Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-04
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music ana sonc-and German music
| at that. The prince and his suite hard
| ~ had the taste of the dinner out of
! their mouths when they were escorted
to carriages and driven 10 the First
| Regiment armory. where he arrived at
about D. III. He and his escort oc-
cupied the first balcony, above the en-
trance An address of welcome was
made by II. J. Lofens. and later an
original poem. expressing the senti-
ments of the German residents of Chi
cagO, was read by the author. l.. +. i.
| Gauss.
On the first floor. at the west end.
OH platform 40XS0 feet. We're 1.00O
men members of the Emitted German
Maennerchor and the United Singers
of Chicago, under the direction of Gus
taV Ehrhorn. They sang America as
the opening number of the programme.
Directly in front of them was stat
toned the Metropolitan orchestra, of
Chicago. fifty pieces. Carl Bunge. di-
rector Facing the prince the Ladies'
Choral society, composed of 25O wO-
men. occupied the west gallery. The
Ladies' Choral society sang the BAT
tie Hymn Of the Republic" After the
United Singers had sung America"
the musical programme mixed. closing
with the Star Spangled Banner"
BALL CLOSES THE PROGRAMMES
Most I'm posing of the Entertainments Pro-
vIded for tho Kaiser's Brother.
From the First Regiment armory,
after expressing his qualification at
the entertainment there. the prince was
driven back to the Auditorium. where
he prepared to take in" the conclud-
ing number of the programme and the
most imposing thereon during his stay
here-the grand ball. Invitations had
been sent to $500 of Chicago'S most
representative citizens, and of the
number who accepted the first 500
were selected. Each man was accom-
panied by one or more fair compan-
ions. and the full attendance was in
the neighborhoOd of 1000. he bah
room was the Auditorium theater with
the whole purquette fioored and Il box
ma gnificpntly decorated for the prince
and his escort.
In all parts of the ball room the
emblems of Germany and the United
States We're freely mingled. These
formed the basis for the other deco
rations. Especial emphasis had been
given TO the nautical features in honor
of the princes recent promotion to the
rank OF admiral in the German navy. |
There We're eight ship prOwS placed ut
different points. Each of these was
sixteen feet high and projected about |
eight feet. All We're Ornamented with /
smilax. Shields bearing the German
standards also We're conspicuous.
The walls of the hall We're deco
rated to Il height of twenty-five feet !
The decorations consisted principally |
of black and white feStoons entwined |
under and above the private boxes. |
Heavy red StreamerS and white panels /
embossed with PruSSian eagles marked |
off the dividing lines of the boxes. |
Thousands of yards of bunting in the 1
ColOrS of both Germany ana tie United |
states We're draped around the hall, |
and hundreds of small United States 1
and German flags flew from lofty /
places. Palms. ferns, smilaX and other |
plants from the finest greenhouses in |
Chicago We're distributed about the |
room.
No one was allowed on the floor I'M
til the prince arrived. When it was an
nounced that the prince was ready to |
enter. the receiving party. consisting /
of Mayor Harrison and Mrs. Harrison |
and Governor and Mrs. Yates. mem !
bers of the general committee and the /
wives of the married members of all /
the committees, advanced across the |
floor and took n position under the !
arch on the stage directly opposite the |
royal box.
The prince marched to the ball room
from the mems parlor in the hotel.
escorted by members of the bah COM
mittee. Just inside the entrance the
members of the ball committee stood |
RSide and left the way clear for the
prince TO advance to Mayor Harrison |
and the receiving party. The mayor
greeted Prince Henry and then pre-
scented him to Mrs. Harrison and 10
Governor and Mrs. Yates. After that
he was presented to the rest of those
who were standing in line. After
few minutes of informal chatting the
prince was taken to his private box,
cscorting Mrs. Harrison. while Mayor
Harrison followed with Mrs. aYtes.
As the royal visitor reached his box
the music changed from the prelimin-
AIRY to the dance programme.
After that the prince was mt liberty
to do as he pleased-stay in his box
and chat with those there, go down
OH the floor and mix with the pOpu-
.ace. or dance with some Of the fair
ones so willing TO accord him that
pleasure.
The ball wound up at midnight.
and then the prince partook of a sup
per. which had been his own sugges-
ton. This closed the days festivi-
ties.