Show I OUR ROYAL OY VISITORS OF THE PAST Although Prince Henry Heny of Is byno by bj byno no means muns the first foreign Prince to Visit the United Stat States s still the circumstances of his lila visit are unique inasmuch as asno asno asno no other Prince e of th the royal blood has ever come here in propria p persona a a as the personal representative rEpresent 0 of a a. rival riva nation which through him proffers friendship Prince Hensy Henry comes comes n not t as an ln individual nor as an officer nor as a Prince but as Germany in little or as the animated visIting vis- vis ting lung card of his 1 Majesty ty the Emperor The facts acts lend to the royal visit an Importance if not an Interest Interest Interest Inter Inter- est greater than that which attached to o. o the e memorable a visit Si of the he present King Kids JO eE tW oI of E England while Prince c of or Wales and certainly greater than that that attending attending the arrival of or our first royal visitor Louis Philippe d Orleans later King of France Trance who came to this country in 17 1796 It was without any blast of royal trumpets that this his latter distinguished visitor came The Prince who was later to to be Citizen King came because he needed a place of refuge and left his title behind In Philadelphia where he first landed he was known as Mr Mr 11 Orleans and ret retained the name so soong long ong as he remained In the country Later he ie was Joined by his broth brothers rs a and d to together together together to- to gether the exiles of the house of Orleans kept ept house together in Philadelphia and later ater made a a tour on lines obligingly laid out ut for them by President George Wash Wash- Ington While in Pl Philadelphia it i is said that Mr 1 Orleans offered his hand to Miss 1 Willing and was told by her father that as a destitute exile he was not a suitable match natch for her and that should he recover his ils rights she would not be a suitable match for or him Many years later Louis Philippe Philippe's son the Prince de Joinville paid a a. visit to America under much easier easler conditions than those which has father had suffered suf suf- feted In 1861 the Comte de do Paris grandson of Louis Philippe carps came to the United States in company with his brother the Due de Chartres and his uncle the Prince de Joinville Arriving in Washington Washing- Washing ton ion they received a cordial welcome from the Government and Gen McClellan proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed that the young Princes should serve on his staff The two brothers entered entered en en- the service stipulating that they should r receive no pay and were were- given the rank of Captain of Volunteers rs They stayed until June 1862 when they re returned re- re tU turned to Europe Nothing I could have been less ostentatious ostentatious 0 than the arrival In this country of Joseph Bonaparte King ex-King of Naples and Spain Under the name name of M M. Bouchard accompanied by six faithful followers Joseph managed to escape from Bordeaux Bordeaux Bor Bor- deaux France and arrived In New York Y-ork in August While here Joseph Bonaparte Bonaparte Bona Bona- p parte rte lived in Philadelphia li IQ New Jersey Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- sey and in Jefferson county N N. Y but nowhere did he meet what he lie considered V. V VI v V. V t t t V VI tI t V Po 5 Predecessors of Prince Henry V t Including the Pf Present King 8 t tb b of England and Grand Duke i iI 9 Po PoAle I H Ale Alexis is of Russia Who Have V. V ft Visited the United States b V. V J r II v. v 0 f r. I V r. r V t at V tf V tf t V. V adequate social recognition America Indeed In indeed in indeed in- in deed received all the very calmly No foreign Prince PriniCe was ever received with more acclaim than the young Prince Princey of Wales a when he arrived In this C courtry coun cour- country t w J try y in 1860 1160 The e young u Prince came e however however how how- ever not as the heir hell apparent of the BritIsh British Brit Brit- ish lab throne but simply as Baron Renfrew which is one of his minor titles He was accompanied by a group of noblemen and diplomats the puke Duke of Newcastle being in general charge of ot the expedition In Washington Baron Renfrew was the guest of President Buchanan whose niece Miss Harriet Lane was then mistress mistress mistress mis- mis mis mis- tress of the White House In Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia the observing young Prince calie called l attention n to the sari sad condition of the e Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- ii nt i erty Bell and n It was as rescued e from neg neg- lect On arriving in New York the Prince was met by the Mayor and driven through Broadway to the Fifth Avenue hotel Half a million New Yorkers watched his arrival The ball baIl In the Princes Prince's s honor which took place In the Academy of Music was fas wasa a magnificent affair to which gu guests were invited There is doubtless more than one old lady in New York today who can recall the distinction of having been the Princes Prince s partner on that occasion occa occa- sion In all the h visit W was a great s success success suc suc- Ilio cess and andt d for obvious b A reasons ao it has i as never been equaled since Ir In n October 1871 the country had an Imperial Imperial Im Im- im- im penal visitor in the shape of the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia who was escorted to this country by an Imposing Russian squadron The The- arrangements for or his reception reception re reception re- re were elaborate and magnificent The Grand Duke went immediately to Washington where he was presented to th President b by the Russian Minister This formality over the imperial party returned to New York where the brilliant that had been arranged was carried out including a banquet and ball Prince George the Sailor Prince of Greece and present Governor of Crete came to the United States in 1891 His Incognito was that of Count Falster a a i Captain in irs the Imperial Russian army He made a a a. most favorable Impression as asa asa s sa a wide-awake wide and likeable young man and teok great interest In the features of oE New York that were exhibited to hIm hm such as Central park and Willets point and a visit to Mr 11 Edison at Menlo park |