The Washington herald., 1919-11-09
By Z. c. DRUM-HUNT.

: ter day will be here.
Tuesday holds double interest for
us all because II is the first an
niversary of the signing of the
armistiee and because the Prince of
Wales win arrive In Washington
that day.
Society stopped awhile to gain
it's breath hast week after the siren
uousness of the week before when
the rulers of the Belgians were
visiting US but did not relax COM
pletely. The calendar was pretty
swell filled with small parties Of
sarious sorts.
: 1t appears that the program for
ihe entertainment of the Prince will
be very similar to that followed for
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth.
There will be several formal din
ners In his honor; he will call at
the White House. and probably see
the President for a few minutes In
his sick room-and perhaps wearing
! the old. ripped gray weater Of
former Princeton days: go to Mt.
Vernon and Annapolis; do q little
sight seeing. receive q few people
and decorate a few more; make come
Speeches and receive several de-
Erees and not have a moment Of
4eisure during his three days stay.
He'll be greeted at the station by
fhe Vice President and Mrs. Mar
Fhall. who will represent the Presi-
1ient and Mrs. Wilson and act as
hosts for the nation.
: All Of the Cabinet in their silk
hats and frock coats. will gather
at the station; also the members Of
4he British Embassy stan and the
pfjcials of the State Department
Erowds will gather outside to greet
9he youthful Prince. Who will have
an escort of cavalry, infantry and
Marines just as their majesties did.
aIe'i1 probably go to the Capitol and
Sisit both houses of that body and
attend a celebration of some sort
on Armistice Day. Also maybe he
will slip away from his retinue and
stage a little party of his own like
fthe Duke of Brabant did at the
Cafe 81. Marks. There isn't any
nancing on the official program for
Entertaining II. r. Fl. and 1t Is said
Shat the Prince loves to dance. And
hs Is a very human person. you
7know,
: Prince Edward will arrive in wash
ington at noon Tuesday. The time
of arrival. however. is subject to
Change. and the royal train may ar
give earlier or later than the time
specified.
: Secretary Of state Lansing and
punber Of army and navy officials
ptll meet the Prince OF Wales and
his party at the Canadian TO: der
Tomorrow night, All will act as his
hosts until the arriIIl in Washing
Ion on Tuesday.
: The State Department has not as
get announced the official program
of entertainment. but ii Is expected
that il will include visits Of the kind
Arranged in honor Of King Albert.
Dinners probably will be given in
Prince Edwards honor by Vice Pres
fdent Marshall and Secretary Ian
sing. and it is expected that a third
dinner will be given at the British
Embassy.
The War Department has announced
that Mai. Gen. John Biddle, former
commander of the American forces
In England. had been assigned as
military aid to his highness. and
Secretary Daniels announced that
Rear Admiral Albert P. Niblack had
been detailed in a similar capacity
to represent the navy.
One of the features Of the Prince
Of Wales visit will be the bestowal
Of awarded decorations upon efficers
and men of the British army and
navy now resident here. 1t 10 also
expected that Gen. Pershing. Gen.
March. or Secretary Baker will con-
fer a decoration on the prince.
The royal special train will make
no extended stops between the Cana
dian border and Washington. as the
prince has expressed the wish that
the National Capital shall be the
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States.
II is not known whether Prince
EDWARD will visit other cities in this
country before his return to Eng
land. His entire stay in North Amer
ica so far has been in Canada. where
he has spent the last few weeks in
hunting. fishing and making himself
personally acquainted with his Can
adian subjects.
PRINCE CENTER
OF INTEREST.
Because the President is not yet
strong enough to entertain the royal
visitor at the White House he Is TO
reside at the handsome home of Capt.
and Mrs Perry Belmont while in the
city. 1t is one of the handsomest the
town can boast OF and well suited for
\ this purpose. 1t does seem too bad
that this country. one of the greatest.
hasn't a proper place in which to en-
tertain its distinguished guests, but
has to borrow homes from its wealthy
citizens. The Belmont home has been
honored three times now. The jap
anese war mission. headed by Wig
count Ishii, stayed there while Il was
in Washington as did Sir Eric Qed-
des. then first lord Of the admiralty
when he came to Washington at the
head Of a naval mission.
The house has been in the hands of
the State Department for some days
now. 1 don't know just what they
are doing to 1t. but there has been
great activity there. At night the