Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

instead OF taking these morsels into
Of Queen Victoria. Indeed 1t does
make us think, when we look upon
the last resting place of the great, and
the would-be great. Of that wonderful
poem that Lincoln was so fond of
reading:
oh! why should the spirit of mortal
be proud?
Like swift-feeting meteor. fast
flying cloud,
A flash of the lightning, a break of
the wave,
He passes from earth to his rest in
the grave.
"The leaves of the oak and the willow
shall fade,
Be scattered around. and together be
laid,
And the young and the old, the low
and the high,
Shall molder to dust and together
shall lie.
"'Tis the wink Of an eye, it's the
draught of a breath,
From the blossom of health to the
pillow of death,
From the gilded saloon to the bier and
the shroud:
Oh! why should the spirit of mortal
be proud?"
But in this particular case 1t Is
doubtful if King Edward VII was at
all proud. for all the evidence is to
the contrary, and, instead, he is said
to have been thoroughly democratic.
No doubt thousands of Washing
tonians and others recall the young
Prince Albert, now His Royal Majesty
King Edward VIII, who visited this
city during November II to IA, 1919
But how time flies, for it only seems
short while ago when Queen VIC
toria reigned over the British Empire,
and here. today we have that good old
Queens great-grandson ascending the
| throne.
WHEN we saw him in Washington
is years ago, he was but a
young chap Is years Of age, and he
| looked even much younger than that
He was then rather shy, boyish-look-
ing fellow. of medium height and quite
good looking. Everybody liked him,
just as they liked his grandfather
the most popular sovereign ever to
visit these shores, and for whom they
named cigars and other widely-used
products. and to many, even today
Prince Albert" means none other
than the subsequent Edward VII.
Incidentally, they do believe in the
Old World in supplying their children
especially those of royal birth-with
considerable amount Of names tc
identify them by, and so, when George
v was baptized. the names Georges
Frederick Ernest Albert were given
him. But the King just enthroned
did not even fare so well. for his spon-
sors saw that he was officially named
Edward Albert Christian George An
drew Patrick David.
Regardless, however, Of his many
names. which were all temporarily at
least dropped when here, he was a
very much admired young man, and
the girls-to use an old expression
just went wild over him. When he
left here, every one declared him to be
good fellow" and some even went
so far as to say he was a regular
bird"
When he arrived at the Union Sta
ton, on November IL, 1919, due to ILL
| ness of President Wilson, who was
confined to his bed, he was met by a
delegation headed by Vice President
Marshall, and was warmly and enthu-
siastically greeted. It was rainy
drizzly day, just such a one as would
remind the prince of Old London. and
naturally this tended toward making
him feel perfectly at home.
In the crowd that met him at the
depot, besides the Vice President. were
the members Of the cabinet, Gen. Per-
shing. Gen. March, Admiral Coontz
Viscount Gray, the British Ambassa-
dor, and others, more or less equally
distinguished. Accompanied by a Cav
airy escort, he was driven from the
depot to the Perry Belmont home at
New Hampshire avenue and Eigteentf
street, reserved for the distinguished
visitor and those who accompanied
him to Washington. This building
numbered 1918 New Hampshire ave-
nue. Is still standing, and has recently
been purchased by the General Grand
Chapter of the Order of the Eastern
Star as its national headquarters.
Later he was received by President
Wilson at his bedside. and the happy