The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-01
'DRIIISH HEIR
TO THRONE. IS
VERY BUSY Man
Prince Of Wales Adds Titles
and Gets Acquainted,
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LONDON (by main Colonel His
Royal Highness Edward A C. q. a.
p. d. Prince of Wales and Duke Of
Cornwall. X. G.. 6. c. NJ. g., G. b. T.
NJ. c.. Colonel-in- Chief Twelfth Ian
GERS. Royal Scots Fusiliers. Duke ot
CORVALLIS Light Infantry and Royal
Wiltshire Ycomanrv Personal Aide
de- Camp TO the King. is easily the
most mentioned parsonage in England
today.
Much OF the recent mention has TO
do with his acquisition oi new honorS
and titles and memberships and free
doms of cities. BY the time this Is
published, doubtless. a few new letters
and honors, will have been acquired by
the heir 10 the throne - the British
empire.
For. 10 use his own words, spoken
in the city OF London when receiving
the freedom" of the financial capital
America willing of the world, the
prince o.. Wales has found his man
hood"
He found it he explained, doing hIs
Insignificant bit at the front, during
four years OF war Officers who saw
him when he arrived in France, thin
and timid. not yet freed OF the apron
string OF constant tutoring and super
vision which is the lot OF sons OF the
palace. bear witness 10 the truth OF
the princes announcement In effect,
the heir TO the throne announced 10
the world that he had reached his ma
jority.
The cour, OF St James accept, the
announcement and many things hap
pen forthwith.
No promising candidate for political
honors in our own land OF manlpuIa
ton of public attention, however ex-
perienccd and skilled his manager
might be, ever had more constant men
iiop in print than the prince OF Wales
has had during the past several weeks
The activities OF the king and queen
and the rest of the royal family have
slipped into positions OF secondary I'M
portance. Princess Pat. Lady Diana
Manners, Lloyd George, Hawker--
these get their columns on occasion,
but the OCCASION is short, and the prince
steps bli,hely through the prints day
after day.
For the smiling young prince who
hasn't even yet lost all his air OF ,imid-
lty is being voted into full member
ship OF all things done by and sane
toned by royalty under the age-long
customs OF old England He is as
much of reporters and pho,ogra-
pher's assignment as a presidential
candidate during the hectic weeks OF
The final swing around the country
The royal household counts that day
lost when their eldest born has not Wis
tied two or three institutions. accept
ed honorary presidency OF this or that
organitAton. and sponsored some new
venture or received SONG foreign Wis
itor.
He goes to Dover to meet the prcsi-
dent of Brazil today. replacing the
duke OF Connaught as the kings per
sonal representative He has Just been
made Ere, Mason, yesterday he was
made grand commander OF the Order
OF St Michael and St George, tomor-
row it will be something else. and the
day after yet another function, or a
new title, or a new duty Various trips !
on, of London TO provincial cite, are
carded, and later the proposed tour oi
the domnlons. during which he is cx-
pected to make side trip TO the,
White House
Day by day he rides through the
city salu,ing the populacc which halls
him prince, Day by day he appears
at crowded cen,ers inspecting a pen
sioner's home, reviewing drill. open
ing new civic center or hospital, at
tending races, awarding prices at ath-
1ctic contestant at each place he
talks with the common people and is
snapped by ready photographers IN the
act al Learning Anw the pen2ianer likes,
how the hospital is managed, or how
younr England play, IT'S games
Tens oi thousands weekly arc get