The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-31
HERE'S A HOHDYDO
ABOUT THE PRINCE
Mr.. HitChcOck'S Plain Views
on AmeriCaniSm.
ROYAL BOX IDEA IS SNOBBISH
New York Society Leader in "A state
of Mind Over Being Asked To Va
cate His Grand Opera Box for Our
Distinguished German Visitor.

NEW YORK Jan. 2I.-Thomas Hitch
cock. whose opera box is one Of The FIVE
that Mayor Lows committee wishes 80
convert into a royal box for Prince
Henry's gala night at the Metropolitan
Opera House, yesterday denounced the
plan as intolerable sno5bishness."
Mr.. Hitchcock's family is foremost
one in New York society. He is regarded
as a society arbiter and for many years
has been an ardent devotee Of the opera.
He is possessed Of wealth and culture.
and his two sons are among the best
known young men in society. Mr.. Hitch
cock was known for many years as
financial writer over the pseudonym OF
Matthew Marshall"
The Box of All Boxes.
Mr.. Hitchcock's box is No. 30 in the
lower tier, directly facing the stage. II
stands in the very centre Of the five boxes
selected by the committee for the royal
party. Il is at the extreme bend Of the
curying tier and is regarded as one Of
the choicest locations H. the opera house
The other boxes which the committee
proposes to take are held by j. Pierpont
Morgan, Mrs Vanderbilt. r. Heber Bish-
op, and Luther KOuntZe. A letter was
sent TO each one Of these boxholders yes
terday asking for the use Of their boxes
on the night Of the gala performance in
Prince Henry's honor on February -. Mt.
HitchcOcks only intimation Of the plan
vas the announcement in the newspapers
that the FIVE boxes, including his. had
been chosen by the committee for royal
use.
mi Cn.Faf,-
What he regarded as condemnation pro-
ceedings excited the wrath Of MI Hitch
cock 20 the boiling point. He said yes
teTday that he did not intend 10 permit
his rights as an American citizen 10 be
trampled on to carry out q snobbish dem
oEstration over foreign prince. and he
practically promised 20 read what he con
siders a good, wholesome lesson in Ameri-
canism to the committee
Its all a piece Of Mayor Lows stu
pCndOus folly" Mr. Hitchcock Indignantly
declared. I've got no sympathy with his
sn0bbish idea Of setting zap a royal box
for Prince Henry The whole thing is in
toierable snObbi5hness.
..Mayor Lows Green"
Low ought TO know better. He
plunged right in. regardless OF auybodys
right and IL was announced that a gala
Uerformance Of the opera would be given
80 Prince Henry's honor. Mayor Lows
green and he wanted TO do something
why should we have a royal box for
this Prince Henry VINO is he, anyway
Would the Emperor Of Germany set aside
a royal box for Mayor Low II he went 10
Berlin Il seems 10 me that the only
persons who are making this absurd pa
Ia
merchants. / don't see that the real.
self-respecting German workingmen here
are doing 10.
absurd by Their Snobbcry.v
The whole thing is disgusting II is
repulsiye TO all my ideas Of what Ameri-
canism means. We seem TO have forgot
ten who we are. and here we have this
spectacle OF our prominent meE running
after this prince ard making themselves
absurd by their snobtery- 7 was taught
that America meant something different
from this sort of thing. My father was
born in Connecticut and my grandfather
fought in the Continental army. and this
sort OF thing only disgusts me.
Little snip of Royalty
Why. we don't have royal boxes for
our President. Does President Roose-
welt ever have one when he is here DID
President Mckinley or President Harri-
son have one2 Then why shogld we
snobbishly set aside a royal box for
Prince Henry? He doesn't represent any
body. The Ambassador at Washington is
Germauy's representative.
who IS this prince He's only d snip
a little snip Of royalty. Why should we
80 ID "a Ls
should l be asked 20 give up my private
box. when ! hate such things l was
brought up as an American 20 desPise
princes and pOteutates.
Here. the first / hear of 30. IS a state
reut from Mr.. GTau in the newspapers
that il has been arranged 10 take five
boxes mine included. for The prince. II
wasn't thought necessary to ask me. II
the others ali want 20 be towards and
give up their boxes. 10 is no reason why
I should let my rights be run over IN
such o mapUer- AS Tor that, DO not be
lieve all the others viii give up their
boxes Mr.. Morgan said TWO days ago
he would not. and last night MIS- Hebe-
Bishop said she had given no one per
mission. ] understand Mrs Vanderbilt
has not given her consent.
NoRoynI BOX for Teddy
Il do not know what has come over as
when we make such an idiotic fuss over
a prince President Roosevelt comes here
and is received just like one Of the rest
Of us Why ] call him Teddy myself
no royal box for him. This snip is no
better than anyone else
What is 10 be thought Of Mayor Low
for starting an this snObbish nonsense
The self-respectinE Germans have no sym
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