The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-04

the cheers for the guest Of the evening. as
the banQueters drank his health 10 the
strains OF die Wacht am Rhein-
PRINCE HENRY'S RESPONSE.
Prince Henry rose TO his feet and replied
TO the mayors address as follows:
Mr. Mayor. Gentlemen-Pray accept my
heartfelt thanks for to-night's reception Ia
the city Of Chicago. the city which houses
very nearly two millions OF people ana
which less than hundred years ago was
nothing more than frontier trading post
surrounded on all sides by hostile bands or
savages. and which has since developed 10
"A city OF magnificence and beauty In spite
OF its having been thirty years ago swept
of the face OF the prairie. thereby exciting
the sympathy OF the entire civilized world.
ana at the same time furnishing It's III
habitants with an opportunity OF showing
what stun they were made of IApplausel
II stands to-day a monument OF undaunted
couTage. pluck and perseverance.
Whilst speeding to-day through one or
the richest sections OF the United states
l was sorry that circumstances would not
permit me 10 pay tribute OF respect TO the
last resting place OF one OF the greatest
citizens OF the United States. citizen OK
llinois-Abraham Lincoln. lApplause-I
In the year 1893 Chicago became cen
ter OF attraction by its famous exhibition,
though TO my mind IL is itself "A permanent
exhibition OF American energy. courage and
enterprise Also. gentlemen, have ! been
made 10 understand that there is certain
connection between this city and a certain
useful animal Ilaughterl which Is converted
in the most artful manner and in less than
no time into all sorts of shapes and forms
TO please and serve humanity. Laughter
and applause 1 was not aware that to-
morrow was the sixty-hfth anniversary OF
your cltys birth. L wish 10 congratulate
you most heartily on this occasion
Before closing l should like 10 call your
attention 10 another thing. which is that the
division Of your fleet, which is a rising fleet.
was represented by four vessels OF which
the Illinois was the flagship. IApplause.l
/ should like before l close 10 couple the
name Of the man whose flag is flying
the Illinois. and who / think is one Of our
most popular men. with my toast He is
generally called Bob Evans. lApplause.l
After this diversion let me thank YOU again
for your kind hospitality and let me drink
to the health and the prosperity of the city
of Chicago" Applause
While this toast was being drunk the or
chestra played illinois," in the words Of
which the guests Joined. and Mr.. Eddy then
announced that the time had arrived when
the prince must leave TO attend the enter
tainment at the First Infantry armOry.
AT THE ARMORY.
The prince fingered for a short time in In
formal conversation with the members OF
the entertainment committee and then re-
tired to his room to prepare for the next
feature of the programme, which was the
visit TO the armory of the First Infantry.
where the German citizens of Chicago had
arranged a choral festival in his honor 1t
was shortly after o'clock when the prince
and his suite entered their carriages at
the Auditorium Hotel for their drive TO
the armory. The drive was almost an even
mile in length. straight up Michigan ave-
nue., and for the entire distance the side
walks were lined as closely as the people
could be packed. with thousands intent
upon seeing the prince. roar Of cheers
greeted him as he left the hotel and from
ca1 xrrffh In fhn
the armOry there was one continuous
shout which was eclipsed i'm volume only
when he entered the armory, where 600
people, most of them born in the father
land or descendants of those who had been,
were gathered TO met him. Bands We're
playing with frantic energy and the great
in honor OF the prince he entered, but
their efforts availed them nothing. The
cheers of the multitude drowned all else
and for fully five minutes there was moth
ing but one great roar OF voices.
Several times 5000 people were on the
outside of the building, and they added
their cheers TO those that welled up inside
the building. It was the one chance OF the
German citizens OF Chicago TO have the
prince to themselves, and they made the
most of il. The committee, consisting or
F II. ]. owen, f. G.. Halle, Charles Pla-
mondon. Franz Amberg and Frank Wen
ter, with an auxiliary committee repre-
senting the various societies whose men,
bers were taking part In the choral festival
and which included William Woke. Adam
Ortsiefen. William Schmidt and otto Doe
derlein was at the entrance TO the hall
awaiting the arrival Of the prince, and as
soon a he had alighted from his carriage
they escorted him inside OF the building.
Inc crowd behlnd was SO dense that even
with all the efforts of the police II was
thought best to close the doors as soon as
the prince and his suite had entered, in or
der TO avoid a dangerous crush:
AS the prince entered the hall the great
orchestra of more than one hundred pieces
burst forth in the national anthem OF Ger
many. While this was being played the
prince and his suite were escorted TO the
balcony on the second floor that had been
reserved for them. The anthem concluded
there was another outburst Of cheers from
the great throng within the walls that was
re-echoed by the immense crowd outside.
A PRETTY SIGHT.
The sight that met the eyes OF the prince
as he stepped upon the brightly decorated
balcony was one TO stir the heart of any
man, no matter how accustomed to multi
tudes and TO the cheers of crowds he might
be. The great hall was filled TO its utmost
capacity, and from end to end and from
side to side there was a sea of faces
against which the waving handkerchiefs
which luttered in the air by the thousand
resembed white crests Of foam.
Beautiful decorations hid the interior OF
the armory, and among them the colors
OF the American and German flags FREEDOM
mated. Great streamers of gaily colored
bunting were hung from the ceilings and on
every hand there were festoOns OF the Ger
man colors, fastened with small American
flags and palms and wreaths of flowers
The box occupied by the prince was at the
east end of the hall and a canopy had
been erected over il. The box was car
peted with costly rugs and the black eagle
hung just over the head OF Prince Henry
as he advanced TO the front Of his box to
bow his Acknowledgements Of the cheers
that came up to him from below in I'M
ceasing volume. Around the prince were
seated the members of his suite and the
local committee. At his right sat Consul
Viewer, who represents Germany in Chi
cago, and or his left a number Of prom
inent German educators with their wives.
At the far end OF the hail, directly under
the box occupied by Prince Henry. was a
huge platform upon which were seated the
members OF the great chorus, under the
direction of Gustav EhrhOrn. Directly in
front of the chorus was seated the or
chestra, under the direction OF Carl Bunge.
The female members of the chorus, all OF
them members of the Chicago Ladies' ChO-
raj Society, were placed in the gallery
above the male singers and directly fac
ing the prince. Surrounding the women
were 900 ex-members OF the German army.
all Of whom are now American citizens.
As soon as he thought the time had ar
rived IN which the voices Of his chorus
could be heard above the cheers. Conduc-
tor Ehrhorn waved his baton and with one
voice the chorus started in upon THE True
German Heart"
THE SPEECHES.
At the conclusion Of the song, Chairman
I. ]. Lefens read an address Of welcome