Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-09
PRESENTATION MADE OCCASION
FOR A BRILLIANT RE-
CEPTiON.
BUSY DAY FOR PRINCE LOUIS
BRITISH ADMIRAL WILL BE GUEST
At STATE DINNER At THE
WHITE HOUSE.

Washington, Nov. 5. - With great
eclat Rear Admiral Prince Louis OF
Battenberg was received by the pres
ident and Mrs. Roosevelt at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The prince was
the bearer of a personal message OF
good will from King Edward to Presl-
dent Roosevelt, and was presented to
the president by Sir Henry Mortimer
Durand, the British ambassador. The
presentation was made the occasion
for a 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 guest of
the German embassy at Washington
has a royal visitor been the
Recipient Of Greater Honors
than those with which 3ritain'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 the
Prussian prince several years ago.
Yesterday was the busiest day he has
spent since he arrived off Annapolis
Wednesday,.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning the prince, with his personal
paired aboard the Yankton, tender Of
the North Atlantic feet. 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 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 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 20 the navy
department to assemble the chiefs O.
of the bureaus of the department il
his reception room to await the Off
cial call of the prince, which was made
after the White House reception.
Thirty-six guests made up the com
| pduy DIT the at inc BRUSH EN-
bassy. Three hundred additions
guests were invited at 1920 for tat
reception and ball
Prince Opens the Ball.
The prince received with the a.nbas
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 arm,
and navy.
Later in the evening the prince lie,
the way to the splendid ball room o
the embassy and opened the ball witt
Miss Durand
To-day Prince Louis will be tn
guest of Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee, chief o
staff, at an elaborate luncheon. In tn
afternoon he will witness an exhibition
cavalry drill at Fort Myer and later al
tend reception at the commandment
quarters.
In the evening the prince will be tn
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