Evening star., 1937-10-31
Capital Has Been Host
To Royalty in Past
Duke of Windsor Preceded by
Other Representatives
Of Ruling Lines.

this country. Baron Renfrew-was In
vited here by President Buchanan.
He arrived in Washington on Octo-
ber 8, coming to the city by way of
Baltimore, and in an attempt to avoid
the crowd his carriage and retinue
were routed through the city, west
wardly by way Of Indiana avenue, past
the Court House, along Louisiana ave-
nue. (now Indiana avenue) to Penn
sylvania avenue to the White House.
His visit to Mount Vernon at this
time was one of the most interesting
features of his coming to America, and
Of this event The Star said, in part:
Arriving opposite Mount Vernon, the
Harriet Lane dropped her anchor, and
the steamers boats having been low
cred, the party prepared to proceed to
the shore. The Prince stepped into the
first launch, Immediately stationed
himself at the stern and seized the
tiller ropes and steered the boat
ashore in sailor-like style, which
showed him to have had some expe-
rience in that way. In the boat with
him were the President and Miss
Lane.
AT the wharf they were received by
George w. Riggs, Esq, the treasurer
of the Ladies Mount Vernon Associa-
ton; Mrs. Riggs, Miss Seaton and
Mrs. Merrick, the lady of the distin-
guished associate judge of the Circuit
Court of the District of Columbia, by
whom they were escorted through the
grounds
THE baron, followed by his retinue
proceeded at once to the tomb of
Washington, where the scene was
deeply interesting and not likely ever
to be forgotten by those who partici-
pated in the trip. The exceeding sim
plicity of everything connected with
the last resting place of him whose
glorious deeds as warrior and states
man have won for his memory the ven-
Grafton of all nations of the world.
impressed the royal visitor and his
noble retinue, and simultaneously, as
they approached the tomb, all uncoy-
cred their heads in obedience TO the
common impulse.
The lllustrious party then proceeded
through the grounds, examining every
thing connected with the estate with
minute interest, and, returning to the
tomb. a solemn dirge was played by
the Marine Band while all stood with
uncovered heads"
CLOSE to the tomb. the young
British Prince planted an acorn
and he took some of these away with
him to plant, as he stated, in the
Royal Park at Windsor. What a
beautiful thought for young SOW
ereign to have-to transplant a part
of Mount Vernon, the home of Wash
ington-to his beloved English soil.
On October Lord Renfrew" left
Washington for Richmond, Va. and
on his return north, on October 8,
passed through the Capital City to
the railroad depot. then at c street
and New Jersey avenue. Subsequently
he visited New York, Boston. Bunker
Hill and other cities and places, and
left this country by way of Portland,
Me-. on Saturday. October 20.
If The Star was as accurate in its
statements in 1850 as it always has
been, then King Edward VII, as the
Prince of Wales, was not the first of
his line to visit this country, for The
Star said at that time that the
Princes grandfather, the Duke of
Kent, came to the United States about
1900.
To those familiar with English his
tory, as well as our own. it will be
recalled that the Duke of Kent was
the fourth son of George III, with
whom the people of the American