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Show ROOSEVELT'S FAREWELL TO MEMBERS OF PARTY KHARTOUM, March 17. Colonel Roosevelt today gathered the remaining remain-ing members of his African expedition around him at luncheon in the palace and there were many expressions of friendship friend-ship before farewells wero said. The guests Included Sir Alfred Pease, who was Colonel Roosevelt's first host In Africa; Clayton Bey of the sirdar's staff, and Captain Meredith of the steamer, steam-er, Da I. on which the parly voyaged from Gondokoro. The cx-presldent tried to make the affair as lively as possible, but he was considerably moved when M came to shaking hands with those whom he Is not likely to sec again. He expressed the greatest admiration for Cnplaiti Cunnlnghnm's strenuous labors and those of tho naturalists, which had made tho expedition such a marked success, suc-cess, nnd lie dwelt 'upon the complete harmony which had existed from first to last. No one regretted more than lie, said Iho ex-prcsldcnt, that the hunting party was now to split up. After an inspection of tho missions, under the guidance of Bishop Gcynne. Colonel Roosevelt attended a reception at the Grand hotel, where he again mut the officials of tlCharloum. The band or the Twelfth Sudanese infantry in-fantry played a special programme of native music, which is peculiarly weird and Inspiring, for the benefit, of Colonel Roosevelt, who remarked on the wondrous won-drous ability of the- baud. Later a group of native women gave a number of Su-daneso Su-daneso dances. In a speech at the Egyptian officers' club. Colonel Roosevelt advised (ho officers offi-cers to drop politics while they were soldiers. He was a soldier himself, he said, and a politician, hut he never let them mix. Shortly before 0 o'clock tonight Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt, Kermlt nnd Miss Ethel went in carriages to the railway station, where they boarded a special train for Cairo. |