Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-22
THREE EMPERORS
MEET IN BERLIN
George and Nicholas Present
for Wedding of Williams
Daughter Saturday.
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO
GUARD ROYAL PERSONACES
City Gay With Bunting-Psople in
Holiday Humor-No Ceremony in
Greeting to Prince Ernest.

BERLIN. May 22-The gathering of
| three emperors-those of Germany. Rus
| sia and the British dominions-for the
wedding Saturday OF Princess Victoria
L'iise and Prince Ernest August of Cum
berland. has made the German capital
the center of European interest
BESIDE the three great rulers. the only
daughter of Emperor William at her
marriage Is to be surrounded by such a
gathering or princes and princesses as
rarely has been brought together.
Berlin has made elaborate preparations
Tor the occasion. The city is gay with
bunting, the people are I'm holiday humor
ana the streets swarm with brilliantly
| uniformed sodiery
Extensive precautions have been taken
LOT .or 1he safety of the royal personages.
| large bodies OF Russian and British de-
tectfves. while the soldiers at the sta
tions and lining the routes Of the royal
professions carry loaded rifles.
Drive in State to Castle.
Emperor Nicholas OF Russia arrived
here this morning. The Russian en-
peror was met at the station by En-
peror William and King George of Eng
land and a great gathering of members
or the various royal families The Rus
| sian emperor drove with his imperial
most In state to the castle
emperor Nicholas Journey from the
Frontier station at Eydtkuhnen was made
IN the Russian armored train. The ar
| rangements made by the Berlin police
authorities for the protection of his
majesty were very comprehensive. The
police were assisted in carrying them
out by considerable force OF Russian
| detectives.
None Of the ladies of the imperial
and royal families participated in the
welcome to Emperor Nicholas at the
station. since he was not accompanied
by the Russian empress. The scene
however. gained in magniflcence owing
to the presence of King George of Eng
land with his suite the exotic uni
forms and striking white wool caps of
the Russian emperors attendants and
the vari-colored robes Of several Rus
sian priests.
Terminus Cleared Of People.
The great terminus had been cleared
} OF people an hour before the arrival OF
the Russian emperor's train. and dles
OF soldiers with loaded rifles were
posted along the various platforms
Emperor William. Emperor Nicholas
and King George. after the customary
embraces. reviewed the guard Of honor
together.
King George and the Emperor Mich
olas are so remarkably alike In ap
pearance that it was difficult even for
those familiar with both monarchs to
identify them except by the different
uniforms they wore. Both were dress
ed as Prussian officers of the respective
regiments of which they are honorary
icolonels.
One of the waiting rooms at the sta
tion has been converted into a dress
ing room in order to facilitate the re-
peated changes Of uniform which have
to be made by Emperor William when
he meets his royal guests.
King George Attends Races.
The luncheon OF the royal guests at
the castle today developed into an In
for NAL celebration of the silver wed
ding of Prince Henry of Prussia, the
brother OF Emperor William. Who
married the Princess Irene OF Hesse
May "a. 1885. The prince and princes.
accompanied by their sons. received
the concentrations OF the assembled
royalties
King George of England displayed his
interest in sport by attending the races
at the Grunewald track this afternoon.
state dinner is TO be given at the
castle this evening. at which all the
royal and imperial guests VIII be
present.
The inhabitants of Berlin, whose pas
sion for spectacles is well known. were
today able to obtain full qualification Of
their desires in that respect. The crowds
were even greater than those of yestef-
day People packed sidewalks. windows.
balconies and roofs, whence they had an
almost constant view OF the passing ana
repassins royal professions from
O'clock in the morning until after noon.
William Late for First Time.
Very early in the day the DoNager
Duchess of Baden, the emperor's aunt,
and the senior living member OF the
royal family OF Prussia, arrived. She
was followed shortly afterward by the
Duke and Duchess of Cumberland.
on each occasion Emperor William.
the empress, Prince Ernest August of
Cumberland and his bride-to-be. the
Princess Victoria Luise. together WITH
La large contingent of Hohenzollern
princes and princesses, drove TO the sta
ton to escort the arriving guests -
the castle All the professions followed
the same route from the Anhalt
terminus through koeniggratz street
and the Avenue of Victory ana alohs
inter den Linden to the castle.
AZ the arrival of the venerable
Duchess of Baden, Emperor william
always a model OF puhctuan.s -,
late, probably for the first time IN NJ
iifa and the spectators on the STATIC
platform were treated 10 the spectacle
| of his majesty In nasty run en-
deayorins to reach the hating place
of the railway car before his aunt
| stepped out He lost the race.
Swarms of Minor Royalty.
Besides the principal guests swarm
| of minor princes and princesses ar
| rived at the other stations in Berlin.
| each adding a flash of bright color 10
the streets while passing to the castle
the princes palaces and the hotels
| where they are % be lodged during the
| wedding festivities.
| The throngs on the streets were good
| strations and there was an almost con-
| strations, and this was an almost con-
stant roll of cheering throughout the
day The weather was again fine. ana
! the streets presented very animated
| appearance with the lines of soldiers
| of the guards army corps in their bril-
liant uniforms, which the members OF
| the budget committee OF the imperial
| parliament this week demanded should
be abolished in favor of more practical
| clothing. The police handled the
crowds along the route with suavity
The official receptions started yestsr
day with the arrival here OF the Drlde-
| groom and the state entry into berin
81 King George and Queen mary OF
Tneland There was no ceremony 10
grset prince Ernest when he reached
| He drove once