The Washington times., 1902-02-08
RECEPTION TO
PRINCE HENRY
VIII Take Place on Washing
ington's Birthday.
SECRETARY HAY MAKES CHANGE
Mr.. Herman Riddcr Announces List
of Tonsts for the Dinner to the
American Prrss-Thc Royal Visitor
VIII Respond.

NEW YORK, Feb. lit was settled to-
day that the reception to Prince Henry
at the city hall should take place on
February %, the day he arrives here, in
stead of February 25, following the
launching at Shooters Point, as previous
ly arranged.
The change was made b. advice C. Sec
retary of State Hay, from whom Mayor
Low received n despatch today.
Secretary Hay said that the princes
time would be so much occupied on the
day OF the launching that he did not think
everything could be crowded into it.
After the prince receives the freedom OF
the city from the board of aldermen he
will start Immediately for Washington.
Many Tonsts Scheduled. --
Mr.. Herman Riddcr. of the New York
Stats Zeitung," which paper is to give
the dinner 10 the American pres> in honor
OF the prince, at the Waldorf Astoria. on
February 26, announced the toast lists
and some of the other arrangements to-
day.
1t will be the largest dinner the prince
is TO attend. Fourteen hundred invita-
tions have been sent out to representa-
tives of daily newspapers from Maine to
California. This is the toast list:
Prince to Respond.
Welcome to Our Distinguished Guest"
by Mr. Herman Ridder, responded to by
Prince Henry; The Emperor of Ger
many and the President OF the United
States" responded TO by Mr.. Whitelaw
Reid. of the New York Tribune; THE
Tres3-The Tie That Binds, responded to
by St. Clair McKelway, OF the Brooklyn
Eagle: Saxon Blood-What We Owe to
Germany in Literature, Art. Science, and
Music" responded to by Charles Emory
Smith CT the Philadelphia Press; Inter
national Amity. responded to by Charles
W. Knapp. of the st. Louis Republic.
1t is expected that in the parade of the
German societies. which the prince will
review before going to dinner, there will
be from l5.GG0 to 20,GG0 men. 1t was an
nounced today that the prince had ac-
cepted the invitation to the reception of
the New York Yacht CLUB.
Navy and Army Invited
Invitations have been issued for the
naval and military escort to Prince
Henry. Commander r. ?. Forshew, of the
Second Battalion. will be officer of the
day. y guard Of honor is to be detailed
for the vessel carrying Mayor Low and
the city authorities.
When Prince Henry is driven from the
Pennsylvania Railroad station to the
White House. after arriving in the Ma
tiOnal Capital on Monday, February "a.
he will pass through a lane of soldiers
Of the District of Columbia National
Guard.
Parade in His Honor.
The brigade viii be ordered in few
days TO parade on the date named They
will form i'll single ranks. extended order,
one line on each side of Sixth Street.
Pennsylvania avenue. and Fifteenth
Street, from tie station to the White
House.
The troops at that time will probably
appear on parade for the first time armed
with the new Krag- -Jorgensen rifles, with
which they have just been equipped. AS
the carriage in which the prince will be
seated passes. each soldier will bring his
piece to present arms" The general
staff Will be mounted.