Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-01
BUSY DAYFOR PRINCE
Programme Carried Out In
 Spite of Pouring Rain.
HORSEBACK RIDE WITH ROOSEVELT.
Henry of Prussia Visits Naval Acad@ emy and Closes Visit to National Capital With Dinner at the
 German Embassy.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Prince Henry's visit to the national capital had a fitting continuation in splendid official dinner given at the German embassy and later in a tremendous outburst of popular enthusiasm from the German residents of Washington as the imperial visitor was about to start for his western tour.
 The dinner was given at the embassy at o'clock, his royal highness being the guest of honor, while those invited to meet him were representatives of the highest official and diplomatic so- ciety. As the guests arrived they were met by Emba ssad dor von Holleben and escorted to the handsome drawing room, where they were presented to Prince Henry.
 Owing to the large number present the spacious ballroom of the embassy was transformed into banquet hall. The walls were hung with garlands of smilax and also decorated with the imperial colors and those of the vari- ous states of Germany. Tall palms and potted plants occupied the recesses, and all about was profusion of roses orchids and spring flowers. Beautiful garlands of ferns, lilies of the valley and sweet peas were hung about the portraits of the emperor and the em- press.
 The dining table was in the form of a hollow square. American Beauty roses were in abundance. A stringed orchestra from the Marine band oc- cupied an alcoye, and as the guests entered the dining room the musicians broke into the strains of "The Invinci- ble Eagle" Prince Henry occupied the seat of honor at the table, with the German ambassador sitting oppo- site him.
 At Il o'clock the prince, escorted by Ambassador von Holleben and by a squad of police, left the embassy for the Pennsylvania railroad station, where he boarded the special train, which departed at Il: 80 o'clock for the western and southwestern trip. The princes suit accompanied him.
 A HORSEBACK RIDE.
 Prince Henry in the afternoon en- joyed one event not on his official itin- erary, when he and President RooSe- welt went in rainstorm on horse back ride of an hour and quarter through Rock Creek valley and the suburbs in the northwestern section of the city. The ride was arranged per sonally between the two men during one of their talks at an official func- tion
 The prince returned from Annapolis between and o'clock in the after noon and went direct to the White House to pay a farewell visit, the members of his suit accompanying him. Captain Gilmore of the artillery met the prince and his suit at the door and escorted them to the blue room, where they were received by the president and Mrs and Miss Roosevelt, each of whom gave the prince hearty wei come and godspeed.
 The ceremony lasted only about five minutes, and then the prince drove to the German embassy and exchanged his admiraPs uniform for q riding suit of dark blue with buff leggings and q fedora hat. The prince smoked sey- eral cigarettes and chatted with Elm bassador von HoIleben in front of the embassy about fifteen minutes while awaiting the arrival of the president. Mir. Roosevelt's riding garb was simi- sgonch hat of the rough rider style.