Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-03-03
A TR|UMPHAL
PROCESSION
Such Seemed to Be- the Trip Of Prince Henry
Through the South to the City
Of ST. Louis.
CHICAGO IS NOW PREPARING
II Will Give the Prince the Greatest Reception He Has
Yet Had-Prnco Henry In a Response to an Ad-
dress Of Welcome at ST. Louis Expresses
the Greatest Gratitude

Indianapolis, March 3-Prince Hen
RVS southern tour was one of triumph
He visited Nashville, Louisville, and
hospitality was everywhere exhibited
The prince visited Lookout Mountain,
grew enthuiastic as he noted carefully
the strategic advantages of the field.
At Nashville his desires to hear the
singing of negro melodies was graft
fed.
AT ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, Mo-, March 3.--Prince Hen
ry arrived at 7:05 this morning, the
train being seven minutes behind
schedule time.
ROYALTY ENTERTAINED
st. Louis, Mo-, March 9.-Prince Hen
ry spent four hours in st. Louis, and
was royalty entertained A short re-
ception at the Union Station, the pre-
sentation of an address of welcome by
Mayor Wells, and similar address by
a committee of German army and navy
veterans preceded drive through the
business section to the west end, where
at the St. Louis Club, Prince Henry
and suite, with the reception commit
tee were breakfasted There Mayor
Wells presented Prince Henry with
superb casket of sterling silver, orna-
mented with the insignia and trim
mings Of gold, containing the address
presented earlier. To this address the
prince responded briefly. Carriages
We're taken by the party, who were
driven, through the beautiful residence
section of the west end, into Forest
Park and to the waiting train. At II
PRINCE HENRY'S RESPONSE.
st. Louis, Mo-, March 3.-Prince Hen
rvs response to the address of welcome
was as follows:
MIR. Mayor and Representatives of
the Citizens of st. Louis: 1t is my de-
sire to thank you for your kind words
welcoming me to your city. I have
now reached the most western point of
my visit to the United States. I am
sorr, cannot go farther westward and
,
but, as you know, my time Is limited
Since reaching America have been
travelling day and night through this
wonderful country and I assure you I
have been deeply impressed by the hos
pitality and kindly feeling met with
day and night. I wish to thank all
you and also thank all those with
whom have not been able to talk and
shake hands. Many have come to my
train In the middle Of the night to well
come me, and I am deeply grateful.
"You know whose representative I
am. I want you all to know the object
of my mission in the United States
to cement the friendly bonds existing
between the two countries. want you
to know that Germany is ever ready to
exchange greetings and shake hands
across the Atlantic, whenever you are
ready to do so. am also the repre-
sentative of nation which is ever
ready to fight, a nation at arms, but
not a belligerent nation. My sovereign
is ever the advocate Of peace, and in
CenQS keeping peace With tHc idlioiiS'
I am deeply impressed by the vast
ness Of your country and the largeness
of its commerce and resources. This
greatness grows upon me daily as I
travel through your land. find the
United State worth having as friend.
Now let us drink to the City of st.
Louis and it's prosperity"
AT CHICAGO TONIGHT.
Chicago, March 3.-Prince Henry will
arrive in Chicago this evening and will
straightway enter upon a round of en-
tertainments as strenuous as western
hospitality can make it. Hundreds Of
workmen are busy today decorating
the buildings along the streets over
which the distinguished visitor will
pass and cleaning the pavement, while
a small army Of skilled artisans was
putting the finishing touches on the
splendid draperies and SYMBOLIC de-
signs Of the various halls where he will
be entertained.