The sun., 1902-02-25
THE WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
Brilliant Function In the East Room
Those VINO We're Present.

WARRINGTON. n. c, Feb. 2i.-The dinner
givcn by the President in honor of the visit
ing Prince began AZ 3 O'Clock The table
was laid in the East room Of tHeWhite House
neither the state dining room nor the
spacious corridor in the middle Of the house,
where state dinners are sometimes held,
being large enough 20 accommodate the
large number Of guests
All the apartments on the lower floor
Of the mansion were decorated with palms,
forms. potted plants and cut flowers il
great profusion. and tic East room was
made especially beautiful by the adornment
Of flowers, flags and electric lights. \
rather more elaborate and extensive scheme
Of decorations was attempted upon This
occasion than has heretofore been seen
at the White House.
The table which W uld have been too
long even for this large apartment had
it been laid in a straight line, formed a
crescent with the points in the northwest and
southwest corners of the room respectively.
The floral decorations Of the table while
magnificent were yet simple. They con-
sisted of huge vases Of long stemmed white
and mink roses at alternate intervals and
Of large banks Of growing pink primrcs ~.
The ceiling, which with its fine mosaic
wrought during the Administration of
President Arthur, Ia beautiful ia itself
was almost concealed behind festoons of
Southern sr1ilax from which CLEANED inv
electri lamps with curious shades of vari-
ous colors in the form Of anchors, fla rs
and other devices BET ween the several
windows and doors OF the room were large
banks Of potted and cut fowcrs, fanked
by towering palms and thick foliage O.
ferns and other decorative plants on three
sides
President Roosevelt occupied tho sent
at the middle Of the table on tho convex
side Of the crescent Prince Henry sat
at his right nr Won Hollehsa. the German
Ambassador on his left. According 70 the
original programme seots We're 70 NJ pro-
vided at tho table for Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Roosevelt, but this plan was aban-
doned and they did not appear at the dinner
As soon a. the various courses had been
served President Roosevelt proposed the
health Of the German Emperor and the
! German people in these words:
Z we admire their great past and great
/ present, and we wish them al possible
success ia the future. May the bonds OF
| friendship between tho two peoples over
grow stronger"
The President then proposed the health
Of Prince Henry ol Prussia and said:
In the name of the American people
greet you and extend to you our va NEST
welcome and the assurance Of our heartiest
good will"
Prince Henry made a suitable response
to these sentiments. Those at the dinner
were:
The President: His Royal Highness Prince
| Henry OF Prussia, Admiral Imperial German
! Navy; His ENceI-ncy the Secretary OF State
| for the Imp rial German Navy, Vice. Admiral
| Non Tirpltz. His Excellcncy. General Of In
| fAntry. AdJutant General Won PleSsen, nis
| Excellency, Nice-Adniral Won Llsendecher;
| Ills kncellency, Court Chamberlain, Vice
| Admiral Won Seckendorf' His Excellency.
| Admiral Count Won Baudissin. lmperisl
| Gerinan Navy. Capt. Won Mulier Imperial
German Navy; Lieutenant Comma nder
| schmidt Won Schwind. Imperial German
! Navy IIeutenant-C commander Won Egidy.
| mander Won Trotha, Imperial German Navy:
| lieutsnant- commander won Grummc, I'm
! peria! German Navy: stan Surgeon, Dr
| Reich; the British Ambassador. Lord Paunce-
! Tote. the German Ambassador, Dr Won Hol-
| leben the Ambassador Of France. Mr.. Jules
| CAmbon. the Ambassador OF Russia, Comte
| Nas-ini; the Mexican Ambassador. Schor
| Don Manuel De Azpiroz: the Italian AmbnsSa-
| dor; Signor Edmondo Mayor des PlanChes.
| the trst secretary OF the German Embassy.
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