Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-04
CHICAGO BIDS
HIM WELCOME.
p,i,.. Henry is Given q Grand and
Magnificent Reception
ATTENDS BALL IN EVENING
u,,,,,snt Event Than Th's
ss ,A.,cd ADMIRAL Dewey Ber-
lin Erpre.sc. satisfaction

chicago. March s,--'rhe run OF Prince
". cain from st. Louis to chi
i n,"'' was without incident and tue
Vuyv arrived at $3.50 o'clock exactly on
' u~ From the station, after he bad
sa"o formally welcomed by Mayor mar.
y''" and the members Of the general
,', committee, the prince rode
=, .'' ,So Auditorium hotel through
s,,eets packed with dense multitude
9',oso cheers compelled the distln-
o%sbod visitor to bow continually to
,,,s, and left The sidewalks were
solldly packed with people
Eyoy building along the line of route
,,om me station TO the Auditorium
hotel was gally decorated with bunt-
ng. the prevailing scheme being the
American and German flags inter-
,~ined with the black eagle of Prus-
sIa over ail' ,,,,,. hoa ,,ooo
,beIr fronts elaborate devices made up
NJ hundreds OF electric lights. There
ware "weIcomess by the dozen; there
ware eagles and flags and there were
,,rlngs OF gay-colored lights almost
No Mint Of the decorations In electric
usbt decorations was given to the
nJnce until after his carriage had
soiIed over Jackson boulevard bridge
and was descending the gentle slope
mai leads toward Michigan avenue.
Then almost In the same second the
fights were turned on and what had
been but one second before a lane be-
tween dark towering buildings was an
avenue OF dazzling light. The torch
bearers who were German veteran
soldiers. III the torches at almost the
same instant and from end to end Of
Inc boulevard between the bridge and
Michigan avenue, two-thirds Of
mile away there was an instantaneous
blaze Of red fire from both Sides of
me street
Mayor Harrison welcomed the prince
and party al the station and intro
duced to the prince the committee of
the common council and the members
Of the general reception committee.
The suite Of the prince and the mem-
bers Of the reception committee then
mingled and lntroductions followed
rapidly.
The mayor and the prince, followed
by the others, then passed through the
gateway and up the stairs into the
street The cavalry escort which was
waiting, 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.
Only ~ minutes was allotted in the
program to reach the hotel, as the first
banquet 10 the prince was 20 follow at
7 O'Clock The committee had miscal-
cllaed a trifle, however, and II was
y minutes after that time when dinner,
which was spread in the main hall Of
The hotel, began.
AS the prince. escorted by Mayor
Harrison entered the banquet hall, the
Chleagoans made the room ring with
uelr cheers The orchestra. which
was placed behind great mass of
ierns and palms, struck up the Ger
man national anthem as the prince EN-
leied the hall and continued II until
atler he had taken his seat. The
prince seemed greatly pleased at the
warmth Of his welcome and bowed
ana smiled repeatedly, and after he
haa taken bis seat he nodded right
ana left to his entertainers as they
seated themselves.
There We're nine tables at the ban.
gae' and Including Prince Henry and
hs suite l51 people were seated.
arthur ], Eddy at the conclusion of
'ne dlnner, rose in his place and said.
nave the honor Of proposing the
health OF the president of the United
etaIes The toast having been drunk
WINE the band played "The Sta/
'sIgehgied Banner" Mr. Eddy proposed
me health OF his majesty, the en-
lerot OF Germany" This toast was
g.uhK 70 the music Of my Country,
IT'S OF Thee"
mayor Harrison then proposed the
part; "e :"
we rejoice with YOU sir, in the
,sFhlly relations that exist between
ua great German empire and our re-
puule We hope FOR a continuance Of