Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11

Bingham after which the prince requested
that the officers of the cavalry be brought
before him, and with whom he spent a half
hour.
Social Entertainment.
On behalf of the President a dinner Will
be given to the prince tonight at the home
Of Secretary Hay. At this dinner the gov
ernment of the United States will be rep
resented by the cabinet and other govern
ment officials besides representatives of the
army and navy. The guests win number
twenty. This is the first social function
the Hay residence since the death of the
son of the Secretary two years ago.
Sunday night dinner will be given in
honor of the prince by the Sfamese minis
be present representatives of the United
States government and number of invited
guests.
To Escort the Prince.
Second Lieutenant Robert S. Clark. 9th
Infantry, attached to the military informa-
tion division of the adjutant generals Office
nthis city, has been assigned to special
duty with the crown prince. and will
company him during his official entertain
ment by the United States government.
Lieut.. Clark met the royal party on its ar
rival at the railroad station this morning
and will remain with 1t until 1t leaves Bos-
ton for the west.
Arrival at New York.
The crown prince arrived at New York
with his suite yesterday on board the
Fuerst Bismarck. They were transferred to
the United States dispatch boat Dolphin at
quarantine. To welcome him on behalf OF
the United States there was on board the
Dolphin commission appointed by the
President, consist ng Of Mr.. H. H. D. Pierce,
third assistant secretary of state, and Mr..
David B. Sickles of New York, formerly
United States consul general at Bangkok,
and Mr.. Edwin Morgan of the State Depart
ment. A delegation from the Siamese lega-
tion in this city also greeted the royal party
on its arrival. This delegation included the
Siamese minister, Phya Akharaj Varad-
hara, Mr.. E. H. Lotus, secretary of lega-
ton, and Prof. ]. H. Gore of the Columbian
University.
Accompanying the crown prince were his
brother his royal highness Prince Chakra-
bongse, Colonel Raiavallobh and Maj. Sara
siddhi, aids-de-camp to the crown prince;
Luang Surayudh, aid-de-camp to Prince
Chakra bongse. and numerous attendants.
The State Department suite at the Wall
dorf-Astoria had been reserved for the
party, but was occupied only until mid
night, when special train for this city was
taken.
To the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
was intrusted the tour of the prince. The
special train, which was taken at jersey
City and which will be used over almost the
entire route, consists of Pullman com
blned car Pullman dining car Pullman
compartment car, and the private car CO.
lumbia, which was used by Prince Henry %
Prussia. Each of these cars exhibits the
progress made in car construction, and
each is the best to be obtained in it's re-
spective class.
Visit to Annapolis.
Monday the party will visit Annapolis and
inspect the Naval Academy, leaving Wash
lngton by special train at / D. M and re-
turning a t g. Mount Vernon will be yisite .
Tuesday In the government boat Sylph.
and Professor Gore will entertain the party
at dinner in the evening. Wednesday the
prince will proceed to Wilmington, Del.
Where he will be privately entertained by
General James H. Wilson. He will then
VISIT Phiiadelphia as the guest of William
Potter, formerly minister to Italy
He will remain there from the 10Th to tho
2lst when he will return to New York The
Doiphin will convey the party to West
fo1nt on the I'D. Mayor Low will entertain
them at dinner on the oath. Invitations will
be sent out by the crown prince for dinner
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The Princes Itinerary.
After visiting Philadelphia and New York
the prince will proceed to Boston; thence
through the White mountain region via
Lake Champlain, to Troy, Syracuse and
buffalo, stopping at Niagara Falls.
FROM Buffalo the itinerary takes the Wis
itor to Pittsburg, thence to Chicago St.
Louis and Kansas City.
colorado Springs, with Manitou the Car
den of the Gods, Pixies Peak and CrippIe
creek, is the next stop of Importance.
Leaving Colorado Springs, the Grand Can
yon of the Arkansas is traversed to Salida
and return to La Junta from which the
route is pursued through southern Colo
Tado, New Mexico and Arizona. The Grand
route through Arizona.
A snort stay will be made at San Diego
and Los Angeles, with stops at Riverside
and Pasadena. From Los Angeles the
party Will proceed to Del Monte via Santa
Barbara, thence to Mount Hamilton and
San Francisco. After spending a few days
at San Francisco the journey will be con-
tinued through Portland and Seattle tn !
vancouver, where the tour will terminate
The total distance covered by the prince
will be 7,131 miles.
An Educated Prince.
In 1895 the present crown prince was
nominated to succeed to the throne by his |
father. He was afterward sent to England
to be educated. Upon his arrival the |
princes education was first taken in hand
by private tutors. This preparatory work
finished, he entered and passed through the |
Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst He
proved himself a fine student and took well |
to military life. His record at Sandhurst
shows that he led his class especially in |
field Notifications, strong mark of con-
structive and strategic genius. After leav-
ing Sandhurst he served with the Durham
Light infantry at AlderShot as subaltern
After leaving the army he went through the
history school at Oxford, subsequently
reading law with private coach
In between his working periods he trav- !
eled a great deal throughout Europe His |
command of the French tongue is remark |
ably fluent. while his knowledge of Eng !
liSh is good that he has written in that |
language critical work on the war of the |
Polish succession, which was published at |
Oxford and has been highly commended. |
In other fields of letters the prince has |
shown unusual literary gifts for a youth Of |
only twenty-five. Twenty-Five in the orr /
ent. however. generally presupposes a ma |
turity of mind not common to the Anglo |
Saxon.
The Princes Personality.
In personality the prince is an attractive |
youth of a gracious, graceful address. His
gentle manner is the hallmark of his race,
while his fine face and honest, winsone