Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-02-27


panied by one aide and Admiral Evans
and Ensigns Evans and Chaplin. He
visited the navy ward first. called on
Admiral Barker and tnen wrmt ~
Governors island, where he called on
Gen. Brooke. From Governors island
the tug proceeded to the battleship
Illinois, where he called on Admiral
Evans and inspected the ship. From
the Illinois the prince returned to
the Hohenzollern and gave dinner.
Prince Henry then attended a re-
ccption given in his honor by the
Deutscher Versin at the club house
Of the organization. From the club
house the prince took the ferryboat
Philadelphia for the depot in Jersey
City and left for Washington.
Washington, Feb. 2S.--Prince Henry
arrived in Washington at 1920 yes
tsrdsy morning. He was met by Sec
rstariss Hay and Long, Count Quadt
and two other attaches Of the German
embassy. Ten minutes later he loft
for the white house. Intermingled
with the crowd at the depot was .
small army OF secret service men, de-
tsctives and policemen. Special pre-
cautions had been taken to insure
the safety Of the prince and biz cor
tsge and to keep the people from
pressing closely upon the party at
any stage Of its journey through the
public places in the city.
Arriving at the white house the
party was conducted through the
main lobby into the red parlor, thence
into the east room and from there
the prince was conducted through the
green room to the blue parlor, where
the president was in waiting to re-
ceivs him. In conformity with diplo-
matte etiquette the president received
the royal visitor in private and with
out introduction. This was made
necessary by the fact that there Is
now in the United States no repre-
sentative OF the German nation Of
sufficient high rank to present to the
president . prince Of the royal blood,
. brother and personal representative
Of the German emperor. After the
greetings had been extended the pres
ident led the prince into the red par.
lor and introduced him to Mrs. Roose-
welt and his daughter, Miss Alice.
After q few words with them the
royal visitor was conducted into the
green room and introduced to the
members Of the cabinet The prince
then withdrew and was driven to the
German embassy. At ll:%oa. M. Pres
ident Roosevelt returned Prince
Henry's visit. He drove to the Ger
man embassy in an open landau with
Col. Bingham. The prince met him in
the drawing room, where there was
an exchange Of amenities The presi-
dent and prince remained together
for about ten minutes.
One OF the most brilliant functions
Of the day was at two p. M, when
Prince Henry received at the German
embassy the members of the dlplo-
matte corps, including the ambassa-
doris and ministers accompanied by
their stats of government, naval and
civil attaches, all In full uniform. II
was the same brilliant assemblage
that is seen at the white house on
New Years day to give greetings to
the president-I'urks in red fez, Rus
slams in tall shakos, Chinese in rich
oriental silks. But yesterday there
was added brilliancy in the snowy
uniform of the imperial receiving
party.
The visit OF Prince henry ana ms
suite to the capitol in the afternoon
must have been very gratifying
experience to the royal visitor on ac-
count of the warm and hattering re-
ception he received at both the
house and senate. The party was
met at the great bronze doors lead
ing into the rotunda by committee
from the house consisting of Mr.. Hit,
OF Illinois; Mr.. Dinsmore, of Arkan-
sas, and Gen. (rosvenor, Of Ohio.
Brief cordial greetings having been
exchanged, the prince and his party,
under the protection Of so police,
were conveyed through solid walls of
people packed in the rotunda and
statuary hall to the room of Speaker
Henderson in the rear of the house
lobby. Here the speaker, who was
awaiting him, greeted the prince with
a warm handshake as Mr.. Hit pre-
scented "his royal highness." The
party then proceeded to the gallery
OF the house, walking up the marble
stairs instead of using the elevator.
The prince remained about ten min
utcs In the gallery and then assembled
to the ways and means committee
room, where reception was to be
held. The house at once adjourned
to afford the members an opportunity
to meet the royal visitor personally.
The prince was afterwards escort
ed to the richly gilded chamber OF
the vice president Of the senate and
there Senator Frye, of Maine, the
president pro TEN. of the senate,
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