Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-09
PRINCE LOUIS
AT WHITE HOUSE
RECEIVED WITH GREAT EcLAT.
BY PRESIDENT AND MRS.
ROOSEVELT.
BEARS MESSAGE FROM KING
PRESENTATION MADE OCCASION
FOR A BRILLIANT RE-
cEPTlON.
BUSY DAY FOR PRINCE LOUIS
BRITISH ADMIRAL WILL BE GUEST
AT STATE DINNER AT THE
WHITE HOUSE.

1 SCldC rear AQIulIdl TIlut.G LOUIS VI
Battenberg was received by the pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt at O'clock
yesterday afternoon. The prince was
the bearer of personal message of
good will from King Edward to Pres1-
| dent Roosevelt, and was presented to
| the president by Sir Henry Mortimer
Durand, the British ambassador. The
presentation was made the occasion
| for brilliant reception. Last night
| the British ambassador and Lady Dur
and gave a state dinner to their dis
| tinguished house guest, followed by
| large reception and ball. Not since
| Prince Henry of Prussia was a guest of
| the German embassy at Washington
| has royal visitor been the
| Recipient of Greater Honors
( than those with which Britain's adj
miral prince has been welcomed to the
national capital. Save for the absence
| of military honors the princes entry
to the capital yesterday was invested
with as much ceremony as that which
made memorable the greeting to th@
/ Prussian prince several years ago.
Yesterday was the busiest day he has
spent since he arrived Off Annapolis
Wednesday.
Shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday
|morning the prince, with his personal
staff of officers of his squadron, re-
paired aboard the Yanldon, tender of
the North Atlantic fleet. Half an hour
later the Yankton weighed anchor,
and, flying the pennants of the British
and American admirals, started up the
harbor The prince was the
Life of the Party
on the trip. Admiral Sands greeted
the prince at the boat landing at Ann
apolis and escorted the party to the
special train that was in waiting to
convey the party to Washington,
reaching here at 1875 a. m.
Shortly before 3 o'clock Prince
Louis and Sir Mortimer Durand ar
rived at the White House The party
was met at the main entrance by the
presidents military and naval aides
and escorted to the blue room, where
/ a distinguished company awaited
their arrival. In a few moments the
great carved wood doors swung open
(, and the president and Mrs. Roosevelt
entered. The
Prince Was Presented
by Sir Mortimer Durand, and the
former formally delivered the royal
message to the president. The prince
then presented the members of his
staff and the commanding officers of
his squadron. Both the president and
/; Mrs. Roosevelt were markedly cordial
in their welcome, the president hoping
that every moment of the visiting
British squadron in American waters
would prove enjoyable to them. The
reception lasted about one hour
Secretary Bonaparte left the recep-
ton early and returned to the navy
department to assemble the chiefs of
of the bureaus of the department in
his reception room to await the Off
cial call of the prince, which was made
after the White House reception.
4 Thirty-six guests made up the com
4 pany at the dinner at the British en-
bassy. Three hundred additional
guests were invited at 1O:3O for. the
reception ana pail
Prince Opens the Ball.
The prince received with the ambas-
sador and Lady Durand, those present.
ed including the ambassador, minis.
tiers and charge d'affaires of the dip.
lomatic corps, the members of the cab.
met, the ranking officers Of the army
and navy.
4 Later in the evening the prince led
the way to the splendid ball room Of
the embassy and opened the ball with
Miss Durand.
To-day Prince Louis will be the
guest of Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee, chief al
staff, at an elaborate luncheon. In the
afternoon he will witness an exhibition
cavalry drill at Fort Myer and later at
tend a reception at the commandant,e
quarters.
In the evening the prince will be the
guest of President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
at a state dinner.