The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-27
PRINCES BUSY
DAY IN GOTHAM
Dinner With the Newspaper Pub
fishers Event of the Day.
GERMAN SOCIETY PARADES.
CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY GIVE
a LUNCHEON.

LUNCHEON.
= Washington, Feb. 26.-Prince =
y Henry of Prussia viii be the >
= guest of the President and Mrs >
y Roosevelt at dinner tomorrow =
= evening. The party TO meet him =
= will be an exceedingly small cQe. ,
= and the occasion as informal as =
= the rank of the imperial visitor y
> and dignity of his host VIII per =
y init. The German ambassador and =
, a part of Prince Henry's suite >
> have been invited, as well as some =
y friends Of the presidents family. ,
y Miss Roosevelt viii be present at =
= the dinner at the German embas-
> sy Friday evening.
4 y ! y y y ; y = = = \ = = .
NEW YORK, Feb. 26-Prince Henry
N of Prussia dined tonight with
loco of the men who make Amer
lean newspapers. He was the special
guest of Herman Rider proprietor Of
the New York Stats Zeitung. who
gathered at his table a majority of the
leading figures in American journal
ters Of the country, and made the most
noteworthy gathering Of their profess
sion ever assembled in the United
States. There was 4 felicitiOus ex-
change Of greetings between Prince
Henry and the men who spoke for the
journalistic craft, and the affair claims
rank with one Of the notable incidents
of the American tour of the German
prince.
The dinner was given in the hand
some bail room of the Waldorf Astoria.
but that immense room was not large
enough 10 accommodate the newspaper
guests. and Astor gallery also was
used. The two rooms were splendidlv
decorated. Mr. Ridder and the special
guests sat at an elevated table. above
which were the American and German
I flags. The slaves were crossed and the
I banner draped fau-Iike. reached out
like the wings of a huge butterfly
Above them was the PTussian eagle,
done in incandescent lights. From the
boxes hung vines. and set in on the
( lodges were hundreds Of palms. Each
I table carried bouquets OF American
Beauties, around which were Candida
/ bra shades in red.
Cheers For Royalty.
( As the diners tool. their places the
1 ladies Of many of the party appeared
1 in the boxes which wall the room.
Prince Henry. attended by the mem
I hers Of his suite, drove To the hotel
( under escort Of cavalry and mounted
/ police The demonstration in the
! streets leading TO the hotel was the
I most cordial of any that has so far
marked his appearance in public Great
/ crowds lined the way and pressed
/ against the police guards that had
J been thrown around the Thirty-third
] street entrance TO the hotel.
/ They cheered when the prince came
/ in sight, and he frequently raised his
l hand to his cap in acknowledgment Of
/ the demonstrations. The prince reached
| the hotel at $50 o'clock and was re-
! ceived by Mr.. Ridder They shook
hands warmly, and while they paused
I for a brief talk the members of the
| suite and the delegates Of President
! Roosevelt filed up TO the banquet hall
/ The bands played the American an
| them as the first Of the uniformed stan
! entered and the crowd Of guests arose.
! There was great cheer as the prince
appeared, and anNther when he took
/ his place at the side OF Mr. Rider at
! the special table. Those who occupied
I
/ were:
Edward P. Call. Lieutenant Governor
/ Woodruff. Consul General Buenz, Mel
/ vile r. Stone, Admiral Evans. Captain
Won Mueller, Mayor Low, Admiral Won
Seckendorff, Assistant Secretary Hill,
Frank G. Noyes, General Won Plessen,
Austrian minister. Bishop Potter Ger
man Ambassador Won HOlleben, White
law Reid. Edward Uhl, Archbishop
Corrigan. Admiral Won Tirpitz, Senator
Lodge. Admiral Won Elsendecher,
Charles Emory Smith, Senator Hsw-
ley. Senator Depew. Admiral Count
Baudissin. Charles W. Knapp, Captain
Won Grumme, General COrbin. Rev. Dr..
Gotthen and William c. Bryant.
Prussian Eagle Shines.
AS the prince took his seat the cleo
/ trio light was flashed on TO the Prus-
sian eagle above him on the southern
side, and the power was also increased
in every one of the $500 incandescent
lights that burned in the room. II
gave special brilliancy to an already
attractive scene. Mr.. Ridder called
, upon Bishop Potter, who offered grace
briefly.
A small army Of walters quickly filled
the aisle between the tables, and with
; I an order Lndt was remaE h-Dlt III oI-Li
a large gathering the banquet began
AS the evening proceeded hundred
of handsomely gOwned women nlieo
the boxes above the dining hall Al
orchestra high UP in the second tier Of
boxes played popular national music
and when a tune caught the fancy OF
/ the crowd they sang it. ~ Die Wach'
. Am Rhien.' the crowd arose, and after
= singing il Justify. there were loud
. / cheers America" got the same en-
thUsiastic treatment. EXceliently
moulded statUettes OF Prince Henry
I were distributed as souvenirs.
e At 1925 O'Clock Mr- Ridder. rapplne
r for attention. proposed the health oi
T the president Of the United States ano
. Kaiser Wilhelm, and called upon
/ Whitelaw Reid 70 respond
Mr. Ridder said. Your Royal High
ness and Gentlemen. 7 have the pleas
ure and the honor Of offering the healtf
81 the president Of the United states
and the German emperor which 1 asA
you 10 rise and drink. and / coupls
with this sentiment the name o.
Whitelaw Reid. the distinguished Cd
= itor Of the New York Tribune Mr
Reid said:
In the republic as in the monarchy, n
: / one takes precedence Of its chief eEecu
2 tive Here tonight then. as al any TINS
. / and anywhere, between New YORK al'
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