Evening star., 1905-11-06
FAREWELL TO LOUIS
Admiral Prince Spends Hii
Last Day in Washington.
VISITED MT. VERNON
CARRIED WITH HIM A CUTTING
OF IVY.
Took Final Luncheon With the Presi.
dent in Company With Young
Prince Alexander.


Prince Alexander.
Prince Louis of Battenberg wound up
his visit to Washington with a farewell
luncheon at the White House today prior
to taking special train back to Annapolis
this afternoon. The luncheon with Presi-
dent Roosevelt was preceded by visit to
Mount Vernon. which occupied the whole
of the morning. The Dolphin had been put
at the disposal of the prince, and the party
assembled at the navy yard at 9:30 o'clock.
There were Prince Louis. Capt. Ryan,
naval attache of the British embassy; Mr..
Townley, chancellor of the embassy: Mr.
Rennie of the embassy. Miss Durand, daugh-
ter Of the ambassador; Captains King Hall.
Robertson Farquahr, Peirse and Kerr Of.
the British cruiser squadron. Flag Lieut..
Severity Of the princes staff, Lieut..
Shearme, naval secretary. and Lady Town
ley, Admiral Capps and Admiral Mason
of the Navy Department, Major McCauley,
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon and
several especially invited guests. Ghe whole
party were in civilian clothes, this being
the first time during the trip that the ad-
miral has discarded his naval uniform.
Took a Cutting Of Ivy.
full. After landing Prince Louis stopped on
the way up to the house and uncovered
before the tomb Of Washington. He ex-
pressed great interest In the state Of pres
ervation of the grounds, and especially Of
the house. and commented especially on the
likeness of the old colonial furniture to that
stil In use in many of the older English
houses Of the present day.
The party was shown over the house by
| SuDerlntendeQt Dodge. and wound with
an inspection of the box garden and green
house, where the prince, at his own re-
quest. was givena cutting Of ivy from Wash
fngton's tomb 1t was turned over to the
bluejacket who accompanied the party and
will be planted and carried back to Eng
land as souvenir Of the visit.
Returned by Train.
1t had been intended that the whole party
should return to Washington on the Dol
phin but time pressed and the special train
on the Washington, Alexandria and MtVer-
non road was ordered by telephone. 1t ar
rived at 1910 and the prince boarded 1t
in company with Lady and Mr. Townly,
Capt. Ryan and Secretary Bacon Gen.
Harries and Superintendent Dodge accom-
panied the party back. There was a little
hitch in getting the party started back.
The special car was just disappearing in the
distance when there was wild whistling Of
conductors and motormen and a wigwag
ging of blue-coated arms. There was box
OF eatables and drinkables that had been
left behind and in spite of the fact that
| the guest was on his way to luncheon. the
special was run back and the life-sustain-
ing box swung aboard.
Sure there ain't nothin' else you want
us to come back for?" inquired the con-
ductor. sarcasticaliy. from the back plat
form as the pulled out again.
Needn't take that If you don't want to-"
retorted one Of the railway men, 'We can
do very well with it here" and he cast
longing eyes at the straw-covered bottles as
they disappeared in the car.
The prince, sitting at the window. smok-
ing, smiled family. 1t was not the sort Of
repartee railway employees would have ex-
changed In his presence at home.
Luncheon at the White House.
The run back to Washington was made
in less than an hour, and the prince took
ar automobile at 18th and Pennsylvania
avenue direct to the White House, where
he was joined at luncheon by Prince Alex
ander of Battenberg. who is a MILDLY on his
urcles flagship. the Drake This young
| man, who is the most royalty connected of
| all the visiting party, has not figured
| largely in the recent functions In Washing
| ton. He Is a possible, though not probable,
successor to the throne Of England, but he
| is just now plain Midshipman Battenberg.
| q hardworking junior officer aboard the
| Drake.
| He was especially included in the Pres1-
| dents invitation to luncheon and as 1t was
| a purely informal affair he could accept
| thought Is not usual thing for midship-
| men to sit down at luncheon with their
| own admirals. even If the midshipman n
| does happen to be Of the blood royal.
| The luncheon at the White House being
| over, the prince took leave of his republ-
can host and drove to the British embassy.
| where he said farewell to Ambassador
Durand. The admiral and his personal
| staff and the cap ptains of the cruiser squad
| ron will return to Annapolis by special
| train over the Baltimore and Ohio about 4
| o'clock
How Yesterday Was Passed.
Prince Louis was the guest of honor at a
| luncheon given by Acting Secretary Oliver
| of the War Department and Mrs. Oliver
yesterday and last night was entertained
| at dinner given by Walter Beaupre Town
| ley, the counselor OF the British embassy,
| and Lady Townley. Both these affairs were
| informal, and they were the only social
| features of consequence in the days pro-
gram. The remainder Of the time was
| spent mostly at the embassy, where the
| prince is the guest of Ambassador and Lady
| Durand. In the afternoon however, Prince
| Louis called at the home Of Mrs. John P.
| Jackson and Mrs. Richardson Clover. The
| prince received number Of callers who
| desired to pay their respects in the course
| OF the day.
| At the luncheon given by the divers. at
which Joseph II. Choate, former ambassa-
| dor to Great Britain, also was a guest of
| honor the guests included the British am
| bassador and Lady Durand, the French am
bassador and Nine. Jusserand, Associate
| Justice Holmes of the Supreme Court Of
| the United States and Mrs Holmes. At
| torney General Moody, Mrs. Taft, the wife
| of the Secretary Of War; Mrs. John Davis
and Miss Boardman of this city.
| At the dinner last night The guests besides
| Prince Louis were: Mr.. and Mrs Elliott
| Miss Roosevelt. Captain Ryan, the naval
| attache Of the British embassy. and Mrs
| Ryan, Captain Kerr the commander of
| one of the ships of Prince Louis SQUAD
| ron, and Mrs. and Miss Townsend of Phil
| adelphia.
Following the dinner there was an "at
| home" to the officers of Rear Admiral
Louis squadron now in Washington.
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