The sun., 1919-08-14
VETERANS TO GREET
PRINCE AT ST. JOHN
Welcome for War Heroes Pre-
cedes Royal Reception
Tomorrow.
CITY DoNs GAY ATTIRE
Governor Of Maine Will Take
Part in Ceremony Planned
for Guest.
,, : SIAN oorr.,pond.ns Of m, Sur.

By q Sfd0 Ooryespohdem OF HE cuh.
ST. JOHN, N. B.. Aug. Is.-This an
oient city is a-throb tonight IN antici-
patton Of the two days celebration which
begins tomorrow with q grand welcome
20 the New Brunswick veterans OF the
great war n eliminates on Friday TO
the arrival of the Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales left Newfound-
land at noon to-day and tonight 10
steaming aboard the light cruiser Dragon
down the northwest Atlantic coast for
this port, where his grandfather, King
Edward VII, landed hfty-nine years ago
and where his father. George ", us
ited In 1901. The Prince will n Fri
day morning at Reeds Point. a historic
spot within the harbor, and there will be
formally welcomed by the Duke of Dew
onshire. Governor-General of Canada
Sir Robert Borden, Premier Of the Do
minion the Hon. William Pugsley,
observation-disclosures Of New Brunswick ;
Sir Joseph Pope. Canadian Secretary Of
State; Premier Foster of New Bruns-
wick; Mayor Hayes Of ST. John and a
score or more civil and military officials.
As a prelude 20 the arrival Of the
Prince the civil and military authorities
of the province nave arranged a monster
welcome to the New Brunswick war vet
Grams tomorrow. Some OF these have
been officially welcomed before. but these
functions have occurred at sporadic IN
tervals n when trocbs returned as
units from the front. Tomorrow will
be the first occasion when anything ap"
preaching a provincial testimonial to the
men from this section who wen to war
In 1914. 1t was hoped that practically
all Of the returned troops from this
province would be here tomorrow to par
ticipate, but he failure of the authori-
ties to concede what was expected In the
matter of reduced railway rates has been
something of a disappointment to many.
1t Is expected, however, that there will
be at least $1,000 veteran troops in the
line Of march.
City Gayly Decorated.
Meantime the committee in charge has
been at work ~festooning the public places
OF the city in preparation for the Joint
event. The very nomenclature OF this
cfty's tho~roughfares smacks OF royalty.
and everywhere are seen huge r~eproduc-
tons of the, Princes private crest, a
crown surmounted by h fieur de lys.
and his motto, Itch diem" Victory
arches painted in gold and decorated
with pine from the New Brunswick Cor
ests have been swung across Prince Will
liam and King streets and others have
been erected at the principal places to
be visited by the royal guest during his
one day stay.
While the Union Jack is prominent
everywhere there Is a generous display
OF the Stars and Stripes as a delicate
compliment to Gov. Mfliken of Maine.
who as the chief executive of the neigh
boring State will be a member of the
official welcoming party.
When he steps on the wharf the Prince
will be met by a guard of honor Of 100
men of the T~wenty-sixth Battalion. Just
as he sets foot ashore a chorus of 1000
school children will sing the Doxology
rs a thanks offering for his safe voyage
across the Atlantic n arrival in St
Johns. Then will follow the informal
welcome by the Duke of Devonshire and
other notables. Then, according to Gus
tom. the Prince. who will be in the uni
form of a stan Captain of the British
army. will inspect the guard. the school
children will sing the British national
anthem and the ancient Welsh folk song,
'God Bless the Prince OF Wales"
Address by Prince.
The procession will form half an hour
after the landing and proceed to the
armory. where the formal addresses Of
welcome will be delivered and where the
Prince will make a brief response.
The rest of Fridays programme in
cludes the presentation of colors by the
Prince to the Twenty-sixth Battalion.
followed by a review and march past
and the presentation of a royal salute.
At noon the Prince will visit the newly
equipped military hospital at West End.
Half an hour later he will unveil the
memorial tablet dedicated to the memory
of st. John men who lost their lives in
the war, and following this function will
DO the guest of Provincial Premier Fos-
ter at the Union Club.
What will perhaps be the most for
NAL Of the days events will be the Of
ncial reception to be rendered to the
Prince and his suite by Lieut.-Gov.
Pugsley at Government House, Rothe-
say, nine miles from the city of st.
John. The Prince and his party will
make the trip by motor n at the con-
ciusion of the reception he will be taken
back to the Dragon. which Immediately
will get under a for Halifax. where
the Prince is due on Saturday morning.
BY every boat and train visitors are
ioeking to this city. Tonight hotels are
full and sleeping accommodations are at
o premium.