The Washington herald., 1911-03-01

Hi6ornian Military School. held a review
! in Phoenix Park, attended a race meet
! ing, and held a court at the castle May
nOoth College, where an address was pre-
sented by the bishops and college author
tiles. was visited \ couple of days were
| spent at Mount Stewart. the seat of the
| Marquis OF Londonderry, and at Belfast
| the King unveiled a statue of Queen Vic
toria and opened a new hospital.
! On leaving Ireland on August . his
majesty issued his memorable address to
| My Irish people" in which he said he
was deeply touched by their kindness and
! good will. He eagerly awaited the fulfill
ment of the hope that a brighter day
was dawning upon Ireland, its realization
| largely depending on the development OF
! self-reliance and cooperation, better edu-
cation, the growth of industrial and COM
mercial enterprise, and the increase OF
mutual respect and toleration.
The late King. accompanied by Queen
Alexandra, again went to Ireland in
April, 1904, spending two days in Dublin
and the neighborhoOd on that occasion.
| Their last visit was paid in July 1905,
when they attended the Leopardstown
races and the Eingstown exhibition
King George has been in Ireland on
several occasions, but not since 1905.
| when, as Prince OF Wales, he was present
at a drawing room in Dublin Castle on
February ,, and subsequently invested the
! lord mayor with the insignia of the Order
of ST Patrick.
Prince Christian OF Schleswig- -Holstein
recently celebrated his eightieth birthday
anniversary at Cumberland Lodge, that
rambling old house of many gables and
towers, ivy mantled, in the heart of
Windsor Great Park, OF which he has
| been ranger for years. He was married
20 Princess Helena, third daughter of
Queen Victoria. The King and Queen
were among those who sent beautiful
presents for his birthday. The prince,
at eighty years Of age seems as strong
and hearty as many men twenty years
younger. He is a familiar figure to all
who live in the neighborhood of Windsor.
They have seen his tall figure and his
grave, bearded face scores of times in
the coverts when kings were shooting.
They have seen him in a rough tweed
suit striding across the bracken with a
| dog at his heels, talking with sturdy
! simplicity to gamekeepers. and wander
J ing about his home farm, where his breed
of Berkshire pigs have become famous.
In the hunting field, until a year or
| two ago, he was daring rider, and was
always in at the death AS a shot ne
was rivaled only by the present King
| until by an accident in a shooting party
at Osborne he lost the sight of one eye.
Between him and King Edward there
| was warm affection. For nearly forty
years he has hardly missed a Derby.
| His devotion to all forms of English
| sport included cricket and football and
| he has been a spectator at many Ia
nous matches. His own sons in their
younger days were great" at cricket,
and their father was their first tutor in
the noble game.
| The great charm Of the princes per-
sonality is noble simplicity of manner.
He has always professed democratic
opinions. To him "a mans a man."
whether he be in corduroys, rags. or gor-
geous uniform. He is friend to all the
laborers on the Windsor estates. and
talks to them about their families and
| affairs Devoted to children. he has
| often taken the baby of one OF his SER
| wants on his knees. and spent many
/ half hour in the cottages about Windsor
i chatting to the wives and listening TO
| the prattle of the children. FLANEUR-