Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-04
CHICAGO'S GREETING
To Prince Henry Ought to
Please the Kaiser.
They Pass Him the Glad Hand in True
Western Style.
Takes in Two Formal Banquets ard a
Grand Ball.

SulCdSo, CA "a glare OIL RED 1rc
which could be seen for miles, the llaze
of hundreds of torches, the sparkle of
myriads of electric lights and the
cheers of thousands of people made up
the first taste of Chicagos hospitality
towads Prince Henry of Prussia Upon
his arrival here, this evening. His
train arrived at the depot of the Clica-
go & Alton, at $50 o'clock, and from
thereafter he had been formally well
coined by Mayor Harrison and the
members of the reception commi ttee,
he was driven through streets packed
with people, whose cheers comp. lied
him to bow continually. Every build
ing along the line of his route from the
depot to the Auditorium hotel was
gayly decorated with bunting, pr.nci-
pally American and German flags en-
terwined. Many of the buildings had
upon their fronts elaborate devices
made up of hundreds of electric lights.
When the princes carriage had passed
over jackson boulevard bridge and was
nearing Michigan avenue, the lights
were turned on. The torch bearers, who
were German veterans, lit their torches
at almost the same instant.
When the train stopped at the Alton
station it was met by Mayor Harrison
and the members of the reception COM
mittee and by DIR. Walter Viewer, the
German consul in Chicago. Mayor
Harrison formally received Prince
! Henry and the other visitors on behalf
of the city of Chicago.
Prince Henry bowed his acknowledge
ments of Mayor Harrisons greeting,
saying simply: II thank YOU
Mayor Harrison then introduced to
the prince the committee of the COM
mon council and members of the gen.
eral reception committee.
A detachment of cavalry escorted the
prince, in whose carriage were Mayor
| Harrison and Admiral Evans, to the
Auditorium hotel.
A feature of the procession from the
depot to the hotel was the great num-
Der of German veterans who lined the
streets provided with torches and who
went fairly wild in their efforts to show
their devotion to the prince.
The first banquet to the prince was
set for o'clock and shortly after that
time it was begun in the banquet hall
of the Auditorium. The orchestra
struck up the German national anthem
as the prince entered the hall. The
prince seemed greatly pleased at the
warmth of his welcome and bowed and
smiled repeatedly.
Among those at the table at which
! Prince Henry sat were: Mayor Harri
son, Secretary Hill, Franklin Mac
Veagh, Admiral Won Tirpitz, Robert T.
Lincoln, Gen. Won Plessen, Gen. Otis.
Admiral Eeisendecher, Admiral Won
Seckendroff. Commander Cowles, Capt.
Won Grumme, Capt. Won Rebeur, VIM.
r. Harper. Captain Won Trotha, H. II.
Kohlsaat, Count Won Seckendroff.
James DeYoung, Captain Won Egidy,
Honore Palmer, Captain Won Schwind.
DIR. Walter Viewer, Cyrus II. McCor-
mick, Count Quadt, Capt. Won Mueller,
Admiral Baudissen, Admiral Evans,
John ]. Mitchell, Gen. Corbin, Marshall
Field. Gov. Yates, Ambassador Won
Hollebben.
| Three toasts were offered, the first
one being the health of Prince Henry
1t was drunk amid loud cheers. The
prince himself proposed the health of
President Roosevelt. Mayor Harrison
proposed the last, which was to the
Emperor of Germany.
! The prince fingered for a short time
after the banquet in informal converse
| ton with the members of the entertain
ment committee and then retired to his
hoome to prepare for a visit to the
armory of the LIST Inf, where the Ger
man citizens of Chicago had arranged
a choral festival in his honor The en-
tire distance the sidewalks were lined
as closely as the people could be packed
and from the time he left the hotel un-
til he passed within the doors of the
armory, there was one continuous
shout. In the armory were 5000 people.
most of them born in the fatherland or
descendants of such persons.
AS the prince entered the hall the or
chestra Of more than 100 pieces burst
forth in the national anthem of Ger
many. The women members of the
chorus were in the gallery above the
male singers and directly facing the
prince. Surrounding the women were
900 ex-members of the German army,
all of whom are now American citizens.
The chorus first sang 1.-THE True Ger
man Heart" At the conclusion of this
IChairman T. j. Lefens read an address
of welcome to Prince Henry. At the
| conclusion of the address there was a
renewal of the cheers and then Prince
Henry replied. An original poem was
then read by E. F. L. Gauss. The or
chestra then struck up the stirring
strains of the Battle Hymn of the Re-
public" which was sung by the MEM
bers of the Ladies Choral Society. The
music finally swung into 1.-THE Star
Spangled Banner" which was greeted
with tremendous enthusiasm.
1t was shortly after 10 O'Clock when
the prince and the members of his suite,
escorted by the members of the com
mittee, left the balcony for their car
riages A crowd numbering at least
4 SC, 900 persons cheered the prince upon
his exit from the armory. He was
driven to the Auditorium hotel to take
part in the bali arranged in his honor.
The chief event of the stay of the
prince in Chicago was the grand ball,
tonight, in the Auditorium. 1t was.
perhaps. the most magnificent social
event ever witnessed in this city. For
nearly an hour 1000 men and women
had been waiting for the entrance of
Prince Henry. At the head of the ball
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