Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-24
Prince Henry
In Washington
Train CLOSELY guarded BY Se'Fe' Se'Ofe Men, Trip WIZ
=, SyecaI hcdenf--cliade Himself Agreeable 10 FeAoD
a,,,.s,oess - Brilliant Scene al Re White House =
op,,sadent Returns Princes CALL

line Of march, had been suspended, all
vehicles except those belonging to the
arriving party had been barred and on
~ authorized persons were allowed
within the lines, There were only
few OF these. Banked along each side
OF the route, In addition to the police,
were over 100 men OF the District Of
Columbia military, They formed
double line Of sentInels at intervals Of
four PAGES, facing, Of course, inwards,
They included the engineer corps,com-
manded by Col Black, former member
of the board Of officers of the district
The first and second regiments, the
naval battalion, the first SQUADRON bat
talon, consisting of colOred men. signal
corps and the ambulance corps who,
resting near the right of the signal
corps on the south side Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, held themselves ready
for quick response to emergency calls.
The militia men were commanded by
General George Harris, who, with his
general stan and noncommissloned
staff, together with the brigade band
which played patriotic airs at intervals
had posts opposite the east gate Of the
White House.
The double line of sentlnels left gap
Of four feet In the avenue and two feet
In the Fifteenth street hin along the
treasury between them and the people
massed along the curb
They wore undress uniforms with
oVercoats forage caps, leggins and
white gloves, The naval battalion was
in It's prescribed uniform
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Rarely IN its history has the White
House been the scene Of more bril-
liant spectacle than today, when Presi-
dent Roosevelt welcomed to the United
States Prince Henry of Prussia.
Ever since the announcement was
made that the prince would visit this
country, as the personal representative
Of his brother the German emperor
the president and the members of the
administration have taken lively per-
sonal interest In the arrangements for
his reception, The matter has been
the subject Of frequent discussions at
cabinet meetings and the details of the
plans for the entertainment and COM
fort OF the royal visitor have constant
ly been referred TO the president for
suggestion or approval II has been
the presidents wish that. avoiding all
ostentatlon, the prince be given q cor
dial welcome. So far as federal au-
thorty controls In the matter that plan
has been carried out The prince has
met the president and the welcome he
received was genuinely hearty, and
open handed, and he. in turn, showed
unnlstakable evidence of the pleasure
IL gave him TO meet the president OF
the American people Nothing could
have been more cordial and ingenious
than the presidents greeting to the
German prince, and Il was returned In
kind and in full measure.
SPECIAL PREPARATIONS.
Special preparations were made at
the white House for this event. All
of the state apartments on the first
floor had received much attention from
the government florists. but the decora-
tlons of the three communicating par
lors. the blue room, where the presi.
dent and prince met, and exchanged
their greetings, the red paror occu-
pied by Mrs and Miss Roosevelt, and
the green room where there were as
sembled the members Of the cabinet
and their ladies', the wife of secy Corr