The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-24

diction. There were thirty policeman
spread over the first three blocks. half a
hundred from there to within block OF
the White House and two score more or
them assembled in Pennsylvania avenue
Immediately in front OF the executive
grounds. All these were reinforced by a
large number in citizens clothes AT the
White House a large detail of police as
sisted the regular men in keeping the
grounds free from intrusion of unauthor-
lied persons. When the line of carriages
bearing the prince and cortege started
from the depot platoon of sixteen
mounted policemen wheeled into line and
took position at the head Of the column,
Acting Lieutenant Mathews in command
OF them. They constituted the front
platoon and similar squad of mounted
police under Sergeant Harris protected
the rear. ...
Between the police and the carriages
marched the military. escort, comprising
troops F and G of the Second United
States cavalry, from Fort Meyer, headed
by the cavalry band and Fourth battery
OF field artillery, all under the command
of Lieutenant Colonel Dimmick. They
were Immediately in front and back OF the
line of open carriages thanking the princes
carriage. On each side were two mounted
policemen with equipment Of gauntlets
and dress saddle cloths.
Clear From Curb to Curb.
A score Of policemen, on foot, also
marched alongside the carriages on each
side, at intervals of six PAGES, in single
file. 1t is only a short block from the
Sixth street depot to Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and as the marching column swung
around 1t, they found that broad drive
way from curb to curb swept bare OF peo-
pie and vehicles from that point as far
as the eye could reach in westerly di-
Tection.
From shortly before the scheduled hour
OF arrival all street car service along or
across the line Of march had been sus-
pended, all vehicles except those belong
ing to the arriving party had been barred
and only authorized persons were allowed
within the lines. There were only few
CT those. Banked along each side OF the
route, in addition to the police, were over
l.400 men of the District Of Columbia
militia. They found a double line Of
sentinels at intervals Of four PAGES, facing
inwards. The mililtiamen were COM
manded by General George H. Harries,
who with his general staff and non-com-
missioned staff, together with the bril-
gade band, which played patriotic airs at
intervals had posts opposite the east gate
Of the White House.
The double line Of sentinels left gap
of four feet In the avenue and two feet in
Fifteenth street, along the treasury
between them and the people massed
along the curb. They wore undress uni
forms, with overcoats, forage caps, leg
gings and white gloves. The naval bat
talon was in its prescribed uniform.
In the White House.
Rarely in its history has the White
House been the scene of a more brilliant
spectacle than to-day when President
Roosevelt welcomed Prince Henry. The
prince met the president and the welcome
he received was genuinely hearty and
open handed and he, in turn, showed I'M
mistakable evidence Of the pleasure it
gave him to meet the president.
Nothing could have been more cordial
and ingenious than the presidents greet
ng. and it was returned in kind and in
full measure.
Giddy Decorations.
Special preparations were made at the
White House. All of the state apartments
had received much attention from the
florists, but the decorations of the three
communicating Darlors, the Blue room,
where the president and Prince Henry ex-
changed greetings, the Red parlor, occu-
pied by Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt and the
Green room where there were assembled
the members Of the cabinet and their Ia
dies, the wife OF Secretary Cortelyou and
a few invited guetS, were eXquisltely
beautiful. The great East ROOM whittier
the princes suite, the German ambassador
and staff, the American officers and other
prominent guests was handsomely deco
rated.
In these apartments, as elsewhere, I'M
seemly display had been carefully aNoideA,
but the rich furniture and draperes and
the artistically arranged vases filled with
great clusters. American beauty roses
and other blossoms. the evergreen drap-
cries and the gorgeous uniforms Of the
prince and his party combined to make
the scene one of exceptional brilliancy.
The Prince Appears.
1t was 1915 when the escorting cavalry
column swung through the east gate at a
brisk pace passed up the broad
driveway to the White House. Here at
the word of command the column broke
into single rank, facing the nla in en-
trance. Another command as the princes
carriage passed the gate and with that
snap and precision which has made the
Second regiment famous, every sabre
flashed from it's scabbarG and came to
present. A detachment of marines, head
ed by its famous band, had taken it's place
at the right and left of the main en-
trance facinb north The first carriage,
containing the prince, Secretary Hay and
Rear Admiral Evans, drove up at a rapid
pace and as it passed under the porte
cOchere, the Marine hand struck up the
German national air.
NEW YORk'S WELCOME
Cheers and Guns Greet the Royal
Visitor on Arrival.