The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-03-04
PRINCE IN CHICAGO.
Enthusiastic Reception by the
Mayor and Citizens.
EVENING CROWDED WITH EVENTS
Banquet With State and City Lead.
crs: Choral Festival by Sons of
Germany and IA Grand Rail-
Mt the Auditorium.


CHICAGO. March IA glare of red
fire that could be seen for miles, the
blaze of hundreds of torches. the spar.
klc of myriads of electric lights and
the cheers Of thousands of people
made up the first taste of Chicago's
hospitality that was given to Prince
Henry Of Prussia upon his arrival in
this city last evening. His train ar
rived at the depot of the Chicago and
Alton railroad at $50 o'clock, and from
there, after he had been formally well
coined by Mayor Harrison and the
members of the reception committee,
Prince Henry rode through streets
packed with IL dense multitude, whose
cheers compelled the distinguished Wis.,
itor to bow continually 10 right and
left.
No more ilattering welcome could
have been extended to any visitor, and
it came not so much from the officials
of the city as from its citizens Every
building along the line of his route,
from the depot to the Auditorium no.
tel, was gayly decorated with bunting,
the prevailing scheme being the Amerf-
can and German flags intcrtwined,
with the black eagle of Prussia over
all. Many Of the buildings had upon
their fronts elaborate devices made up
of hundreds of electric lights. There
were ''Welcomes' by the dozen. there
were eagles and flags, and there were
strings of gay colored lights almost
without number. No hint of the deco
rations in electric light was given to
the prince until after his carriage had
gone over Jackson boulevard bridge
and was descending the gentle slope
that leads toward Michigan avenue.
Then almost in the same second the
lights were turned on, and what had
been but one second before lane be-
tween dark towering buildings was an
avenue Of dazzling light
In the same carriage with the prince
We're Mayor Harrison and Admiral
Evans. and the drive to the hotel occu-
pied about thirty minutes.
At the door q the hotel the prince
was met by +. Willis Rice and Mil
ward Adams of the banquet committee
and escorted to the second floor Of the
hotel.
The prince was in his room but a few
minutes when Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Adj.
ans called for him. and the party, fol-
lowed by the members of the princes
suit, went at once to the banquet hall.
The Chicagonns had all preceded them,
and after the prince, escorted by May.
or Harrison, Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Adams,
entered the hall they made the room
ring with their cheers.
The prince seemed greatly pleased at
the warmth of his welcome and bowed
and smiled repeatedly, and after he
had taken his seat he nodded right and
left to his entertainers as they seated
themselves.
There were nine tables at the ban
quet, and. including Prince Henry and
his suit 1871 people were seated. There
were but three toasts offered.
1t was shortly after O'Clock when
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carriages at the Auditorium hotel for
their drive to the armory where the
choral festival by the German citi-
xens was held The drive was almost
an even mile in length.
Straight up Michigan avenue and for
the entire distance the sidewalks were
lined rs closely as the people could be
packed with thousands intent upon
seeing the prince. A roar of cheers
greeted him as he left the hotel, and
from there until he passed within the
doors Of the armory there was one con-
tinuous shout, Which was erlipsed in
volume only when he entered the
nrmury, where G.o0O people. most of
them born in the fnlhcrland or de-
sccndHnts of those who had been, were
gathered TO meet him. Bands We're
playing with frantic energy, and the
great chorus Of hundreds of voices was
singing in honor of the prince as he ell
tered, but their efforts awaited them
nothing. The cheers Of the multitude
drowned all else, and for fully five
minutes there was nothing but one
great roar Of voices.
The chief event Of the stay of the
prince in Chicago was the grand ball
held in The Auditorium. 1t was per
haps the mosi magnificent social event
ever witnessed in this city, surprising
even the great BAH given In honor of
Admiral Dewey two yeurs ago.
The decorations of the huge hall
went beyond anything attempted IN
the Auditorium before. In the general
scheme the German and American col
ors were freely mingled and formed
the basis Of the principal designs. The
black eagle of Prussia and the stars
and stripes were III evidence upon all
sides. Nautical effects prevailed to
great extent