The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-05-18

twelve years old. This was exactl,
in accordance with the future SOY
ereign's boyish inclinations.
He was born with love for the sea
and throughout his period in the
nursery and in the private schoolroon
he was never SO happy as when listen
Ing to tales of the sea as told by Rev
Lake Onslow, then rector Of Sandring
ham, but formerly sailor and naval
instructor OF the Duke of Edinburgh
the Prince Of Wales brother.
George and his brother entered the
naval service together and served al
cadets, being treated much the same
as are other embryo officers. George
however, made regular profession OF
the navy, and was gradually promoted
until, within few weeks Of his mar.
riage, he had reached the rank OF
captain. In this service he took all the
hard knocks to which the sailor must
use himself, and his readiness to do
his share Of the rough work won him
the intense admiration of officers and
| men alike.
1t was on January IA, 1892, that
George came into the direct line OF
succession to the throne. for on that
day his brother, the Duke of Clarence,
died OF influenza. Up to this time he
had been merely Prince George and,
| constitutionally speaking, commoner,
as are all members of the royal family
until admitted to the house Of
lords.
The question then arose as to what
title he should be given. 1t was de-
cided that of all royal dukedoms that
OF Duke of York was most fitting for
an heir apparent, since it dated from
the time of Edward ILL.,, and had al
ways been allotted to the second son
OF the sovereign until Queen Victoria
broke the custom by creating her Sec
ond son Duke of Edinburgh. So Prince
George, as heir apparent, became Duke
OF York, Earl of Inverness and Baron
Killarney. On the accession of his
father to the throne in 1901 he became
Prince Of Wales, Duke of Cornwall and
York and Duke of Rothesay in Scot
land.
Although the propriety of wedding
between George and Princess May was
questioned in some quarters, the voice
OF the critics was lost in the general
burst Of approval from the people.
Princess May at that time was ex-
trcmely popular, while George himself
was much more popular than he has
been since. The English people well
coined the idea of a union between
these two, and the marriage took place
in the royal chapel of st. James on
Jul, 6, 1898, amid general rejoicing in
England and the colonies.
Six children have sprung from this
union. Prince Edward Albert, the eld-
est of the family, was born in 1894. He
is now next in succession to the throne
and will probably be created Prince
of Wales almost Immediately. The
other children and the dates of their
birth are: Prince Albert Frederick,
1895; Princess Victoria Mary, 1897;
Prince Henry William, 1900; Prince
George Edward, 1905, and Prince John
Charles.
Despite the many public duties which
he had to perform as heir to the
throne, George tried to follow his own
bent for quiet as much as possible. He
and Queen Mary used to go about Lon
don, when not on public show, very
unostentatiously At home, when they
could snatch moments from official
business, they INDUCED in separate
and Joint hobbies.
George was an ardent collector of
stamps and, of course, no man has had
more opportunities of increasing his
philatelic knowledge. When he was
sailor he never lost an opportunity of
obtaining not only the obsolete but
also the current stamps of whatever
country he might find himself in. He
has always kept his collection himself,
placing the various specimens in his
stamp albums, and making all neces.
sary inquiries without asking for as
sistance.
Another hobby, shared with his wife,
has been the preservation of every
scrap of printed matter from newspa.
pers or magazines bearing upon him.
self, his wife or his children. The re-
suit is collection which some day will
be Of great value to the historian.