "The Strenuous Life; or How l
Achieved Success Colonel Roosevelt
frowning. exclaimed, Don't ask me
preposterous questions" and after d
moments reflection he added, smiling
That's one Of the loveliest requests
I've had yet. Why doesn't he ask me
for few thoughts on the Cosmos?
Colonel Roosevelt visited Nestmin-
ster Abbey in the afternoon and shooh
his head sorrowfully ovo the militant
damage, and then went TO the South
Kensingtn National History Museum
where he may exhibit his Brazilian
specimens. He lunched at Lieutenant
Colonel Lees house with some ola
cronies, naturalists and big game
hunters.
Colonel Lee excitedly interviewed
girl supposed 10 be a suffragette, VINO