The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-24
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

or the column.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Rarely in its history has the White
House been the scene of a more brilliant
spectacle than today when President
Roosevelt welcomed 20 the United States
Prince Henry of Prussia 1t has been the
presidents wish that avoiding all osten-
tation the prince be given cordial well
come.
So far as federal authority controls in
the matter that plan has been carried
out TIE prince has met the president and
the welcome he received was genuinely
hearty and open-handed and he I'm turn
showed unmistubable evidence of the
pleasure IL gave him TO meet the president
OF the American people.
Nothing could have been more cordial
than the presidents greeting 10 the Ger
man prince and IT was returned in kind
and In full measure.
FLORAL DECORATIONS.
AL Of the White House state apartments
on the first floor had received much at
tentlon from the government florists, but
the decorations of the three communicate
ing parlors. the blue room, where the
president and Prince Henry met and ex-
changed their greetings, the red parlor,
occupied by Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt. and
the green room where there We're as
sembied the members of the cabinet and
their ladies, the wife of Secretary Cor
telyou and a few invited guests, were
cxquisitely beautiful
The great east room into which the
princes suite, the German ambassador
and stan. the American officers and other
prominent guests were conducted, was
handsomely decorated. 10 was 1913
o'clock when the escorting cavalry coll
urnn swung through the east gate and at
"A brisk pace passed up the broad drive
way 10 the White House
Here at the word OF command the coll
unn broke into single rank facing the
main entrance. Another command as tlg
Princes carriage passed the gate and
with that snap and precision which has
made the Second Regiment famous. every
sabre 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 containing the
Prince. Secretary Hay and Rear Admiral
Evans. drove up az rapid pace and as
II passed under the portecochere. the
Marine band struck mp the German ma
tional air which was continued until all
the company had left their carriages.
Nf.l@tOME ~ BAlsIlMOkE.
Baltimore. Md. Feb. 2i.-The princes
stay I'm Baltimore was necessarily very
brief. The train arrived at O'Clock and
was met at Union station By the. mayor
OF Baltimore and an escort OF "A promi-
nent citizens. Two hundred members OF
the various German singing societies were
also admitted to the station. but none
Of the crowd which congrogated I'm the
streets was allowed to approach the
special train.
Prince Henry came out OF his apart
nents in the rear Of tho long train and
Mayor Hayes was presented 10 him by
Mr. Won Lneen. the German consul at
this point. The mayor said:
1T r. my duty and pleasure 20 extend
20 you. on behalf of the people OF Bal
timore. a cordial and sincere welcome.
We have here n city which bears the
name OF an English Lord and which con-
tains a number Of the best people IN the
world or these large proportion are
German by birth or parentage
"But while they retain All their love
for the fathcrland they arc none the
less loyal citizens OF their adopted coun-
try. We have always held IN the highest
respect your iliustrious father. your
oueenly mother and that noble woman.
your grandmother who embodied in her
self ell the attributes that 90 70 make up
the perfect woman"
PRINCE IfENRy's RESPONSE.
Thc mayor then presented an enerossed
copy Of the resolutions of welcome witch
had been adoptsd b. nc CITY council. and
the prince. accepting ~. replied.
y thank you heartily sir. for your cor
dial welcome and Kind words and beg
that yon viii say ~ the people OF Baltl-
more for me that J thank them. too with
AL my heart
The chorus OF singers then rendered