Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-31
HE IS ALL TO THE GOOD
New Workers OverWheIm Prince
With Attentions.
CHEERED ON EVERY HAND
Wilhelm of Sweden Surprised Over the
Enthusiasm.
HAD NOT EXPECTED 0vAT1oNs
10000 Greeted Him in Wall Street.
Talked to Hippodrome Indians.
Speech at Banquet.
lad NOT EXPECTED OvATIoNs

the Hotel Astor today. In particular the
prince voiced his admiration of American
women. who he said. were better looking
than those of any other country he had ever
visited and he declared he had seen many
pretty girls before.
His exceIlcncy would not say that he
had seen the most beautiful in the world
in America. however. His fiancee. the
Grand Duchess Maria. cousin of the Car
of Russia lives in Europe, of course
The prince was UP early today to meet
the newspaper men. Asked his opinion of
this country. he replied:
1t is very fascinating. very. very fine
Never had | thought that l would find so
much life. smartness and go as l have
found here.
Industry Impressed Him.
The industry of the people. he said. made
the greatest impression upon him. Every
body is busy. Everybody takes pride in
doing his very best and everybody seems
bright and happy. 1 have not been in your
shops but if You call Your working peo-
pie Your poor 1 find them more happy In
your country than | have seen them in
others From the time | st my foot
American soil my kind opinion of the Ameri-
can people has been constantly increasing.
The prince said that the American war
ships assembled at jamestown composed
a splendid squadron under the command
of very clever man, Rear Admiral Evans.
At Newport. he said, he caught a glimpse
of the life of the wealthy American peo-
pie.
Put in a Busy Day Yesterday.
The prince had another busy day yester-
day. and when he returned to the Hotel
Aston to dress for the dinner that was
given in his honor last evening he had
visited IN turn the Hippodrome. where he
saw dress rehearsal of Neptune's Daugh-
ter: the stock exchange. where he saw the
bulls and bears al play, and the banking
house of j. Pierpont Morgan & Co.. but
he didn't meet Mr.. Morgan, who was out
of town. and had not been apprised of the
princes visit to his office.
The day began with the visit to the II p
podrome, where the management. in antici-
patton of the princes coming, had mar
shaded all the Indians. mermaids, chorus
girls, animal trainers. acrobats and Clowns
for the purpose of welcoming the grandson
of King Oscar. The prince was immensely
pleased with the Hppodrome. Before he
left he had been down in a diving bell had
watched the stage hands shift the sc mes,
and had talked with some of the older In
dians, who are featured in pioneer days.
10000 Persons in Wall Street.
After the Hippodrome show the princes
whisked down town for luncheon, and
that over. he headed for the stock exchange.
and when his automobile turned into Wall
street there Were maSsed according to the
secret service escorts OF the prince, at least
10O0O persons in the vicinity OF tne stock
exchange building. From every window
ticker tape huttered out into the air while
nearly everybody in the street Joined in the
cheering that announced the princes
rival. So great the throng that a
squad of mounted police had the hardest
kind of work forcing passage through
for the prince.
George w. Ely, secretary of the exchange
met Prince Wilhelm and after introduce
ing him to the members of the reception
committee escorted him to the executive
officers of the exchange. where there were
more iptroductions after which the prince
was shown the way to the visitors gallery
where he witnessed the closing scenes of
the day.
Brokers' Cordial Greeting.
There was an almost complete cessation
of business the foo- for several min
utes following the princes arrival. the
members waving their handkerchief in
welcome to the prince to which greeting
he replied by bowling several times.
Before leaving the exchange the prince
was escorted through the building The
members of the reception committee at
the head of which was Vice President
Charles w. Maury, gave him much in
formation as to the way things are man.
aged on the exchange. The way the curb
brokers do business was also explained
in detail and it was evident that the
prince was just as much interested In the
fellows on the street as he was in the
more lucky ones on the floor.
The visit to the banking house of ]. P.
Morgan & Co. followed the visit to the
exchange. In the absence of Mr. Nor
gan. J. 2. Morgan, jr., welcomed the prince.
The scene when the prince left the Nor
gan offices was one calculated to turn
the head of even a prince. The crowd
filled Wall. Broad and Nassau streets for
a long way from the intersection. Almost
continual cheering was going on from the
thousands of threats. and this was aug
mented by the hundreds who filled the
windows of high buildings and ali other
points of vantage from which glimpse
Of the representative of royalty could be
seen. The prince seemed to enjoy it thor
oughly. AS he entered his auto, leaving
Mr.. Morgan's Office. he beckoned to the
reporters and said to them:
Il never expected such an ovation as
this. My many friends seem to forget
that l am simply very ordinary man.
and 1 have tried to tell them how very
much appreciate this"
May Go to Sheepshead Bay.
From Mr.. Morgans office the prince was
driven TO one of the downtown newspaper
offices, where he saw an evening edition of
one of the newspapers printed. There was
another big crowd waiting for the prince in
Park Row, but his visit did not last more
than twenty minutes. When it was over he
was driven to the Hotel Aston for a little
rest in preparation for the dinner given in
his honor in the evening.
In the course of the day the Coney Island
Jockey Club extended to the prince an invi-
tation to witness the running of the Fu-
turty. at Sheepshead Bay, today. 1t was
intimated that he might accept the invita-
tlon, as he desires to see the running of an
American classic.
Today the prince will visit the Kallman
Orphan Home in Brooklyn. and tonight he
will go to Coney Island again. to greet his
fellow-countrymen at the dance to be
given for the sailors of the armored cruiser
Fylgia. in the Dreamland Dance Hall
| Tomorrow he may go to West Point, but
| this is undecided, and the chances are
| that he will visit the Military Academy
| ON Monday, as originally planned.
Prince Makes a Long Speech.
| The Swedish-American citizens of New
| York had Prince Wilhelm as their guest at
the Hotel Aston last evening. the dinner In
his honor being one of the most elaborate
affairs ever given by Swedes in this coun-
try. All the speech-making was in Swed-
ish, the only things American being the
Stars and Stripes and great clusters of
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