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Thousands Cheer English Heir Apparent As He Boards Battle Cruiser Re nown For Return Voyage Says He Is Coming Back To See More Of America And Its People
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NEW YORK, Nov. 22.-The Prince of Wales said goodbye to America to- day and sailed for his own land. The cheers of hundreds of thousands of New Workers, whose friendship he had won during his brief visit, rang in his ears as the great battle cruiser Re- nown, one of the mightiest vessels in the British navy, weighed anchor and steamed majestically down the North River. Edward Albert waved his fare well from the fighting top to the great crowd gathered on the banks of the Hudson to bid him Godspeed.
 Airplanes dipped and circled over- head and salutes bombed from the American warships in the river as the Renown got under way. The prince remained at his post in the fighting top waving his hat in answer to the cheers which reached him faintly across the water until the shadows had finally hidden the shores. As the bat tie cruiser and her consort the cruiser Constance, entered the bay, seven American destroyers and the Ameri- can battleship Delaware closed in on her wake, each with the British naval ensign flying from the main peak. They will escort the royal ship to the vicinity of Halifax where she is due Monday morning.
 Decorates War Heroes Virtually up to the moment of sail ing, the prince was the center of pic- turesque functions. The first cere- many of the day was the conferring of decorations won on the battlefields of Europe on more than 100 American soldiers, sailors and nurses. Among those decorated was one woman doc tor, Dr. Caroline Finley, of the Ameri- can Woman's Overseas hospitals. She was made member of tSe Arder of The British Empire in recognition of her care of influenza stricken British prisoners released from German prison camps.
 After the conferring of decorations. which took place on the. quarter deck of the Renown, the prince received on board the warship representatives of the city and state government, the press and those who had been his hosts and hostesses during his stay in New York and who now came to bid him farewell. Again and again as the prince shook their hands, he reiterated his gratitude at the welcome he had received and his regret at parting.
 But am coming back" he said q want to see more of America and the Americans
 f Reviews Boy Scouts
 The last official ceremony of the daI was a review of 5,eo0 boy scouts who were massed along the beach facins the Renown. The prince made a specia. ! trip ashore to meet the youngsters ant II gave him an occasion to prove thai he also is numbered among tht , phrase makers.
 Never hunt with yourselves. hun , with the pack, was the princess adyic, to the scouts.
 [ He had intended to make a sneecl but time was lacking and he had f. content himself with handing a w,T } ten message to Colin H. Livingstd, ,e , president of the national organization The message which was addressed Jointly to the boy scouts and gir guides, said in part:
 Urged Loyalty To Country
 wish that my visit to your splen
 did country had been longer and
 had had the chance of seeing nor American scouts and guides, but tha
 must wait, until my next visit. Mean
 while I want to say one thing to yo,
 Value your training as scouts an
 guides, for the more you value if th
 greater will be your own value to VOL, ! country and your friends Put won country always first, and above aI
 things, be good Americans. The bet
 ter Americans you are, the bette
 friends you will be to your brothe
 scouts and sister guides of the Britis 1. empire"
 The last person to say goodbye f ' was the guest of honor at fareve . . the prince was Admiral Sims wh a luncheon given by the royal visito = = The anchors were already bein s weighed when the admiral left in d ship. N- 1. Five carrier pigeons were taken O 2 board the Renown to be released 50 ], miles at sea and to return to Ne, U York with greetings from the brine Il to his New York hosts.
 Sir Robert Borden. premier of Can a aoa, went aboard to accompany tn royal party to Halifax.
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