The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-28
THE PRESS BANQUET.
Henry Dimes at the Waldorf Astoria With Men
Who Make Newspapers

New York, Feb. 26-Prince Henry Of
Prussia dined tonight with 1000 of the
men who make American newspapers
He was the special guest of Herman Rid
der, proprietor of the New York
Stats Zeitung, who gathered at his
table a majority of the leading figures in
American journalism They came from
four quarters of the country aud made
the most noteworthy gathering of their
profession ever assembled in the United
States. There was felictous exchange
of greetings between Prince Henry and
the men who spoke for the journalistic
i craft and the affair claims rank as one
of the notable incidents of the American
tour of the German Prince.
The dinner was given in the handsome
ball room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel,
but that immense apartment was not
large enough to accommodate the nunier-
Gus guests and the Astor gallery was
also used.
The two rooms were splendidly deco
rated. Mr.. Ridder and the special
guests sat at an elevated table, above
which were the American and German
flags. The slaves were crossed and the
banner, draped fan-lil1e reached out like
Above them was the Prussian eagle
done in incandescent lights. From the
boxes hung clinging vines, and set in on
the lodges were hundreds of palms. Each
table carried bouquets of American
Beauty roses, around which were can
delebra shaded in red.
AS the diners took their places the
ladies of many of the party appeared III
the boxes which wall the room.
Prince Henry, attended by the members
of his suite. drove to the hotel under
escort of cavalry and mounted police.
The demonstration in the streets leading
to the hotel was the most cordial OF any
that has so far marked his appearance
in public
Great crowds lined the way and pressed
against the police guards that had been
thrown around the 33rd Street entrance
to the hotel. They cheered when the
Prince came in sight and he frequently
raised his hand to his cap in acknowl-
edgement of the demonstrations.
The Prince reached the hotel at s.: 20
O'Clock and was received by Mr. Rider.
They shook hands warmly and while
they paused for brief talk, the mem
berS of the suite and the delegates of
President Roosevelt filed up to the ban
Quet hall. The band played the Ameri-
can national anthem as the first of the
uniformed staff entered and the crowd Of
guests arose. There was a great cheer
as the Prince appeared and another
when he took his place at the side of
Mr.. Ridder at the special table. Those
who occupied seats with the host and
chief guests were: Edward T. Call,
Lieutenant Governor Woodruff, Consul
General Burnz, Melville e. Stone, Adj
miral Evans, Captain Won Mueller,
Mayor Low, Admiral Ven Seckendorff,
Assistant Secretary Hill. Frank b.
Noyes, General Won Plessen, Austrian
Minister; Bishop Potter, Whitelaw Reid.
German Ambassador Holleben, Edward
Uhl, Archbishop Corrigan, Admiral Won
TirpitZ, Senator Lodge, Admiral Won
Eisendecher, Charles Emory Smith, SEN
ator Hawley, Senator Depew, Admiral
Count Baudissin, Charles w. Knapp,
Captain Won Grumme, General Corbin.
Rev. Dr. Gottheile and William c.
Bryant.
! As he Prince took his seat the cleo
tric light was flashed into the Prussian
eagle above him on the southern wall