New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-08
PRINCE AT THE COMMERS.
DRINKS BEER WITH FORMER AMERICAN
STUDENTS AT GERMAN UNIVERSITIES.

Prince Henry guest for twenty minutes
last night at the Aron Club, of Americans who
have been students at German universities.
There he listened to the songs of the Father
land, heard his own favorite song, Tomorrow
Must Go Away" sung in German, drank sala-
manders and made hearty little speech that
pleased the three hundred people present. 1t
was feared for while that the Prince would
not be able to take in the greeting at the Arion
Club, but Major Louis L. Seaman and Admiral
Won Seckendorf told him at the University Club
that there would be many good people disap-
pointed if he stayed away. and so he sent this
message:
Tell them If 1 must, I must, for about fifteen
minutes"
This set the crowd into rollickng humor,
so that when the distinguished visitor appeared
in the doorway of the upper assembly room.
where the tables were spread, they were ready
for him with a great hand capping and welcome
song.
DR.. Carl Beck the presiding officer, escorted
him to the centre of the guest table and made
a brief speech of welcome Meanwhile there
was great hurrying for newly filed glasses of
beer to drink the health of the Prince. DIR. Beck
whacked old German duelling foil on the
table three times. and then all sang Long
Shall He Live" The Prince drank mug of
beer and lighted a cigarette before dropping
into his chair. Then he chatted with acqusint-
ances. while the German songs were rolled forth
by the fervent diners. When finally it came
time for him to acknowledge the welcome
tended, he said
many Above All" Each of you is wearing in his
lapel the red, white and blue and the red white
man speech. German manners and German thought
will be the binding link between the United States
and the Fatherand.
Brief as the speech was it touched the hearts
of all. and it was greeted with a lusty chorus
of "hochs"
The Prince was accompanied by Ambassador
Won Holleben, Admiral Tirpitz, Admiral
Won Seckendorf. Captain Schmidt Won Schwind.
General Plessen, Commander Cowles and
Colonel Bingham.
Following the interchange Of welcomes sew
eral persons introduced to the Prince. The
Prince left the hall at 11:50 o'clock for the
Waldorf-Astoria.
Two of the musical features Of the evening
were solos by Anton Schott. the tenor of the
Metropolitan Opera House. who recently re-
turned to New-York from Germany. He gave
"Hoch, Deutschland" composed by himself
while an officer IN the field in the Franco Prus-
sian war md as an encore he sang Wander
lied" a national hymn, by Schumann The first
named selection is a favorite of the German
Emperor.
Prominent a decoration on a wall of the
dining room was a large Chinese flag which
hung under American and German colors 1t
was pulled off the wall of the Shugu Arsenal in
Tien-Tsn, China, on the day that Colonel Lis
CON- of the 9th Infantry, was killed by one
OF Ltscom's heutenants. The officers OF the
regiment gave it to Major Seaman last win
ter and he has had it since.
While Prince Henry at the University
club the former students went with their
Commers, which is as much a feature of uni
Versity life in Germany the football game is
of college life in America.
Palms hid the stage at the southern end of
the large hall, and there a stately row of
palms at the other end From the three chan
deilers to the walls hung long strings of arti-
hcial roses, among which were multicolored
electric lights decorative scheme full of start
ling color effects. Bunting in the German col
background for the German coat-of-arms sur
mounted by golden eagles
DR.. Karl Beck presided at the guest table
Ger. who We're DR.. w. Prudential Dr. H
SGhweit2er Dr. A G.. Won Random. H A
DR.. Beck raped for order with sword in
stead of a gavel, a Commers custom "Slen-
tum!' shouted the presiding officers This set
the waters in motion, and beer was borne
round and the band began to play A students
song was started and the Commers was under
DR.. Rippberger responded briefly in German
70 the toast, Germany" Professor Hallock of
columbia University, talked of "German-Ameri-
Brief speeches also were made by DR. Won
Ramdohr, Professor Learned, of the University
OF pennsylvania, and George Haven Putnam
Professor Learned suggested that the former
students present organize permanently so that
t Inc coulo gather annually at Commers, and
ms suggestion was at once acted upon. Many
signed temporary membership roll.
some OF those present We're Rudolph Keppler
president of the Stock Exchange; Robert John,
stone Mooney, Bridge Commissioner LindenthaI
Charles n Chadwick DR.. William Mittendorf
Emil Paur, Justice MacLean Theodore Sutro
Arthur Won Briesen and A. B. de Frece
FEARED FOR THE PRTNCE