The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-27
PRINCE IN NEW YORK
Press Banquet at the Wal
dorf-Astoria,
GRAND PARADE OF GERMAN SOCIETIES
Royal Visitor Leaves For Washing.
ton and Thence on His Western
Trip-A Return Visit
March Z.

serve Americans from several interest
ing viewpoints. He lunched, dincd
! spoke and reviewed Il parade. and in
| each instance lie was pleased and
pleasing. He will return to this city on
Friday, Marcel I.
THE STATS ZEITUNG DINNER.
Twelve hundred guests greeted
/ Prince Henry at the dinner given by
the Stats Xs'itung in the large ball
| room of the Waldorf Astoria last cyen-
| ing.
Publishers and editors of ncwspa-
| pcrS of most of the important cities Of
| the United States were present to join
| in extending to the visiting prince The
, welcome of the press of the country.
The imme"sr number of uccrptanccs
| for the dinner made it necessary to
! throw open the Astor gallery. adjnin-
F.; ing the ballroom. to accommodate the
guests.
| The music in the dining room began
! at = o'clock, and the first course Of the
dinner was served ut half past s. Tie
ulpliU tHFNS were IlOuIlu Ill Sdtll anu
bore Il portrait in colurs of Prince
Henry.
The tonsts were given in the ball
room, ana those guests who dined in
the Astor gallery charged their seats
when the speaking began. Herman
Riddcr presided.
Tie fixed toastS were rs follows:
"Weromc to FRINGE Henry and the
Guests by Herman Riddcr. Re
spouded to by Prime" Henry.
"'rhe President of the United
States and the German Emperor" by
WhitcIaw Reid.
"Thc Press: the Tie That Binds"
by st. Clair McileIway.
"SHXun Blood. What We Owe to
EcrmAny In Literature. Art, Science
and Music" by Charles Emory Smith
international AmitI," by Charles
W. Knapp.
Prince lIrnry's response WAS as fol
lows.
"Nr. Tuastmastor and Gentlemen
am fl!lr aware 1t til" fact that am
the XIII sl and in the presence Of repre-
sruiHIiv"S of the press Of the United
States and in particular the guest of
the New York StHNtS IcitunG. both of
which wish 10 thank for the Kind i'll
vitation and reception have met With
tonight.
"Iiufule r.tcriug into details | should
like MI of you to understand that |
conSit'l this meeting though il may
lr looked upon as official. rs Il private
one and that it is my wish thai none Of
YOU will take advantage of What is
said or spoken after leaving this table.
II Undoubtedly the pre- - Of our day is
factor if not Il power which may not
lic neglected and which should Iik" to
compare with ever 50 MANY submarine
mines which blow up in many cases in
tic most unexpected manner bus your
own naval history tcarh"S us not to
mind names should llvN ever be in our
WAY. The l;ngilAgr used on this mem.
urAble ur, aston WIS stronger than ever
| would venture to rtprGlHrc here to-
night need only mrNtirn the name
It Farrd@ut.
Another comparison might hr more
to yuUr taste. gentlemen. and is in
fnrt more complimentary. 1t is one
witch his mAir&ty The emperor used
before i,tt. He said. Iuu will meet
many members Of III" press. ana |
wish you therefore 10 I'rtp in mind
that ,,,r Dress men in illr United StntrS
rank almost W'h MY generals in com
ln#tW. II VIII Interest You. kltuW, to
learn something about the nature Of
nay mission 10 this country. TN" facts
:lt HS frIluWs: iit majesty til" "niIIpr-
or has intimately ~trlt,d ia" recent rap
i'll developer, ut "i tn" | nit,d States.
aud his n,l ."%tE Is well "Wir" Of lie fact
HAT your Is = fast moving nation. Ills
Nr,ujug use iu this r,flutry may there
fore h" lUu!."d uiuu HS Hr act Of friend
>hi,, and courtesy win the on" desire
Of prumutI- lrivndlier relations be
tween Germany and III" United States.
Staulh YOU he WiIiu" ~ 4r:iSp Il lruf.
f-ytu lHarI you viii find such Il one on
tine other side uf tile Atlantic rccnn."
Ihr souvenir menu WAS p1iutrI on n
hro;lu strp Of satin ribbon with n uNo-
t,,pngr;.,l Ir,, Of Prince Henry ut the top
in ruly.s. He is represented in the fun
uniform Of AN admiral, win, plenty of
"od braid and lHuv decorations.
In the boxes were many women in
evening dress, Nhu viewed the dinner
ANA ilS'ti!'N 10 'h' 'p;lSlS.
PARADE or GERMAN SOCIETIES.