The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-28
ROYAL GUEST BIDS CITY
A RELUCTANT FAREWELL
Prince Pu Lun and Suite Leave
indianapolis for Short Stay
in Buffalo.
LAST DAY IS A BUSY ONE
Prince Is Voted by School Board
Member of american Order
of Good Fellows.

Just he was leaving the city on the
Knickerbocker at 6:2 last night Prince
Pu Lun said: Il have been very cordially
treated by the people of Indianapolis. and
for this 1 thank the people of Indianapolis
most sincerely. My only regret is that 1
must leave you. and only do so from the
press of other engagements"
After ten days of sightseeing and festiv-
ity, the royal party, including the prince.
Mr.. Wong and his son. and the retinue of
secretaries. writer's, guards and servants,
left the city and are now being entertained
by the citizens of Buffalo Yesterday,
though a busy day for the royal guest
was one which he thoroughly enjoyed. Many
tributes have been paid to the prince, but
the which he most appreciated was
when the Indianapolis School Board yester-
day voted him honorary member of the
American Order of Good Fellows. The
prince was pleased and said that he had
met many Americans and all of them were
such good fellows that he thought member
ship in the order would make him an Amer
lean.
A delegation from different churches in
the city yesterday morning called upon the
prince In his apartments at the Claypool
and presented him with Bible. Col Rus
sell B. Harrison presented the prince with
two volumes OF his fathers addresses.
Later in the morning the prince. with
twenty members of the executive commit
tee had his picture taken, afterward lunch
ing at the Columbia Club with members of
of the secretaries made short addresses.
which the members of the board called
extremely clever" The prince also ex-
pressed himself greatly pleased with the
courtesy shown by the School Board.
Following the luncheon the prince was
taken to the public library, where he was
first greeted by the little daughter Of
Charles w Moores, who presented his
Highness with beautiful bunch of yellow
roses. Meta Browning. niece of the libra
rian. Miss Eliza Browning. presented the
to be receipt for vanilla ice cream. The
prince appreciated the joke and said he
wished he had some then. In a short speech
before members of the party in the read
ing room Of the library he said What
has surprised me most is that women in
stead or men are employed TO take care Of
the library. 1t seems that they are grad
ually ousting men from many kinds of en-
pioyment. But / can see that they are
more painstaking and conscientious than
men, both of which requisites are neces-
sary to library assistant
From the top OF the monument the prince
then gazed on the city where he had spent
ten days, and was greatly interested in
having pointed out the places he had Wis
tied. He had seen the city in parts he
said, and now was glad to see it as a whole.
The party was afterward received at the
home of Moy Kee, the indianapolis China
man. Chop suey and Chinese wine were
served refreshments. and Mrs Nov pre-
sented the prince with a cap which she had
knit.
After a visit to the Veneer automobile
works. the party returned to the Claypool
and spent the time remaining in making
final preparations for departure The gem
erosity of the royal guest was finely shown
Those who had attended to his wants he
tipped .layishly. The three walters were
given 500. the servants another hundred
dollars, and the two cnambermaids S25
apiece, a total of $3.50.
The special Pullman to Buffalo cost the
prince exactly $35O5O AS the Knicker
booker pulled out of the Union Station
the prince waved a final farewell to the
members of the committee who accom-
panied him there.