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ner " by the choir. The assemblage waited until the Emperor and 

 Colonel Roosevelt had left the hall. 



The Colonel and Kermit were guests that night of Chancellor 

 Von Bethmann-Helweg at a dinner at the Chancellor's palace. The 

 others present included the American Ambassador, Mr. Hill; 

 Count Zeppelin, Herr Delbueck, the Vice-Chancellor ; Admiral Von 

 Tirpitz, Secretary of the Admiralty; Herr Dornburg, Minister of 

 the Colonies; Baron Von Rheinbaben, Minister of Finance, and 

 many others noted in official and commercial life. 



The Colonel displayed the greatest interest in Bismarck's work- 

 ing and living apartments. A reception followed the dinner, many 

 of the members of the Reichstag and Landtag being presented to 

 the former President. 



VISITS HOME FOR WORN-OUT ^A;'ORKERS. 



The Colonel in company with Burgomaster Kirchner motored 

 the following morning to Buch, a suburb, where a colony of 1200 

 worn-out workers, men and women, are maintained in relative com- 

 fort at the expense of the city of Berlin. The subject of public 

 dependents was being pursued by the former President, who while 

 in Denmark investigated a similar institution. 



The public charges at Buch are made up of the aged, the infirm 

 and those temporarily incapacitated for work. They are not only 

 supported reasonably, but in case of sickness receive thorough 

 medical treatment. 



Returning to Berlin the Colonel was the guest at luncheon of 

 Ambassador Hill at the American Embassy. The luncheon party 

 was a large one. During the luncheon the Colonel proposed a toast 

 *' to the health of His Majesty the German Emperor and the future 

 of the German people." 



At the reception which followed, the Colonel received a dele- 

 gation from the Interparliamentary Union, who were introduced by 

 Prince Von Carolath-Beuthen. Replying to an address presented 

 him by the delegates, the former President said that the general 

 demand for peace only excited the derision of practical men, but 



when peace was worked for by practical men such as the delegates, 

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