Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-23
QUEBEC's BIG TIME BEGINS
PRINCE OF WALES PRESIDES
AND REVIEWS PAGEANT.
Crowds Cheer Him Wildly as he
Drives Through the Streets
Returning Calls.

July Chine arrival Or the
Prince OF Wales is the signal for the
official opening today of the celebration
concentrating the three hundredth an
niversary of the founding of Quebec by
Champlain. The prince will preside in
person over the opening exercises, re-
ceiving the foreign representatives at the
foot of the Champlain monument and re-
viewing the historical pageant reproducing
Quebecs history.
A facsimile of Champlains ship in
which he crossed the Atlantic, the Don de
Dieu. has been constructed, and on this
the representatives Of Champlain and his
crew, dressed in the costumes of the
period, will sail up to the city at the point
where ChamDlain landed and enter the
structure reproducing the rough paisade
| fortress which the navigator first occu-
pied Champlain and the other historical
personages will then file before the Prince
of Wales
The historical groups take in the ro-
mantle period of the French occupation
of Canada. beginning with JACQUES Car
tier and his early adventures down to
the battle between the armies of Mont
calm and Wolfe on the plains of Abra-
ham. The groups are presented on a
scale Of lavish magnif1cence with 5000
The arrival of ChamDlain the Don de
Dieu is set for 3 o'clock this afternoon
and the review by the prince will occur
later in the day.
Meantime his highness has spent the
morning returning naval visits and the
calls of the foreign representatives. He is
attended by a field marshafs escort in
his drives about the city and is received
with clamorous demonstrations by the
crowds wherever he appears.
Prince Arrives.
1t was indeed a royal welcome that the
Prince of Wales received on reaching
Quebec yesterday afternoon. Five days
and a third was the time taken by the
Indomitable in crossing the Atlantic. and
her officers say she is likely on her re-
turn trip to do even better. She was de-
layed somewhat this morning by fog
and entered port about 2:3O instead of at
clock
Led by the citadel guns, all the ships in
port saluted the vessel. and as she passed
the New Hampshire coming to her an
chorage close by the American officers
and men loudly cheered the royal visi-
tor. the band playing God Save the
King
Seven British ships two French ones
and the New Hampshire all saluted the
Prince together, with the guns of the
Citadel taking part In the ceremony.
ton and place thronged the Citadel the
Gracia. Dufferin Terrace, the Grand Rat
terry and all the river front. as well as
all the streets leading from the King S
wharf to the Citadel through which the
Prince had to pass.
The state visits of the governor general,
lieutenant governor, admirals and others
were made on board the Indomitable i'm
mediately after its arrival. and shortly
after clock the prince amid the BOOM
ing of the Indomitable's guns and the
salutes of the other Ships stepped on
board his launch and was brought ashore
He was greeted by Earl Grey, Earl Rob-
erts, Archbishop Begin. Lieut. Gov. Jette,
the Earl Of Dudley, the Duke of Norfolk
and Sir Wilfrid Laurier. After formal
greetings had been exchanged Sir Will
frid presented the address of the parlia-
ment and people of Canada, recalling the
historic grandeur of Quebec's past. re-
GREETING that the princess was unable to
accompany the prince to Canada and ASK
ing that an assurance of thu unswerv-
ing loyalty and devotion Of Canadians be
conveyed to the king.
Thanks Canadians.
The prince In replying. referring to the
proved freddy of French Canadians
to the crown, declared himself mucn
touched by the sympathetic words of the
address. He said he appreciated highly
his responsibility as representative here
of the sovereign. and ended as follows:
Il much regret that my present visit
cannot be extended beyond Quebec and
also that the Princess Of Wales was un-
able to accompany me on this occasion
We both retain the happiest recol'ections
of our stay in Canada seven years ago,
and of the kind and affectionate welcome
we experienced during that most inter-
esting and enjoyable visit 1 shall moi
fail to convey to my dear father, the
king who takes the deepest interest in
this celebration the gratifying exp-es-
sions of your loyalty and attachment to
his throne and person. of which his maj
esty is we'll assured