The Minneapolis journal., 1902-03-04
Along Decorated Streets.

Along Decorated Streets.
BY IL O'Clock all those who were to &C
company the prince during the day as
sembled at the Auditorium and entered
the carriages awaiting to convey them to
Lincoln park and the Germania club. In
the carriage with the prince were Mayor
Harrison, Rear Admiral Evans and ex-
Secretary Of War Robert T. Lincoln. Be-
sides the regular staff and special repre-
pying carriages were: Governor Yates,
Melville e. Stone, A. J. Earling, Colonel
E. G. Hall, Harry G. Selfridge, Honore
Palmer, DR.. Walther Viewer, the imperial
German consul at Chicago; Frank Wen
ter, William B. Walker. Vice Consul
Kaerling, Vice Consul Zoeppfel, G. A.
Plamondon, and Frank H. Jones.
: In nearly every door and window along
the streets where the prince passed were
curious faces. Handkerchiefs were waved
at him from the windows and the crowds
along the streets shout ed greeting. The
prince was kept busy touching his cap In
response. While the decorations along
the route were not profuse they were suf-
ficiently in evidence to give the streets a
semi holiday appearance.
s.z .At Lincoln Monument.
A dense crowd numbering thousands
was crushed about the statue Of the great
emancipator when the prince and his
encourage came upon the scene Tightly
stretched ropes surrounded the statue to
keep back the crowd, and a circle Of
venturesome who would have encroached
on the ground reserved for his highness.
Amidst profound silence the prince as
cended the steps of the stone enclosure
and laid at the feet of the image of the
martyred president the laurel token Of
- III k.,L g.,
moments. The prince and his official
party quickly re-entered their carriages
and started at brisk trot for the Ger
mania club, only short block distant.
1t had been carefully planned to make
the entertainment Of the royal guest at
the club the crowning honor of the day.
He was to be made to feel at home, de-
spite the formalities with which such
functions must be enoumbered. +
At the Germania Club.
A burst Of music from a brass band
heralded the princes coming, and In a
few minutes the prince Henry of last
night was "Unser Heinrich" among an
enthusiastic congregation Of German
Americans.
Every precaution had been taken for
j. the safety Of the royal guest. The club
house had been rigidly inspected. The
cavalry escort drew up in front before
the prince had alighted from his carriage.
A detachment Of police restrained the
curious crowds, while detectives in citi-
Ezens. dress were sprinkled about the
streets
The prince, arm arm with DR.. Viewer,
the German consul in Chicago, was met
at the threshold OF the clubhouse by Gus
taY F. Fischer. president of the club. and
members of the clubs reception commit
tee,9 augmented by members of the board
of nd 9TH hor .
Of the club.
Il Little Girls In White.
The stairway leading to the reception
hall was lined with little girls dressed
In white. Some Of them shyly spoke to
them, apparently enjoying the innocent
spectacle.
The luncheon was confined to the prince
and the immediate party accompanying
him from Europe and assigned to him at
Washington. The imperial German con-
sui, DR.. Viewer, the two vice-consuls,
Doctors Haerring and zoepfel, Mayor
Harrison, Governor Yates, Robert T. Lin
coin, the executive committee, the COM
mtttee OF five representing the United
{ German societies, and about fifty mem
bers Of the club, including directors and
the reception committee.
t..ze SymboIicaI Decorations.
The guests were standing when the
prince and encourage entered. A string
band. hidden behind palms and ferns,
played Der Wacht am Rhein." Over
the windows blue and white sateen had
been stretched TO soften the light, Huge
Iswreaths with the colors Of both counr
I tries represented, trailed to the floor, oor
lcupied the spaces between the windows,
The walls were hidden by rare tapestries
behind which there was a background OF
white. AT the north end of the banquet
hal were busts of President Roosevelt
land Emperor William under triumphal
areh made Of the colors Of the two ma
Itione Aboyesit was the American eagle
and vis-a-vis at the prosite end OF the