Evening star., 1939-06-04
By John ClaeeH Proctor.

When the King and Queen of
Great Britain, with the rest of
their titles, arrive in Washington
In a few days and are entertained
at the White House and introduced
to American society at the garden
party at the British Embassy, be-
sides attending to a few other more
or less laborious functions, it is
doubtful if they will have time and
strength left to see Washington
inside and outside-as George AL
fred Townsend might say. But if
they do get chance to do SO, it
should be interesting to them to
visit the places made historic by
other members of the British royal
family in days gone by, as we'll as
other royal guests who have visited
this city and have left behind some
thing to be remembered by
Grandparents Visit.
Of course, the visit here Of Grand
pa Edward, in 1860, when he was
the Prince of Wales. will be inter
esting to this young couple, espe-
cially because they are undoubtedly
familiar with his visit and how
he was invited here by President
James Buchanan, who wrote the
Princes mother, Queen Victoria, on
July 4, 1860, saying:
Il have learned from the pub
lie journals that the Prince of
Wales is about to visit your ma
jestys North American dominions.
Should it be the intention of his
royal highness to extend his visit
to the United States I need not
say how happy I should be to give
him a cordial welcome to Washing
ton.
You may be we'll assured that
everywhere in this country he will
be greeted by the American people
in such manner as cannot fail to
prove gratifying to your majesty
In this they will manifest their deep
sense OF your domestic virtues, as
we'll as their convictions of your
merits as wise, patriotic and con-
stitutional sovereign"
Queens Reply.
To this letter the Queen replied
MY Good Friend: I have been
much gratif1ed at the feelings which
prompted you to write to me, in
viting the Prince of Wales to come
to Washington. He intends to re-
turn from Canada through the
United States, and it will give him
great pleasure to have an opportu-
nifty of testifying to you in person
that these feelings are fully re-
Ciprocated by him. He will thus be
able, at the same time, to mark the
respect which he entertains for the
Chief Magistrate of great and
powerful State and kindred Nation
THE Prince of Wales will drop all
royal state on leaving my dominions
and travel under the name of Lord
Renfrew, as he has done when trav-
cling on the continent of Europe
The Prince Consort wishes to be
kindly remembered to you
Arrival in Capital
1t was a nice autumn afternoon
when the Prince and his suite
reached the Federal Capital and
crowds awaited his coming. The
Star in it's issue of October 4, 1860
chronicles his arrival at the old Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad Depot, now
part of the Capitol Plaza, saying
in part:
"At o'clock the train reached the
depot. which had the effect of quiet
ing the vast concourse. The train
consisted of two passenger and one
baggage cars. In the first car were
seated the following representatives
of the press. who have been travel
ing with Lord Renfrew, reporting
his progress in Canada and the
United States: Joseph Howard, New
York Times; S. R. Fisk and Mr.
CORVALLIS, New York Herald;
Thomas C. Evans, New York World
DR.. Augustus Rawlings and T. Davis
of the New York Illustrated News;
Mr.. JeWett. Frank Leslie's; NJ A
Woods. London Times: Roche of the
London Post, Harcourt of the To-
ronto Globe, Spence of the Quebec
Chronicle. In the second car was tht
baron and his suite.
quite a large number of person!
had assembled near the gateways o.
the avenues leading to the Executive
Mansion. confident of their securing
a view of his royal highness. On the
approach of the party the gates were
opened for their ingress. but NJ
others were admitted. The Baron
with his suite, being ushered int
the east room, where the Presiden
was awaiting his arrival, he was pre-
sented to him by Mr.. Cass, and re.
ceived cordial welcome. Lord Lyon!
then performed the ceremony o.
the introduction of the suite. These
proceedings were strictly private"
Received at Capitol.
The following morning at l.
o'clock Baron Renfrew and suite
together with Lord Lyons, accom-.
panied by Secretary Floyd, paid 6
brief visit to the Capitol. At the
entrance to the eastern front of thu
Capitol the distinguished party wa.
received by Architect F. U. Walter
and Capt. Franklin, chief engineer
Of the Government works, and Capt
c. W. G. Dunnington and was es.
corted through the building.