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Show CAPITAL KEENLY AWAITHISITOR Nine Hours of Strenuosity in Roosevelt's Latest Visit to Washington. POLITICIANS EXCITED Distribution of Seats for Geographical Geo-graphical Lecture Breaks All Previous Records. Washington, 'May 26. The national nation-al capital awaited the coming todav , of TiKodor- RoosePit His third i-lt to Washincton sinre he quit the presidency more than five years ago excited the keenest interest in po-litlca' po-litlca' and scientific circles Principal interest in the visit of j former President Roosevelt centered j in hie lecture before the National Georr.phlc society and in the con ference he was to have with Progres sive leaders In congress. To dr liver his lecture Is the primary pri-mary object of Colonel Roosevelt's : visit and scientists awaited with: great interest the story of his recent explorations in South America With equally as much interest politicians Of al! parties awaited the outcome or the conference of party leaders In which the former president will participate par-ticipate It teas expected by Progressive readers that at this conference a plan of action may be developed for the forthcoming congressional cam paign. Former President Roosevelt was expected to arrive here at 3:20 p m., todf.y and remain until midnight. This would give him a stay of a little less than nine hours, but they promised to be full of excitement and strenuosity. strenu-osity. A larse number of persons. Including Includ-ing oHlclals of the geographic so-! ciety. representatives of the PropreF-1 slve party in congress, personal! friends and others were expected to! bid C olonel Roosevelt welcome on his arrival here First on the pro-: j gram called for a visit by tho former president to the Smithsonian Institution Institu-tion where he was to review the exhibit ex-hibit there which he procured iu his African exploration From the Smithsonian, Colonel Roosevelt was expected to call at the i WhMe Hotif- te .-.i;. hih riapeis cof; President Wilson. Next on the program pro-gram vas a call on Senator Lodge of Massachusetts at his home, where a reception was to be given in honor of the diplomatic corps. The colonel then was expected to take dinner at a downtown hotel with officials of the geographic society He had no other engagements until the time for his lecture, which was to be followed by a conference with party leaders in con gi ess at Progressive party head quarters. This was to conclude his j visit, to Washington. Pub'ic interest in Colonel Roose-1 velt'a lei ture is attested by the fact , that the distribution of seats broke' all records of the geographic society's offices. no |
