The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-06

has been said that he will take a trip to the United States, but I have 1t on the best of authority that such is not the in tention of his father. at the present mo- ment, at least. In fact it might be said that nothing definite has been fixed but there Is under consideration plan to send him to Canada in the spring of 1914 If he goes to the Dominion he will probably be met at Montreal by the Duke of Connaught and accompanied across the continent to Vancouver by his uncle. He will stop some time in the eastern cities and will do some big game hunting in the Canadian Rockies. From Van couver he will travel by British war ship down the west coast of the United States, but giving all the American ports a miss through the Panama canal drop in at Jamaica and then back to England. A longer trip, embracing all the British possessions has been turned down by the king on the grounds that 1t would not be well for the young boy to be absent from his home influence for so long time.
 If the prince decides ito ignore the United States in trip such as I have outlined, 1t would undoubtedly be a se- were blow for the numerous American society misses who long for an opportu- nity of making fuss over the prince. IL would. moreover, be distinct slap in the face for the United States. at
 
 Uncle Sam persists in his Panama canal dues attitude. In fact we find one in- fluential London publication praying that all differences between the two countries will be removed and forgotten before the projected trip of the prince actually takes place,
 An examination of the registers all over the country reveals the fact that Mary is by long odds the most popular of present day names for girls. This is. undoubtedly due first to the fact that not only doesa the queen bear that name, but her daughter and niece. the latter daughter of the queens brother, own to it as Welt and second to the recent prominence given to the name by the collection of a coronation gift among the Marys or Great Britain.
 It is curious, but perhaps not remark able. that the fashion in names should be so intimately associated with the nrst lady of the land. 1t was one evidence of the extraordinary popularity Of the late King Edward that he succeeded in in- troducing his pet name of ''Bertie' into English homes and 20 years ago almost every second man one met boasted .'Berte' as one Of his three four, five or six names. Adelaide and Caroline. Victoria and Alexandra all have had their innings as favorite names. but the 
 popularity among the masses.
 During the spast year there has been delightful comedy enacted in Bucking- ham palace which goes a long way to- wards proving that a king is no longer master, even in his own house.
 For some time the king has been at war with "his majesty's office of works" The king has been dissatisfied with the drai.age at the palace and also with the circumstance that several of the doors in the building had been permanently nailed up. When he moved into the pal ace he immediately gave orders that the drainage be improved and the doors opened Imagine his surprise when he received an official looking communica- tion from the "ofrice of works pointing out that he had not secured the permis- sion of thse department for the changes. King George immediately set Colonel