The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-13
Sketch of Careerysof Royal
Guest of c anada and III
49, ., United States 81
IN WHITE HOUSE
AT WASHINGTON
Will Be Given Same Entertainment
President Wilson Received in Eng
| land-Marriageable Women Much In
terested In His Visit.

NEW YORK, Aug 13.-David Guelph,
who landed at ST. Johns, Newfound-
land, Tuesday, with light hair, blue
eyes and a somewhat plain, good-na
tured face, and better known as His
Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales,
is % years old, and as heir apparent
of the British throne, is the eldest of
the five children of King George V and
Queen Mary.
He was born on June %, 1894 and
according to his royal biographers, re-
ceived "a careful. and common sense
education, mentally and physically, and
has ever shown simplicity in manner
dress and life The prince, whose full
name is Edward Albert Christian
George Andrew Patrick David Guelph
(his family's favorite name for him
is David'0, has four perhaps, distin-
guished characteristics. He carries q
cane, is splendid swimmer, and dane.
er, and is very fond of animals
The highest dignitary of all tie Brit
ish rulers nearly 400,000,000 subjects
veteran of the great war-will bear
to President Wilson and the people of
the United States the expression of tho
British Empires appreciation and
gratitude for America s participation
in the conflict and her part in achiev
ing final victory. While in Washington
he will be lodged in the White House
just as President and Mrs. Wilson
were made to feel at home last Decem
Der in Buckingham Palace
The Princes royal title briefly, is
His Royal Highness etc, K. G., G. NJ
M. g., G.. NJ. B. E., NJ. c., Prince OF
Wales and Earl of Chester, Prince O.
Great Britain and Ireland, Duke OF
Cornwall, Duke of Rothesay, Earl Of
Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord OF
the isles and Great Steward of Scot
land. Upon the death of his grand
father, King Edward VII, and the as
crnSon of his father TO the throne
David" became the Prince of Wales
which by the way. carries no. big rev
enues or prerogatives for the holder
who sits in the House of Lords
As Duke of Cornwall, the Prince
income is said to approximate $500,
600 n year, derived from rents an,
royalties in Cornwall coal mines. Fl
owns 10000 acres of land in the count,
of Cornwall, $4,000 in Devonshire an,
large areas in Somerset and London
He was proclaimed Prince of Wales O.
June %, 1910 and invested at CarnaI
Won castle, Wales, on July Is. 1911. Fl
maintains three residences, York Cot
tage, Sandringham, Windsor castl,
Berkshire; and Buckingham palace
London. Importuned to join man
wealthy clubs, the Prince so far ha
contented himself with membership /
the Bachelors and the Royal Automc
bile.
The prince was little more tina
20 years old when the war broke on
and with his younger brother, Prime
Albert, entered the military service. Fl
joined the Grenadier Guards at the be
ginning of hostilitics and on Nov. II
1914 was appointed an aide de-camn 0
the staff of Field Marshal Sir job
French. On several occasions he Shove
courage by going incognito into tn
trenches in, upper Alsace and on h
3lst birthday which he celebrated {
the front. narrowly escaped death b
shell6rc att Loos. On Oct. u. 1915,
shell wrecked the motor car in whic
he wns riding and killed his chauffeu
He escaped sinjury. Shortly after Pre-
dent Poineaire bestowed upon him ii
Croix de Guerre.
Tn March 1916 the Prince went I
Egypt as a staff captain to the con
mander fn-ehief of the Mediterranean
forces, Meanwhile the prince ha
helped 10 raise $20,0O0,000 in Londo
for the relief of wounded soldiers an
sailors, had visited King Victor En-
manuel of Italy and the Italian fror
and flown over the Austrian lines wit
n British pilot. After the armistice W;
signed the prince went to Coblen
where he was the guest of the Amer
can commander-in-chicf and made