The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-11-10
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Nov. 4, 1905.

Nov. 4, 1905.
Prince Louis. of Battenburg, is
the guest of honor at the capital.
He arrived in Washington Fri
day noon having been escorted
from Annapolis where be left the
British fleet of which he is Rear
Admiral, by Rear-Admiral Robley
Evans. AS a relative by mar
rage of the King of England he
will be entertained in royal fash
ion both at the embassy here and
by the President. He was met
by the British Ambassador and
delegation of Americans repre-
senting the army, navy and the
departments. After a luncheon
at the embassy he was driven to
the White House to present his
compliments and personal let
ter of felicitation from King Ed
ward to the President. He was
accompanied by his suite and
was presented to the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt the Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks
and to all of the cabinet men,
bers and their families who we're
present. The meeting between
the President and the Prince was
characterized by heartiness and
simplicity. When the preseuta-
tions had been made they chat
ted Informally discussing the
voyage of the Prince who spoke
of his pleasure at his reception
here and his admiration of the
capital.
The smartest affair of his en-
teItainment here WAS the recep.
ton and dance given for him at
the British Embassy last night.
The house is an elegant one stu
ated on Connecticut Avenue, the
main artery of the fashionable
part of the city. 1t has recently
been refurnished and redecorated
by Sir Mortimer Durand the
present Ambassador and for the
first time for a number of years
has been the scene of some en-
joyable though very exclusive
social affairs. Miss Durand, the
daughter of the ambassador, is
IA charming girl, and considered
the finest horsewOman in the
city. 1t is probably due to her
inclination for gayety that the
rather depressing mansion has
been opened to society. But even
yet the doors are far from being
wide open and the invitation to
an entertainment at the British
Em bassey settles ones social po-
sitlOn at the capital.
Invitations to this reception
and dance for the Prince have
been Gag rly anticipated and a
number of society people have
come home earlier than they in
tended in the hope of being
among the fortunate. So great
is the number of officers of the
army and navy and of officials in
civil life, besides the diplomats
who were necessarily among the
invited that there was but
small sprinkling of the "merely"
rich or fashionable. Today (Sat-
urday) the Prince will be busy.
He will drive abont the city and
visit the capitol and the Congress
sional Library. He will be en-
tertained at luncheon at the New
Willard by Lieutenant General
Chatfe. In the afternoon he will
witness the cavalry drill at Fort
Myer and get an idea of the
expert Craftsmanship of the
troops there. In the afternoon
another reception and in the
evening dinner at the White
House. Sunday will be scarely
less strenuous for there seems to
be an unwritten law that guest
of such distinction must not be
permitted any time for rest or re-
Taxation and Monday he will
leave again for Annapolis and
proceed with his fleet to New
York where society is lying in
wait for him.
The Prince is a handsome man
of middle age and his manner
has been so democratic and un-
assuming that he has received
the warmest welcome everywhere.
At the reception given him by
Governor Wartield in the Execu-
tive mansion he placed every one
at their ease by his simple and
hearty appreciation Of every
thing American. He requested
Mrs. Warield to show him the
house and when she had done so
he thanked her. and said: at is
charming, so home like aud coy.
1t Is just the kind of a house
that l would like to live in"
When the Governor returned his
visit he took him into his priv. te
cabin on board of the warship.
the Drake, and showed him the