The Washington times., 1905-11-03
ROYAL VISITOR GREETED.

coIored coaehnan, the prince took his
seat. accompanied by Assistant secre-
tary OF State Bacon. Lieutenant Com
mander Key, L. 5. N, and Lieutenant
Sowerby the princes flag Lieutenant
In the next carriag ges went the Eng
lish and American officers and the
ladies of the party. There were eleven
carriages in all. It had been arranged
in advance that after the princes car
riage had started the order Of going
should be as follows:
Four OF the staff OF the prince; Ad-
miral Evans with three OF the English
officers in the admiral's AUTOMOBILES:
Admirals Brownson and Davis. with
two OF the visitors.
Captain Potter. with Captains Far
qghar and Robertson Lieutenant Com
mander Chaplin with Captains Pierce
and Dare; LIEUTENANT Johnson with
Captain and Mrs. Han and Commander
Pamphlet
After the arrival. however. this ar
rangement was thrown out. Five ladies.
Tor instance, went in Admiral Evans
automobile, and the American officers
and their guests got of in the diff
ferent vehicles as best they could The
route taken TO the British embassy
from the station was up Pennsylvania
avenue 10 Seventeenth street. up Sew
enteenth to Connecticut avenue, and
thence along Connecticut avenue 10 the
embassy.
Arrived at the embassy the prince
entered. accompanied by those in the
! carriage with him and the officers OF
/ his suite The junior officers OF the
+ fleet went to the Willard to be the
/ guests Of the American officers at
The free and unstinted exchange Of
fellowship and good wishes Is a good
/ omen to the continued friendship be-
tween Great Britain and America
/ whose interests are in common in
/ everything
Wore a MonocIe.
! The watchers at the station betrayed
unusual interest in Captain Hall, who
was accompanied by his wife, and who
wore a monocIe. Everybody watched
] the monocle. which kept its place on the
captains face as If 1t had been glued
there. The captain looked the typical
: Englishman. Short thick set, and with
ruddy complexion, he looked the part
of an Enghshman- The mOnOcle COM
pleted the picture.
Another incident that aroused consid-
+ erable amusement at the station was the
fact that the prince. in making his way
, from the train to the carriage. had 70
pass between two tall stacks OF milk
ca1s-a plebeian passag geWay Tor oRs o8
the I'D Worlds patTicians.
Greeted by President.
Arrived at the British embassy. but
little time remained before the luncheon
hour ! o clock. Sir Mortimer DuraBd
and his royal guest sat down to the
meal without delay. as at o'clock came
the reception by the President at the
/ White House.
At the White House the President
/ greeted the distinguished visitor en-
Enthusiastically when he was presented to
the Chief Executive by the British am
bassador- Although. true TO their pre-
dictions. those in charge of the whole
affair have tried TO avoid all show OF
formality and regal splendor in connec-
tion with the princes visit 10 Wash
ingtOu, there was Il touch of briiliancy
to the proceedings by the fact that at
the White House reception the prince 5
whole suite was present
Il While the prince was at luncheon at
the British embassy. the cautains of
his ships were entertained at the New
Willard by the captains Of the American
squadron
II is Thought that this afternoon. bs--
I tween the Presidents reception at
/ O'Clock and the dinner at the British
/ embassy. the prince VIII be taken for =
drive by the British ambassador 70 some
of the many points of historical inter-
est in and near the city II may be,
1 however, that the royal guest may pre-
fer 10 rest during THIS interval
! The dinner ut the embassy VIII be 3