Evening star., 1902-02-19
F|NAL. MEETING HELD
Arrangements for Receiving
the, Prince Concluded.
USE 0F THE MILITARY
WILL BE CONFINED TO CAVALRY
e ESCORTS.
The Royal Visitor Will Remain on the
Steamship Until It is
Docked.

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| Docked.
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| The Presidents delegates charged with
| the arrangements for the reception and en-
tertainment of Prince Henry of Prussia
| held final meeting at the State Depart
| ment this morning and disposed of several
| details that We're not included In the Off-
| cial program issued a few days ago AL
though the delegates and other officials
who will Make part in the ceremonies of
welcome at New York will make the trip
| to that city. as individuals with the view
OF meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria Friday
evening, the day before the prince is ex-
| pected to arrive, the indications are that
nearly all II not all OF them Will leave
mere Friday morning at 10 o'clock
This party will include DR.. Hill. assist
ant secretary of state. and General Cor
bin, adjutant general of the army, the
Presidents delegates. Col T. A. Bingham,
I. 8. A, and Commander w. 8. Cowles
=. s. N. aids to the delegates; Baron Won
f1clieben and the members of the German
embassy. including Count Quadt, who has
represented the ambassador in making the
arrangements
Reception at Railway Station.
| commodations on the special train set apart
for the princess tour and the impossiblity
OF carrying local committeeman on the
train, that the reception committees ap-
pointed by the various towns to receive the
prince shall meet the train on it's arrival
at the railroad stations in the respective
cities The mayors of all the cities to be
visited by the prince have been notified
to that effect. and will be expected to make
their arrangements accordingly.
In view of the fact that the imperial Wis
itOr desires to see as much of each city
visited as possible within the limited time
at hts disposal it has also been decided to
dispense altogether with military process
siOns features of his reception. Gen.
Corbin, VINO has special charge Of the mill
tary arrangements, has arranged with the
mayors of the different cities to be visited
and the officers of the National Guards of
the respective states to provide cavalry
troops as an escort for the prince during
his visit to each city and to contlne the
military representation to such mounted
troops. Cot. Barry of the adjutant gem
erals department has just returned from
a visit to Boston, Albany, New York city
and Philadelphia. where he made arrange
ments with the local authorities for these
mounted escorts to be provided by the state
National Guard. For instance. Squadron A
Of the New York state troops will be the
princes escort during his sojourn in New
York city and the City Troop of Philadel
phia will act in d similar capacity In that
city. -
The making of similar arrangements in
the western cities to be visited has been
intrusted tn Major Gen Otis, commanding
the Department of the Lakes at Chicago
Escort by Regular Troops.
Washington and ST. Louis are the only
cities where escort duty VIII be provided by
the regular ARMY. The reason for this is
that there are no local cavalry organiza-
tions I'm those elites and they are both
within easy reach of regular cavalry posts
Washington city is the only place whcr.
both regulars and national guardsmen will
| cooperate in 1he''reception, and even here
the usual procession feature will be dis
pensetl with. The local national guardsmen
| will 5be lined up on both sides of the avenue
bet ween the railway station and the White
House and will salute the prince and party
as they pass through. Gen. Corbin said
today that the services of the National
Guard Of the District were rendered for
this occasion by Gen. Harries the com
manding officer. and We're accepted by the
Presidents S delegates.
Prince to Remain on Steamer.
The earlier formed plan which provided
for the transfer of Prince Henry from the
KronprinZ Wilhelm to the Hohenzollern
when the liner reaches the lower bay at New
York has been abandoned. Instead the
prince will remain aboard the steamer until
she has been docked at the south side of
the Recreation Pier. at the foot Of West
34th street Friday the Hohenzollern will
be removed from Hoboken to the north side
Of the pier. Upon the arrival of the steam
er at the dock the royal visitor will merely
have to step across the sixty feet or so of
the piers breadth to the yacht.
After he has boarded her the yacht will
proceed to the anchorage marked out for
her in the North river. The Recreation Pier
will be given up exclusively landing
place for the launches of the Hohenzollern.
Admiral Evans will board the KronprinZ
when she reaches quarantine and will re-
main with the prince until he goes on board
the HohenzOllern. The moment the prince
steps on the deck OF the yacht the German
royal standard will be run up on the main
mast BY means of telephone communica-
tion to be established between the Hohen-
zolIern and the squadron at Tompkinsyllle,
will be sent Immediately to the latter and
a national salute Of twenty-one guns Will
be fired.
The Princes Visit to the Capitol.
Assistant Secretary Pierce of the State
Department was in consultation today with
the Senate committee on foreign relations
rega arding the visit of Prince Henry to the
Capitol The program, as at present ar
ranged provides for his appearance there
at / O. clock Monday, but as all the senators
will then be engaged in connection with the
vote on the Philippine bill. no one will be
able to give attention to him. There is
there fore. an effort to have the date chang
ed and Senator Cullom, chairman of the
committee was authorized to confer with
the German ambassador on the subject.
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