The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-03-04

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statue, to keep back the crowd, while
q circle of policemen discouraged the
attempts of the venturesome who would
have encroached on the ground reserved
for his highness.
Places Floral Token.
The prince was all gravity as he en-.
tered the plot of cleanly swept grounds
surrounding the monument and laid at
the feet of the image of the marty-ed
president floral token of respect. The
whole ceremony lasted but a few mo-
ments.
The prince and his official party
quickly re-entered the carriage and
started at a brisk trot for the Germania
| club, transformed for the occasion into
| a bit of fatherland.
| A burst of music from brass band
heraIded the princes coming and In
| few minutes the prince of last night
was "Insur Heinrich" among an en-
| thuslastlc congregation Of German
Americans.
The prince, arm in arm with DR.. Wev-
er the German consul In Chicago, WAS
met at the threshold of the clubhouse
| by Gustav It. Fisher, president OF the
| club, who also took his arm, and the
| following members of the clubs recap
| ton committees: Gustav Wittmeyar.
Harry Rubens, Judge Theodore Bren-
| tano, Edward G.. Halle and Albert b'.
| Nader.
The committee was accompanied by
the directors and other prominent mem-
bers of the club. The broad stairway
leading to the reception and banquet
halls was lined with little girls dressed
| in white.
Met Little Girls.
Some OF them shy1y spoke to the prince
| and he nodded pleasantly to them, ap-
| parently enjoying the innocent specta-
| Gle. The luncheon was confined to the
prince and the immediate party accom-
panying him from Europe and assigned
| to him at Washington; the imperial
German consul, DR.. Viewer, the two vice
consuls; Drs. Haerring and Zoephfel
Mayor Harrison, Governor Yates, Rob"
ert T. Lincoln, the executive commit
tee, the committee of five representing
the United German societies and about
so members of the club including direc-
tors and the reception committee.
The guests were standing when the
prince and entourge entered. string
band, hidden behind palms and ferns,
played, Die Wacht Am Rhein," as the
tall, quiet, beared prince, in the uniform
of an admiral of the German navy
walked into the room and was escorted
to the seat of honor.
At the north end of the banquet hall
were busts of President Roosevelt and
Emperor William under a trlumphal
arch made of the colors of the two ma
tions.
The Banquet Hall.
The whole scene of decoration was
pronounced perfect in its harmony and
in its splendid symbolism of the friend
ship of Germany and the United States.
While the first three courses were be-
ing served, the orchestra discoursed
negro melodies aud strains from the
operas by Italian and Spanish COM
posers. AT the end of the third course,
President Fischer proposed the health
. OF the president of the United States
which was drunk standing.
The the band played "The Star Span
gled Banner" The next toast, also pro-
posed by Mr. Fischer, was to the en-
peror of Germany. This was drunk like
the first and was followed by the play
ing OF Hell der I'm Sigerkranz." Dur
ing the rendering of the songs, the Ger
man and American guests remained
standing.
Mr. Rubens' Speech.
Mr. Rubens said in part: "Today is a
day OF joy. A German prince honors
the memory of the immortal martyr and
adorns his monument of bronze with the
fragrant flowers of spring time. And we
of the 'Germania' rejoice at the mod
est tribute paid at the bier of the great
Lincoln by the muses. of German lore.
"Art Is now accentuated with all the
brilliance benfttng the occasion by ar
expression of the homage of the entire
German nation through a prince OF the
royal blood.
Welcome, many times welcome, Ger
man prince, in this German home fal
from your native heath, on the shores o
the great lakes, whose waters kiss thu
. outstretching prairie lands Of the fa
west. When your royal highness re
turns to your emperor and people, w
pray you to take them assurance Of ou
everlasting appreciation of the friend
. ship of your people for ours, so notabl.
evidenced by your visit to the land o
our adoption.
> 1--WE are true In our allegiance to tn
United States. From long before ant
: ever since Lincoln's time we have beei
] devoted to and have defended with ou
lfe's blood the star and stripes. Blu
another tie, the tie OF knship, links ou
hearts with those ow your people"
Present for Princess.
When the luncheon was finished, Pres
ident Fischer escorted the prince to tn
elaborately decorated ball room, wher
the prince received those who had take
: luncheon with him. President Fische
stood at his right, while members of hi
staff and committee Of the club wer
h ranged behind him.
2 During this reception President Fisct
: er, on behalf of the ladies of the clul
' | presented the prince with a magnificer
vase. to be given to his wife, Princes