Evening star., 1902-01-18
Arranging .Sor tshe Tour of Prince
Henry.
WILL ARREVE mRE FEBRUARY "a
Obliged toMake Second Trip to
Il This City.
CoMMIssioNERs, PROGRAM

The committee charged with the arrange
ments for the reception and entertainment
OF Prince Henry was in session the greater
part Of the forenoon at the State Depart
ment today. Besides DIR. Hill. Admiral
Evans and General Corbin there were pres
ent Count Quadt, Lieut.. Commander Re-
beur-Pasch-witz, the German naval at
tache' ana Col. Bingham. The problem was
how to dispose to the best advantage and
with the greatest promise of pleasure to
the prince the two weeks that he will pass
In the United States, and it was seen at
once from the necessities Of the case that
1t would be impossible to yield to the re-
quests of many cities to have the prince
visit them. It is likely that besides New
York and Washington. and Niagara Falls
the journey will include Chicago only of the
large cities. though ex-Gov. Francis of Mis-
souri, was again at the State Department
today pressing upon the committee the pro-
,Prlety OF having the visitor go to st. Louis.
1t Is part of the plan to have the enter
talnment afforded the. prince thoroughly
national in character; and that the partici-
pants shall not be limited to any one strain
of blood or race. One means Of attaining
this result will be to make the reception as
formal as possible, so that it will be drawn
upon official lines.s and therefore there will
be considerable appearance of the mill
tary element where feasible. = .,r--s
When the Prince VIII Arrive.
The tide has turned out wrong to suit the
best plans of the committee, and 1t IS said
to be difficult to avoid two trips on the part
of the prince between New York and Wash
ington. This involves an adherence to the
original date for the launch, namely, Feb
ruary %, the water will be too low to
permit a successful launch on the 18th,
dav which would have better suited the
ttna's has
arranged that the prince shall come 10
Washington from New York arriving here
on the morning of the oath.
He will be met at the station by suit
able military escort and conveyed to the
German embassy on Massachusetts, avenue.
He will next visit the President at the
White House, and the President VIII return
his call at the German embassy
District Com mis.ioners to Take Part.
The District Commissioners will take part
in the reception to Prince Henry when he
reaches Washington. Commissioner Mac
fariand, as president of the board. called
on Secretary Hay and Assistant Secretary
Hill at the State Department today and in
formed them. that the Commissioners de-
sired to show that mark of respect on be-
half Of the District Of Columbia. he State
Department officers, declared that 1t was
eminently appropriate for the District to be
represented. and that provision would be
made to that end fg, the arrangements for
greeting the prince on his arrival.
Unless present plans are changed the
presidential party and the prince and suite
will leave Washington Monday evening for
NEW York in ample time to attend the
launch at 1890 Tuesday morning the 2oth
of February, '5h
Second Visit to Washington.
This plan inxolyesia return to Washing
ton Of the entire party, in which event the
prince will be- entertained at dinner at the
White House on the evening Of the 18th.
On the 9th he is to be one of the COM
pany present Tat; sAe Mckinley memorial
services at ishe Capitol. when Secretary
Hay delivers his address to Congress.
After few social exchanges the prince,
in charge of the general reception commit
tee will start on short tour of the coun-
| try as above indicated, winding up at New
| York in time to sail on the Columbia ON
March s for Germany. These plans have
| been communicated to the German ambaS-
| sador here and will be cabed to Emperor
William at Berlin, for consideration II
| approved by the German emperor, they
| will form the general plan Of, entertain
| ment OF Prince Henry during his sojourn
| In the United States. s.s--.,.
Departure of the Hohenzollern.
| KEEL. Germany, January 18.-The i'm
| perial yacht Hohenzollern sailed for New
| York at 9:30 this Saturday morning.