The sun., 1902-02-25
YO-DAY'SEVENTS, ,BYTHECLOCK
LAUNCHING, LUNCH, CITY VEL
CONE, DINNER AND OPERA.
Programme O,ershadows All Others In
Importance or Its engagements
Hardly Moments Rest for the
Prince From Morning TIL Midnight.

Prince From Morning TIL Midnight.
New York will resume to-day its enter
tainment Of Prince Henry. Although
domiciled on the yacht Hohenzollern the
royal visitor will be practically the city's
guest from this morning. when he reaches
Jersey City, until next Thursday, when he
leaves on his tour of the country.
The programme for to-day is an extern
sve one. and in the number as well as the
importance Of the engagements which the
Prince is to keep it will outrank any other
day OF his entire visit Hardly a moments s
rest will be allowed him from the time he
boards the special ferryboat at Jersey
City TO take him to Shooters Island for the
launching ceremonies until he leaves the
gala opera performance at the Metropolitan
Opera House. which, IL he stays until the
end of the performance, will not be until
| the small hours.
III the programme arranged is carried
out as smoothly as it's makers say it will be-
the Prince will within that time see his
| brothers yacht launched. entertain the
| President at luncheon on his yacht at
Thirty-fourth street. receive the freedom
of the city at the City Hall. dine with the
Mayor and 100 invited guests at the Metro
| pOhlhh Nlup anu 20 W INC Optid HouHf
for the last Of the days engagements
This is the programme as near as can
be fixed by hours:
| 7. A. M.-Arrival of the special train bear
| ing the President and his party and the Prince
and his suite from Washington.
from jersey Py S fe'a ran iTTy9o paT3 at
| Shooters Island. The start may be made
later If the, river is free Of ice.
| oi5 A; M.-Arriye at Shooters Island.
| 10 A. M.-IaunCling OF the Meteor
iO:45 A M-lnformal luncheon for the
President and Prince and their parties at the
ii;so 4. M-Lesve island for Hohenyolcrn.
| y. Nj. Luncheon on board Hohenzollyrn
| given by the Prince to the President and his
sP. M-Prince Henry leaves Hohenzollern
| by boat on his way to the City Hail.
$50 p. M-Arrival of the Prince at the
Battery. where he will be- met by Squadron
4 and escorted up broadway to the city
81 p. M-Prince will be received by the
Mayor IN the Goyarnors Room OF the CITY
manic Chamber and there receive the freedom
ago p. M.-Prince leaves City Hall for
| Hohen2ollern going by way Of Broadway.
| Waverly place. Fifth avenue and Thirty
Q p M--Prince Henry will leave Hohen-
| zollern, and escorted by Troop { win GO To the
Meet5Topoll,an club by way Of fii,h 11ycnue.
| honor Of Prince Henry.
$50 p; NJ Prince Henry will leave the din
ner with the Mayor and invited guests and
| so to the opera house.
FLAGS OUT TO-DAY.
Mayor Low requests citizens to display
| flags to-day. This is his proclamation:
| To the Pcopie Of the Citv ot AcU York,
On the morning Of tomorrow, Feb. IS. the
yacht Of the Emperor Of Germany IS 70 be
| tened the Meteor by the daughter of our
| President In the afternoon Of III" same
| day the freedom of the city j. TO De conferred
| upon his Royal Hchncss, Primo" Henry
! Of Prussia az the Gty Hail In view Of
s,ircns ",crt S trsa S IN" dv @ 1 HH2 I HS he
| displaying the national nag row house,
and stores. Given under. 10y lHnd and
| oflCial seal, AZ the city OF New \ orE. tins
gath day OF February. g. tho year OF cIr Lord
| S'rH Low. Mayor.
The fact that the Mayor did not order
the German flag displayed on the city
| Hall out of consideration for the distin-
| gJished guest 70 be received to-day oC-
| casior"d some surprise The law pro-
hibiting the display Of foreign hags on
public buildings has this provision loo t.
Provided, however. that .r"N"r any
| foreigner shan beCom" tho Lsr-t Of th"
Unucd States. the state OF any ..'y. upon
public proclamation 10y the Governor or
Mayor Of said city, the flag O. M" country
OF which such public Cu'-t shall h" 70 ,itI-
zen may he displayed upon such public build
iugs
Inside the City Hall has been decorated
, with the German coiors 20 q considerable
extent. About the rotundl G,Imnu and
American color, have been iujorUoyru.
in the Aderruanic Chas her they have
been DrOtusey used and tho Pre-. ltrVl '-
/ desk has been partly drapad 10 ,n-n
The Mavor, President Cantor ANA prrsi-
dent Fornes had n sort Of rehearsal yC-iar-
day Of the ceremonies which are 10 faire
place this afternoon. The U~ogrammo
for these ceremonies hj., MOT been changed
from that announced last Friday. lIIc
Prince is T., enter the City HAL hy the hack
door He will be received 10y the Nlv,r
in the Governors room "a the second
hoor surrounded by tho members of his
Reception Committee, Nup NIu take si4y
a silent part ig 'he ceremony. The Nay.~
will make a spec h .tStWg about q minute:
the Prince will mako probably a shorter
one IN reply and will then ho presented
to Comptroller Grout an1 Ne~-r~ he. It,
Schurz and Jcsup Of the committee.
The Aldermen will -eut committee
consisting ii President Cantor au' Alder
mon Cafrcy ana MCGIu' .'-- TO escort f..
Prince into the ChC'1r"r. lie viii ho
escorted to tho desk ard Mr.. Furu"- viii
present 20 him the resolution. granting him
ire freedom Of tho Ci'V. they will tr iu
a gold hoE. The Prince will make q short
speech in reply to one H., Mr Form, art
will almost immediately leave tho building
oy the way he "cr' and h' escorted back
10 his ship by the troopers.
The public will loi hc admitted 20 tho
park while thCS' Ceremoni ale x ing on.
THE LAUNCHING,
About 1900 invitations have been sent
out for the launching of the Meteor to-day
at Shooters Island AZ WI, h the Prince and
Miss Roosevelt. who il to CrI.-ion the
yarnt, are to be the chief figure 1ln
ina iority of th- guests VII SO To the ship
yard by special boat leaving The staten
Island ferry slip az $50 THE boat VIII
probably lie the Robert Garrett or the
Staten Island Ferry COMPANY Guosis
from the navy vsri viii 20 down IN two
navy yard uIEs, and the oficers of the
Hohen7ollern are also To have SPECIAL
boat. Wallace DoWnev ras arraug 10
takc few friends down N special tug
so that, SO far as h,''s are concern 81,
there will bc plenty oi tnem TO toOt their
whistles and add to the y ootacle.
Only about 200 Of the !,UOd invited guests
will have passes for the launching stand
where the President and the Prince viii be.
The 200 who VIII be Oh the stand will bc
for the most part members of the Prcsi-
dent party, officers Of tie army and navy
and officers Of the Princes suite and the
Hohenzollern
Guests on this stand will be- invited 10 the
informal luncheon after the launching,
H. NU l..