The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-27
WITH THE NEWSPAPER MEN.
His Royal Highness Attends a Dinner
and Makes n Speech.

IN dAc ~ Spctch.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Prince Henry of
Prussia dined tonight with 1000 Of the
men who make American newspapers. He
was the special guest of Herman Ridder,
proprietor of the New Yorker Stats Zeit-
ung, who gathered at his table a majority
of the leading figures in American journal
ISM. They came from the four quarters
of the earth and made one of the most
noteworthy gatherings of their profession
ever assembled in the United States. There
was a felicitOus exchange of greetings be-
tween Prince Henry and the men who spoke
for the journalist craft, and the affair
claims rank as one of the notable incidents
Of the tour of the German prince.
The dinner was given in the handsome
ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, but
that immense apartment was not large
enough to accommodate the newspaper
guests. and the Astor gallery was also
used. The two rooms were splendidly dec
GRATED. Mr.. Rider and the special guests
sat at an elevated table, above which were
the American and German flags. The
slaves were crossed and the flags, draped
fanlike. reached out like the wings of a
huge butterfly. Above them was the Prus-
sian NDA1 - AHIIANN~NCAL 49,
From the boxes hung clinging vines, and
set in on the lodges were hundreds OF
palms.
Each table carried bouquets OF American
Beauty roses, around which were can
delabra shaded in red.
AS the diners took their places the ladies
of many of the party appeared in the
boxes which wall the room.
Prince Henry, ATTENDED by the members
of his suite, drove TO the hotel under eS-
cort of cavalry and mounted police. The
- HIn 1nnIfnn To hs
hotel was the most cordial of any that has
so far marked his appearance in public.
Great crowds lined the way and pressed
against the police guards that had been
thrown around the Thirty-third-street en-
trance TO the hotel. They cheered when
the prince came in sight, and he frequently
raised his hand 10 his chapeau in ac-
acknowledgement of the demonstrations
AT THE PRINCES TABLE.
The prince reached the hotel at $3.50 and
was received by Mr.. Ridder They shook
hands warmly. and, while they paused fol
a brief talk. the members Of the suite and
the delegates of President Roosevelt filed
up to the banquet hall. The band played
the American national anthem as the first
of the uniformed staff entered. and the
crowd of guests arose. There was a great
cheer as the prince appeared, and another
when he took his place at the side of Mr.
lid at the special table. Those who oc-
cupied seats with the host were: Edward
w. Call. Lieutenant Governor Woodruff
Consul General Carl Buenz. Melville T.
Stone. Admiral Evans, Captain Won Muel-
Ter. Mayor Low, Admiral Won Seckendorf
Assistant Secretary Hill, Frank +. Noyes
General Won Plessen. the Austrian minister
Bishop Potter. Whitelaw Reid. German
Ambassador Won HOlleben, EDWARD Uhl
Archbishop Corrigan. Senator Lodge. Ad-
miral Won Eisendecher, Charles Emory
smith Senator Hawley, Senator Depew.
Admiral Count Baudissin. Charles w
Knapp, General Corbin and William G. Bry-
ant.
AS the prince took his seat the electric
light was flashed into the Prussian eagle
above him on the southern wall and the
the $500 incandescent lights that burned In
the room. 1t gave special brilliancy TO ar
already attractive scene.
Mr.. Ridder called on Bishop Potter, whC
offered a brief grace. a small army OF
walters quickly filed the aisles between
tables and. with an order that was remark
able in such a large gathering. the banquet
began.
As the evening proceeded hundreds OF
handsomely gowned women filled the boxes
above the dining hall. An orchestra high
UP in the second tier OF boxes played popu-
lar national music and when a tune caught
the fancy of the crowd they sang IL. Al
ssDfe Nacht am Rhein'' the crowd arose
and. after singing il Justify. there were
loud cheers. America got the same en-.
thusiastic treatment. EXcellently mounted
statuettes Of Prince Henry were distributed
as souvenirs.
attention, proposed the health OF the Pres
ident OF the United States and the Kaiser
Wilhelm, and called on WhitelaW Reid &C
respond. Mr.. Ridder said:
Your Royal Highness and Gentlemen
/ have the pleasure and the honor Of offer