New-York tribune., 1905-11-20
PRINCE GOES To ARDSLEY,
Entertained at Luncheon and Theatre
Sailors lStraggle IN to Fleet.

Prince Louis yesterday morning left the Meth
erIand Hotel and again O the dentist who
has been attending him since he came to New
York Here he untfur the instruments from
8 O'Clock until noon
He was tkes. whisked up to Ardsey where. at
the Ardsley Club he was entertained at luncheon
by Mrs. S II. ?. Pell The trip up made in
an automobile belonging sydney Bowman,
and he accompanied by Mrs Robert B.
Graham and Miss kitty Hall At 230 o'clock
the return trip started in the same machine
With the prince were Mrs H Ogden Pell and
Mrs. s. II. p Pell.
The prince then went TO the dentist again, an
irving at $50 o'clock, and remaining In the chair
until 30 when he departed, and paid his final
visit to Sir Percy Sanderson, consul general from
Great Britain
Back to the hotel in an automobile went the
prince and later in the evening he was enter
tanned at the University Club by Colonel Robert
NJ Thompson. With him at this dinner was
Flas Lieutenant Sowerby- From there Colonel
Thompson and the prince went to the NewYork
Theatre where the party occupied the house
box and saw the performance. As one of the
performers, a bicycle rider. went by the box he
stretched out his hand toward the prince The
prince got up leaned forward, and Srasped the
performers hand.
Steam is ordered for 10 O'Clock this morning
on board al of Rear Admiral Prince Louis Of
changed his majesty's cruiser squndron-the
Drake the Cumberland the Cornwall the Essex,
the Bedford and the Berwick-will be steaming
down the North River before noons in stately
procession. in single column formation ana at
something less than half speed
Fully fifteen thousand persons visited the flag
ship Drake between / and D o'clock yesterday
Captain HaIpin. of the 9th Precinct, and
platoon of forty policemen kept the throng'
into fist
The visitors were allowed the full run OF the
shin and the officers had trouble in keeping the
Youngsters out of the rigging Many of them
climbed to the ships tops and proudly told theH
less fortunate playmateg OF their feat
Writing yesterday to Hugh Gordon Miller OF
+b,e nttv one of the New-Yorl State Commits
stn7ers 10 the jamestown CYa3 Exposition in
1901 Prince Louis Acknowledges the receipt OF
nm invitation 10 the proposed exposition anu
expresses personally the hope that ne may De
able to accept, adding:
7 a1,1 more than ever anxious to do what 1 can
10 further Anglo-American friendship which
have always believed in
THE PRINCES GOODBY.
After reaching his apartments the Prince
made what he said would be his last pubic
statement before sailing for home. He said:
We shall leave here with the greatest feeling
of regret, and there is not one or us VINO "ouiu
not have liked to have made our stay hlucii !
longer [ have met with every demonstratloh
OF kindness and regard, and your reception haS
been most cordial, particularly Where lai &c
numbers have congregated TO welcome US, Suti
as the Hippodronle and at the NeW-Ao ork inca
tire tonight
the kindly feeling of welcome eXtehded 10 u9
comes from every class of the people
From President Roosevelt down, every Grass
and population has indeed offered US cordlh
in X-9s Or
mention particularly the reception given me ny
the New York Yacht Club. The famous AIle.i-
cas- Cup was the table, and was perllIi'-
ted to lift it-for two minutes. II d HIIle 'oo
heavy. -
Let me say that l consider the demonstra-
tions given us 5 entirely directed toward our
country, and 1 know they are appreciated. toI
myself | do not count l am simply the repre-
sentative of my country. / am sure the people
os nv country viii look upon my kindly reception
as y n honor to the King and themselves. we
are proud to represent them, and our only regret
is that the only chance we have had 10 return
some of the splendid hospitality, by giving
reception on the Drake, il so cold IN the
supper room that all our guests were sneezlns'
In departing l wish to express my apprecla-
tion for all that has been done in our nohof.
T have received enormous amount OF cor
Tesnondence from all sorts of people since L
came 10 America. and have endeaVored 70 at
tend to it day by day so that 1t "ould liot az
cunuIate but l couldn't keep up with It, ana
now T have a pile of unanswered letters larger
man when 1 started. But 1 want to assure you
that the moment we get to sea l shaII sgirL N IN
10 reply to every letter not yet answered ana
those REPLIES will be mailed from Gibraltar. l
wish this statement TO be published so that the
many who have not heard from me VIII hhoW
that I have mol IoFsotleil 'ioiii' VI ''ie -
slight them
Prince Louis will board the Drake at $50
this morning. He Will pay only one more official
visit. and that viii be to Rear Asmiral Evans
the Maine