Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-10-18
THE COMING OF THE PRINCE.
LOUIS OF BATTENBERG'S APP
PREACHING VISIT.
To The United States Naval Acad
envy And The Plans
Arranged.
"FIGHTING BOB" TO COMMAND
THE SQUADRON.

Sometime between shutdown of Tues
day, October 3lst, and the crack o.
dawn of November LIST, the British
second cruiser squadron will drop an
Choir in the Annapolis Roads. Almost
Immediately thereafter the shore bat
teries at the Naval Academy and the
big guns of Fighting Bob" Evans
squadron Will boom out a welcome TO
the first Prince or Admiral of Great
Britain to visit the American Naval
Academy.
The succeeding week will be a typi-
cal demonstration of true Hands
Across the Sea" friendship, and a CON
slant round of gaities and unusual
festivities viii make eye Ancient
Oitye" the observed of all observers.
from Maine TO California. The au-
thorities here and at Washington have
not, it is understood. yet completed in
detail the program for the week S fes-
tivities, but they will certainly sur
pass anything ever yet attempted in
this city.
Tie dates on which the various
demonstrations will occur have not
been definitely settled, but some of
the features have been arranged. Rear
Admiral James II. Sands. superin-
teudent of the Academy, will tender
to His Serene Highness an afternoon
receptions at the official residence of
the head of the institution This will
be followed later by dinner by Ad-
,miral Sands to the admirals and cap
tains of the visiting fleet. Both of
these will be quite elaborate affairs,
as BELTS the occasion. The visiting
Prince Will also review the full bri.
gade of nearly 900 midshipmen, who
will then pass in special dTeSs parade
and execute q special drill in his
honor. Wedged in with all the other
entertainments will be big smoker,
rendered the officers of the British
squadron by the young officers at the
Academy. This will take place in
the handsome new officers mess
building.
On one evening, possibly Saturday,
November 4, there will DO a formal
midshipmen' hop in the handsome
new armory from s to ~ O'Clock, the
usual time of closing the hops being
extended an hour. The converted
yacht Mayhower will be at the Acad-
envy and aboard this handsome little
craft Fighting Bob" will entertain
the admirals and captains of Great
Britain at dinner. Special arrange
ments will be made for the entertain
ment and accommodation of the yisi-
tors at the football game between the
midshipmen land Pennsylvania State
College on Saturday afternoon. While
these plans have been settled upon. it
is not determined yet on what date
the various features will occur and
Admiral Sands and the Navy Depart
ment are still in consultation in re-
gard to additional entertainments.
The Prince and his fleet, of the
type of fighting ships known in Eng
land as the county type, will come
into Hampton Roads and proceed TO
Annapolis, TO arrive the morning of
November l. He will be received by
Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans, who
commands the North Atlantic fleet of
battlesliips. On November ? Admiral
Fighting Bob will entertain the
Prince and his staff at dinner. Next
day the officers will visit Washington
and the day following President Roose-
yelt will officially welcome the royal
guest at a reception at the White
House in the afternoon A dinner in
the Princes honor will be given 10
the evening.
November Rear Admiral j. H.
Sands, superintendent of the Naval
Academy, will be host, aud there will
be demonstration by the brigade of
midshipmen now at the great training
school ION the Severn. The days be-
tween this last announced entertain
ment and the sailing of the fleet for
New York on November will, of
course be filed appropriately with
entertainments of various sorts. but
the full program has not been def
nitely decided upon. Admiral Evans,
however, will take his battIeship
squadron to New York on November
Z, aud will get a two-fold chance to
welcome 10 this country and its grea {
centers the royal parsonage who comes
in truly regal splendor ON the seas
This two-time chance comes because
he will get away from the Severn the
day before the sailing of his BIRTHS h
friends. and hurry mp to the city on
the Hudson.
When the Prince, on the Drake, bis
flagship, and with his other ships sails
into New York harbor the command
ing officer, Admiral Evans, will, by
naval procedure, be required to vel
come him. Admiral Evans will be
There and has already given up his
own anchoring place to the visiting
ships of war. The celebration will
| OUCA OH AhD httN VI AiiC dAl4hdl by
official visits. Mayor Mcclellan will
officially present the city's glad hand
and then will come some of the din
ners by prominent English residents
| and a number of theatre parties.
There should be q good nights bust
ness at the fortunate theatres visited,
if notice is but given.
The British royal visitor is a man
who has done things, and who is at
present making visit with the same
ships as will be brought to AnBapo-
lis and almost to the doors of Baltf.
more. Fully and officially he is His
Serene Highness Prince Louis Alex
ander of Battenberg. He is a per
sonal attendant of King Edward by
appointment and by birth, and his
rank as Rear Admiral is not his only
connection with the British Admiral
ty He is a director Of Naval Intel
ligence, and has been since 1902
The Prince was born in Gratz, Aus
tria, in 1854, and is the eldest son of
Prince Alexander of Hesse and of
Princess Alice, daughter of England q
late Queen. His grandfather was
Louis ", Grand Duke Of Hesse. and
his royal connections are scattered all
over the British Isles and the Cont.
nent. While grandson of England 4
great Victoria, it was necessary for
the Germanborn Prince, whose title is