| Show PRINCE HENRYS autographs AUTOGRAPH 13 FEW ma ganv 1 arts maile made to at them torii but bat rw raw iaru 0 r successful prince ilen henry ry while alle heie was waa naturally abbed often for lits his autograph but it Is estimated that not more than persons persona succeeded in getting it most of the requests came by mall mail the prince who had met the autograph fiends on oa the other side aide decided to give his autograph only to certain individuals duals rhebe were tho the president of it a society or club of which ho he was the guest and one or two of those nearest him at table to this rule lie he persistently adhered at all the dinners at which tho the prince was a guest in this city and elsewhere requests tor for his big autograph were sent to him in large numbers most of them in notes addressed to him through the presiding officer not a few of these requests were made personally the prince always took pains to in bolm whoever presided at the dinner of the rule he had made and left t to him to explain it to the applicants in accordance with the rule he made for himself he always wrote his auto graph on the menu card of the presiding officer and of those nearest him at table sometimes extending it so BO that perhaps or six persons had the favor shown to them at the head table had ho he compiled with all the requests made it was said by a person who was with him and knew about his mall mail he would not have had bad time to do anything else throughout his visit but write his signature new york sun |
