The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-05-13
KING EDWARD VII. PASSE.
Following a Brief Illness with Bronchial
Trouble He Answers the Summons of
the Grim Reaper on Friday last

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was born in Buckingham palace, No
vember g, 1841. He was christened
Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, re-
ceiving the name Albert after his father
and Edward after the Duke of Kent,
his grandfather. The title of Duke ol
Cornwall fell upon him at birth, he be-
ing the Oldest son Of the ruler, and he
was Prince of Wales and Earl of Ches-
before he had lived a month. The
other titles that fell upon him were the
Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Saxe-Co-
burg Gotha, Prince Of Saxony, Earl Of
Carrick, Earl of Dublin, Baron Renfrew
and Lord of the Isles.
AS Prince of Wales his majesty trav-
eled extensively. When 7 years old
he journeyed to Ireland for the first
time, and in 1855 visited Paris with
his parents and the princess royal.
With his tutor the Prince walked thru
the west of England incognito, when
IA years old, and later visited for some
time in Germany. Many journeys to
all parts of the continent were taken,
the Prince generally going incognito
under the name Of Baron Renfrew.
The Prince decided in 1860 to visit
Canada and the United States. Ar
irving at St. Johns, he visited Niagara
Falls and travelled west to Chicago,
where he was received enthusiastically,
although he followed his custom of
using the name Baron Renfrew. The
Prince went from Chicago to St. Louis,
and arrived in Washington late in Oc-
tober, where he met President Buchan-
an and remained several days at the
White House. He visited other places
of interest in the East, and sailed for
home fsen Portland, Me. The follow
ing year he again travelled on the con-
tinent Of Europe, and later spent some
time in Egypt and the Holy Land.
While on this visit to Europe the
Prince of Wales met the Princess Alex
andra of Denmark, and their betrothal
was announced September s, 1862.
The wedding ceremony took place in
St. Georges chapel at Windsor March
10 of the following year, and the Prince
and his wife furnished an establishment
at Sandringham. Albert Victor, Duke
of Clarence, was the first born in 1864.
He died in 1892. The other children
in the order named were Prince George
Of Wales, born 1865; Princess Louise,
Duchess of Fife, born 1867; Princess
Victoria, born 1868; Princess Maud,
Queen Of Norway, born 1869; Prince
Alexander, born 1871 and died the
same year.
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 Abbey
August 9, 1902.
King Edward was the most promi-
nent living Free Mason. For more
than thirty-ive 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 as grand prior of
the order of Knights Templar in Eng
land, and grand patron Of the Ancient
Accepted Scottish Rite OF Freemasonry
in the United Kingdom, having re-
ceived the thirty-third and last degree
in that branch Of Freemasonry.
From the time he was married he
was the leading figure in English soci-
ETY., and to a great extent its arbiter.
Possessed Of unrivalled and unfailing
tact, OF an extremely level head, and
OF an altogether unique knowledge OF
the world, his majesty's position both
as Prince of Wales and as King en-
dowed him with a social power supe-
rior to that enjoyed by any other con-
tinental sovereign.
The English people are indebted to
King Edward for many reforms brought
about by him in his role as social arbi-
ter, and which afforded an excellent
indication of his character. Il is,
thanks to him, that hard drinking and