Show I His Birthday Celebration I BERLIN March 22The eightyeighth anniversary of the birth of Emperor I William was observed with much enthusiasm enthu-siasm and rejoicing The streets of the city were profusely decorated with banners ban-ners In the morning the Emperor received re-ceived the members of the Imperial family and foreign princes also his old servants a number of whom have been attached to the household forty or fifty Years At the signal of the morning gun the bands of the regiments in the garrison garri-son played selections of sacred music A deputation of soldiers from all the regiments afterward attended divine service the Protestant soldiers at the Church of St Michael During the forenoon fore-noon the officers were mustered beforetime I before-time Imperiar palace and defiled past in front of the window where the Empero was stationed while a salute of 100 guns was fired In the evening a family banquet was held in the palace court Van Hadzteldt Minister of Foreign I Affairs entertained the diplomatic corps in honor of the occasion Notwithstanding showers of sleet and hail there was scarcely a house not decorated dec-orated with bunting The union jack was displayed on the palace of the Crown Prince where Englands Prince was staying The streets were thronged with joyous crowds The Emperor on the advice of his physicians did not attend the Crown Princes banquet and the musical soiree in Schloss |