Evening star., 1905-11-04
BUSY DAY FOR PRINCE
Engagements Filled Accord
ing to the Schedule.
VISITED THE LIBRARY
DROVE ABOUT THE CITY AND TO
THE CAPITOL.
After Being the Guest of the Army at
Luncheon Went to Fort
Myer. ts
VISITED THE LIBRARY

| Prince Louis of Battenberg had a taste Of
| the strenuous life today. He had as many
engagements as presidential stumping
| candidate. but with the aid OF automo-
| bile, two secretaries and use of the embassy
carriages he managed to keep them all and
showed up smiling when II was over.
He began the day with visit to the Con-
| gressional Library and the Capitol. lunched
at the New Willard with Gen. Chaffee and
the officers of the army and navy at /
O'Clock, took in special drill at Fort Myer
this afternoon. with a reception at the post
| afterward and will wind up with a state
banquet at the White House tonight.
Ride in an Automobile.
The first thing on the program this morn
| ing the visit to the Library of Con-
gress. There big automobile drawn
| up at the British embassy little after 10
| O'Clock and the prince embarked, accom-
| panied by his flag captain. Mark E. f. Kerr
| OF the Drake, Flag Lieut.. Gerald Sowerby
| of his personal staff and Capt Ryan, the
| naval attache of the embassy There was
a regular squad OF bicycle policemen. with
| thick blue-stocknged legs and speedo-
meters on their wheels. but they were. there
with wholly pacific intent and surrounded
|
caution that would not have been necessary
| had not the bicycle squad been there to call
attention to the nature of the vehicle. 1t
| had been explained to the bicycle cops
| earlier IN the morning that the extra-terri-
| torial jurisdiction of the embassy extended
to the auto so long the admiral was in
| 1t, and as matter of fact he was allowed
| to pick pretty much his own gait.
The party made quite swing around the
| residential section OF the city and the
| prince had pointed out to him all the places
| of interest that were to be found in the
| wide detour- The.party passed within sight
| of the new union station and the prince was
\ shown the half-hnshed walk at the spot
| where he was not received yesterday, but
| where he would be welcomed If he came
| back in a few years. He promised to ar
range it II possible.
| At the Library.
The party did not get to the library
building till nearly noon, and were met by
Acting Librarian Ainsworth r Spofford and
| Mr.. Bernard Green. the superintendent OF
| the library. who showed him over the big
building The admiral expressed himself
| delighted with the beauty Of the archi-
| lecture and perfection of arrangements for
handling the books, though he could not
| help but notice that they made practically
| as good time in serving the readers In the
| library of the British Museum with much
| less modern equipment
The wonderful series Of mural paintings
| were also commented upon.
The trip to the library was SO late and
| there was SO much to see that they did not
| have time to more than go through the
| Capitol grounds before getting back to the
| embassy to change for luncheon.
Guest of the Army.
The luncheon at the New Willard was the
| first opportunity of the prince to meet any
| of the American army officers except Col.
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station yesterday. Today the host was Gen.
| Chaffee and the guests included both Off
| GERS of the army and navy and the visiting
| British officers who had come over from
| Annapolis.
| Prince Louis was accompanied by Flag
| Capt NJ. F. Kerr, r. N; Flag Lieutenant
| Gerald Sowerby. Secretary Edward II.
| Shearme. Engineer Commander William F.
| Pamphlet. Capt. c. Fl. Robertson, Capt.
R. B. Farquhar, Capt. r. II. Pierce. Capt
c. H. Dare. Capt Fl. G. X. Hall and Capt
F. E. c. Ryan.
The following were present 10 greet the
prince: The Vice President. the Secretary OF
State the assistant secretary of state, the
assistant secretary of war the Attorney
General. the Postmaster General. the Secre-
tary of Navy, the Secretary of the Interior
! the Secretary of Agriculture the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor, Assistant Score
| tartes Alvery A. Adee. H. II. ID. Peirce,
Admiral Davis Lieut.. William +. Bricker
Admiral Brownson, Ensign ]. c. Fremont.
tr.. Lieut. Commander Chaplin, Lieut.. Com
| mander A. l.. Key, Gen. Chaffee, Gen.
| Bates, Gen. Burton, Gen. Davis, Gen. Hum
| Dodge Gen. Mackenzie Gen. Crozier, Gen.
| Mills, Col. Allen, Gen. Grant, Gen. Harries,
Col Bromwell. Col Hatfield. Capt Looh-
ridge Maj. Burr. Col. Kerr. Col. Wother-
AiIchie.
Rear Admiral Evans and Sir Mortimer
| Durand, the British ambassador. had been
| among the invited guests, but both had pre-
vious engagements. and had TO send their
| regrets.
| Covers were laid for forty-eight IN the
| red dining room. The table a long
| oval with the center well reaching from the
| floor filled with ferns above the level OF the
| table itself but not high enough 10 pre-
| vent the guests on opposite sides of the
| board from seeing one another. Down the
| center of the board were ferns and cut fow-
| ers while In the recesses between the coll
| umns and around the walls of the room
were more palms and ferns. making back
| ground of greenery.
The guests assembled in the small north
| reception room, where the prince met those
| of the party that he had not previously
known. After an informal talk the party
went to the dining room.
The toasts of the king and the President
were drunk standing, well as the health
of the service represented.
| Special Drill at Fort Myer.
The luncheon was scarcely finished be-
| fore il was time TO leave for Fort Myer.
| special exhibition drill had been ar
/ ranged by General Chaffee in honor of the
visitors. 1t was somewhat late when the
visitors arrived The big riding hall was
filled with one of the most brilliant gather
| ings that had ever witnessed drill there
| The admiral, while not processing to be
military expert keenly enjoyed the drill
and the rough riding exhibition. fully ap-
preciating the value to both horse and rider
| of the intimate personal knowledge OF his
mount that was necessary to bring the
| troop up to the point of perfection it dis
| played
| The party will proceed from the drill hall
| to a reception arranged by Colonel Hat
| field the commandant of the post.
| The Dinner Tonight.
| The admiral and his staff will return to
Washington in abundant time for the state
| dinner at the White House this evening.