The age-herald., 1902-03-04

 manity. Daughter and applause.)
 q was not aware that tomorrow was the sixty-ffth anniversary of your city's birth. I wish to congratulate you most heartily on this occasion.
 Before closing I should like to call your attention to another thing, which IS that the division of your fleet, which Is a rising fleet, was represented by four ves- sels of which the Illinois was the flag ship. (Applause) I should like before l close to couple the name or the man whose flag is flying on the Illinois and who I think is one of your most popular men, with my toast He is generally called Bob Evans
 After this diversion, let me thank you again for your kind hospitality and let me drink to the health and prosperity of the city of Chicago" (Applause.)
 While this toast was being drunk the orchestra played "Illinois," in the words of which the guests joined, and Mr. Eddy then announced that the time when the prince must leave to attend the entertain ment at the First Infantry.
 After the banquet, which ended shortly before s o'clock, the prince and his suite drove to the armory of the First Infantry, where the German citizens of Chicago had arranged a choral festival in hls honor.
 Roar of Cheers.
 Michigan avenue sidewalks were lined as closely as the people could be packed A roar of cheers greeted the prince as he left the hotel, and from there until he passed within the doors of the armory there was one continuous shout which was eclipsed in volume only when he en- tered the armory where 5000 people, most of them born in the fatherland or de- scendants of those who had been, here gat hered to meet him.
 Several times six thousand people were on the outside of the building and they added their cheers to those that welled up the inside of the building. As the prince entered the hall the great orches- tra of more than a hundred pieces burst forth in the national anthem or Ger many. Then there was another outburst of cheers that was re-echoed by the i'm mense crowd outside.
 Directly under the box occupied by Prince Henry was a huge platform upon which were seated the members of the great chorus, under the direction of Gus tav Ehrhorn. Directly in front of the chorus was seated the orchestra, under the direction of Carl Bunge.
 The members of the chorus. all of them members of the Chicago Ladies' Choral Society were placed in the gallery above the male singers.
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 The chorus sang "The True German Heart" and then chairman T. J. Lefens read the address of welcome to Prince Henry.
 The chorus accompanied by the orches- tra then rendered "The Prayer Before the Battle" The original poem was then read by E. F. l.. Gauss.
 The orchestra struck up the Battle Hymn of the Republic" which was sung by the members of the Ladies Choral Society and when the music swung into '"The Star Spangled Banner every man and woman in the hall rose the prince and the members of his suite rising also. The first note of the song was utterly lost in the wild cry of delight that rang out as the old war song was heard. This died away In an instant and then with a force that seemed to shake the very roof itself, the entire audience followed the orchestra with the words of the song.
 | It was shortly after 10 clock when the | prince and the mem bers of his suite left the armory. At least fifty thousand peo- l pie were waiting on the outside and the l disappearance of the prince was greeted with the same cheers that had marked his arrival at the hall. The prince then drove to the Auditorium Hotel to take his part in the great ball Prince at the Ball.
 The chief event of tho stay of the prince | in Chicago was the grand ball held to- night in the Audit orium. It was perhaps the most magnificent social event ever witnessed in this city, surpassing even tine great ball given in honor of Admiral | Dewey two years ago.
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