The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-05
PRINCE is TIRED.
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ing; liberal, yet law abiding and order low
ing, he has been the balance wheel to
Yankee knpetuosity: In the history OF our
honorable mention and patriotism and
loyalty are the ever living spring IN his
nature as fathomleSS as they are pure.
Your highness. with the eminent gentle
men by whom you are attended, you nave
come to the greatest German American
city on this continent. and beg, you to
beIeve that we appreciate the nign honor
shown by your consideration More than
one-half of our population of 325, 900 inhab-
itants are of German birth ana German
extraction and you will find the EVIDENCES
of their handiwork in whatever direction
Your visit will awaken many old mem
cries. Many an old German mother and
many an old German sire will bedew their
flow from recollections of their childhood 8
happy days in the dear old fatherland-
1d their e6Te then the bone and
slneW of our sturdy citizenship.
we seek to accord to You the honor that is
due your exalted station as gentleman of
elnent standing we open our n snd To ad
prince, we bid you heartfelt welcome and
city can not be Of longer duration
The mayor gave way to x-SongIrsesssm ian
German resiGent mi1 IN Sp Their tongue he said:
AN EX-CONGRESSMAN SPEECH.
hearty Welcome eur on 9 6ehaif Of the German
population OF this city. We Germans take
prde IN of o ans we take
pride in presenting to him Columbia our
ardentiy espSused bride Th me, are m s9d
her greatness. But on this occasion We
may be p ardo on for singing the praises
What and wherever our lot even though
the frost of selfish ambition have blighted
the choicest blossoms of love; though our
Hottest ideas be buried amid the wreckage
of rude realism, though the laughter OF
youthful hopes be silenced by the melan-
choly of despairing age-the love of home
and fatherland keeps our deepest emotions
lf.af1 lf1sar n n a
core core - N''N '''''i > -
: Governor LaFollette then welcomed the
prince to waukee in behalf of the state
and expressed regret at the shortness or
Captain Emil Court, who also spoke in
German, was the last speaker He said;
GREETING IN GERMAN.
'.Your Royal Highness: The high honor
has fallen to my lot to offer You cor
dial soldierly greeting of welcome in. the
try who once in their old German father
land honorab bly, bore arms. in peace and in
ness. for law and order and who We're
honorably discharged at the expiration OF
royal prince of the house Hohenzollern,
the experienced navigator; the adnifal OF
of your imperial brother, Emperor VIII
liam the Second, who has often before, as
viii ia and friendship toward our adopted
fatherland. This, our erecting ing. comes
where thousandfold echo in the breast of
every old soldier, and especially IN the
hearts OF the many cO0lTdQSS WHO nave
come to participate in the great FESTIVAL
we are celebrating today"
The great chorus sang again and as the
prince arose to leave the hall the crowd
broke into cheers. He touched his cap in
salute and smiled as he turned to leave
the stage
The fire run followed the public recep2
ton and it made spectacle that was both
novel and exciting. Thirty-two pieces Of
apparatus. marshaIed by Fire Chief Foley.
were raced for mile at high speed. They
ran two abreast and two hundred feet
apart The prince was then taken through
illuminated streets to the Hotel PhSter
where the banquet was served.
The illumination was very pretty. Hun
dreds of strings of electric lights were
arched across Grand avenue and Wiscon-
sin street hundreds of buildings were out
lined in light, and high up on the tower of
the city hall printed in incandescent lights
We're the words: Welcome to H r. Il
Prince Henry Especially pretty was the
lighting of the court of honor on , Grand
the court the chimes in the tower of ST
James Episcopal church played the ma
tional airs of the United States and Ger
many and Luther's hymn. There, was, a
great display of bunting and under the
glare of the arc lights it looked even more
attractive than in the daylight. Crowds
thronged the streets during the evening,
with the Hotel Pfister as the common OBJ
jectiVe point