New-York tribune., 1902-02-08
PRINCE AT CITY HALL, 22D.
LETTER FROM SECRETARY HAY
MAKES CHANGE OF DATE NECESSARY.


Prince Henry will be received at the City
Hall and presented with the freedom Of the
city on Washington's Birthday, instead Of on
February 25 This change in date came yes
,erdav as result of a communication from
Secretary Hay TO Mayor Low. Mr. Hay wrote
.bA Afavor that February % the date originally
SET for the reception. was the day the yacht
vas 10 be launched, and the Prince would prob
..,v he unable 10 get TO the City Hall. Mayor
: an confirmed the announcement of the change
9, date and added that a meeting of the Board
NJ Aldermen had been called for 5:30 p. m. on
February -. and that at that time the presen-
.a1ion OF the freedom Of the city would take
Mace The Mayor said that al the next meet
ing OF the Board of Aldermen an ordinance
would probably be passed granting the free
dom. and arrangements made for the special
meeting.
President Cantor who was in consultation
with the Mayor yesterday concerning the change
~ sate. said that he had sent out a notice to
president Fornes and Aldermen Gafney and
AFcTnnes calling a meeting for next Monday.
After this meeting conference Of the whole
cor77irtee OF fifteen Will be called and final
ARRANGEMENTS made.
For the ceremonies attending the launching of
+be German Euperor's yacht Meteor the 1st
Battalion. Naval Militia, viii be the only Or
r77fzation Of the State force ordered out. On
Tzabr,Ia-v % the battalion viii act as escort 10
Governor Cden on his trip down the Bay to
meet the Kronqrinz Wilhelm. The Governor
and escort will be on board the L. s. S Aileen,
-rb{cr will fire 2 salute to the Prince. Another
detail from the battalion viii Oe stationed at
,bA rier ST West Thrty-fourth-st. to act
guard 70 the Prince when he leaves the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm 10 so on board the Hohenzollern
ON February % the battalion. al the request Of
the Navy Department. viii act as a bodyguard
N President Roosevelt and Prince Henry at the
launching OF the yacht al Shooters Island. and
70 do police duty there
Emil L. Boas Of the Hamburg-American Line,
who is a member Of the committee in charge
Of the arrangements for the entertainment of
the officers Of the imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
said yesterday that the committee was not pre-
pared 10 make known its programme. some
details were yet incomplete but that he
hoped 70 do by Monday next. when the COM
1nittee meet al ) P. m in the Chamber OF Com
Maurice Grau yesterday confirmed the report
that the scale OF prices for the Prince Henry
performance had been fixed at from $50 to SO,
with parterre boxes at $3.50 It was settled that
TIE first 600 tickets and the parIerre boxes
would be in the hands OF the committee for dis
posal. aud the sale Of the remaining seats
would be open 10 regular subscribers, subsCrib-
ers 10 single performances and the general pub
lie IN the Crder named Afr. Grau had a talk
yesterday with Charles Stewart Smith. the
chairman Of the opera committee. Mr.. Smith
discussed the arrangements that being per-
fected by Mr.. Grau. and Will present them to
his associates the opera committee at a
meeting to-day. Neither Mr.. Grau nor Mr.
Smith was prepared to make known his
plans yet Mr.. Grau admitted that the price
Of admission 70 the opera house on the evening
that the Prince was 70 be present would be
greatly advanced. now much of an advance
there would be in the prices Mr.. Grau could not
say as the scale Of prices for that particular
night had not Yet been decided on. He added
that there would be only a little dead hesd-
ing"
G. A Carmack secretary of the New-York
Yacht Club said yesterday that Prince Henry
would positively be the guest of the club on the
evening Of March 9. Preparations for his re-
ception he said, were now in the hands Of
committee The clubhouse, in West Forty
fourIh-st. he added would be Illuminated and
decorated, and the reception would be a sue
cessful
Major General John R. Brooke, OF the De-
partment Of the East, and Captains Dean. Ian
don and Leroy, OF his staff called Mayor
Low al the City Hall yesterday. After their
departure Secretary James B. Reynolds said
that the general had merely called to pay his
respects TO the Mayor in answer to the card
OF the Mayor which Mr.. Reynolds left at Cen
eral Brooke's headquarters recently. The sec
retary said he thought il very likely the Mayor
discussed with the general the plans for
escort Of regular army troops for the Prince
while here.
At Townsend & Downey's II was learned that
The one thousand workmen in the yards.