The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-27
HENRY AT CAPITAL
State Reception Is Given Prince
By Official Washington.
ENTERTAINED AT WHITE HOUSE
Cordially Welcomed BY President.
Visits German Embassy and
Congressional HaIIs-Day
Closes With Dinner.

Prince Henry Of Prussia and suite
accompanied by the welcoming dele
gates from both the president and the
Germany embassy, arrived In Wash
ington at 1890 o'clock Monday morn
ing, promptly on schedule time.
The trip from Baltimore to Wash
ington was without incident. The
princes stay in Baltimore was neces'
sarily very brief. His train was met
at the union station by the mayor OF
Baltimore and an escort of twenty
four prominent citizens. Two hun
dred members Of the various German
singing societies were also admitted
to the station.
TIE mayor then presented an en-
crossed copy of the resolutions OF wei
come which had been adopted by the
city council, and the prince, accepting
it., replied:
Il thank you heartily, sir, for your
cordial welcome and kind words, and
beg that you will say to the people of
Baltimore for me that l thank them,
tco, with ell my heart"
Secretary of State Hay, Secretary
ct the Navy Long, Assistant Secretary
of State Pierce, who had charge OF
the arrangements at the Washington
depot, and Count Quadt and two other
attaches from the German embassy
awaited the arrival of the train at the
depot. After an informal welcome the
party was driven at once to the white
house.
The welcome the prince received
from President Roosevelt was genu-
inely hearty and open-handed, and he
in turn showed unmistakable evidence
OF the pleasure it gave him to meet
the president Of the American people.
From the white house the Prince
was driven to the German embassy,
arriving there shortly after II o'clock.
At 11:4O President Roosevelt return
ed the call of the prince. Following
the. call of the president came that of
the commissioners Of the District OF
Columbia, who called to extend to the
prince the welcome OF the city OF
Washington.
One Of the most brilliant functions
of the day was at p. m, when Prince
Henry received at the German embas'
sy the members Ct the diplomatic
CORDS, including the ambassadors and
ministers, accompanied by their staffs
of military, naval and civil attaches,
all in full uniform.
At $40 p. m. the prince left the
embassy accompanied by the German
ambassador and Admiral Evans to go
to the capitol.
The visit to the capitol must have
been not only a gratifying experience
to the royal visitor, on account OF the
warm and lattering reception he re-
celved at both the house and senate,
and of the opportunity 1t afforded OF
meeting personally the leaders Of both
houses, but it must have been an ex-
tremely interesting experience as well.
Prince Henry not only saw the
houses Of the American parliament at
work, but in the senate he witnessed
one CT those rare and intensely dra-
matte moments which comes in that
body occasionally at the conclusion OF
a great debate.
In the house the speaker, who was
awaiting him, greeted the prince with
a warm hand~shake as Mr.. Hit pre-
sented "his royal highness." Gener-
al Henderson invited the prince to be
seated while the German ambassador
made the other introductions, and then
in few words formally welcomed him.
The dinner given to the prince by
President Roosevelt at the white
house Monday night closed the honors
bestowed on the royal visitor by off,
cial Washington for the day. The af-
fair was on an elaborate scale and
brought together most distinguished
company.