Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-03-07
CHICAGO GR[ETS
PRINCE HENRY
Thousands Give Vent to
Cheers for the Royal
Guest.
ESCORTED BY CAvALRYMEN.
visitor Is Entertained in Brilliant Man
nsr Mt banquet. Concert and Ball.
and Is Hurried Through the Streets
in Record b reaking Time.

Chicago, March 4.-Greeted by strong
Yankee yells and deep-voiced German
"Hochs," Prince Henry came to Chi
cage last night. In thousands the peo-
/. pie crowded the streets to see him.
Arriving from St Louis at SIS o'clock
at the Union Station, he was whirled
away with a cavalry escort and into
the program of banquet, reception and
ball, which the city had arranged for
him.
The ride from the station to the ho-
tel was through lines Of German vet
erans-with a glow Of red fire from
. each veterans torch. At the station,
when he arrived, and at the banquet,
. half an hour later, he heard the city's
formal words of welcome, and re-
sponded to them. In~the streets, as
. he went from place to place in the
quick succession of events planned for
. his entertainment, he heard the in
formal greeting of the citizens-deep-
| lunged and loudvoiced greetings And
to these also he responded. #
With only twenty hours in which
to entertain the Prince Chicago almost
/ spirited him from one decorated hall
to another. At 8 o'clock he proposed
the toast, ''The President of the United
States.'' At O'Clock he was listening
to the playing of Hell dir i'm Sieger-
kranz' at the First Regiment Armory
At II o'clock he was viewing the brill
liant groups at the ball in the Audito-
rum. 1t was his first ball in America.
There was little loss of time
throughout the evening, although he
remained at the good cheer of the ban
quet somewhat longer than the sched-
! ule provided for.
Night was generous to the uninvit-
ing surroundings of the railway sta
ton, and what he saw was yelled by
the glow Of red lights, which hid the
dirt of Canal street and gave it's ram
shackle buildings picturesque appear
ance. In otner portions Of the city
through which he went swiftly there
was no such need of yelling. Re-
splendent with the uniforms of German
and American naval officers, the
Princes encourage was brilliant spec
tacle as it passed up and down Michi-
gan avenue throughout the evening.
Some Of all this generous and genu-
inc welcome to the Prince was dis
tinctively German. The most of it was
that Of all the city, regardless of race.
In numerous incidents the kindly spon-
taneous greeting of the people got a
ready response from the Prince Once
bunch Of violets fell close to his car
riage, and the young woman who
threw them received bow Again the
concerted yells Of the university stu
dents were received with a touch or
the hat
Continuing the activity to which the
Prince was introduced last night, there
will be a lively succession Of events
to-day until he leaves for Milwaukee
at o'clock in the afternoon.
A quick trip through the business
district will be followed by visit to
Lincoln Park, where he will lay a
wreath at Lincoln's monument. Then
he will go to luncheon at the Germania
club. With every moment occu-
pied until the departure of the special
train. he will leave for Milwaukee at
2 o'clock