Evening star., 1941-10-16
Windsors Are Guests
Af0'Conor Luncheon
Al Annapolis
Inspect Naval Academy;
Coming Here Tomorrow;
In Wurrenton Saturday
q, the Associated Press.


By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Oct. 16.-The
Duke and Duchess of Windsor. near
ing the end of their week-long visit
TO the home State of the one-time
Maryland debutante, arranged to
make an informal tour of the United
States Naval Academy today fol-
lowing luncheon with Gov. O'Conor
and State officials.
The Duke and his Duchess, the
former Wallis Warfield of Baltimore,
have been guests at the Salona
Farms estate of the Duchess uncle,
Gen. Henry M Warfleld since their
arrival from Canada last Saturday.
Tomorrow they will go to WASH
mgton for luncheon with Lord Hall
fax. the British Ambassador, visiting
c. c. c. camps en- route.
To Go to Warrenton.
A spokesman for the Duchess said
the royal couple would go from
Washington to Warrenton, Va, to-
morrow night to visit Mrs. Sterling
Larrabie at her Oakwood estate.
Mrs. Larrabie is an old friend of
the Duchess. Sunday the Windsors
will return to Washington and
board a train for New York.
Invited to meet the Windsors at
Gov. O'Conor's luncheon were Rear
Admiral Russell Wilson, Naval
Academy superintendent, and Mrs
Wilson: Stringfellow Barr, st.
Johns College president, and Mrs
Barr: State Controller J.. Millard
Tawes and Mrs. Tawes, Mayor Will
liam U. McCready of Annapolis and
Mrs. McCready and Gen. and Mrs.
Warfield. State Treasurer Hooper
s. Miles and Mrs. Miles were also
invited, but could not accept.
The Duke and Duchess, accom-
panied by the Warfields, were to
arrive at the Government house at
12:15 pm, escorted by State and
Anne Arundel County police. Mrs
O'Conor will greet the party Maj
Gray Phillips, the Dukes equerry
also will be in the group.
Duke Praises Seamen.
To four British Seamen who COL
iectively have had seven ships shot
from under them the Duke declared
yesterday that they can sink our
ships, but they can't break our
spirits"
Men like you will go on fighting
no matter what the odds" the Duke
asserted during the last of three
visits on tour of war relief agencies
In Baltimore.
During the brief call at the Brit
ish Merchant Seamen's Club, the
former King chatted with veterans
who had seen him on World War
battlef1elds, with boyish cadets, with
marines of merchantmen gun crews
and with seamen from vessels in
Baltimore for repairs.
Alfred Longfield, veteran of 81
years at sea, told how his trawler
had been sunk by bombing and ma
chine cunning planes in the Eng
hSh Channel. When the converse
ton ended. Mr.. Longfield said
That's what I call real guy. Let
me tell you this, matey, he's the best
of the lot, and we in England would
give our bloody hearts to have him
back"
Throughout his visit the Duke
seemed most interested in condi-
tions "at home" what had beer
bombed, what repaired and how the
people were faring
Gunner T. P Holiday told the
Duke, Il was in the mining districts
of South Wales when your majesty
came there in the black year of
1881"
Disclaims Noble Title.
His highness laughed, told Mr.
HOLIDAY to call him Sir" and passed
on. When he did Mr.. HOLIDAY
asserted:
There's not man in South
Wales who wouldn't lay down his
life for him. We thought the world
Of him then, and We still think the
world Of him. We would love to see
him back home where he belongs
We're sorry he's not there today"
The Duke, after asking some of
the men how they liked America and
Americans, said, I'm glad they're
giving us the great backing that
they are today"
The Windsors also visited the
Office of the National Emergency
Volunteer Blood Donor Project and
the headquarters of the British War
Relief Society. where they talked
with a representative of the Greek
War Relief Society.
En- route to the business district
with their host, Gen. Warfield, they
stopped at the Office of DR.. Angus
Mclean. who examined their eyes
Tuesday. Gen. Warf1eld said his
niece told him the results were
quite good"
From their informal tour. the Duke
went to the Maryland Club to lunch
while the Duchess returned tc
Salona Farms. In the afternoon the
Duke played golf in a foursome
uyhicb included IT COI,rtp0ay Ion