The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-05
FINE ECEPTIOE IN MILWA UK 7 E.
Prince Henry Speaks of the Cfty's
 Charming Women.

Charming Women.
 Milwaukee Wis, March 4.-Milwau-
 kee was a host to Prince Henry of
 Prussia for six hours this evening. It
 gave him a reception that was highly enthusiastic and entertainment that
 was unique. His special train arriv-
 ed at o'clock and at 10 o'clock it was
 away again on the long run to Niagara
 and New England. The intervening
 time was all given over to the pleasure
 of the royal visitor It began with drive through business and residential
 districts before crowd which number- CT 200, ,OOO Then there was a public re- ception. at which Governor Robert I,aFoIlette and Mayor David s, Rose voiced the official welcome and the United Singing societies sang in chorus. ,rbere was also a splendid illumination and night run by the Milwaukee fire department. Later there was a ban ouet at which the prince met the lead ing citizens of the city and the state
 The reception of the prince as he drove through the streets was wildly enthusiastic and there was an ovation when he entered the exposition build ing for the public reception. AS he ap- peared on the stage escorted by hls staff and the reception committee the chorus of 600 voices sang Dos Deutsch Lied" There were 10000 persons pack ed in the exposition building. Chair man John Johnson briefly introduced Mayor Rose, who formally welcomed the prince.
 Tonight Prince Henry was the guest at a banquet given at the Hotel Pfster Inv the citizens of Milwaukee. The dec orations of the banquet hall were very elaborate A minia ture of the German yacht Hohenzollern in flowers was sus- nended from the center of the hall. The toasts to the president of the Unit cd States and to the emperor of Ger many were drunk while the orchestra nlayed the national airs of the respec" five countries. These were followed by the toast: ''Prince Henry of Prussia"
 The prince responded as follows:
 "Gentlemen: l will occupy your at tention for but a few moments as am 3 trifie hoarse having lest something in this country, namely my voice, which I hope, however, to regain It IS a 1 pleasure to me to thank you for the | hearty welcome you have offered inc in | this lovely, handsome and sympathetic | city of yours, the principal city ot Wis l consin and famous for it's thrift and iu- | dustrv. I have heard it acknowledged | hv VOL as well as by others, that the development of Milwaukee is due large ly to the German element amongst your citizens-a statement Whlch nllS my heart with pride and gladness, :n- asmuch as l look upon this German element as one of the strongest ties be- tween Germany and the United States. doubt not that those of German de- scent will, in the future, as In the past be a credit to that country which they proudly call their home.
 "The merits of the city of Milwaukee are known. it's industrial products are so. however, With one point which I could not help noticing Y In passing through the crowded streets of the city to-day--in brief, the charm ng, handsome, sweet and pretty faces belonging to the ever fair sex, which are abundant in this city Allow me to lrink to the prosperity of the city"
 At the conclusion of Prince Henry's remarks Mayor Rose presented to Prince Henry an elegantly bound al 1um containing photographs of MllWai- lee's public buildings and some of the beautiful residences of the city.
 Prince Henry lest for the east at 70 o'clock on a special train. A large ,rowd greeted him as he took his tare- we'll, lf