Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-02-27
WELCOME 70 The PRINCE.
President Grasps Henry by the
Hand and Gives Him Hearty
Greeting.
WHITE HOUSE ENJOYS BRILLIANT SCENE
No Ostentatious Display, But Good
Taste shown in Decorations and
Arrange ents-German Prince Is
Pleased with His Reception-Pres-
ident Returns the Call.

nEementS-German Prince Is
Pleased with His Reception-Pres-
ident Returns the Call.
Washington, Feb. 25.-Rarely in its
history has the white house been the
scene of more brilliant spectacle
than Monday. when President Roose-
Welt welcomed to the United States
Prince Henry of Prussia. Ever since
the announcement was made that the
prince would visit this country as the
personal representative of his broth
er, the German emperor, the president
and the members of the administra-
tion have taken a lively. personal in
terest in the arrangements for his
reception. The matter has been the
subject of frequent discussion at the,
meetings of the cabinet and the de-
tails of the plans for the entertain
ment and comfort of the royal visitor
have constantly been referred to the
president for suggestion or approval.
It has been the presidents wish that,
avoiding all ostentation, the prince
be given cordial welcome.
So far as federal authority controls
in the matter that plan has been car
ried out. The prince has met the pres
ident and the welcome he received was
genuinely hearty and open-handed
and he, in turn, showed unmistakable
evidence of the pleasure it gave him
to meet the president of the American
people. Nothing could have been
more cordial and ingenious than the
presidents greeting to the German
prince, and it was returned in kind
and in full measure.
Exquisite Decorations.
Special preparations were made at
the white house for this event. All
of the state apartments on the first
floor had received much attention
from the government florists, but the
decorations of the three communicate
ing parlors, the blue room, where the
president and prince met and ex-
changed their greetings; the red par
Tor, occupied by Mrs. and Miss Roose-
welt, and the green room, where there
were assembled the members of the
cabinet and their ladies, the wife of
Secretary Cortelyou and few invited
guests, were exquisitely beautiful.
The great east room, where were con-
Quoted the princes suite. the German
ambassador and staff, the American
officers and other prominent guests,
was handsomely decorated. In these
state apartments, as elsewhere, I'M
seem1y display had been carefully
avoided, but the rich furniture and
draperies of the artistically arranged
vases filled with great clusters Of
freshly cut and fragrant American
Beauty roses and other blossoms, the
evergreen draperies and the gorgeous
uniforms Of the prince and his party
combined to make the scene one Of
exceptional brilliancy and beauty.
Spectacular Arrival at White House.
=, Tt was 1O:45 o'clock when the escort
ing cavalry column swung through
the east gate and at a brisk pace
white house. Here at the word of
command the column broke into sin
gle rank, facing the main entrance.
Another command as the princes car
riage passed the gate and with that
snap and precision which has made
the Second regiment famous, every
saber flashed from it's scabbard and
came to the position of present. A
detachment of marines. headed by its
famous band, had taken place at the
right and left of the main entrance,
facing north. The first carriage, con-
tanning the prince, Secretary Hay and
Rear Admiral Evans, drove up at a
rapid pace and as it passed under the
porte cochere, the marine band struck
up the German national air, which was
continued until all the company had
left their carriages.
Received without Introduction.
In conformity with diplomatic ETH
quette the president received the roy
al visitor in private and without in
PRODUCTION. This was made necessary
by the fact that there is now in the
United States no representative Of the
German nation of sufficiently high
rank to present to the president a
prince of the blood royal, brother
and personal representative of the
German emperor.
After the greetings had been ex-
tended the president led the prince
into the red parlor and introduced him
to Mrs. Roosevelt and his daughter,
Miss Alice. After a few words with
them the royal visitor was conducted
into the green room and introduced
to the members of the cabinet and
their ladies. After the ceremony the
following statement was made by As
sistant Secretary Perice:
''The conversation between the pres
ident and the prince was of purely
formal nature and had no political
significance farther than that con-
tanned in the usual general express
sions of international amity and good
will"
The party then proceeded to the
east room, where the members of the