Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08
A VISITOR FROM SIAM
The Grown Prince Will Ar
rive Saturday.
A TOUR OF THE WORLD
WILL BE TAKEN TO MT. VERNON
ON THE SYLPH.
Program of Social Entertainments il
His ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in
Other Cities.

| His royal highness, Chowfa Maha Vajira-
| Vudh, Crown Prince of Siam, will arrive in
| washington Saturday morning for the pur-
| pose of paying his respects to the Presi-
| dent of the United States. The prince at
tended the coronation of King Edward VII,
| and Is now on his return to Siam by the
| western route in order that he may make
complete circuit of the world, and study
| the industrial and social institutions of the
civilized countries of the west. He Is eX-
| pected to arrive at New York on the
| steamer Fuerst Bismarck tomorrow or Fri
| day. He will be met In that city by
commission appointed by the President,
consisting of Mr.. H. H. D. PIERCE third as
| sistant secretary of state, and Mr. David
b. Sickles of New York, formerly United
States consul general at Bangkok. as per-
sonal representatives of President Roose-
welt, and Mr.. Edwin Morgan Of the State
department, as secretary to the commits
| sion. A delegation from the Siamese le-
| cation in this city will also greet the royal
party on its arrival at New York. This
delegation will include the Siamese minis
ter, Phya Akharaj Varadhara, Mr. E H.
LOTUS, secretary Of legation, and Prof. J.
H. Gore Of the Columbian University.
Accompanying the crown prince are his
royal highness, Prince Chakrabongse, Col
onel Rajavallobh and Major Sarasiddhi
aids-de-camp to the crown prince; Luang
Surayudh, aid-de-camp to Prince Chakra-
bongse, and numerous attendants
Arrival Here Saturday Morning.
The party will be brought from New York
to this city on SPECIAL train, arriving here
about o'clock Saturday morning and will
be received by the President, if his condi-
ton will permit it, at the temporary White
House al II o'clock. Saturday evening the
party will be entertained at dinner by Sec
rotary Hay at his residence, corner 10th
and H streets There will be about twenty
guests, including members of the cabinet
and representiVe army and naval officers
A similar dinner will be given in honor of
the visitors by the Siamese minister Sun
day evening at the Arlington Hotel where
the Slamese legation has it's quarters.
Monday the party will make visit to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis, leaving here
on special train at 100 o'clock and re-
turning about o'clock.
The program for Tuesday includes a visit
to Mount Vernon on the Presidents yacht
Sylph, which will leave her wharf at about
= o'clock and return about 9 O'Clock. In
the evening the party will be entertained at
dinner by Prof. Gore at his residence on X
street.
The royal visitors will conclude their
visit Visit to this city Wednesday morning, the
18th instant, and proceed to Wilmington
where they will be privately entertained by
Gen. James H. Wilson, U. S. A. retired on
the 18th instant, and will then visit Phila-
lam Potter, formerly minister to Italy,
from the 10th to the 22d instant, when the
party will go to New York
The program for their entertainment in
that city includes a visit to the West Point
Military Academy on the U. s. s. Dolphin
on the 23d instant. dinner by Mayor Low
on the Path instant, visit to the home Of
Mr. Hyde Of the Equitable Life Insurance
Company at Bay Shore. L. l., Sunday, the
18TH dinner by Mr.. Holes of New York
who is the Siamese member of The Hague
arbitration court, on Monday, the 27th
The same evening the prince and party will
be entertained by the Presbyterian board Of
foreign missions at the METROPOLITAN Club
and 1t is probable that the crown prince
evening. On the Goth instant the party WI,
go to Boston and remain there three days
during which time Its members Will be en-
tertained by Prof Eliot, president of Har-
ward University, and others.
Tour of the West,
The official entertainment of the roval
visitors will terminate at Boston, whence
they will start on a tour of the country
visiting Syracuse, Niagara, ST. Louis, Kan
sas City, Colorado Springs, Pixies Peak,
Portland, Ore, Seattle, San Francisco and
other cities. The itinerary will cover a dis
tance of 7,1I miles and consume about six
weeks time altogether.
The visit will be semi official in character
The crown prince does not wish to be bur-
dened with a full official reception which
would divert him from the more serious
purposes of his trip, but desires to have
sufficient official recognition to insure his
comfort and to afford him opportunities to
meet persons who may assist him in his
mission.