The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
Working Toward the Edge of
the Northwest.
ST. LOUIS GREETS HIM
Catches the Windy City's Perturbed
Air Tonight. -
THEN SEES OUR OWN VAN SAINT
The Prince Is Given Enthusia site
Welcome in His Trip Through
the South.

st. Louis, March 3.-When the train of
Prince Henry steamed into the union sta
ton at 1907 a. N. to-day there was
deafening welcome from factory and loco
motive whistles and cheers from thou
sands gathered at the station. AS the
train stopped in the center of the station
it was boarded by Dr.. Rieloff, the German
consul, and Mayor Wells. The prince was
greeted by DR.. Rieloff, who introduced
Mayor Wells. Mayor Wells escorted
Prince Henry from the train, through
double lines formed by the members of
the reception committee and police off,
cials, to the waiting-room Of the station
on the second floor.
Everywhere were to be seen the Ger
man and American colors in the decora-
lions. When the party had assembled,
Mayor Wells, with few words, handed
the prince an official address of welcome
engraved on a scroll of parchment.
Sin the Same War With Me-
Following this committee of German
war veterans representing the Deutscher
Landwehr Verein. the Deutscher Militar
Nerein and the Kreiger Verein of st.
Louis and the Veteran Verein of SPRING
field, Mo-, were presented to the prince.
They gave him a beautifully engraved
SCROLL showing the coats Of arms and the
national colors Of America and Germany
intertwined with German inscription ex-
pressing the hearty good will Of the So
cieties named.
Prince Henry responded heartily. He
spoke word to each member of the COM
mittee. Turning to Rear Admiral Evans,
he said: Most Of these fellows served
in the same war with me-" short re-
ception ended the ceremony at the union
station.
Drive to Breakfast.
Then commenced the drive to the st.
Louis club. Prince Henry, accompanied
by Mayor Wells Rear Admiral Evans and
DR.. Rieloff, the German consul to St.
Louis, occupied the first carriage, an open
landau drawn by four black horses A
platoon Of mounted police and a detach-
ment of the Fourth United States cavalry
from Jefferson barracks, under the COM
mand or Major F. A. Edwards, U. S. A..
acted as escort and bodyguard The other
carriages, bearing the guests and mem
bers of the local reception committee fol-
lowed.
There was a throng walled in by build
ings and police lines in the neighborhood
OF the st. Louis club when Prince Henry
arrived, ana, as DIT otnef points along the
route through the city. there were enthu-
siastic cheers. Lines of police extended
from street to club house door, and out in
the avenue stood squadrongo of cavalry
AS the prince drove up the cavalrymen
presented arms and the patrolmen their
batous. ... ..., ~
The prince was escorted to a dressing
room, and then ten minutes later, with
Mayor Wells, led the way to the ball
room, where breakfast was served. Mayor
wells presided, with Prince Henry on his
right and Ambassador Won Holleben on
his left The walls and ceiling We're
hidden with bunting largely in red, white
and black, and along the table were
heaped great punches of American beauty
roses.
Given Freedom of the City.
After the discussion of an elaborate
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