The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-03
WELCOMED TO
SAINT LOUIS.
Prince Henry's Special Reaches
Worlds Fair City.
Mayor Wells Presents Freedom
of the Town.
A DAY IN THE SOUTH.
The Prince Visited Lookout
Mountain Battlefield.
Showed Much Interest in the
Story of the Fight.

St Louis, March 3.-Prince Henry ar
rived at union station at 7:05 this MORN
ing, his train being seven minutes be-
hind schedule time.
The following address was presented
to Prince Henry by Mayor Wells:
In behalf of the people of ST Louis
I bid you a hearty welcome to their
city.
1T is our desire that your brief visit
with us be as agreeable to you as it will
be to those who have the honor of en-
tertaining you and chat you will carry
to the great country you represent
pleasant recollections Of this city by
The Father of Waters
st. Louis has had changes of fortune
and history unusual to cities in this
country. During the last hundred years
it has been under the domination of
three flags and has passed in peaceful
transition from Spanish to French and
from French to American sovereignty.
Situated upon the porderland be-
tween the north and the south and the
east and the west. its people are drawn
from and representative of every sec
ton of the United States. Indeed, from
every quarter of the globe they have
come and especially may you meet here
in large numbers people from your own
land and speaking your own tongue
From whatever section of this land
they may have come, from whatever
land beyond our borders, they come to-
day with one accord to join in this well
come. for in YOUR visit to this country
they see manifestation and expression
of the sincere friendship which from the
beginning had existed. between Ger
many and the United States.
The freedom of the city is yours its
hospitality awaits you and the sole re-
gret of the occasion is that hail must SO
soon be followed by farewell
a in hah taf 10 Nor-r n
military societies was as follows:
Your royal highness: 1 have the
honor in the name of the German mil
itary societies of St Louis and Spring.
field, Mo, to extend to you their heart
felt greetings and a hearty welcome. At
the same time will your highness great
ly oblige US by accepting the address"
OFF FOR CHICAGO.
Prince Henry of Prussia spent four
hours in st. Louis today, during which
time he was royalty entertained. A
short reception at union station, the
presentation OF an address of welcome
by Mayor Wells and a similar address
by a committee of German army and
navy veterans and a short reception
preceded a drive through the business
section of the city to the West end
where at the St Louis club the prince
and his suite with the reception COM
mittee were served breakfast.
There Mayor Wells presented Prince
Henry superb casket of sterling silver
ornamented with insignia and trim
presented earlier. To this address the
prince responded briefly. Carriages were
again taken by the party who were
driven through the beautiful residence
section of the West end into Forest
park and to the waiting train which
had been hauled there for their con-
venienee. At IL O'Clock the train left
for Chicago.
When the special train of Prince
Henry steamed into Union station at
T0T a. m. it was greeted with the
whistles of factories and locomotives
and the cheers of thousands gathered
to catch a glimpse of German royalty
As the train stopped in the center of
the station it was boarded by Dr.
Wells The prince was greeted by Dr.
Rieloff, who introduced Mayor Wells.
After the exchange of a few words be-
tween them Mayor Wells escorted the
prince from the train through double
lines formed by the members of the re-
ception committee and especially picked
officers of the police force to the grand
waiting room of the station on the sec
Ond floor
Everywhere were to be seen the Ger
man and the American colors inter
twined in the decorations that had been
put up with a lavish hand.
Rear Admiral Robley Evans, who was
of the party attracted almost as much
attention as did the prince himself
When the entire party had assembled
in the brilliantly lighted grand hall Of
the station, Mayor Wells, with a -ew
words nanueO the prince an official ad-
dress of welcome engraved on a scroll
of parchment.
Following this a committee of German
war veterans representing the Deutscner
Landwehrvere in the Deutscher MiIitar-
Verein and the Kriegerverein of St
Louis, and the Neteranenverein of
Springfield, Mo, were presented to the
prince. They gave him beautifully en-
graved scroll. showing the coats of arms
and the national coIorS of America and
Germany intertwined, with a German
inscription expressing the hearty good
viii of the societies named
Prince Henry responded heartily to
the address of his former fellow coun-
trymen. He spoke a word to eac1
member of the committee While this
was going the prince turned to
Rear Admiral Evans. who stood nearby,
and said Most of these fellows served
in the same war with me-"
This committee was composed of VIM.
Florence Eynck, Heinrich Paulus.
Charles D'Oench, Robert Benecke, John
Cassens, Christ Evers, Heinrich Stone
beck, Gerhard Mueller, Benz. SchWarz
Wilhelm keohne, John H. Schlattmann.
Ernest Keller, August Lohmeyer. Helm
rich Lohmeyer, August Reinmann.
Fritz Fleishmann and Bruno Sebastian
DRIVE TO THE CLUB
a short reception ended the cere-
monies at Union station. Then COM
menced the drive to the ST. Louis club
Prince Henry, accompanied by Mayor
Wells. Rear Admiral Evans and DR.
Rieloff, the German consul to St
Louis, occupied the first carriage. an
open landau, drawn by four black
horses.
A platoon of mounted police and a