The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-04
Is RECEIVED
BY PRESIDENT
PrinceLOuiS Of Battenbcrg
at Capital.
PUTS IN A BUSY DAY
Great Honor Shown Repre-
sentative Of England.
At Night Ambassador and Lady Da-
rand Give state Dinner, Fol-
lowed ~ Reception and
Rail.

washington, Nov. with great
eclat. Rear Admiral Prince Louis OF
Battenberg was received by President
and Mrs. Roosevelt at Q O'Clock this
afternoon The Prince was the bearer
OF a personal message of good Will from
King Edward to President Roc1eveit,
and was presented to the President by
ish Ambassador. The presentation was
made the occasion for brilliant re-
Tonight the British Ambassador and
Lady Durand gave a state dinner 70
their distinguished 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 the British Admiral
Prince has been welcomed to the ma
tional capital. Save for the absence OF
military honor, the Princes entry to
the capital today has been invested
with as much ceremony as that which
made memorable the greeting to the
Rrussian Prince several wears age.
This has been the busiest day he has
spent since he arrived on Annapolis
Wednesday.
shortly after o'clock this morning
the Prince. with his personal omcers OF
his squadron repaired aboard the
Yankton, tender OF the North Atlantic
fieet. Captain Gerhardi ana Rear ADJ
miral Evans were at the gangway to
welcome tho Britishers aboard.
Half an hour later the Yankton
weighed anchor and flying the PEN
nants of the British and American Adj
mirals started up the harbor
The Prince was the life OF the party
on the trip and after a chat with his
s~tfxx.x de nNarara f0fuQd the Junior
ofiicers In the ward room.
Omcern Taken Ashore,
Captain Gerhard brought his ship
to anchor well UP in the harbor about
half past nine. Admiral Eyanss barge
was quickly alongside and took the
nag officers ashore. the Junior omcers
landing In Captain Gherardfs launcn.
Admiral Sands greeted the Prince at
the boat landing and escorted the party
70 carriages which took them across
town 10 tina spDGfai train that was IN
waiting at the Baltimore and Ohio sta
tionNto convey the party 70 Washing
ton reaching here at 1885 q. m.
shortly before 3 O'clock this after
noon Prince Louis and Sir Mortimer
Durand arrived at the White House In
the Ambassadors open landeau. Fol-
lowing in carriages came the members
OF the Princes tan.
The party was met at the main en-
trance by the Presidents military and
naval aides and escorted to the Blue
Room, where a distinguished company
awaited their arrival. In a few mo-
lnents 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 Immediately delivered
the royal message to the President.
The Prince then presented the menu
bers of his stan and the commanding
officers of his squadron.
Both the President and Mrs. Roose-
welt were markedly cordial In their well
come, the President expressing the hope
that every moment of the visit of the
British squadron In American waters
would prove enjoyable to them. The
President recalled the generous hospi-
tally with which American naval ofii-
GERS are always received In British
ports. The President and the Prince
then entered into an earnest talk about
the various problems of a modern navy.
The Prince was Impressed with the de-
tailed and technical knowledge shown
by the President in his discussion of the
various types of warships.
The other guests at the reception in
cluded:
List of the Guests.
The Vice. President and Mrs. Fair
banks, the British Ambassador and Lady
Durand. Miss sDurand and other mem
bers OF the Embassy; the Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Taft,
the Attorney General, the Postmaster
General and Mrs. Cortelyou. the Secre-
tary of the Navy, the Secretary OF the
Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Sec
rotary of Agriculture. the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Metcalf,
the Secretary to the President, Col. and
Mrs. Bromwell. Lieutenant Commander
Albert E. Kay, the Admiral of the Navy
and Mrs. Dewey, Lieutenant General
and Mrs. Chaffee, Rear Admiral and
Mrs Robley D. Evans. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Charles II. Davis, Rear Ad-
miral willard H. Brownson, Assistant
Secretary of State and Mrs. Bacon, Miss
ROOSEVELT, the Misses Hitchcock, Ensign
John C. Fremont, Jr., Major Charles L.
Maclawley, Capt. Dan C. Moore, Captain
FitzhuRh Lee, Lieutenant u. s. Grant. |
third Ensign Adolphus Andrews.
Secretary Bouaparte left the recep- |
ton early and returned to the Navy |
the burea is of rhe department in his |
reception room to await the Official call |
of the Prince. They were kept waiting |
for more than an hour, the Prince /
through a misunderstanding having re- |
turned to the Embassy from the White
House When he finally arrived. ac-
COMMANDED by his personal stan, he /
anolo0ized quite frankly to the Secre-
tarv and the chiefs of bureaus and ex- I
pressed his keen regret at the incident. |
The Prince was considerably embar-
rassed by the occurrence and Secretary
Bonaparte's graceful remark that the
pleasure of welcoming the distinguish
ed visitor TO the Department quite COM
nensated for the delay was evidently
qnpreciated by the Prince.
The Prince was loudly cheered by the
employees of the Department as he left
the building.
Rain Prevents Drive.
Had the weather been clear Sir Nor
timer Durand would have taken Prince
louis for a drive over the city, but a
drIzzling rain set in late in the after
noon and the drive was abandoned,
which gave the Prince several hours
rest before the elaborate state dinner Il
Of which the Ambassador and Lady Du-
rand entertained in his honor tonight.
Thirty-slx guests made up the COM
nanv al the dinner, which included be-
Psidas the Prince and the oflcers OF his
nartv and the Embassy star. the Sec
rstarv of state and Mrs Root; the Ad-
r,iraI OF the Navy and Mrs. Dewey;
: Js,Itenant General and Mrs chafkee;
he Commander i'm Chief Of the North ]