Evening star., 1902-03-01

Prussia, your august ancestor, did prove in
word and deed toward the just born union
Of free commonwealths, expressing the
same by sending a sword of honor to our
great Washington, bearing the inscription,
The Oldest field marshal. to the greatest
THE presence of your royal highness is
the living token of the sincerity of this
proffer of friendship. And your royal high
ness, since the first hour you stepped on
the shores Of the western land, has won
the hearts Of all its citizens, without regard
to descent, not merely for your own august
person, but also for his imperial majesty
and for the German people.
Your royal highness, in the name Of
the HOhenzollern, who at present rules over
all Germany, carried out what was the wish
and intention Of the Hohenzonern Fred
erfck the Great. You have added to the
sword OF honor of your ancestor the wreath
OF peace for our great Washington, and
thereby honOred the dead as your ancestors
did honor to the living.
ca: at the same day you have mourned
with the American people over the unfOr-
gotten martyr, President William McKin-
ley. and tonight we rejoice with you, to
nave the honor and the pleasure to salute
our much honored President, Theodore
Roosevelt, on German soil, to say, in the
midst OF a foreign. but friendly country.
NO one may feel happier over these facts
than We American citizens of German de-
scent DO, and We ask your royal highness
the great favor to interpret this joy to his
In per1al majesty.
Let me state in conclusion the express
sion of our feelings. Germany is our
mother, Columbia is our spouse"
The Princes Response.
Prince Henry listened attentively. and at
the close of Mr. Elterich's remarks he re-
sponded feelingly in his native tongue.
My dear sirs. thank you very sincerely
for the kind and grand ovation which you
nave given me this evening" he said. RE
celVe my heartfelt gratitude, and give also
the singers my very best thanks. But
am not prepared to make long speech
What have said to the New York singing
societies also applies to you. gentlemen. in
the fullest measure"
Ihe prince then turned to Mr.. Elterich
and asked him if the participants In the
demonstration We're American citizens, to
which Mr.. Elterch answered In the az
frmative. The prince remarked:
Ihat is good and right. l ask OF you -
give the United States the benefit of all
the good qualities which you have brought
with you from the fatherland. Bear in
mind that it is your first duty to be good
and useful citizens Of your adopted father
Iand, thlS great country.
The prince again shook hands and again
expressed his thanks to the party, after
"hich they joined the parade, which was
set In motion to return to the place OF rem
deZVous. illustrated souvenirs In commem-
Grafton OF the event were presented to the
prince, to the ambassador and to the mem
pers OF the suite and the embassy staff:
with the prince on the balcony. which
vas decorated With multi-colored mean
descent lights were many Of the invited
guests to the dim al, the embassy.
At the Kathskeller.
Returning to the Rathskeller. the mem
bers of the procession sand the singers sat
down to feast atswhiGh Mr.. Kurt Voelck-
ner was toastmaster.z ''The President Of
the United States was drunk standing.
Three rousing cheers sWere given for the