Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-25
PRESIDENT GIVES DINNER
Entertains Nations Cues. with Host Of
Distinguished Friends.
SOCIAL FUNCTION ON ELABORATE scAlI
Statesmen OF America, Diplomats OF
FOreisn Lands and Kings of Com
merce Are Present az
the banquet.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The dinner
given to Prince Henry by President Roose-
welt at the White House tonight closed the
honors bestowed on the royal visitor by
official Washington today. The affair was
on an elaborate scale and brought to-
gether a most distinguished company. II
was an assemhlage such as has rarely, II
ever before, gathered in the White House.
To accommodate the large number OF
guests the table was set In the East room,
the decorations Of which were on the most
magnificent scale ever attempted. An ef-
fective feature Of the decorations was the
electric light illumination. Several thou
sand little electric lamps OF all colors and
arranged in ~fanciful designs supplemented
the Nominations from the great chande-
Tiers. A square canopy Of them was hung
over the center of the room, directly over
the places occupied by the president and
the guest OF honor, and those sitting d.
rectly opposite. In the mirrors and win
dowS the electric light designs were Of stars
and anchors. emblematic of Prince Henry's
duties as a sailor. The general effect OF
the decorations in the dining room was
pink and white. This was characteristic Of
the immense table. which was In the shape
VI q CT6bCGult Will ~ COuCdNb biu0 lOWlIu
the east. where President Roosevelt had
his seat.
German and American Flags.
Back of the seats occupied by the presi-
dent and the royal visitor were draped
from the tops Of the window the Germsn
and American flags.
Music was furnished by the Marine band,
which played a number Of German and
| American patriotic airs. Shortly before
the clock struck 8 Prince Henry ar
rived with Admiral Evans of the United
States navy in an open carriage.
The prince repaired to the Red room of
the White House, where the guests as
sembled. The dinner was set for s o'clock
and when that hour arrived the guests
passed through the Blue room, where the
presentations were made and thence to the
East room. President Roosevelt sat at the
head Of the. table with Prince Henry on his
right. On his left was Lord Pauncefote,
the British ambassador. On the right of
Prince Henry was Count. Cassini, the Rus
sian ambassador. while to the left of Lord
Pauncefote was the Mexican ambassador.
List of Attendants
Opposite to the president sat Secretary
| nay, N0lle 10 HIS Tlknt was LIT. Won f1Ol-
leben, the German ambassador, and to his
left the French ambassador. To the right
OF the German ambassador was the Italian
ambassador, and to the left of the French
ambassador was Chief Justice Fuller. The
complete list Of those at the dinner is as
follows;
The president; his royal highness. Prince
Henry of Prussia; his excellency, the secre.
navy navy y Vice s'8 Hdm iGa v sos T3rPPita; his se eTeeI,
excellency, court chamberlain, Vice Ad-
mira. Won seckendorff; his excellencyi
G.ontTs Admiral Count BS aud , iimpeTI ria.
perial German navy; Lieutenant Com.
mander Schmidt Won schwindt. imperial
German navy; lieutenant, Commander von
Egidy, imperial German navy; Lieutenant
Commander Won Trotha, imperial German
hnps = a1e Germah GS%Gas sGsfr V SURGEON sSamp pT
Reich; the British ambassador, LORD
Pauncefote; the German ambassador, DR.
yon -Holleben; the ambassador of France
M. Jules Cambon; the ambassador of Rus.
sia, Comte Cassini: the Mexican ambassa.
dor, Senior Don Manuel de Azpiroz; the
des Plachez; Count A. Won Quadt; Com
Hander Won Reuben Chief Justice Fuller
General Knox; Postmaster General Payne
Secretaries Long, Hitchcock and Wilson
senate; Speaker Henderson; the presidential
delegates, Hon. David ]. Hill: Major Gen
eral Henry G.. Corbin. Rear Admiral RobleS
d. Evans, Colonel Theodore A.. Bingham
Commander William s.. Cowles; Hon
Joseph S. Foraker and Hon. Charles H
Grosvenor, NJ. c., chairmen of executive
committee of senate and house of repre-
sentatives to receive. Prince Henry; Sena
tors Cullom, Aldrick. GockreII Hale
Payne, Richardson, Cannon. Livingstone
Foss, Cummings; Lieutenant General Miles
Surgeon General Rixey, Hon. William II
Taft, civil governor Of the Philippine isl
dent Board of Commissioners, District o
Colombia Hon. H. Putnam; librarian c o
Smithsonian institutions. Hon. Richar'
Olney; Hon. Robert T. Lincoln; Hon. Car
Schurz; Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss; Hon, +
o. Woicott; Hon. Jefferson Coolidge; MI
Pierpont Morgan; Mr.. Lewis Cass Ledyard
Mr.. A. j. Cassatt; Mr.. Marvin Hughttt
Mi. Arthur Won Briesen; Prof. Hugo Munst
berg; Mr.. Adolphus Busch; General Free
c.. Winkler; Mr., Clement A. Griscom; Con
sui General Karl Buenz; Hon. Fredericl
w. Hollis.
Following was the menus;
MENU.
Huitres sur Coquille.
Marcnhr1Inar 'o3. CfOuteS PanaCheeSe