Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-03-27 | Page 1 | Roosevelt Shakes Hands with American Citizens

I ROOSEVELT ViLT SHAKES HANDS WITH AMERICAN CITIZENS iiI Reception Tendered the Former President by Hundreds of Fel Fellow Fellow Fellow low Countrymen Cairo March 26 Colonel Roosevelt shook hands today with upwards of Americans at a reception many of whom were personal acquaint acquaintances ances anees of the former firmer President who expressed himself as feeling nearer home than for a year After a visit to Al AI Ashar Azhar university Colonel Roosevelt had luncheon with the khedive in the Abdin palace Then Th accompanied by the diree director director I tor general of antiquities in the department of public works he spent some time in the Museum of Arab Art in which he showed the deepest I I interest Not a 0 lion did his duty With this declaration said In mock grav graY gravity gravIty ity former President Roosevelt concluded his Informal remarks at t this mornings reception The Tho Joke was not lost and caused a hearty laugh In which the speaker joined The reception was waa held neld in the beautiful gardens adjoining Shepherds hotel and andas as early eally as S 8 a crowd was there thereA A it temporary platform had been erected and this U s was wan decorated with American flags and palms When Mr Roosevelt appeared he received a noisy welcome The cheers were followed by the singing of My Country Tia of at The Thes Colonel Roosevelt said he ha would not make snake a 0 speech but wished to say that he I Iwas was glad of ot the opportunity to meet fel tel fellow fellow tellow low countrymen He H was wall glad ho lie said to eee see America In the east Then he ho assured them that the lions In Africa had bad not accomplished the mission jokingly Imposed upon them themA A line Une was formed and passing the th platform every one of t the crowd In which women predominated shook hands with Colonel Roosevelt and received a person personal al greeting This over another cheer was given and once more My Country of ot Thee Thet was sung suns Following the th thI I 1 T reception Mr Roosevelt went to his apartments and prepared for the visit to Al AI Ashar university Among those who called on Colonel Roosevelt today te was waa Wu Tiny Ping Fang the Chinese diplomat and former minister to the United States A dinner was given at the American agency this evening at which the received diplomatic diplo diplomatic matic representatives of the nations and various distinguished Americans and for foreigners eigners L Mrs Roosevelt spent the day In rest Ing while Miss Ethel and Kermit went I shopping