The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-04
Royal Welcome to Henry
 ! of Prussia. S
RECEIVED BY THE MAYOR
City Gaily Decorated in Honor Of the Noble Visitor.
At the First Regiment ArmorY Thousands of Germans Cheer the Brother of the Kaiser.
 The Prince Speaks.

T The Prince Speaks Chicago, March s.--A glare of red hra
 that could be seen for miles. the blaze of hundreds of torches. the sparkle of my~ riads of electric lights and the cheers of . thousands of people made up the first
 taste of Chicago's hospitality that vas given Prince Henry of Prussia upon his
 arrival in this city this evening.
 His train arrived at the depot of the Chicago and Alton Railroad st .s:5c
 o'clock. and from there. after lie had
 been formally welcomed by Mayor Harri- son and the members of the general re ception committee. Prince Henry rode through streets packed with dense mul- titude, whose cheers compelled the dis tinguished visitor to bow continually to I right and left. For the entire distances the sidewalks were solidly massed with
 people so closely packed that if was with | the greatest dificulty that the line of pc licemen drawn up, In front of the cur0 | for the entire distance could restrain the people from crowding over into the street l and. encroaching upon the line of car- riages.
 Every building along the route from the | depot to the Auditorium Hotel was gaily | decorated, with. bunting, the prevailing | scheme being the American and German flags, iutertwined with the black eagle of | Prussia over all. :, On the fronts Of many buildings were elaborate devices | made up of hundreds or electric lights. Almost in the same second the lights l were turned on. and what had been but one second before a lane between dark
 towering buildings, was an avenue of
 Veterans as Torch Bearers
 The torch bearers, who were German veteran soIdiers. lighted the torches at
 almost the same instant. and from end
 to end from, the boulevard between the
 bridge and Michigan Avenue, two-thtrds Of mile away. there wss an fhstantan- \ eous blaze of red fire from both sides of the street. '
 Waiting for the Prince,s arrival lat the
 railroad station were Mayor Harrison and the members of the reception com mittee.s After presentations, Mayor Har- | rison formally. greeted the visitor on be- half of, the city of Chicago. s Prince Henry bowed his. acknowledge ! ments of, Mayor Harrison's greeting, } saying simply. "I thank you" Mayor Harrison then introduced to the ] Prince the committee of the Common , Council and members of the general re- ception committee. } The Mayor and the Prince. followed by } the others. then passed to the street. Ringing cheers filled the air as the Prince , passed between the lines of blue-coated } officers along the sidewalk eX
 The cavalry escort quickly wheeled into
 place. the Prince entered his carriage. in which Mayor Harrison and Admiral Evans were seated with him. and the
 drive to the hotel was begun.
 Il A feature of the procession from the
 depot to the hotel was the great number
 the, streets and who went fairly wild in
 their efforts to show their devotion to the Prince.
 The first banquet to the Prince began
 at 7:20 p. m. atNthe Auditorium. M Banquet at Auditorium. | As the Prince, escorted by Mayor Har-
 rison and others, entered the banquet
 hall. the Chicagoans made the room ring l with their cheers. The orchestra. which
 was placed behind a great mass of ferns I and palms, struck up the German | national anthem.
 The Prince seemed greatly pleased at | the warmth of his welcome and bowed l and smiled repeatedly and after he had l taken his seat he nodded right and left | to his entertainers as they seated them- | selves.
 F. Willis Rice proposed the health of
 Prince Henry. It was drunk amid loud | cheers and before one third of the guests
 had sunk into their seats. the Prince was | on his feet
 "I propose the health of the President | of the United States he called in ring | ing tones. and up came the banqueters
 and the health If President Roosevelt R.at A4e.-. TI.- | rison then rose from his seat Long l live the Emperor of Germany" he called. | holding his glass high. Once more in | volume as deep as before came the cheers. all the guests waving their nap
 kns wildly. .pE~
 | A J. Eddy. at the conclusion of the l dinner, toasted the health of the Presi- | dent of the United States and the health | of the Emperor of Germany.
 l Mayor Harrison then said:
 Mayor Harrison Speaks. | "Gentlemen: In proposing the health of | our distinguished guest. l may be per | mtted to add few words to the well | come which has already been extended l to him 'by the citizens of Chicago. We l people of Chicago are apt to consider ours
 the typical American city, the city where
 the America and Americanism of the | present and the future are found in their | purest form. And so it IS that tonight
 we extend to his royal highness typical | Chicago welcome. a typical American | welcome. (Applause)
 . Tomorrow Chicago will celebrate it's | slxty-ffth birthday, the sixty-tifth an- 1 niversary of its incorporation as city | In those sixty-five years 1t has grown | from a mere frontier trading post to | metropolis of two millin souls. the
 second city in size and influence on the
 American continent. In large measure | the present size of Chicago Is due to
 the fact that of her 100000 of citizens, l approximately half a million are German.
 either by birth or descent. and have
 brought to this city of ours all the in dustry, all the intelligence. all the devo- l tion to duty that are so characteristic of | the race (Applause.) We rejoice with
 you, sir in the friendly relations that | exist between, the great German empire
 and our republic (applause.) We hope for