The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-05-12

Charles of Denmark in 1894 and in
1906 they became king and queen of
Norway.
Coronation In 1902.
Upon the death of Queen Victoria
in 1901 the Prince of Wales assumed
the title of King Edward VII. With
Queen Alexandra he was crowned with
great ceremony in Westminster Abby,
August 9, 1902. On the v of the
date originally fixed for the coronation,
which was earlier in the summer, the
king suffered an attack of illness and
was obliged to undergo a serious opera
ton. For a time it was feared his
life was in danger.
AS a ruler the king displayed the
same tact and political sagacity that
had distinguished him for so many
years as Prince of Wales.
All his life long his majesty was a
champion of outdoor sport, and each
year his stable carried away a list of
the most costly prizes offered by the
English turf. In 1900, while still Prince
of Wales, he headed the list of winning
owners, gaining the triple crown" by
capturing the Derby, the st. Leger
and the Two Thousand Guineas races.
His winnings for the season amounted
to $14S, 900. Horse racing was one of
his principal pastimes and his influ-
ence did much to make the English
turf freer from fraud than that of
any other racing country in the world.
Used Tact in Politics.
That the king was deeply interested
in both domestic and foreign politics
every one knew. AS Prince of Wales
he frequently visited the house of lords
and there were few more attentive
listeners to the debates. But whether
he leaned toward the conservatives or
toward the liberals, whether he ia
vored the nationalist cause in Ireland
or hat Of the Orangemen, whether he
preferred an understanding with
France to one with Germany, or vice
versa, few could say positively. This
was because his attitude on public
questions was SO rarely expressed.
When he believed ii wise and for the
public good to make his influence felt
in affairs of state he went about the
business so quietly that few were
aware that he had anything whatever
to do with bringing about the re-
suits. He took no pains, however, to
conceal his belief in a understanding
between Great Britain and the United
States, which friendly feeling for
America and Americans he inherited
from his mother.
King Edward was the most prom
nent living Free Mason. For more
than thirty-five years he was identified
with the order, during which time he
served as grand master of the grand
lodges of England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales, and also grand prior of the
order of Knights Templar in England
and grand patron of the Ancient Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
in the United Kingdom, having re-
ceived the thirty-third and last degree
in that branch of Free Masonry. There
was not a member throughout the
world who took a deeper or more ac-
tive interest In the affairs Of the Ma
sonic order Masonry everywhere re-
his ~haaSty-and unqualified sup
port and his presence at important
Masonic functions was always sought
for and usually with success.
Leader in Society.
From the time of his marriage he
was the leading figure in English So
ciety, and to a great extent it's arbiter
Possessed & wNsNaled and wNfaiySDg
tact. of an extremely level head. and