The sun., 1902-02-27
Prince Henry Toasts Our
Captains of Industry.
The LUNCHEON AT SHERRY'S.
Unique Gathering Which
Seemed to Please Him Well.

gramme- VINO they We're and What
They Have Done for American Trade
Prince Henry OF Prussia broke bread and
hobnobbed with ninety-two Captains Of
American Industry at Sherry's yesterday
afternoon. II was originally intended to
have an even hundred Of these captains TO
take luncheon with the Prince, but, at the
last moment, eight Of the five soore Of Sc
lected immortals had to decline.
There we're at the board one Prince OF
royal blood. twelve prominent citizens Of
New York who were the hosts Of his Royal
Highness and Of the captains, the captains
themselves and thirty nine especially
guests. including the Princes suite-l44
persons In all.
The names Of the ninety-two Industrial
magnates Of the United States will be found
below. Their and Prince Henry's hosts
were: ]. Pierpont Morgan. Abram s.
Hewitt, Morris X. Jesup, Levi p. Morton,
Edward D. Adams, Alexander f. Orr,
George F. Baker. William Rockefeller, John
Clafin. James Stlllman. Ebert II. Gary. and
William X. Vanderbilt.
These were the special guests:
Mayor Low. David J. Hul First Assistant
Secretary of State Msjor-uen. Henry c.
Corbln. Adjutsnt General OF the United
States Army: Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans.
Col Theodore A. Bingham. Military Aid to
the President Commander william s. Co wles,
Naval Aid 60 the President: Lewis Csss Led
yard, Commodore of the New York Yacht
Club; Albert Bsllln, Director-Genersl of the
Hamburg american Steamship Company:
George Plate, President OF tho North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company; Gustav W.
Tietjens. President OF the Hamburg Amerl-
can Company. and DR.. II. wiegand. Director
General OF the North German Lloyd Com
psny.
The captains were expected to present
themselves at Sherry's at noon and they
were on time The Prince, his suite, the
German Ambassador and Consul-General.
and the specially invited guests were ex-
peoted at 1890. They were also on time.
IL wes exactly IL 30 by Sherry's clock when
the Prince stepped from his carriage In
front OF the door, accompanied by Rear
Admiral Evans.
The royal guest was met at Sherry's
front door by Edward d. Adams, repre-
senting the hosts. Mr.. Adams had met
the Prince the day before at luncheon on
the Hohenzollern. but he was introduced
all over again by the German Ambassador
Mr.. Adams escorted the Prince TO the
elevator and up TO the third floor. on which
is the grand ballroom. where the luncheon
was served OF the ballroom are several
reception rooms. and into one of these
the Prince was conducted and introduced
TO Mr.. Morgan, who, in turn, introduced
his ROYAL Highness TO all the other hosts
and then 10 each of the specially invited
guests. Introductlons were over by i2lo
and everything was ready for the royal
guest TO enter the luncheon room.
PLAN oP THE LUNCHEON
About fifteen minutes before this the
Yankee industrial captains, having been
introduced 10 their hosts and TO the special
guests. were sent into the dining room
and seated at eight tables. each table seat
ing twelve captains.
This left two tables on the main floor,
in front of the table of honor, |
and that table. which was raised on a plat !
form about foot high, unoccupied This |
was the result Of distinct and carefully /
made plan. having in view the fact that |
his particular function was one where /
royalty was to meet distinguished citizens |
1f q country in which one man is as good .
ss another. This is how the plan was |
carried out:
In the luncheon room there were eleven
ables, each In the form Of a crescent. Ten
II the tables we're on the main floor The /
able Of honor was on a platform, which
an along the west wall OF the room This
able had covers for twenty-four persons
The other tables had twelve covers each.
The tables on the floor all faced the table
II honor and the guests sat on the outside
u each crescent.
PRINCE ENTERED TO MUsIC.
When the Captains Of Industry were
eated the signal was passed to the or
hestra, which was stationed in the palm
oom, Just west of the ballroom. and the
Washington Post" march was struck up
70 this air the procession to the dining
oom began.
1t was headed by Commodore Lewis Cass
edyard Of the New York Yacht Club. escort
ng Lieutenant Commander Schmidt Won
'chwind Following them came those:
Naval Surgeon Uthemann. stan Surgeon
leich. Capt Baron Won hsp-hcrr, Lieutenant
commander Won der Osten, Lieutenant Com
nsnder Won Egidy, Lieutenant Commander
on Msntey. Lieutenant Won Troths, Iieuten-
mt Commander karpf. Count Won Mortgc!ss
nd Consul Geisslcr. o! New York
These made straight for the table i'm
nediately Ia front Of the northern point
4 the crescent shaped table 81 honor
Ledyard presided at their
nble. because the hosts had thought il
pproprate that the Princes naval Off
ers should have as their presiding genius
: the luncheon a man who knew some
hing Of the sea
MAYOR Low HEADED ONE PARTY.
Following the detachment under Com
1odore Ledyard there came n dozen guests
eaded by Mayor Low, who had been chosen
D preside over the table AT which were TO be
eated such persons as the Assistant Score
ary of State, high officers Of our army
nd navy and distinguished civilians
iayor Low escorted in the Assistant Sec
etary Of State and following them came: |.
Baron Won Ritter zu Grunstein, ,Dr. .wiesspd.
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Gus service on the New York central.--ASs.