The St. Louis Republic., 1902-03-04

The crowd behind him was SO dense. that
even with all> the efforts Of the police. IL
was thought best TO close the doors as soon
the Prince and his suite had entered In
order to avoid dangerous crush
Orchestra Greets Royalty.
As the Prince entered the hail. the great
orchestra of more than 100 pieces. burst
forth in the ''Wacht Am Rhine" While this
was being played the Prince and his suite
were escorted TO the balcony in the second
floor that had been reserved for them The
anthem concluded. there was another out
burst OF cheers from the great throng with
In the walls that was re-echoed BY the i'm
mense crowd outside.
As soon as he thought the time had ar
rived in which the voices of his chorus could
be heard above the great cheer. Conductor
Ehrhorn waved his baton and. with one
voice. the chorus started In upon The True
German Heart"
At the conclusion Of the song. Chairman
T. J. Lefens read an addres Of welcome
to Prince Henry.
At the conclusion of the address there
was a renewal Of the cheers.
The chorus. accompanied by the orches-
ira, then rendered THE Prayer Before the
Battle" in a manner that won the approval
OF the visitors. for they applauded with en-
thusiasm. the Prince leading in the mani
festations OF pleasure.
Inc IOflOWlnS original poem WAS tnel IedC
by z. F. L. Cause:
The trusty German heart. its faith ecnfessinx.
Doth greet thee. Prince of noblest German
blood:
May here from every step Of thine sprout bless
And follow thee a. fruits from every bud
Back to the Fatherland. whose welcome greet
Unto her far-oY sons. whose hearts Get beating
With love for her. are faithful unto death
We ercet thee IN this eoun,ry's name. sill
growing
Through its own peoples s.urdine.s and
strength:
Where honest toll shall ope fields at
The German hand. too. added to Its treasures.
The German mind. too. impels the New World:
Thy welcome visit here IN largest measures
Shall see our greatest siori.s full unrolied
From Gerrianys strong. wise and jealous Lord
For whom our hearts have throbbed In
kinship.
Whom a. shield Of peac. ~ev. long .dor.d.
Oh. may this bond OF amity expanding
Grow never weak nor waver come what NAV
'Tis from the East tn, its rays is sending
And In the West sets on the brightest day.
We greet thee Prince. as kinsman h.rh exalted
Whose force and worth are known IN every
land:
A Prince who never has In duty halted-
Drawn closer by that overpowering band
or blood and love to him who also prohers
His royal hand IN friendship true and pure
With Joy We grasp the hand that Wilhelm Of
Gern,ania's and cOumbia's friendship shall en-
durc.
Songs Arouse Keen Excitement
The orchestra struck up again with the
stirring strains of the Battle Hymn of the
Republic" sung by the members of the La
dies Choral Society. The song was beau
tifully rendered for a chorus comprising So
many members. and the great audience was
wrought up to a high pitch of enthusiasm.
This was increased an instant later. wba,
with scarcely an instant's pause. the music
swung into The Star Spangled Banner"
Instantly every man and woman In the hall
was standing. the Prince and the members
of his suite rising also, The first notes Of
the song were utterly lost ir the Wild cry
of delight that rang out as the old war song
was heard. This died away In an Instant.
and then. with force that seemed to
shake the very roof itself. the entire au-
dience followed the orchestra with the
words of the song.
The greatest precautions had been taken
in all the arrangements at the ArInory. and
nothing could have been smoother in the
manner In which everything was carried