The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-11
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Henry Sends a Wreath to be Laid on
Grants Tomb.
BRITISH PAPERS WARM WITH SARCASM
John Bull Says They Have Been Led Into J
by Reports from Correspondents Re.
presenting Americans as Fawnirg
Upon the Prince.
Upon the Prince.
(By the Associated PresS.)

New York. March S.-Prince Henry was
the guest of the German Society of the
city of New York at its annual dinner
at the Waldorf-Astoria tonight.
The Prince entered the small banquet
room of the hotel about $50 o'clock. &C
companied by the members of his suite
in their uniforms. He was received by
President Gustav H. Schwab, of the So
ciety, and a subcommittee consisting OF
Hubert ellis, William Klenke, Adolph
Rathbath, Ralph Trautman, E. NJ. Bling
hard, Julius A. May. r. Wonder Zines,
and Edward Benneche. He remained IN
the room some time conversing with the
forty-five members of the general com
mittee on reception and entering into
an animated conversation with Carl
SchurZ.
The large banquet hall was beautifully
draped, over the guest table being two
immense German and American flags
around the German imperial eagle, which
was studded with electric lights. All
around the hall were German and Ameri-
can flags and blue banners with the
names of each State of the Union. The
table of honor was burdened with Ameri-
can Beauty roses and smilax. The other
tables We're literally provided with flow
ers, LaFrance roses being most cOnspicu-
Gus.
There were $50 guests in the banquet
hall when Prince Henry was escorted in
by Mr.. Schwab and the reception COM
mittee. All arose and loudly applauded
the Prince.
There were approximately one thous-
and guests at the dinner. President
Schwab proposed a toast to the health
of the President of the United States,
which was drunk standing. He then pro-
posed the health of the German Emperor,
which called for three lusty "Hochs."
Mr.. Schwab then delivered a brief speech,
after which he turned and presented
Prince Henry with a beautiful album of
the German Society. He then proposed
the health Of the Prince and called for a
hearty. long may he live which was
responded to with great warmth.
The Prince was then presented to the
diners. He wore the dress uniform of a
German Admiral, and spoke in German.
He said the reception he received to-
night was a new and additional proof Of
the friendliness and enthusiasm with
which he had been received and regarded
in every part of the United States he
had visited. He expressed his deep ap-
probation of the demonstrations of
friendliness and kind feeling. He de-
clared that he thought the German So
ciety would do much towards extending
and improving the kindly sentiment.
Carl Schurz was the next speaker, and
his address was loudly applauded. He
said in part:
"What has become of the goading and
nagging attempts to stir up i'll feeling
here and there, ascribing to the Ger
man Government designs to intrudC as
q land grab5er into the American sphere,
and attributing to us here a ruffianly
ltch1ng to measure in combat the new
war fleets of the two countries-as if such
a combat were only a foot ball game be
tween college students? Likewise the
we'll worn legend of a threatening anti
American coalition of the continental
powers of Europe at the beginning of
cur Spanish War-a coalition said to
nave been under the leadership, or at
least participated in by Germany. from
'Whlch danger some mysterious provi-
denco had to save us-has recently died
It somewhat inglorious death.
In fact, a serious breach Of the neace
between the old friends, Germany and
the United States would be thinkable
only if, in spite of the utter absence
OF any serious reason, one or the other
OF the two powers insisted upon a war
merely for wars sake. And is so mon
strous, so barbarOus an atrocity ever to
be imagined?
NO; a breach of the peace between
these old friends would be not onlv a
folly, but q crime, and my confidence in
the intelligence, as we'll as the moral
spirit of the two nations, permits me to
say with the fullest assurance-such a
crime is an impossibility."
Mr.. Schurz was followed by President
Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia
University, Frederick w. Hollis and Ru-
dolph Keppler.
At the close of the dinner Prince
Henry retired to his apartments in the
hotel.