The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-25
PRINCE HENRY IS THE GUEST
OF The NATION
Arrival at Washington. Escorted by Military and
Police to the White House, Magnifcenty De-
corated With Flowers. Roosevelt Re-
turns the Formal Call. The
Prince Visits Congress-
(By the Associated Press

| Washington, + HD. Et.-~I IluCt I1tAlI y (,
OF Prussia, and suite, accompanied by the
welcoming delegations from both the
| President and the German Embassy, ar
rived here at 1920 o'clock this morning,
precisely on schedule time. The trip from
| Baltimore % Washington was without
| incident At the outlying districts Of Bal
timore crowds gathered TO watch the de-
parting train and at several points from
| there onward there were little groups at
the stations past which the train sped.
| The Prince occupied the time duriag the
run from Baltimore to Washington in
democratic fashion talking freely with
those about him as they discussed the
country aud the etails Of his visit.
Secretary Of State Hay. Secretary Of the
Navy Long, Assistant Secretary Of State
| Pierce who had immediate charge Of the
arrangements at the depot ard Count
Quadt and two other attaches from the
German Embassy awaited the arrival Of
the train at the depot. They remained
In an improvised reception room, the
walls Of which were heavily drape1 with
INTERVENING American and German flags.
The Embassy officials were in full uni
! fern. A bugle cali by cavalryman
stationed outside announced the arrival
Of the train. 1t was halted just outside
| the depot, the engine detached, and the
| cars backed to a position opposite the
reception room, midway down the train
| shed. The welcoming party passed quick
| ~ into the Princes car and formally ex-
tended TO him the welcome to the city
! A few moments later the party emerged
and passed 20 the reception room. Walk
| irg rapidly and with the erect bearing OF
! a trained naval officer, smiling to the
! group of officials detectives and news
Paper men through double line OF whom
nc passed, and salutiag with ? touch Of
| his hand to the clitterinS chapeau he
wore, Prince Henry crossed the carpeted
depot aisle and entered the reception
rooms. There he remained ten minutes
Finally Prince Henry, accompanied by
Secretary Hay and Rear Admiral Evans,
entered the last OF the open carriages.
| The carriages of the others, we're drawn
ur in Inns and the Princes carriage
| dashed at rapid speed TO the head of
the column. Instantly the police aud mil
! itary escorts wheeled into position and
the party started up Pennsylvania avenue
for the White House.
| Between the police and tna carriages
marched the military escort comprising
troops and G Ct the Second United
States Cavalry from For. Myer, headed
! by the cavalry band and the Fourth bat
! tory of field artillery, all uDder the com
mapl Of Lieutenant Colonel Dinmick.
| They were Immediately ia fiont aul bark
Of the line Cf open carriages. Backed
along each side oI tho eoute in addition
! to the police, were over 10 mon of. the
| District OF Columbia They formed a
double line of scnunel5 at intervals Of
| four PAGES.
RIGHT ROYAL WELCOME.
| Rarely In It's history has the White
| House been the scene for a more brilliant
spectacle :han to-day when President
| Roosevelt welcomed to the United States
Prince Henry of Prussia. The welcome
| the Prince received was genuinely hearty
and open handed ami he in turn showed
/ unmistakable evidence OF the pleasure IT.
gave him to meet the President Of the
American people. Nothing could have
been more cordial and ingenious than the
! President s. greeting TO the German Prince
and il was returned in Kind and in full
measure. Special preparations were made
at the White House for this event. All
of the State apartments on tho floor had
received much attention from the Gov
Crnment florists but the decoration of the
three communicating parlors, the blue
room where the Prcsjdeat 2r1 Prince met
and exchanged their greetings the rod
parlor occupied by Mrs. and Miss ROose-
welt and the green room in which were
assembled The members Of the Cabinet
and their ladies. the wife Of Secretary
Cortelyou and few nyitcd guests, we're
cxquisitely beautiful
It was iG:45 O'Clock when the cScorting
cavalry column swung through the east
gate and at brisk pace passed ZIP the
broad driveway to the White House.
Here at the word of command, the col
u1nn broke into single rank facing tho
main entrance. Another command as the
Princes carriage passed the gate. and
with that snap and precision which has
made the Second Regiment famous every
sabre flashed from it's scabbard and
came to the position OF present. A
detachment of marines. headed by its
famous band had taken place at the
right and left OF the main entrance facing
north. The first carriage containing the
Prince. Secretary Hay and Admiral Evans,
drove up ut a rapid pace, and as it pass
ed under the porte cachere. the Marine
band struck up tho German national air.
which wag continued until al tho com
pany had left their carriages. at the
carriage door the Prince WAS met BY AS
sistant Secretary Pierrs and the German
Ambassador who ealutod and presented
10 him Major McCagley, OF the Marine
Corps. apd Captain Gilmore, of the Ar
tillery, in dress uniforms. who saluted
and then led the way between two lines
Of marines with arms at salute into the
mansion Walking on the left OF the
Prince, was Secretary Hay and following
him came Admiral Evans. the German