Evening star., 1924-09-21
WALES WILL START
TOCANADA TONIGHT
Special Train to BE Used.
Makes Pilgrimage to
Roosevelt Tomb.
~ the Associated Press. .

Ry the Associated Press.
SYOSSET. n. r., September 20
The Prince of Wales will spend to-
morrow, the last day of his holiday
visit on Long Island, quietly in the
James A Burden house, which has
been his home during his vacation
here, receiving farewell calls from
friends At about 10 o'clock tomor-
row night he Will board special
train placed at his disposal by Sir
Henry Thornton. president and man
aging editor of the Canadian National
Railways, which will take him all
the way to High River, Alberta, the
railroad station nearest his ranch.
The plan to cross Long Island Sound
ny yacht and meet the train in New
London, Conn. was discarded because
of the greater simplicity of the pres
ent route.
The party will not leave the train
in New York or at any other point
between Syosset and Montreal, which
will be reached at about II o'clock
Monday morning. The prince will
arrive in Winnipeg at 6:l5 am. We'd
nesday, finishing his trip at High
River at or 9 o'clock Thursday
night.
After spending slightly less thar
three hours i'm New York, playing
squash and taking luncheon with
David Boyle. one of his secretaries,
the prince today made a pilgrimage
to the Roosevelt home on Sa gamore
Hill, oyster Bay. to pay his respects
to the widow of tire President.
The members of his staff said to-
night that he had long contemplated
the visit. since he placed a wreath
or Col. ROoSeVelt's tomb in 1919.
Inspccts Trophy Room.
Kermit Roosevelt, second son OF
the colonel, met the prince. Mr.. Boyle
an Mai. +. ID. Metcalfe, an equerry,
. at the door and introduced the prince
10 Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Kermit
Roosevelt and Miss Isabel Rockefel-
Ter, niece of John d. Rockefeller.
ST., Were the only others present. The
prince inspected the famous RooSe-
Welt trophy room during his 25-minute
call.
From the Roosevelt home, the
prince drove to the Meadowbrook
Club, where a California polo team
played against one led by Louis
Lacey, the British star. and Dever-
eauX Milhurn and Thomas Hitchcock,
jr.. captained rival pickup teams.
The prince spent half an hour at
the game. then bade good-b bye to a
number of frie nds and Strolled over
to an adjoining field. where the Mil
burn Hitchcock game had started
before the other had been finished
II" sat on sideline rail with Mai
Met"alf for while. then crossed over
to III" side. whf re a crowd from the
grandSfandS bad assembled as soon
aS his departure from his box had
been noticed. The usual thruns re-
mAin'd in his wake until h. left the
grounds, giving him n cheer as he
Stt pp"d into his automobile.
James BeattIe. IS! -!ear-nld ca ddy
a the links solf club in Searingtown.
who carried the bag for the prince
when he played Is holes there yes
ttrday. told newSpa per correspond
ents today that his royal higness ap-
. peared cap" hle OF making the Il
holes in 80 or 95. Seyenty-two is par.
No card score was Kept. but Reattie.
qualifying as an expert observer.
gave it as his opinion that the prince
was fair golfer.
Eeattie found the prince "a nice
man to caddy for. not fussy or nerv-
Gus. He doesn't holler at the cad
dies"
lie was pretty Wild" he continued.
and lots Of the time he. was in the /
rough. His drives were not long. lis
yards at the most, and that was down
hill. He putted fairly well, but the
best Of all were his chip shots onto
the green"
The prince played with Capt. F. c.
T0ttenham against Mr.. Milburn and
Louis L. Stoddard.
Local No. / of the International
Printing Pressmen's and Assistants
Union, New York, has the honor of
being the second trade union to elect
the Prince Of Wales a member. The
New York union issued card to him |
after he had started one of the |
presses Of the Herald-Tribure on
Wednesday. The princes other labor |
organization is that Of the Hammer
men. Iron Workers of Glasgow. /