The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-02-28
Dimes At WHITE HOUSE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ENTER.
TAINs PRINCE HENRY AT A
BRILLIANT FUNCTION.
HELD IN THE EAST ROOM

Executive Mansion Rarely II Ever BE.
fore Contained more Distinguish
ed AssembIaee-The President and
Prince Henry Both Propose Appro-
pirate Toasts-RoyaI Visitor After.
wards Departs for New York.
Washington, Feb. 25.-The dinner
siven to Prince Henry by President
Roosevelt at the White House at night
closed the honors bestowed on the
royal visitor by official Washington.
The affair was on an elaborate scale
and brought together most disting'
uished company. It was an assem-
blage, such as has rarely if ever be-
fore gathered in the White House
To accommodate the large number
Of guests the dinner table was set In
the east room, the decorations of which
were on the most magnificent scale
over attempted. An effective and new
feature of the decorations was the
electric light Examinations. Severa
thousand little electric lights of all col
ors and arranged in fanciful designs
supplemented the illumination from
the great chandeliers. They were
hung in artistic shapes from the tops
Of the large mirrors and gracefully in
tertwined in smilax with which they
were covered. A square canopy o.
them was hung over the center Of the
room directly over the places occu
pied by the president and the CUES
of honor, and those sitting directly op
posite. In the mirrors and window:
the electric light designs were of stars
and anchors, emblematic of Prince
Henry's duties as sailor.
The general erect of the decorations
In the dining room was pink and white
This was especially characteristic o
the immense table, which was formet
in the
Shape of a Crescent
with the concave side towards tn
east, where President Roosevelt ha,
his seat. Music was furnished by tn
Marine band, which played a numbe
The prince repaired to the red roor
| of the White House, where the guest
assembled. The dinner was set for
o'clock, and when that hour arrive
| the guests passed through the blu
! room, where the presentations wer
| made, and thence to the east room
| President Roosevelt sat at the hea
of the table with Prince Henry on hi
right. On his left was Lord Paunct
fote, the British ambassador On tn
right of Prince Henry was Count Ca!
SIM, the Russian ambassador, Will
| to the left of Lord Paunceforte wa
| the Mexican ambassador.
! Opposite to the president sat Secrt
tary Hay, while to his right was D
Won Holleben, the German ambass;
dor. and to his left the French amba
sador To the right of the Germa
dor, and to the left of the French an
bassador was Chief Justice Fuller.
During the dinner the president pr
posed the health of the German en-
peror, and the German people, saying
1--WE admire their great past an
great present, and we wish them a
possible success in the future. Ma
the
Bonds of Friendship
between the two peoples ever gro
stronger"
The president also proposed IL
health Of our guest, Prince Henry
Prussia, in these words:
i "In the name of the people I gre
you and extend you our warmest We
come and the assurance of our hear
lest good will"
Following the toast of the presidel
to the German emperor, Prince Hem
arose and addressed himself to IL
president, proposed toast to himse
and the people of the United State
accompanying 1t with an expression
good will and hope for the continu
tion of friendly relations between Il
German and American nations.
. Before the dinner at the Viii
House there was presented to the pre-
fdent large pastel portrait of Prin,
Henry in naval attire, statuet
(bust) Of the emperor, and an aut
graph naval scale prepared by tt
emperor. The bust of the emper
shows him in uniform of the cor
guard with eagle-tipped helmet.
After the dinner the guest repair,
to the parlors, where for an hour
more they remained IN social convt
sation. The prince chatted free
with the company, many of whom
had met during the day. At TO-:
the party dispersed. the prince lea
Ing directly for the railroad static
where his special train awaited hi
A troop of cavalry and a squadron
mounted and bicycle policemen act
as escort to the station, and saw HI
safely aboard the train which Il
at midnight for New York city.
Not SO Very Warm.
Colonel Bryan doesn't think the COT