The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-03-06
ENTHUSIASTIC AND UNIQUE
The Royal Guest Takes a Drive
Through the Business and Residen.
tiaI Portions of the City, Attends
=. Reception, Witnesses Run OF
the Fire Department and Winds Up
With a BANQUET. .c
With a Banquet.

tainment that was unique. His she.
cial train came at o'clock and at 10
was away again on she long run to
Niagara and New England. The inter.
vening time was all given over to the
reception and entertainment of the
royal visitor. It began with drive
through business and residential dis.
tricts in review before a crowd that
numbered 100000. Then there was a
public reception at which Governor
Robert Lafollette and Mayor David S.
Rose voiced the official Welcomes and
the united singing societies raised
their voices in mighty chorus. There
was also a splendid illumination and a
thrilling night run of the Milwaukee
fire department. Later there was a
banquet at which the prince met the
leading citizens of the city and state.
The thousands of German resident
In Milwaukee joined heartily in the
welcome of the young prince, to whose
house they once owed allegiance, and
veterans of the German wars gath.
cred from throughout the state to as
slst in the reception.
The special train bearing the prince
and his party ran up from Chicago
over the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul railroad and there was an enor-
nous crowd at the depot awaiting it's
coming. There was a cheer when the
prince appeared and another, louder
than the f1rst,> when he reached his
carriage outside the depot grounds.
Mayor Rose and Admiral Evans en-
tered his carriage, and, fanked by po-
lice and guarded by troopers of the
First Wisconsin cavalry, the drive
through the city began. Just outside
of the depot were 1000 -.
Veterans of the German Wars.
They had come here from many dis.
tant points in the state, and they gave
the prince a volley of cheers as he
passed them. The business streets
were blockaded with people and the
police had to fight to keep a drive
way clear. go.
The reception of the prince as he
drove through the streets was wildly
enthusiastic and there was an ovation
when he entered the Exposition build
ing for the public reception AS he
appeared on tie, stage, escorted by his
staff and the reception communicable
mass chorus of 600 voices sang .Des
Deutsch Lied" ~.. +. f.
There were 10000 persons packed in
the Exposition building and it was
some time before they were sufficient:
ly stilled for the exercises to begin.
Speeches of welcome were made. by
Mayor Rose in behalf of the city, For
mer Congressman Deuster in. behalf
of the German residents, Governor
Lafollette in behalf of the state and
Captain Court. The great chorus sang
again and as the prince arose to leave
the hall the crowd broke into cheers.
He touched his cap in salute and
smiled as he turned to leave the stage.
The fire run followed the public re-
ception and it made spectacle that
was both novel and exciting. Thirty
two pieces of apparatus, marshalled
by Fire Chief Foley, were raced for a
mile at high speed.a They ran two
abreast and 200 feet apart. Darkness
had come and the engine lights made
the picture all the more inspiring.
The prince was then driven -
Through Illuminated Streets 7.
to the Hotel Pfster,, where the banquet
was served. The illumination was
very pretty hundreds of strings of
electric lights were arched across
Grand avenue and Wisconsin street,
hundreds of buildings were outlined
in light and high up on the tower of
the city hall printed in incandescent
lights were the words, "Welcome to
H. r. H., Prince Henry" Especially
pretty was the lighting of the Court
of Honor on Grand avenue. There was
a great display of bunting and under
the glare of the lights it looked even
more attractive than in the daylight.
The dinner at the Pfster lasted
about two hours. The decorations of
the banquet hall were very elaborate.
The principal table at which the prince
sat was literally covered with Ala
bama smilax, arching gracefully over
the place where Prince Henry sat, and
hung at the ends with roses and car.
| nations. A feature of the banquet
decorations was a miniature in flowers
of the German yacht Hohenzollern,
which was suspended from the center
| of the hall. Three toasts were pro
posed, those of the president of the
United States and the emperor of Ger
many being drunk while the orchestra
played national airs of the respective
countries. These were followed by
the toast, prince Henry Of Prussia"
to which the prince responded.
At the conclusion of Prince Henry
remarks Mayor Rose presented to his
highness an elegantly bound album
containing photographs of Milwaukee,s
public buildings and some of the beau.
tiful residences Of the city.
Prince Henry left Milwaukee for
the East at 10 o'clock on special
train. A large crowd greeted him as
he took his farewell
Considering Chinese Exclusion Bill
Washington, March 5.-The senate
committee on immigration has begun
executive consideration of the Chinese
exclusion bill. The members will con.
| slider the measure with great care
and decided to take it up section BY
| section. The opinion is expressed
that several meetings will be neces
sary to complete the work.