THE TOUR OF
THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE
DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CORNWALL
AND YORK
THROUGH
THE DOMINION OF CANADA
IN THE YEAR 1901
BY
JOSEPH POPE, C.M.G.
UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE
OTTAWA
PRINTED BY S. E. DAWSON, PRINTER TO THE KING'S
MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY
1903
PREFATORY NOTE
THE recent presence amongst us of the Heir Apparent to the
Throne is one of those momentous events which may fitly be
regarded as forming an epoch in the history of the Dominion.
It has been thought desirable therefore that a record of the royal
progress throughout Canada should be compiled, and this duty
has been assigned to one whose connection with the preliminary
arrangements, and whose presence at many of the principal
functions of the tour, are considered to qualify him for its
adequate discharge. How far this expectation has been justi-
fied, must be for the future to determine.
The writer avails himself of this opportunity to express his
acknowledgments to Major Maude, C.M.G., D.S.O., Lieutenant-
Colonel A. P. Sherwood, Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick White,
Mr. E. F. Jarvis, Mr. D. A. McLaughlin, Government Photo-
grapher, the mayors of various cities and towns, and others to
whom he has had recourse for information, always cheerfully
given. He is under especial obligations to Dr. S. E. Dawson,
the King's Printer, for much kind assistance in the selection
of photographs and in other matters connected with the prepara-
tion of the work.
He desires to add that for all expressions of opinion in this
narrative he alone is responsible.
OTTAWA, 1902.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
INTRODUCTOEY.
Extension of proposed journey to include the Dominion of Canada.
Departure from England. The Eastern voyage. Gibraltar. Aden.
Ceylon. Singapore. Australia. New Zealand. Mauritius. South
Africa. pp. 1-8.
CHAPTER II.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL.
Preparations for Reception of Their Royal Highnesses. Ophir Sighted off
coast of Cape Breton. Sail up the St. Lawrence. Arrival at Quebec.
Landing at King's Wharf. Royal Procession to Legislative Build-
ings. Presentation of Addresses. Visit to Laval University. Illu-
minations. Military Review. Presentation of South African War
Medals. Departure from Quebec. Arrival at Montreal. Presentation
of Addresses. Presentation of Medals. Royal Procession. Presenta-
tion of Mementos to the .Duke and Duchess. Announcement of Royal
Honours. Illuminations. Visit to McGill University to Royal
Victoria Hospital to Laval University to Provincial Synod of the
Church of England to Villa-Maria. Departure for Ottawa. pp 9-41
CHAPTER III.
OTTAWA.
Stop at Alexandria. Arrival at Ottawa. Royal Procession to Parliament
Buildings. Presentation of Addresses. Lacrosse Match. Ceremony
of Investiture. Drive through Hull. Unveiling of Monument to
Queen Victoria. Presentation of Medals. Garden Party at Govern-
ment House. Illuminations. Sunday in Ottawa. Water Fete
Visit to Lumber Camp. Presentation of Fur Cape to Duchess
Reception in Senate Chamber. Departure from Ottawa. pp. 42-66
v i CONTENTS
CHAPTER IV.
MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES.
Between Ottawa and Winnipeg. Arrival at Winnipeg. Presentation of
Addresses of Medals. Luncheon at Government House. Visit
Manitoba University. Torchlight Procession Departure from Winni-
pegArrival at Regina. Presentation of Addresses of Medals.
Moose Jaw. Reception at Calgary. Review of Mounted Police. Pr
sentation of Medals. Indian Pow-wow. Luncheon at Barracks.
Rough Riders Exhibition. Departure from Calgary. Night at Banff.
pp. 67-85.
CHAPTER V.
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND RETURN JOURNEY.
Through the Mountains. Arrival at Vancouver. Presentation of Addresses
-Opening of Drill Hall. Presentation of Medals. Visit to Hastings
saw-mill. Drive through Stanley Park. Departure from Vancouver.
Arrival at Victoria. Presentation of Addresses of Medals. Luncneo
at Esquimalt. Oak Bay Hotel. Evening Reception. Sail up Victoria
Arm Departure for Vancouver. Indian Addresses. Through
Mountains again. Banff. Poplar Point. Inspection of Ogilvie Flour
Mills. North Bay. pp. 86-108.
CHAPTER VI.
ONTARIO.
Arrival at Toronto. Royal Procession. Presentation of Addresses of
Writing Set to Duchess. Concert at Massey Hall. Military Review.
Visit to Bishop Strachan School to University of Toronto. Evening
Reception. Departure from Toronto.-Visit to Western Peninsula.-
London Niagara-on-the-Lake. Visit to Loretto Convent. Hamilton
Belleville Kingston. Visit to Queen's University. Sail through
the Thousand Islands. Brockville. Victoria Jubilee Bridge. pp. 1
134.
CHAPTER VII.
THE MARITIME PROVINCES.
Arrival at St. John. Presentation of Addresses of Colours of Medals
to Duchess. Evening Reception. Departure. Arrival at Hahfax.-
Presentation of Addresses. Laying Foundation Stone of Monument.
Military Review. Presentation of Medals. Evening Reception.
Farewell Letter of His Royal Highness. Good-bye. pp. 135-148.
CHAPTER VIII.
CONCLUSION.
Reception at St. John's, Newfoundland. Departure for Home. Arrival at
Portsmouth. Welcomed by King and Queen. King's Speech. Duke s
Reply. Arrival in London. Dtjeuner at the Guildhall. Conclusion.
pp. 149-153.
LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX. PAGES.
I. Announcement of the proposed tour of their Royal
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York to Australasia 157
II. Memorial of the Canadian Government to her late
Majesty Queen Victoria praying for an extension of
the royal tour to include the Dominion of Canada. . 158
III. Reply of her late Majesty to foregoing memorial 159
IV. Announcement after Queen Victoria's death that the
royal tour would take place 160
V. Description of the SS. Ophir 161-4
VI. Addresses presented to the Duke of Cornwall and York
in the Dominion of Canada, together with the replies
of his Royal Highness thereto 165-313
VII. Memorandum respecting the presentations of the Vic-
toria Cross and South African war medal 315-6
VIII. Description of the principal carriages composing the
royal train 317-9
IX. List of persons who travelled across the continent on the
royal train 321-3
X. Memorandum respecting royal reviews at Quebec,
Toronto and Halifax 325-330
XI. Composition of the various local committees in the
principal cities visited by their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York 331-3
XII. Formation and detail of processions on the occasion of
the visit of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Canada, 1901 . . 335-6
XIII. Speech of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at
the Guildhall, 5th December, 1901 337-341
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE.
1. The Royal Party at Government House, Toronto Frontispiece.
2. H. R. H. The Duke of Cornwall and York 1
3. H. R. H. The Duchess of Cornwall and York 1
4. Landing of T. R. H. The Duke and Duchess of York at the King's
Wharf, Quebec 8
5. Quebec from the Citadel, showing Dufferin Terrace 16
6. The Royal Party issuing from the Canadian Pacific Railway Station,
Viger Square, Montreal 26
7. Arch at entrance to McGill University, Montreal 30
8. Presentation of Addresses, Parliament Square, Ottawa 40
9. Unveiling of the Statue of Queen Victoria by H. R. H. The Duke of
Cornwall and York, Ottawa 48
10. The Royal and Vice-regal Party at Government House, Ottawa.. .. 50
11. The Royal Party approaching the Lumbermen's Camp in the woods
near Rockcliffe 54
12. T. R. H. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York running the
Timber Slides at Ottawa 60
13. The Royal Party arriving at Rockcliffe 60
14. Arrival of T. R. H. The Duke and Duchess of York at Winnipeg. ... 66
15. Presentation of Addresses in front of City Hall, Winnipeg 70
16. Wheat Arch at Winnipeg 72
17. Arrival of T. R. H. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York
at Regina 80
18. Indian Encampment near Calgary 84
19. Indians listening to His Royal Highness' Address 84
20. Arrival of the Royal Party at Vancouver 88
21. SS. Empress of India with the Royal Party on board approaching
Victoria 90
22. Legislative Buildings, Victoria 94
23. Oak Bay Hotel, the residence of T. R. H. The Duke and Duchess
of Cornwall and York during their stay in Victoria 96
B
X ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE.
24. Herd of Buffalo at Rocky Mountains Park, Banff 98
25. Arrival of T. R. H. The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York
at Banff, returning. (Squaw Mountain in the background) .... 100
26. View of the Bow River from the Hot Springs Hotel, Banff
27. Gamekeeper, Rocky Mountains Park, Banff 102
28. H. R. H. The Duke of Cornwall and York arriving at York Lodge . . 108
29. H. R. H. The Duchess of Cornwall and York inspecting threshing
operations at Poplar Point 108
30. H. R. H. The Duke of Cornwall and York presenting Medals at
Toronto.
112
31. Toronto University
32. View of Intercolonial Railway Station at St. John, New Brunswick. 136
33. Presentation of Addresses at Halifax, Nova Scotia 144
34. SS. Ophir lying at the Admiralty Dock, Halifax, Nova Scotia.. .. 164
35. SS. Ophir departing from Halifax 164
36. Review of the Northwest Mounted Police at Calgary 224
37. Group of Indian Women at Calgary
CHAPTEE I.
INTRODUCTORY.
WHEN, in the latter part of the year 1900, it was announced*
that their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Corn-
wall and York would shortly leave for Australia to take part
in the inauguration of the new Commonwealth, the feeling
was very generally entertained in this country that the occasion
was opportune to press for an extension of the royal tour which
should include the Dominion of Canada. Accordingly, Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, on his own behalf, and on that of his colleagues
in the ministry, addressed a memorial t to her late Majesty
Queen Victoria, expressive of the hope that Canada might be
favoured by a visit from their Koyal Highnesses. This invi-
tation was communicated by telegraph through the Secretary
of State for the Colonies, who replied that while her Majesty
was reluctant to prolong the period of separation from her
grandson, in recognition of the loyalty and devotion of her
Canadian subjects and of the conspicuous bravery of her
Canadian soldiers in South Africa, she consented to their
Royal Highnesses extending their journey to allow of a short
visit to Canada. t A few days after the receipt of this gracious
message the nation was plunged in mourning by the death of
* See Appendix No. I., page 157.
t See Appendix No. II., page 158. J See Appendix No. III., page 159.
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the Queen, and for a while there seemed to be some uncertainty
as to whether, in view of that grievous event and of the changes
which it entailed, the arrangements as originally contemplated,
could be carried out. All doubt upon this point was happily
dispelled by the announcement made in the early days of
February, 1901, that the cherished desire of Queen Victoria
was not to be abandoned, and that the Duke of York, invested
with the added dignity of Heir Apparent, would by his presence
at the farthest confines of the Empire fulfil the promise of the
great Queen to her loving subjects beyond the seas.*
It must have called for no small sacrifice on the part of
the King thus to add to his solicitudes by consenting to a
separation from his son at that trying period, and the occasion
affords a fresh proof of his Majesty's publicly expressed resolve
to subordinate his personal feelings to the public good. That
the proposed tour, viewed in its national aspect, was an imperial
project of high import is most true, and the lamented death of
Queen \ 7 ictoria endowed it with a new significance. The King
might well have felt that the conception was his predecessor's
legacy to the Empire she loved so well, and that it behoved his
Majesty not to disappoint the heirs of that promise. This tour
afforded to the world at large a stately pageant, a unique spec-
tacle, a royal progress, of the like of which Caesar had never
dreamed. It was all this, but to those chiefly interested, to the
beneficiaries of the Queen's trust, it was something more. It
was the last gift to them from the beloved Sovereign under
whom most of the colonies had risen into being, and to whose
wise and beneficent sway all of them owed in no small measure
their growth and prosperity. It became a public assurance
from her successor that the imperial policy should remain un-
changed, and furnished an apt illustration of the sincerity of
the saying attributed to his Majesty that he considered
* See Appendix No. IV., page 160.
INTRODUCTORY 3
Canada and Australia as much parts of his Empire as Surrey
and Kent. And so this sending forth of the King's son was no
mere empty compliment to the colonies, but rather a pledge to
them from England of her imperial love; a token that the
mother country recognized and appreciated the loyalty and
devotion of her colonial children, drawn closer by the recent
bereavement which had made her and them alike partakers in
a common sorrow.
Apart from considerations of high policy, the royal decision
to include a visit to Canada in the arrangements for the tour
was received with lively satisfaction in this country. Those
whose memory went back to the visit of the present King, when
Prince of Wales, were desirous to enjoy the additional distinc-
tion of greeting his son on Canadian soil. The younger mem-
bers of the community welcomed the opportunity to qualify for
their fathers' privilege of being able to say they had seen the
heir to the throne face to face, while old and young alike were
eager to welcome her who as ' Princess May ' had won all hearts
at home. The strong sense of duty ever a distinguishing mark
of the reigning family which prompted the Duke of Cornwall
to embark on a long and necessarily fatiguing journey at a time
when he had barely recovered from a depressing illness, and
impelled her Royal Highness to leave her own little children
that she might bring happiness to those of others in far off
lands, was deeply appreciated, and enhanced the interest with
which the people of Canada looked forward to the royal visit.
The Duke and Duchess left London on the afternoon of the
15th March. The weather was fine and great numbers of people
eager to catch a parting glimpse of their Royal Highnesses
lined the streets and occupied various points of vantage along
the route from Marlborough House to Victoria station. Punc-
tually at 3.15 the royal train moved out amid the cheers of
the large and brilliant company assembled to wish the dis-
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tinguished travellers God-speed. Their Royal Highnesses on
their way to Portsmouth were accompanied by their Majesties
the King and Queen, the Princess Victoria, the Duke of
Connaught, Prince and Princess Charles of Denmark, Prince
Francis of Teck, Prince Alexander of Teck, and Prince Louis
of Battenberg. A special train conveying Lord Wenlock and
the other members of the Duke's suite left London earlier in
the day.
On reaching Portsmouth their Majesties and their Royal
Highnesses at once boarded the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
which lay alongside the jetty, and a few minutes later the Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall and York proceeded to the Ophir, the
twin screw steamship of the Orient line which was to be their
home for the better part of a year to come. Elsewhere* will be
found a description of this stately vessel. Its adaptation to the
purposes of a royal yacht must, on the principle of ars est celare
artem, have been effected with consummate skill, for once on
board, one almost lost the idea of being on a ship at all. Amid
the subdued splendour of white and blue and gold, of rich decor-
ations and luxurious furnishings, of marvellous contrivances for
comfort on every hand, a home-like feeling pervaded the whole
place, and on looking at the family pictures everywhere about,
with intimate inscriptions of various august personages thereon,
the visitor felt almost as an intruder into the privacy of domestic
life as though he were beholding something he was not meant
to see.
That evening the King gave a dinner on board the Victoria
and Albert, and on the day of departure their Majesties and a
distinguished company, among whom was Mr. Chamberlain,
attended a farewell luncheon on the Ophir. After luncheon
the King in a brief speech invited the guests to drink to the
success of the trip which his son and daughter were about to
* See Appendix No. V., pages 161-4.
INTRODUCTORY 5
make at the express wish of the late Queen. The tour, under-
taken primarily, the King said, in honour of the confederation
of the Australian colonies, was extended in order to show his
Majesty's appreciation of the part which the self-governing
colonies had taken in the war. To this toast the Duke of
Cornwall made a suitable reply, thanking the King for per-
mitting him to undertake the tour. Then the last farewells
were said; their Majesties went on board the Alberta, and at
four o'clock, amid the roar of cannon and the strains of martial
music, the Ophir accompanied by the Irene, and for a short dis-
tance by the Alberta, moved out to sea where the Niobe and
Diadem were waiting to take up the escort, and the grand
voyage began.
It forms no part of the present writer's duty to record the
progress of the royal tour as a whole. That task has fallen
to more competent hands, and he rejoices to know that the
elegant scholarship, wide experience, and ripe judgment of Sir
Donald Wallace, are to be employed in the production of what
all who enjoy the pleasure of his acquaintance cannot doubt
will prove not less a permanent addition to the literature of our
country, than a fitting memorial of a unique event.* The present
narrative will therefore make but the briefest and most general
allusion to what occurred between the weighing of the Ophir's
anchor at Portsmouth and the dropping of it in the harbour
of Quebec exactly six months later.t
The first days of the cruise were anything but pleasant owing
to rough weather and a high sea running, in which the Ophir
pitched a good deal, to the exceeding discomfort of all on board.
* Since the above was written the ' Web of Empire ' has appeared,
abundantly realizing these anticipations.
t For the ensuing account of the extra Canadian portion of the tour,
the writer is largely indebted to Messrs. Knight and Maxwell's interesting
books, ' With the Royal Tour' and ' With the Ophir round the Empire,' and
also to the able letters of Mr. J. E. Vincent, special correspondent of the
Times, through whose courtesy he has been permitted to avail himself of
the description of the Ophir in Appendix No. V., pp. 161-4.
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Gibraltar was reached on Wednesday morning the 20th March,
and their Royal Highnesses received with much eclat by the
Governor, General Sir George White, V.C., G.C.B., the hero
of Ladysmith, and the residents of the fortress town. Despite
bad weather, which interfered to some extent with the
public demonstrations, Gibraltar's reception was eminently
successful. On the morning of the 22nd the Ophir sailed for
Malta, escorted by the Andromeda and Diana, arriving three
days later at that historic isle, and remaining until the 27th,
when she departed for Port Said where their Royal Highnesses
were welcomed on the 30th March by his Highness Prince
Mohammed Ali representing the Khedive, Lord Cromer, Major
General the Hon. R. Talbot, C.B., and Major General R. B.
Lane, C.B. Here for the first and last time during the tour,
their Royal Highnesses touched foreign soil, if indeed the land
of Egypt can to-day be thus designated by Englishmen.
Leaving Port Said on the morning of the 31st March, the
Ophir steamed, not without some vexatious delays, through the
Suez Canal and the Gulf of Suez, past the torrid shores of
Arabia, to its next stopping place, the port of Aden. Here
on the western confines of our Indian Empire the Duke
and Duchess were welcomed with oriental honours. The day
of arrival being Good Eriday, divine service was held in the
morning on board the ships, and it was not until the late after-
noon that their Royal Highnesses landed to receive the saluta-
tions of a motley throng, recalling in the diversity of their
nationalities, the apostolic enumeration of the witnesses on the
Pentecostal morn. There were assembled men of our own race,
some in all the glory of military display, others in the sober
garb of civil life, fair English women, Hindoo ladies, Indian
Princes, Arab Sheiks, Parsees, Mohammedans, Negroes, differ-
ing in colour, language, religion and customs, but one in their
eager desire to honour the son of the Emperor of India.
INTRODUCTORY
The Ophir sailed the same night for Colombo. In crossing
the Indian Ocean some oppressive weather was experienced,
which must have rendered doubly grateful the first view of the
green hills of Ceylon, contrasting as they do with the arid
wastes of Arabia the royal tourists had left behind. Their
Royal Highnesses landed at Colombo on the 12th April. The
town had been decorated in the most picturesque man-
ner imaginable, with foliage, fruits and flowers, and the rich-
ness and quaint beauty of the scene will long be remembered
by those privileged to behold it. At Kandy their Royal
Highnesses witnessed the ceremony of the procession of ele-
phants, paid a visit to the temple where the tooth of Buddha
lies enshrined amidst jewels, and received the Kandyan
chiefs in the hall of their ancient kings. On the 16th April
the royal visitors bade farewell to Ceylon, and early on the
21st the island of Singapore lay before them. Here they
were greeted with weird demonstrations of rejoicings on
the part of the Chinese, Malays, Tamils and other inhab-
itants of that eastern outpost of the Empire. After spend-
ing two days in these festivities which formed a fitting
conclusion to the Oriental portion of the tour, the Ophir
having done with ancient civilizations, sped on her way
to the new land of Australia. Save for the traditional cere-
mony on the occasion of crossing the equator, to which His
Royal Highness, though he had already undergone the ordeal,
good naturedly submitted, the voyage does not appear to have
been marked by any special incident. On the 30th April the
Australian coast came into view, and during that day and part
of the next, the Ophir skirted the western shores of the island
continent, calling at the coaling station of Albany, and proceeded
direct to Melbourne, which was reached on the 5th May. The
official landing took place on the following day, their Royal
Highnesses receiving a greeting which, truly British in its
heartiness and warmth, was marked by a stateliness and splend-
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our befitting the solemnity of the occasion. On Thursday the
9th of May the Duke of Cornwall and York opened with im-
posing ceremonies the first Parliament of the Australian
Commonwealth, and in so doing fulfilled the central purpose
of the tour. Ballarat, Brisbane and Sydney were successively
visited, and on the morning of the 6th June their Royal
Highnesses rejoined the Ophir which immediately weighed
anchor and departed for the farthest limit of its course. The
reception of the Duke and Duchess at Auckland was particu-
larly hearty, and indeed the same may be said of every town in
New Zealand, Dunedin excelling itself in the exuberance of its
welcome. At Rotorua their Royal Highnesses witnessed the
exciting spectacle of a Maori war dance in their honour, and
were gratified by a magnificent demonstration of loyalty on the
part of that noble race. For upwards of a fortnight they re-
mained in this goodly and pleasant land, favoured most of the
time with perfect weather, which rendered their stay all the
more enjoyable. On the 27th June the Ophir's prow was
turned and the western voyage began, attended with the same
enthusiasm that had marked their Royal Highnesses eastern
progress. Tasmania's welcome was no whit behind that of
New Zealand in spontaneity and warmth, and that of Adelaide,
Perth and Fremantle, equally cordial and sincere.
On the 26th July the Duke and Duchess bade farewell to
Australia, and embarking at Fremantle, again traversed the
Indian Ocean, arriving at Port Louis, Mauritius, on the 4th
August, and remaining four days. On the afternoon of the
8th the Ophir shaped her course for South Africa, reaching
Durban on the 13th, and during the ensuing ten days their
Royal Highnesses at Maritzburg, Cape Town and elsewhere
did much, by their presence and gracious words, to cheer and
encourage our brethren in that portion of the Empire, which
unhappily then resounded with the echoes of armed strife.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL
CHAPTEK II.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL, SEPTEMBER 16-20.
Preparations for Reception of Their Royal Highnesses. Ophir Sighted off
Coast of Cape Breton. Sail up the St. Lawrence. Arrival at Quebec.
Landing at King's Wharf. Royal Procession to Legislative Build-
ings. Presentation of Addresses. Visit to Laval University. Illu-
minations. Military Review. Presentation of South African War
Medals. Departure from Quebec. Arrival at Montreal. Presentation
of Addresses. Presentation of Medals. Royal Procession. Presenta-
tion of Mementos to the Duke and Duchess. Announcement of Royal
Honours. Illuminations. Visit to McGill University to Royal Vic-
toria Hospital to Laval University to Provincial Synod of the
Church of England to Villa Maria. Departure for Ottawa.
MEANWHILE the eyes of all Canada were turned towards the
antipodes and the royal wanderings impatiently noted. As
originally determined, the Ophir should arrive at Halifax on
the 15th September and leave Quebec on the 17th October.
It was considered here that it would be more convenient if the
royal party could land at Vancouver and travel eastward across
the continent, taking ship at Halifax, but in view of the visit
to South Africa and the consequent necessity of a voyage round
Cape Horn and sending the ships back to Halifax, this idea
was given up as impracticable, and the original intention,
modified only by the reversal of the ports of arrival and depar-
ture, adhered to. Towards the end of May it was defini-
tively understood that their Royal Highnesses would land at
Quebec about the middle of September, and sail from Halifax
on the 21st October.
Parliament having made provision for the reception and
entertainment of the royal visitors, the Government deputed
the present writer to act with Major Maude, the Governor
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General's Secretary, in making the necessary arrangements.
This task, in view of the shortness of the time allowed, involved
questions of no small difficulty. Had the landing taken place
on the Pacific coast, all would have been comparatively plain
sailing, but as matters stood, the continent had to be crossed
and recrossed, and the principal points of Ontario visited in
thirty-five days. Thanks to the skill and experience of Major
Maude in such matters, and to the sympathetic attitude of
people everywhere who, with scarcely an exception, seemed to
vie with one another in their desire to subordinate local ambi-
tions to the success of the tour as a whole, it was found possible
with the co-operation of the Lieutenant Governors, to draw up
an itinerary which should include most of the principal points
in all the provinces, except Prince Edward Island an omission
which geographical conditions unfortunately rendered neces-
sary. The leading desire on the part of those charged with the
arrangements was so to order matters as to afford as large a
number of persons as might be consistent with the visitors'
comfort, an opportunity to see and welcome by personal mani-
festations their future King and Queen. The success of the
tour was felt from a very early period to be in direct proportion
to the number of his Majesty's loyal subjects whom it should
be found possible thus to gratify. At the same time regulations
were necessary, some of which evoked a certain amount of criti-
cism, which if not exactly ill-humoured could scarcely be called
complimentary. An example of this is to be found in the stric-
tures passed upon a notice to the effect that drafts of proposed
addresses to their Eoyal Highnesses should be sent in before-
hand. That this regulation, for which the present writer accepts
his full share of responsibility, was a matter of course, all who
have had experience in the reception of distinguished personages
can abundantly testify. In framing it there was no thought, as
alleged by the wits of the press, of impugning the literary skill
or ceremonial knowledge possessed by the various bodies which
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 11
contemplated this form of welcome to their Royal Highnesses,
but rather of ensuring conformity with conditions rendered
necessary by the circumstances of the occasion. That the exami-
nation was a mere form, in the great majority of instances, is
quite true. At the same time there were cases which demon-
strated the necessity for the rule, as for example when a body of
no doubt excellent persons sought to invoke his Royal High-
ness' good offices to procure a reversal of the declared policy
of both the Imperial and Canadian Governments in respect of
a question of public interest to the people of British Columbia.
These gentlemen were informed that while his Excellency the
Governor General acknowledged their full right, in common
with all British subjects, freely to approach the Throne with
their petitions, they should do so at the proper time and in the
appointed way that the Duke of Cornwall and York had no
power to redress their alleged grievance, and that to seek under
cover of an address of welcome to draw from his Royal High-
ness an expression of opinion on a subject of political contro-
versy, would be as futile as it was inopportune.
On the afternoon of the 13th September the Ophir was
sighted off the coast of Cape Breton in company of the Diadem
and Niobe which had replaced at St. Vincent the Juno and the
St. George. They were met by the cruiser Indefatigable, bear-
ing the news of the dastardly attack on the late President
McKinley, and later by the Tribune and the destroyer Quail.
Together the five * ships sailed by the rock-bound coasts of ISTew-
foundland, crossed the gulf of St. Lawrence, and held their
course up the great river. On their right lay the vast stretches
of the Laurentian hills, to-day partly shrouded by smoke and
fog, in silence and solitude almost unbroken as when, first of
white men, Jacques Cartier gazed upon them. The ships
anchored for the night at Ile-aux-Reaux, just above the Grosse
* The Quail went on ahead of the rest. See note, page 12.
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Isle Quarantine Station.* Next morning the sun shone bright
and clear, and under its potent influence the fog melted away,
revealing the south shore with its white line of glimmering
villages, which to the tired voyagers must have been an agree-
able sight. And now, as the river narrows, that scene of sur-
passing grandeur, familiar yet ever new, was borne in upon
their gaze. They passed the lofty promontory of Cap Tour-
mente and the thickly wooded Isle of Orleans, resplendent with
the glow of autumn on past the gleaming sheet of Mont-
morency and the smiling vale of Beauport until they reach their
journey's end, and cast anchor under the shadow of that cliff,
rich with heroic memories, once the theatre of fierce struggles
between opposing races for the mastery on this continent, now
adorned by French and English hands in testimony of their
loyalty and devotion to their common sovereign.
Great guns thundered forth Canada's welcome from sea and
shore as the OpJiir and her escort steamed slowly up the har-
bour on that beautiful September morning, and took up the
positions assigned to them. Four British warships, the
Crescent, the Psyche, the Proserpine and the Pallas, with the
cruiser D'Estrees, sent by the French Government in honour of
the occasion, gaily decorated, were waiting in port, and their
presence added not a little to the brilliancy of the occasion.
Never before in the recollection of living men had so many
* On the evening of Saturday the 14th instant the Governor General
received a telegram from Lord Wenlock to the effect that the OpJiir
expected to anchor off Maheux Roads on Sunday afternoon, and that
their Royal Highnesses would be glad if their Excellencies and Sir
Wilfrid Laurier would meet them there. Accordingly, Lord Minto,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Major Maude, Lt.-Col. Sherwood, Captain Bell and Mr.
Guise left Quebec on Sunday morning in the Government steamer Acadia,
the Admiral and staff having preceded them in the Quail, which had come
up to Quebec in advance of the royal ship. The Acadia anchored at Maheux
Roads about 1.30 p.m., and waited some hours without seeing any signs of
the OpJiir, the weather being very wet and stormy. At about 5.30 p.m. the
Indefatigable arrived with the intelligence that owing to bad weather the
OpJiir would be obliged to anchor for the night at Ile-aux-Reaux. On hear-
ing this, both the Acadia and the Quail returned to Quebec.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 13
British men-of-war assembled at one time in the port of
Quebec.
The ships came to anchor shortly before 10 o'clock. In con-
formity with the understood pleasure of the King, that the Heir
Apparent was to take first place during his
Quebec, 8 ^ a j j n Q ana( j aj hi s Excellency the Governor
16th September. General, attended by Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
boarded the Ophir a few minutes later, and
paid his respects to his Royal Highness. At 11.45 the Governor
General and his Prime Minister returned to shore, and three
quarters of an hour afterwards their Royal Highnesses and suite
landed with appropriate honours at the King's wharf, on the
spot where forty-one years before, the present King first set
foot on Canadian soil. The wharf, which had been decorated
under the supervision of Mr. A. Gobeil, Deputy Minister of
Public Works, and Lieutenant-Colonel Gourdeau, Deputy Min-
ister of Marine and Fisheries, with the assistance of Mr. J". U.
Gregory, agent of the Department of Marine and Fisheries,
presented a handsome appearance, the Venetian masts being
particularly effective. Their Royal Highnesses were received
at the landing place by his Excellency the Governor General
and the members of his cabinet, Vice-Admiral Sir Fred-
erick Bedford, K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief on the North
American and West Indian station, the captains of the various
warships in port, Major-General O'Grady Haly, C.B., D.S.O.,
and staff; while the ladies graced the windows of the govern-
ment offices near by, which had been placed at their disposal
for the occasion. The Duke wore the uniform of an Admiral
of the Fleet with the blue riband of the Garter, while the
Duchess was simply attired in black. Their Royal Highnesses
were accompanied by Captain his Serene Highness Prince
Alexander of Teck, K.C.V.O., D.S.O., and attended by the
members of their suite which was thus composed :
14r THE ROYAL TOUR IN CANADA
Lady Mary Lygon, Lady-in-Waiting.
Lady Katharine Coke, Lady-in-Waiting.
The Hon. Mrs. Derek Keppel, Lady-in-Waiting.
Lord Wenlock, G. C.S.I., G.C.I.E., Lord-in-Waiting and head
of the Household.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Bigge, G.C.V.O., K.C.B.,
C.M.G., Private Secretary.
Commander Sir Charles Cust, Bart., E.K, M.V.O.,
Equerry.
The Hon. Derek Keppel, M.V.O., Equerry.
The Eev. Canon Dalton, C.M.G., Domestic Chaplain.
Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.G., representing the Colonial
Office.
Sir Donald Wallace, K.C.I.E., Assistant Private Secretary.
Commodore A. L. Winsloe, E.N., commanding H.M.S.
Ophir.
Commander B. Godfrey-Faussett, E.N., A.D.C.
Major J. H. Bor, C.M.G., Eoyal Marine Artillery, A.D.C.
Captain the Viscount Crichton, D.S.O., Koyal Horse Guards,
A.D.C.
Lieutenant the Duke of Eoxburghe, M.V.O., Eoyal Horse
Guards, A.D.C.
Chevalier E. de Martino, M.V.O., Marine Artist.
Dr. A. Manby.
Mr. Sydney Hall, Artist.
Major S. J. A. Denison, C.M.G., Eoyal Canadian Infantry,
A.D.C.*
The formal presentations having been made, the party
entered their carriages and the royal procession started for
the Legislative Buildings where it had been arranged the
addresses of welcome should be received. The procession moved
by way of Champlain street, St. Peter street, Mountain Hill,
* Several of these ladies and gentlemen did not land on this occasion.
Lady Katharine Coke, Commodore A. L. Winsloe, and Chevalier E. de Mar-
tino did not accompany their Royal Highnesses across the continent.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 15
Port Dauphin, St. Louis street and Grande Allee.* Along
the whole line of route of the royal procession crowds of
people and tasteful and appropriate decorations, amid which
the word ' Bienvenue ' stood prominently forth, bore witness
to the loyal enthusiasm of the citizens of Quebec, who had
turned out en masse to welcome the son of their King.
On nearing the Provincial Building, two thousand children,
under the direction of Mr. George Hebert, organist of St.
Jean Baptiste Roman Catholic Church, sang very prettily
' God Save the King,' and other patriotic airs. The royal party
entered by the main door and proceeded to the Legislative
Council Chamber, where a large and distinguished assemblage
awaited their coming. Their Royal Highnesses were met at
the entrance to the Chamber by the Lieutenant Governor and
his Worship the Mayor, and escorted to seats which had been
prepared for them under the canopy. The civic address t was
at once read, first in French and then in English, by the Mayor
(the Hon. S. 1ST. Parent). Addresses from the town of Chicou-
timi, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and
the Hurons of Lorette, were then handed in, to all of which the
Duke replied in these words :
GENTLEMEN, The Duchess and I desire to express to you
our heartfelt thanks for the loyal and kindly sentiments con-
tained in your addresses.
At the same time we wish to acknowledge with gratitude,
the hearty welcome accorded to us by the vast crowds which
to-day throng your beautifully decorated streets.
* His Excellency the Governor General had a separate procession which
came after the royal procession and went direct to the Citadel.
t This address was in the form of a bound volume, handsomely
Illuminated by Mr. A. G. Doughty, B.A. (Oxon), and illustrated by beautifully
executed views of Quebec and its surroundings. For the text of this and
the other addresses presented during the Canadian tour, together with the
replies of his Royal Highness not given in the narrative, see Appendix
No. VI., pp. 165-313. Some pains have been taken, it is believed success-
fully, to render this collection at once authentic and complete.
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I shall hasten to communicate to my dear father the King,
your assurances of attachment to his Throne and Person, and
also your sympathetic allusions to the grievous and irreparable
losses which his Majesty and our family have recently sus-
tained.
The affectionate tribute to the memory of our late beloved
Queen and to that of the lamented Empress Frederick of
Germany have deeply touched me.
It is a great pleasure to find myself here again for a third
time, and that on this occasion the Duchess is with me; and
that we together will enjoy the memorable associations and
natural beauties of this ancient city and its picturesque sur-
roundings.
And it is my proud mission here, in the ancient historic
capital of Canada, hallowed as you say, by the struggles of
nations, and enriched by the blood of heroes such as Wolfe and
Montcalm, to come amongst you as a token of that feeling of
admiration and pride with which the King and the whole
Empire have seen the sons of the Dominion rallying round the
flag of their common allegiance.
They fought to secure for their fellow subjects the same
freedom and liberty which they in the past have secured and
vindicated for themselves.
The blood of your gallant sons has not been shed in vain.
For posterity will never forget that of the Canadians was
recorded ' their magnificent tenacity in attack ' and that ' to
them the credit was immediately due, for that white flag which
on the anniversary of Majuba Day, fluttered over the Boer
lines at Paardeberg.'
May we not take heart in the belief that the blood shed on
that and other battlefields in South Africa, may, like that shed
by your fathers in 1775 and 1812, weave fresh strands in the
cord of brotherhood that binds together our glorious Empire.
I rejoice to hear that the depression from which your city
and port have so long suffered, has now passed away, and I
earnestly trust that future prosperity may crown the enterprise
and industry of its citizens.
I take this, the first opportunity, to express, in common with
the whole civilized world, my horror at the detestable crime
which has plunged into mourning the great friendly nation on
your border, and has robbed the United States of the precious
life of their first magistrate, in the midst of the fulfilment of
the high and honourable duties of his proud position.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL, 17
The Duchess and I share with you to the fullest extent the
feelings of sympathy which you have manifested towards a
people with whom we are connected by ties of kinship and of
national esteem, and our hearts go out to the widow and
bereaved family of the late distinguished and beloved Pre-
sident.
This, the first public utterance of his Royal Highness in the
Dominion of Canada, was felt to be in every respect worthy of
the occasion. Neither in its phraseology nor delivery was it pos-
sible to discover a trace of that ennui which might have been par-
donable in one who had just come off a long sea voyage to find
himself obliged on putting foot on shore to take up his parable
and say that which he had already spoken several hundreds of
times within the past few months. On the contrary, the ac-
quaintance shown by the speaker with the local conditions of
the place, the felicity of his language, the earnestness of his
manner and the remarkable clearness of his articulation, all
combined to convey the flattering notion that his Royal High-
ness meant every word he said. Thus, at the outset of his
Canadian tour, the Duke of Cornwall and York produced a most
favourable impression which subsequent events served but to
justify and to deepen.
The Duchess then graciously accepted a bouquet from the
hands of Mademoiselle Jette, daughter of the Lieutenant Gov-
ernor, and a number of prominent people having been presented
by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the royal party drove to the Governor
General's quarters at the Citadel where they were received by
his Excellency and the Countess of Minto. Luncheon which
followed, was confined to their Royal Highnesses and suite, their
Excellencies and the members of the Governor General's house-
hold.
The weather, which during the morning had been fine, grew
somewhat squally as the afternoon wore on, and several showers
3
18 THE BOYAL TOTJK IN CANADA
of rain fell, in the midst of which their Royal Highnesses,
attended by Lady Mary Lygon and the Hon. Derek Keppel,
paid a visit to Laval University. The royal party drove to
the entrance to the seminary, next the Basilica, and were
received in the court by the Most Eeverend L. "N. Begin, D.D.,
Archbishop of Quebec, the Right Reverend E. Gravel, Bishop
of Nicolet, Mgr. C. A. Marois, Vicar General of the Arch-
diocese, the Rev. O. E. Mathieu, M.A., Rector of the Uni-
versity, his Honour the Lieutenant Governor and Sir Wilfrid
Laurier. In crossing the court yard his Royal Highness
passed under the spreading branches of a great tree planted
by his father in 1860. The professors of the University were
assembled in the reception room, where they were met by their
Royal Highnesses, and the whole party proceeded to the Con-
vocation Hall which was crowded with clergy, students, and
others to the number of 1,200 persons, among whom were Com-
mander Suisse and the officers of the French ship D'Estrees.
As the royal party entered the hall, the seminary band
stationed in the gallery played ' God Save the King,' all present
joining in the hymn. Their Royal Highnesses having taken up
their positions on the dais, the Archbishop of Quebec advanced
and read, first in Erench and then in English, an address of
welcome from the Roman Catholic clergy of the archdiocese.
This was followed by an address from the University read by
the Rev. 0. E. Mathieu. The Duke's reply, delivered with the
same clearness of tone and earnestness of manner that had
delighted everybody at the morning function, contained this
notable tribute to the work of the Catholic Church in Canada :
' I am glad,' said his Royal Highness, ' to acknowledge the
noble part which the Catholic Church in Canada has played
throughout its history.
The hallowed memories of its martyred missionaries are a
priceless heritage, and in the great and beneficent work of edu-
cation and in implanting and fostering a spirit of patriotism
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL, 19
and loyalty, it has rendered signal service to Canada and the
Empire.
Abundant proof of the success of your efforts has been
afforded by the readiness with which the French Canadians
have sprung to arms and shed their blood, not only in times long
gone by, but also in the present day on behalf of their King
and his Empire.
If the Crown has faithfully and honourably fulfilled its
engagement to protect and respect your faith, the Catholic
Church has amply fulfilled its obligation not only to teach
reverence for law and order, but to instil a sentiment of loyalty
and devotion into the minds of those to whom it ministers.
Of your work in the cause of education, the beautiful
building and splendid equipment of this university, and the
many eminent men who have been trained within its walls, are
sufficient testimony and proof that the spirit of self sacrifice
which inspired the noble bishop whose name it bears, survives
in those who to-day guide its destinies.'
The degree of LL.D. was then conferred upon his Royal
Highness. The Duke, learning that his father the King
had on the occasion of his visit to the University when
Prince of Wales, given two medals to be awarded annu-
ally, very graciously presented the fortunate winners of the
last scholastic year, Mr. Henri Marchand, of Three Rivers,
and Mr. J. T. Nadeau, of Levis, with their distinctions, at
the same time shaking hands with them, and congratulating
them on their success. This ended the ceremony.
In Canada as elsewhere on the tour, it was understood that
inasmuch as the period of Court mourning for the late Queen
had not expired, no balls or public banquets were to be given,
and that the entertainments in honour of the Duke and Duchess
of Cornwall were to be limited to official dinners, concerts,
receptions and reviews. Public manifestations of rejoicing
were further restricted during the early days of the Canadian
tour, by reason of the death of the President of the United
States, who succumbed on the 14th September to the injuries
20 THE BOYAL TOUR IN CANADA
inflicted by his assassin eight days previously. The sympathy
evoked in the Dominion of Canada by that tragic event was not
less widespread than sincere. So strong was this feeling, that
there was even a question of suspending the arrangements for
the royal tour until after the funeral of the late President.
The circumstances of the occasion rendered this impracticable,
but certain public functions at Quebec and Montreal were can-
celled out of respect to his memory, and at both places his
Royal Highness took occasion to testify to the horror with
which the British people, in common with the whole civilized
world, regarded the crime which had plunged in sorrow a great
and friendly nation.
On the evening of the 16th the Governor General and the
Countess of Minto gave an official dinner at the Citadel in
honour of their Royal Highnesses, to which the following ladies
and gentlemen, in addition to the members of the royal party,
had the honour of being invited :
Vice- Admiral Sir Frederick and Lady Bedford; his Honour the
Lieutenant Governor and Madame Jette; the Archbishop of Quebec;
the Bishop of Quebec and Mrs. Dunn; the Right Hon. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier and Lady Laurier; the Hon. R. R. Dobell and Mrs. Dobell;
Chief Justice Sir A. Lacoste; Chief Justice Sir Napoleon and Lady
Casault; Sir Hector Langevin; Sir C. A. Pelletier; the Hon. Charles
Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Fitzpatrick; Major-General and Mrs. O'Grady
Haly; Mr. Justice and Madame Routhier; Mr. Justice and Madame
Caron; Mr. Justice and Mrs. Andrews; Mr. Justice Bosse; Mr. Jus-
tice and Madame Blanchet; the Hon. S. IN". Parent; the Hon. A. and
Madame Turgeon; M. Kleczkowski, Consul General of France; the
captains of the various warships in port, including Commander
Suisse of the French frigate D'Estrees; the Vicar-General of Quebec;
the Very Reverend Dean Williams and Mrs. Williams; M. 1'abbe
Mathieu, Rector of Laval University; the Rev. M. Faguy, Cure of
Quebec; Lieutenant-Colonel O. Pelletier and Madame Pelletier;
Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson and Mrs. Wilson; Lieutenant-Colonel
Sherwood, A.D.C., and Mrs. Sherwood; Lieutenant-Colonel Evan-
turel, A.D.C., and Madame Evanturel; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pope;
Commander and Mrs. Spain; Mr. Sladen; Major Sheppard, A.D.C.;
Major Heward; Major Forester.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 21
The dinner was given in the ball room, and the arrangements,
needless to say, were marked by that taste and excellence so
characteristic of Lord and Lady Minto's entertainments. After
dinner the party viewed the illuminations from the King's
bastion, and enjoyed the open air concert on Dufferin Terrace
below, in which 4,000 persons took part. The scene as the
Duke and Duchess approached the bastion was picturesque in
the extreme. The old city of Quebec lay beneath them radiant
in light, while the surrounding hills blazed with bonfires,
forming, as it were, the setting to the jewel. On the broad
bosom of the St. Lawrence, ships, great and small, glowed in
outline, and the ever shifting search lights, flung by the men-
of-war over the whole, completed a panorama of unrivalled
beauty.
At the moment when the illuminations were at their height
an unfortunate accident occurred. A party one of a large
number had gone out on the river to view the spectacle from
the water. By some untoward means an explosion of fireworks
took place on board the excursion steamer Frontenac,and several
ladies and gentlemen received injuries of a painful, and in some
cases serious, though as it happily turned out, not of a per-
manent character. This explosion was witnessed and the
spectacle admired by their Excellencies' guests on the bastion,
who at first supposed it to be a part of the programme, and it
was not until it was observed that the Frontenac was not under
control, that the true import of the outburst was divined.
As is usual on such occasions, the reception and enter-
tainment of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York
included a number of military functions. From a very
early period in the preparations for the royal visit, it had been
recognized that advantage should be taken of the presence
amongst us of the Heir Apparent, to demonstrate by the spec-
tacle of 20,000 Canadians under arms that ours was no mere
22 THE BOYAL TOUR IN CANADA
lip loyalty, and that the Dominion lacked neither the capacity
nor means of doing her share in the defence of the Empire.
These views were entered into with great heartiness by the
Minister of Militia and Defence, and to the personal interest
shown by Mr. Borden, and the earnest hard work of the Major
General Commanding, of Colonel Pinault, the Deputy Head
of the Department, of the Adjutant-General and Quarter Master
General, and the unwearied diligence of the various officers
under them, both at headquarters and elsewhere, is due the
success of what undoubtedly proved the most effective military
displays hitherto witnessed in this country.
The first of these reviews took place under conditions of
weather the reverse of favourable. It is a coincidence that ill
luck in this respect attended the military functions throughout
the entire tour, which was otherwise, with few exceptions, one
succession of sunny days. On the afternoon of the Sunday
immediately preceding the arrival of their Royal Highnesses,
a church parade of the troops assembled at Quebec was held
amid pouring rain. In the course of this service the Rev. F. G.
Scott, Rector of St. Matthew's Church, addressed the troops
in these appropriate words:
Officers and men of the Canadian militia, you are met together
on no ordinary occasion. . . . We have had visits from members of
the royal family before, but never one which has had so distinct a
bearing upon our country's life. . . . You are met together with your
compatriots of another creed and another tongue, to welcome on his
journey through the Empire the son of that royal house which for
more than a thousand years has given to countless generations of
Englishmen a filial attachment to the central fatherhood of our Gov-
ernment. With great self-denial, with, I am sure, much wearisome
labour, cheerfully undergone, the heir to the British throne and his
gracious consort have passed from one to another of our vast pos-
sessions. It has been no light task which they have imposed upon
themselves. It has not been without its risks. But the brave
young hearts that come to us, enduring labours and dangers
and separations from home and children, are truly royal in their
desire to fulfil to the very utmost the almost crushing duties of their
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL, 23
exalted station. As they have passed from land to land, they have
brought to Britons everywhere the thrilling sense of imperial brother-
hood. That has been the true significance of their journey. It has
not been undertaken in order to parade our national strength. It
was to bring home to true hearts, separated by many leagues of sea,
the underlying oneness of the household of our Empire.
Despite the threatening appearance of the sky, thousands of
people congregated on the Plains of Abraham, and the ap-
proaches thereto, at an early hour on the
Quebec, morning of Tuesday, the 17th September,
17th September. one an( j a fl manifesting the utmost interest
in the proceedings. By ten o'clock the regi-
ments, numbering 3,500 strong of the Canadian militia, together
with 800 blue-jackets and marines from the warships, were
formed up on the Plains, with drawn swords and fixed bayonets.
At eleven o'clock the Duke, wearing the uniform of Colonel-in-
Chief of the Eoyal Fusiliers, arrived on the Plains, accompanied
by his Excellency the Governor General. His Eoyal Highness
was received with a royal salute, the massed bands playing the
first six bars of ' God Save the King.' The Duchess and Lady
Minto drove to the ground in a four-horsed carriage with postil-
lions and escort, just before the arrival of his Koyal Highness
and the Governor General, and took their seats in a stand
which had been specially erected for them. With the royal
party came the rain, in the midst of which the Duke inspected
the troops, riding along the front and rear of the line. As soon
as the inspection was over, the Duke and the Governor General
with their staffs, returned to the saluting point and the march
past began. The cavalry went past in column of troops, field
artillery in line at close interval, blue-jackets, marines, gentle-
men cadets, garrison artillery, infantry and army medical corps
in column, each brigade of infantry being headed by its massed
bands. The cavalry and artillery then trotted past and the
whole force formed up for the advance in review order.
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It was originally intended to extend the manosuvres of the
troops,* but the rain increasing to a perfect downpour, necessi-
tated a curtailment of the strictly military portion of the
programme. Accordingly after the march past, the bestowal
of medals by his Royal Highness to those who had served in
the South African war took place, the most interesting feature
of which was the presentation of the Victoria Cross to Lieu-
tenant R. E. W. Turner, D.S.O., for conspicuous bravery at
Lillefontein.t
In presenting Lieutenant Turner with this much coveted dis-
tinction, the Duke spoke a few gracious words in eulogy of his
gallant action, at the same time handing him a sword of
honour, the gift of the citizens of Quebec. The presentation
of the South African war medals to seventeen officers and ninety-
eight non-commissioned officers and men then folio wed, $ after
which, the troops having advanced in review order and given
a royal salute, their Royal Highnesses returned to the Citadel
for a short rest. At two o'clock they attended a luncheon in
their honour given by the Lieutenant Governor and Madame
Jette. Invitations to a garden party at Spencerwood for the
afternoon had been issued, but in deference to the wishes of
the Duke and Duchess, who desired to mark in this manner
their respect for the memory of the late President McKinley,
this entertainment was cancelled, to the regret of many who
looked forward to it as their only opportunity of meeting their
* For a detailed enumeration of the forces taking part in this and other
reviews, see Appendix No. X., pp. 325-30.
t On the 7th of November, 1900, at Lillefontein, two guns of the
British column, rear guard to a convoy, were attacked by an over-
whelming force of Boers. Endeavours were made to extricate the guns,
but Boers following in pursuit in large numbers, the horses of the guns
became exhausted and came down to a walk. Lieutenant Turner with
a party of Royal Canadian Dragoons, although twice wounded, gallantly dis-
mounted his men, and from his personal initiative, succeeded in saving
the guns.
% For the detail of these and similar presentations elsewhere on the
tour, see Appendix No. VII., pp. 315-6.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 25
Koyal Highnesses. Shortly after luncheon the Duke and
Duchess returned to the Ophir where they remained the night.
The same evening a small dinner was given on board at
which Lord and Lady Minto, the Lieutenant-Governor and
Madame Jette, Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier, His Worship
the Mayor of Quebec and the Hon. Horace and Madame
Archambault had the honour of being present, together with
the captains of the men of war in port, including the French
cruiser D'Estrees. It is understood that on this occasion his
Royal Highness expressed to Commander Suisse his warm
appreciation of the courtesy of the French Government in
sending the D'Estrees to take part in his reception.
The public illuminations of the preceding evening were
renewed on Tuesday night, with the addition of a marine parade
composed of some fifty of the smaller craft in port specially
rigged for the occasion, respecting which an eye witness from
the water thus reports :*
Of the thousands who last night witnessed the marine parade and
fireworks in honour of the city's royal guests, the Duke and Duchess
of Cornwall and York, there is not one who will ever forget it. It
was the most elaborate and imposing night spectacle ever seen here,
and in gorgeousness and brilliancy will certainly not be surpassed
in any part of Canada. A large number of excursionists viewed tbe
sight from tbe steamer City of London, where every accommodation
was provided for members of tbe press. There were in all some fifty
craft of all sizes and descriptions entered for the parade. Shortly
after 8 o'clock tbey proceeded to the rendezvous off the Montmorency
Falls, and just as the 9 o'clock gun boomed out from the Crescent,
tbe flagship of bis Majesty's fleet, the parade began. It was led by
tbe government steamer Eureka, which was gay with electric lights
of all colours. Other government steamers followed, and the tugs,
yachts and excursion steamers brought up tbe rear. Nearly every
boat was illuminated with a profusion of Chinese lanterns and a
goodly supply of fireworks was on every craft.
Tbe view from off Indian Cove citywards was like a scene from
fairyland. In tbe foreground were the nine warships, from each of
whicb gleamed thousands of twinkling points of light. The Diadem
* Quebec Chronicle, September 18, 1901.
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and Niobe had the whole of the rigging outlined in electricity, while
on the flagship Crescent the monogram G. M. shone forth with great
brilliancy. The long line of the breakwater was brilliantly illuminat-
ed, while against the sky shone the glorious Dufferin Terrace, the
Chateau Frontenac, the Legislative Buildings, aglow with myriad
lights. Above the city the clouds hung loweringly, forming
an immense screen reflecting the brilliant illuminations which must
have been visible for many miles. This beautiful scene was en-
hanced by the fireworks sent off from the different vessels which took
part in the parade. During the five mile run up the river to the
city, there was a continuous f usilade of rockets, Koman candles, &c.,
but the climax was reached when the main part of the parade was
between the royal yacht Ophir and the King's wharf. For fifteen
minutes or more there was an incessant succession of the most bril-
liant fireworks. The air was full of coloured stars, while the crash
of the bursting bombs and the swish of the rockets echoed and re-
echoed from the gray rocks of Cape Diamond. On the King's
wharf were two large pieces, one a portrait of the Duke and the
other the word 'Welcome.' Altogether the display was one of
unparalleled grandeur, and reflected great credit, not only on the
city of Quebec, but on the energy of the managing committee of the
Quebec Yacht Club, who arranged the whole affair.
It should be noted that the cruiser D'Estrees took part in all
the illuminations on the 16th and 17th, and, in fact, her com-
mandant and officers made it a point to equal in bunting and
salutes all the courtesies extended by the English fleet to the
Heir Apparent to the Crown.
The last morning of their Koyal Highnesses stay in Quebec
dawned dull and cheerless, though fortunately the sun shone
out for the brief interval covering the
Quebec, moments of departure. At half -past nine the
18th September, lowering of the royal standard at the mast
head of the Ophir indicated that the Duke
and Duchess were about to leave the ship, and very shortly
afterwards a royal salute from the warships announced their
landing at the King's wharf. Their Koyal Highnesses were
accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Alexander of
Teck, and attended by Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Bedford,
K.C.B., Captain the Hon. Stanley C. J. Colville, C.B.,
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QUEBEC AND MONTREAL, 27
the Duke of Roxburghe and Viscount Crichton. Im-
mediately on landing, the Duke and Duchess entered their
carriage and, surrounded by their escort, drove by way of
St. Peter and St. Paul streets to the Canadian Pacific railway
station, where they were received by a guard of honour from
the 8th Royal Rifles. Inside the station were assembled the
various local dignitaries, including his Worship the Mayor, to
whom their Royal Highnesses specially expressed their ac-
knowledgments for the manner in which they had been received
by the citizens of Quebec. Never were thanks more worthily
bestowed, for it is but the simple truth to say that to the zeal,
energy and admirable executive skill of the gentleman who so
acceptably unites in his person the dual positions of Premier
of the province and Mayor of the city of Quebec, the success of
the reception was largely due. Besides these were Mr. T. G.
Shaughnessy, the President of the Canadian Pacific railway;
Mr. D. McMcoll, the second Vice-President and General Man-
ager, and Mr. W. R. Baker to whom had been confided the
charge of the royal party while travelling over the railway.
With what complete success Mr. Baker executed this arduous
and delicate duty, the royal guests themselves, their suite, the
press of the United Kingdom and Canada, and every one who
had the privilege of travelling on the train have borne unanim-
ous and abundant testimony. The Canadian Pacific railway
management are known to do well whatever they undertake, but
assuredly they never so signally vindicated their reputation in
this respect as on the present occasion.
Four special trains had been provided for the service of the
royal party. The first and fourth in order of departure con-
veyed the grooms, horses and carriages, under the charge of
Major Forester. The second train which left Quebec for
Montreal at 9.15 on Wednesday morning, carried the Governor
General and suite, and the Government Car No. 109 with the
28 THE EOYAL TOUR IN CANADA
Prime Minister and a party of his colleagues and friends. The
third, or royal train proper, was devoted to the uses of their
Royal Highnesses and suite, though between Quebec and Mont-
real the carriages provided for the accommodation of the news-
paper correspondents were attached thereto. It was composed
of ten cars three baggage cars, the sleeping car India for
attendants, the sleeping car South Africa for the press, the
dining car Sandringham, the sleeping car Australia and the
compartment car Canada for the royal suite, the day coach
Cornwall and the night coach York for the personal use of
their Royal Highnesses. The whole train, the most splendid
ever constructed, measured 730 feet in length and weighed 595
tons. The cars were vestibuled throughout, communication
being had from end to end of the train, which was lighted by
electricity, and provided with telephonic connection between all
the cars the first instance of a telephone service being estab-
lished throughout an entire train.*
Their Royal Highnesses having bidden farewell to the many
prominent persons assembled to wish them good-bye, the signal
was given, and at 10 o'clock the train steamed out of the
station amid the cheers of thousands of people who lined the
route as far as St. Sauveur, a royal salute being fired from the
Citadel at the moment of departure. The Quebec reception
had been a complete and most gratifying success.
The run to Montreal was accomplished in five hours. Crowds
gathered at the decorated stations along the way, but with one
exception the royal train stopped only for water. At Three
Rivers their Royal Highnesses acknowledged the salutations
of the people by appearing at the rear end of their car, and the
mayor of the city (Mr. L. D. Paquin) had the honour of being
presented. At Sault au Recollet station the ladies of the Convent
* For a detailed description of the principal carriages of the royal
train, see Appendix No. VIII., pp. 317-9.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 29
of the Sacred Heart, in the vicinity, had drawn up their pupils
in line to greet their Royal Highnesses as the train dashed by.
The Governor General's train reached Place Viger station at
a quarter before three, his Excellency being received with an
artillery salute. A few minutes later a fresh
Montreal, booming of cannon announced the approach
18th September. O f t ^ e r0 y a i tra i n w hi c h backed into the
station precisely at three o'clock. Their
Royal Highnesses were received by his Excellency the Gov-
ernor General, who presented his Worship the Mayor (Mr.
Raymond Prefontaine, M.P.), Madame Prefontaine, the Hon.
George A. Drummond, chairman of the Reception Committee,
Mrs. Drummond, and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mont-
real. The royal party then proceeded to the stand erected
on Viger Square immediately opposite the principal entrance
to the station. The excellence of the arrangements inside the
building, where the utmost order and quietness reigned, ren-
dered one unprepared for the animated sight which greeted
their Royal Highnesses as they issued from the station. Fully
20,000 people thronged the square, while black masses of
humanity filled both sides of Craig street and extended up
St. Denis street as far as the eye could reach. Many of these
people had waited since early morning in the expectation of
catching a glimpse of their Royal Highnesses. At the sound
of the guns their enthusiasm began to kindle, and when the
royal party crossed the street to the platform, the assembled
thousands broke forth in a storm of cheers. The scene was
indeed a brilliant one. The handsome station, symbolizing
in the solidity of its structure, the deep foundations of Cana-
dian loyalty, never showed to better advantage, while the
temporary buildings across the way, gay with flags, banners
and appropriate emblems, illustrated the joy with which the
citizens of Montreal welcomed the son of their King. The day
30 THE ROYAL, TOUK IN CANADA
overhead was sombre, but that nothing might be wanting to
complete the picture, just as the royal party issued from the
station, the clouds parted and shafts of sunlight lit up the
multitude of eager, upturned faces below.
As soon as the Duke and Duchess had taken up the positions
assigned to them, his Worship the Mayor proceeded to read
in French, the civic address, extending to their Royal High-
nesses ' a loyal and hearty welcome to the city of Mont-
real.' Addresses from the Numismatic and Antiquarian
Society, the Baron de Hirsch Institute, the Federation of the
Daughters of the British Empire, and the Iroquois Indians
of Caughnawaga, were then handed in, the last named being
presented by a deputation of chiefs and squaws who performed
their part with quiet reserve and dignity. To one familiar with
the early history of Montreal, the spectacle afforded by this act
of homage on the part of the lingering remnant of that once
ferocious race, during long years the scourge and the terror of
the infant settlement, awakened reflections of no ordinary
interest.
The Duke acknowledged in fitting terms the warmth and
loyalty of the greeting, and three cheers for their Royal
Highnesses having been called for by Sir Wilfrid Laurier
and given with hearty good-will, the presentation of South
African medals was proceeded with, nine officers and one
hundred and thirty-one non-commissioned officers and men
receiving their decorations from the hands of his Royal
Highness. At the conclusion of this ceremony, the royal
procession formed and advanced by way of St. Denis, Sher-
brooke, Peel and Dorchester streets to the residence of Lord
Strathcona, whose guests their Royal Highnesses were during
their stay in Montreal. Along the brilliantly decorated route,
crowds manifested the interest which this royal progress
evoked. At the corner of Craig and St. Denis streets 1,000
ARCH AT KNTKAXCK To .MrlilLI. rxiVKHSITY, MOXTREAL.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 31
school children in coloured dresses, ranged to form a Union
Jack cheered lustily. Mount St. Louis College, on Sherbrooke
street, was conspicuous for its decorations. On passing the centre
gate of that institution, the carriage stopped in order to allow
Master Roy, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Roy, to present a bouquet
to her Koyal Highness, which he did with much grace. The
cadets band played the national anthem as the carriage moved
on, and everybody seemed pleased at the little incident. One
of the most agreeable sights of the demonstration was furnished
by the pupils of the High School on Peel street, who to the
number of 5,000 cheered and waved flags so enthusiastically
that they quite forgot to sing until their Eoyal Highnesses
had almost passed by. Towards the end of the procession rain
fell heavily, which, while it did not appear to dampen the
ardour of the spectators, quickened somewhat the pace of the
royal carriage.
Lord Strathcona met his distinguished guests on the
threshold of his home and personally conducted them within
doors. The same evening a dinner was given by his lordship
in honour of their Royal Highnesses, at which a brilliant
company were present, including his Excellency the Governor
General and Lady Minto, Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier, the
Anglican and Roman Catholic Archbishops of Montreal, the
Hon. William Mulock and Mrs. Mulock, Sir Louis and Lady
Davies, the Hon. Clifford Sifton and Mrs. Sifton, the Hon.
W. S. Fielding and Mrs. Fielding, the Hon. Sydney Fisher,
Miss Scott of Ottawa, Sir Melbourne and Lady Tait, the Hon.
George A. Drummond and Mrs. Drummond, Sir William and
Lady VanHorne, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Clouston, and the Misses
Clouston, Mr. Justice H. T. Taschereau and Madame Tasche-
reau, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Shaughnessy, and Miss Hall.
The official programme for the royal visit to Montreal,
included a reception at the city hall to be held on Wednesday
32 THE KOYAL TOUR IN CANADA
evening, but in consequence of the lamented death of the Pre-
sident of the United States, whose funeral was fixed for the
following day, this and all functions of a demonstrative public
character which had been contemplated for Thursday were
abandoned, and that day proclaimed by the Governor General
as a day of public mourning throughout the Dominion.
Shortly after dinner on Wednesday, a simple ceremony took
place at Lord Strathcona's residence, being the presentation to
their Eoyal Highnesses of mementos of their visit to Montreal,
by the members of the Citizens' Reception Committee. That
to the Duchess, which was presented by Lady Strathcona and
Mrs. Drummond, consisted of a spray of maple leaves wrought
in gold and enamel and set with diamonds and pearls. An
album of Canadian views accompanied this gift, and a richly
illuminated address which read:
To Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EoYAL HlOHNESS t
As a souvenir of your visit to this city the members of the Citizens'
Eeception Committee respectfully ask your gracious acceptance of
this jewel, which reproduces in its autumnal tints the maple leaf.
With it are two volumes of Canadian photographs. They desire
loyally to tender to your Royal Highness an expression of hope for
a prosperous accomplishment of your long journeyings and a happy
reunion with your children.
The gift to his Royal Highness was in the form of a gold
medal bearing the profiles of the Duke and Duchess on the
obverse, and a suitable design commemorative of the South
African war and of the royal visit on the reverse. Only seven
of these medals had been struck, one being designed for the
King, and one presented on this occasion to the Duke of Corn-
wall and York. The remaining five were allotted to his Excel-
lency the Governor General, the Right Hon. Mr. Chamberlain,
Lord Strathcona, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Hon. G. A.
Drummond.
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The presentation to the Duke was made by Mr. Drummond
on behalf of the Citizens' Eeception Committee in the following
terms :
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EOYAL HIGHNESS:
'The Citizens' Reception Committee ask your gracious acceptance
of this medal. It is designed to commemorate in an enduring form,
the felicitous event of your present visit to this city and the share
which Canada has taken in the defence of Crown and Empire beyond
the seas. Your acceptance will be a source of deep gratification to
the committee, and we loyally tender our earnest wishes for all
future health, happiness and prosperity to yourself and your royal
consort.
And both addresses were signed by
G. A. DRUMMOND,
J. P. B. CASGRAIN, ) President.
T -r> A Hon. oecs.
J. B. ALLAN,
The first evening of their Royal Highnesses' stay in Mont-
real was also marked by the announcement that on the occasion
of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to
Canada, his Majesty the King had been graciously pleased to
confer certain honours, specified below, upon the following
gentlemen :
To be Knights Commanders of the Most Distinguished Order of
St. Michael and St. George :
Sir John Alexander Boyd, Chancellor of the High Court of
Justice of the Province of Ontario.
Louis Amable Jette, Esquire, Lieutenant Governor of the Pro-
vince of Quebec.
To be Companions of the said Most Distinguished Order :
Joseph Pope, Esquire, Under- Secretary of State of Canada.
The Very Reverend George Monro Grant, D.D., LL.D., M.A.,
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's College and Uni-
versity, Kingston, Ontario.
William Peterson, Esquire, LL.D., M.A., Principal and Vice-
Chancellor of McGill College and University, Montreal.
The Reverend Olivier Elzear Mathieu, Principal of Laval Uni-
versity, Quebec.
Oliver Aiken Howland, Esquire, Mayor of Toronto.
Major Frederick Stanley Maude, Coldstream Guards, Military
Secretary to his Excellency the Governor General.*
* The order in which these names appear here is that observed in the
official announcement. See London Gazette, October 11, 1901.
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34 THE KOYAI, TOUK IN CANADA
To be Knight Bachelor :
Thomas Shaughnessy, Esquire, President of the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company.
As was to be expected, the illuminations in Montreal in hon-
our of the royal visitors were on a scale in keeping with the
other features of the receptibn. Amid the general blaze of light
and colour it is difficult to say just which particular display
marked the greatest triumph of the electrician's taste and skill.
The royal residence itself was brilliantly illuminated, as was
Mr. Shaughnessy's house opposite. The Windsor Hotel, the
Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk railway offices, the Arch-
bishop's palace, and down town, the Bank of Montreal, the Post
Office, the Custom-house, the offices of the Star, were one and
all triumphs of art, while countless private residences testified
according to the means of their owners, to the general joy of the
occasion. Among these must especially be mentioned the house
and grounds of Mr. G. W. Stephens, on Dorchester street,
where the arrangement of Chinese lanterns and softened lights
Showed to admirable advantage. The Scottish arch in front of
Mr. Shaughnessy's residence formed one of the most beautiful
sights in the whole city, while the crystal device of the plume of
the Heir Apparent at the corner of Stanley street, and the
Crown over the residence of the Hon. George Drummond were
also much admired. Indeed, nature appeared to supplement the
work of man on the occasion, for Mount Eoyal seemed to have
gone back ages in its history, and to be again vomiting forth
streams of fire. To complete the magnificent effect, a torch
light procession 3,000 strong, composed of members of the
various athletic associations, paraded through the principal
streets of the city, and formed up with excellent precision before
Lord Strathcona's house, from the windows of which their
Royal Highnesses witnessed the impressive scene.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 35
Despite the limitations of the occasion imposed by our neigh-
bours' grief, Thursday proved a busy day for the Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and York. Their
Montreal, Royal Highnesses' first engagement was at
19th September. McGill University, whither at the appointed
time they proceeded under an escort of
the Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars, attended by
Lady Mary Lygon, his Serene Highness Prince Alexander of
Teck, Lord Wenlock, Viscount Crichton and the Duke of
Roxburghe. They were received by the Chancellor, Lord Strath-
cona; Principal Peterson, Vice-Chancellor ; Dr. Alexander
Johnson, Vice-Principal ; Sir William MacDonald, Mr. Justice
Archibald and Messrs. J. H. Molson, George Hague, James
Ross, Samuel Finley, Charles Fleet, K.C., R. B. Angus and
E. B. Greenshields, Governors. Having donned their academic
robes, their Royal Highnesses were conducted to Convocation
Hall. As they entered the hall and took their places, ' God
Save the King,' was sung by those present. The address of the
University was then read by the Chancellor, after which the
Duke and Duchess received the degree of Doctor of Laws, the
Vice-Chancellor pronouncing the prescribed formula, and Lord
Strathcona at the same moment investing them with the
hoods. Both the ' junior graduates ' of the University, as the
Duke styled himself and her Royal Highness, then signed
the roll, after which his Royal Highness delivered his reply to
the University address. In the course of his speech the Duke
alluded in fitting terms to the princely benefactions of Lord
Strathcona and Sir William MacDonald, whose names will ever
be inseparably associated, not merely with the McGill Univer-
sity, but also with the progress of learning and philanthropy
in the city of Montreal.
' It is a great pleasure to the Duchess and myself,' said his
Royal Highness, ' to be here to-day, and we sincerely thank you
36 THE KOYAL TOUR IN CANADA
for the kind words of welcome in your address, and for the
hearty manner in which you have given expression to those
sentiments. I am glad to have the opportunity of testifying
to our deep appreciation of the manifestations of loyalty and
good-will with which we were yesterday greeted by the citizens
of the commercial metropolis of Canada. We feel very glad
that it was possible to avail ourselves of the gratifying invita-
tion to your great country, and we look forward with keen
anticipation to becoming acquainted with its different pro-
vinces, its historical associations and its beautiful and stupend-
ous works of nature.
We feel certain that it will prove in every way a happy final
stage in that long and memorable voyage to which your address
refers in such kindly terms. Any sacrifices which may have
been entailed upon us in the fulfilment of the proud mission
entrusted to me by my dear father have been more than com-
pensated for by the generous sympathetic enthusiasm which has
been so universally displayed towards us, by the vast experience
gained, and by the hope that in some slight degree we have
assisted in consolidating, and thereby strengthening our great
Empire.
The Duchess and I are proud to become identified with your
distinguished university by the degrees which we have now had
the honour to receive. The fame of the benefactions which it
has recently received from such patrons as Lord Strathcona
and Sir William MacDonald has been world wide. Its gen-
eral welfare, including that of the Royal Victoria College,
associated as that institution will be for all time with the
memory of our late beloved Queen, as well as with the unparal-
leled munificence of your honoured chancellor, will be a fresh
source of interest and concern in the joint lives of those who
to-day find themselves your two junior graduates.'
Miss Hitchcock and Miss Greenlease, two of the students of
the fourth year, then presented bouquets to her Royal Highness
and Lady Strathcona, and the benediction having been pro-
nounced by Professor Clark Murray, the royal party left the
hall and drove to the new medical buildings, where they were
received by Lord Strathcona, Principal Peterson, Dr. Craik,
Dean of the Medical Faculty, and Dr. Johnson.
QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 37
The function took place in the new central hall of the build-
ing, where a distinguished company awaited their Royal High-
nesses, including Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Hon. W. Mulock,
the Hon. C. Fitzpatrick, Sir Melbourne Tait, Lady Strath-
cona and the Hon. Mrs. Howard, Dr. and Mrs. Adami, Dr.
Ruttan, Dr. T. G. Roddick, M.P., Dr. and Mrs. Birkett, Dr.
Evans, Reverend Dr. Barclay, Dr. and Mrs. Bell, Miss
Arnton, Dr. and Mrs. Gunn, Mrs. Peterson, and the Reverend
Canon Ellegood. As soon as their Royal Highnesses, still
wearing the hoods and gowns of their newly conferred degrees,
had taken their places, Dr. Craik read the address from
the medical faculty, at the conclusion of which he handed
his Royal Highness a golden key in a silver casket. The
Duke, who replied extempore, thanked those present for their
welcome, and expressed pleasure at being able to find time
among his numerous engagements to take part in the opening
of these buildings, in the erection of which the generosity of
Lady Strathcona and her daughter, the Hon. Mrs. Howard,
had been so worthily manifested. His Royal Highness then
declared the building opened. Lord Strathcona followed with
a few weighty words expressive of the great value of the royal
tour to Canada, and their Royal Highnesses, having divested
themselves of their academic robes, and, being intent, as it
seemed, upon sounding the depths of Lord Strathcona's muni-
ficence, proceeded to visit that enduring monument of his lord-
ship's public benevolence of his and Lord Mount Stephen's
the Royal Victoria Hospital.
The Duke and Duchess were received at the portals of this
institution by their seemingly ubiquitous host, by Mr. R. B.
Angus, President of the Board, and a number of governors.
The Medical Board, together with Mr. J. J. Robson, the
Superintendent, and Miss W. F. Henderson, Lady Superin-
tendent, having been presented, Miss Marjorie Clouston offered
38 THE KOTAL TOUE IN CANADA
the Duchess a bouquet, and their Koyal Highnesses inscribed
their names upon the visitors' register. A tour of the hospital
was then made, Lord Strathcona conducting the Duchess and
Mr. K. B. Angus, the Duke. An eye witness thus reports :
The statue in the hall of her late Majesty by Countess Gleichen
attracted their attention, and they proceeded up stairs, which were
lined by the nurses, whose pink uniforms and white aprons presented
an effective appearance. The nurses' library was inspected and Ward
D. male medical, entered, where Dr. James Stewart and Miss A.
Campbell, head nurse, received their Koyal Highnesses, and were
presented. Both the Duke and Duchess showed the liveliest interest
in what they saw, and were particularly struck by the fine view of
the city, the river and the country beyond, to be obtained from the
balcony. As they were returning, their attention was caught by the
table of a little boy, on which he had arranged a flag, and a portrait
of the Duchess. His name is Sandy Watson, of Drummond County,
who is suffering from a decaying knee joint. He is ten years old and
a very bright little chap. Their Koyal Highnesses stopped, and came
to bis bed, and the Duchess asked him his age, and how he felt. Then
the Duke noticed the portrait of tbe Duchess and asked him how he
came by it. They expressed their hope for his speedy recovery, and
went on their way, leaving one little mortal happy and with some-
thing to think of for days to come. From the wards tbeir Koyal High-
nesses proceeded to tbe outdoor department, where Drs. Birkett,
Buller and Gardner received them, and showed them through, explain-
ing tbe many curious and valuable appliances for the relief of
suffering, and tbe conquest of disease. Their Royal Highnesses
expressed themselves delighted with the completeness and efficiency
of tbe equipment, and showed that the needs of a hospital were by
no means unknown to them. They then returned to the hall and
went off under the escort of the Duke of York's Royal Canadian
Hussars.*
Laval University was next visited by their Koyal Highnesses.
They were met on the steps of that institution by his Grace
Archbishop Bruchesi and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who, accom-
panied by "Lady Laurier, had arrived at the University a few
minutes before the royal party. Among those present were
Mgr. Eacicot, Sir Alexandre Lacoste, Sir William Kingston,
Mr. Justice Mathieu, Mr. Justice Wiirtele, Mr. Eodolphe
Lemieux, M.P., Mr. F. D. Monk, M.P., M. 1'abbe Colin, M.
Montreal Gazette, September 20, 1901
QUEBEC AND MONTKEAL 39
1'abbe Bourassa, Mr. Honore Gervais, Dr. Rottot, the Hon. J.
Guerin and the Hon. H. Archambault. The University building
was handsomely decorated. As the royal party entered the lecture
room the choir of the cathedral sang Domine salvum fac Regem
Eduardum. As soon as the Duke and Duchess had taken
their places on the dais, the Archbishop, speaking in French,
addressed to them a few cordial words of welcome to which his
Royal Highness briefly replied and the ceremony was over.
It will be seen that their Royal Highnesses had had a busy
morning, but there was yet more to be done. The Provincial
Synod of the Church of England, at that time holding its
triennial session in Montreal, had sought the honour of a visit,
and notwithstanding the lengthy programme laid down for them
their Royal Highnesses complied with the request of this dis-
tinguished body, by stopping for a few minutes at the Convo-
cation Hall of the Montreal Theological College where the
Synod was holding its sittings. Their Royal Highnesses were
received by the Bishop of Toronto, in the absence of Archbishop
Bond, and presented with a loyal address, couched in that sober
and decorous phraseology which has long rendered the collec-
tive utterances of the bishops bf the Established Church in
England models of literary style.
The Duke having appropriately replied, the royal party left
the hall and returned to their residence for luncheon and a
short rest preparatory to their visit to the Convent of Villa
Maria. Their Royal Highnesses arrived at that historic spot
so often honoured by visits from royal personages about
four o'clock. A guard of honour from the 65th Mount Royal
Rifles was drawn up on the grounds. The royal party were
met at the entrance to the institution by his Grace Mgr.
Bruchesi, Archbishop of Montreal, and by Sister St. Mary
Caroline, the Superioress of the Convent, and Sister St.
Justin, Provincial of the Order of the Congregation of Notre
40 THE ROYAL TOUK IN CANADA
Dame, and conducted to the recreation hall where the pupils
sang an ode of welcome, followed by the Domine salvum fac
Regem Eduardum. The address, read by Miss Frances Mc-
Guire, was printed on white satin, the initial letters being
after the pattern of the 14th century illumination, the work of
one of the ladies of the institution. Miss Y. Beaubien then
read an address in French, after which the Misses Edwards
and Rice presented a bouquet to the Duchess, and Miss Edwards
read some verses of welcome. The Duke replied in both lan-
guages. It was the first time since his landing that he had
spoken in French, and the compliment was highly appreciated.
His Royal Highness said :
Et maintenant, Mesdames, je veux vous dire, en cette
langue franchise, si bien conservee parmi vous, combien je suis
sensible a vos hommages de loyaute envers le Roi, mon pere,
ainsi qu'aux voeux de bonheur que vous formez pour la duchesse
et pour moi.
Au milieu de notre passage trop rapide a Montreal, nous
sommes heureux d' avoir pu nous arreter quelques instants dans
cette venerable maison a laquelle se rattachent pour nous de
si aimables souvenirs.
Ici, nous le savons, s'exerce le devouement dans ce qu'il y a
de plus noble et de plus pur; ici, comme dans tant d'autres
etablissements, dont votre pays est justement fier, se preparent
les generations futures.
Nous souhaitoiis que I'o3uvre de votre illustre fondatrice soit
a jamais prospere et porte les plus beaux fruits.
La duchesse regoit avec plaisir les fleurs que vous lui avez
offertes. Quelque precieuses et parfumees qu'elles soient,
helas ! elles se faneront comme toutes les fleurs, mais Villa
Maria vivra a jamais, soyez-en sures, dans son souvenir comme
dans le mien.
This visit terminated the official programme for the day. Lord
Strathcona had issued invitations for a second large dinner to be
given on Thursday evening, but in view of the obsequies of the
President of the United States, it was cancelled, and besides
their host and hostess, only Sir William Van Home, Sir William
,j*=%=hr-
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QUEBEC AND MONTREAL 41
MacDonald, Mrs. Meighen and Mrs. Cantlie* had the honour of
dining with their Royal Highnesses. As on the preceding even-
ing, the city was brilliantly illuminated and the streets crowded
with people. At 9 o'clock on Thursday morning their Royal
Highnesses left Windsor station by special train for Ottawa,
amid the cheers of a vast assemblage gathered
Montreal, O see them take their departure. Two cir-
20th September, cumstances, neither of which could have been
foreseen nor provided against wretched
weather and the assassination of President McKinley mili-
tated against the success of the Montreal reception, yet in spite
of these drawbacks, the manifestations of loyalty which the
presence of their Royal Highnesses called forth, were in every
respect worthy of the traditions of Canada's metropolitan city.
* Sisters of Lord Mount Stephen.
CHAPTEK III.
OTTAWA, SEPTEMBER 20-24.
Stop at Alexandria. Arrival at Ottawa. Royal Procession to Parliament
Buildings. Presentation of Addresses. Lacrosse Match. Ceremony
of Investiture. Drive through Hull. Unveiling of Monument to
Queen Victoria. Presentation of Medals. Garden Party at Govern-
ment House. Illuminations. Sunday in Ottawa. Water Fete.
Visit to Lumber Camp. Presentation of Fur Cape to Duchess.
Reception in Senate Chamber. Departure from Ottawa.
THEIR Royal Highnesses travelled by the Canadian Pacific
railway as far as St. Polycarpe junction, thence by the Canada
Atlantic line to Ottawa, thus traversing the historic county of
Glengarry. As might be expected, the loyal Highlanders of that
locality were not slow to avail themselves of the opportunity
afforded to pay their respects to the son of their King, and
although they had barely twenty-four hours' notice, a hastily
formed committee accomplished much in the interval. When,
shortly before eleven o'clock, the royal train
Alexandria, halted at Alexandria station, fully 2,000
20th September, persons were assembled on the platform to
greet their Koyal Highnesses, who stood on
the rear platform of their car. The committee in charge, con-
sisting of the Hon. Donald McMillan, Mr. Schell, M.P., Mr.
Macdonell, KG. (Greenfield), and Mr. E. H. Tiffany, having
been presented, an address of welcome was handed to his Eoyal
Highness. Owing to the shortness of the stay it was not
read, but Mr. Macdonell in summarizing its contents, assured
his Royal Highness of the unswerving loyalty of the people of
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Glengarry to the Throne and Person of the King, his father.
The Duke was graciously pleased to accept this address, and,
together with her Royal Highness, entered into conversation
with the Bishop of Alexandria and the members of the
committee, manifesting much interest in the Highland set-
tlement through which they were passing, and making in-
quiries as to the various clans represented in the county,
the prevalence of the Gaelic language and the traditions
and customs of the Highlanders dwelling in the Dominion.
A somewhat amusing incident was caused by the piper in
attendance striking up a pronounced Jacobite air, which
afforded his Royal Highness an opportunity of observing that
like his father and his grandmother the late Sovereign, no music
was more acceptable to him than the tunes which told of the
old time loyalty of the Highland people to that branch of his
family, and which had ever been extended in unstinted measure
to those who had succeeded his Stuart ancestors. With this
little break in the journey, the royal party proceeded on their
way to the Capital, where they were being eagerly looked for.
At Elgin Street station a handsome pavilion had been
erected and suitably decorated. As early as ten o'clock
the streets leading thereto were filled
Ottawa, with people. Major-General O'Grady Haly,
20th September. C>B>> D.S.O., Colonel the Hon. M. Aylmer,
Adjutant-General; Colonel Cotton, Quarter-
Master-General; Lieutenant-Colonel B. H. Vidal, Deputy
Adjutant-General, and others of the Headquarters staff of the
Canadian militia were early on the ground. The guard of
honour at the station was furnished by the 43rd regiment,
the royal escort by the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards, and
the Governor General's escort by the Royal Canadian Dragoons.
At half-past eleven, his Excellency the Governor General ar-
rived, attended by Major Maude, C.M.G., D.S.O., Military
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Secretary, Captain Graham, A.D.C., Captain Bell, A.D.C., and
Mr. Guise, Comptroller of the Household. Fifteen minutes
later a distant whistle announced the approach of the royal
train. His Excellency received the illustrious visitors, and
presented to their Royal Highnesses the members of the special
Reception Committee, consisting of Mr. Alderman Bearing,
chairman; Mr. Belcourt, M.P., Mr. Birkett, M.P., Mr. A.
Lumsden, M.L.A., Mr. C. Berkeley Powell, M.L.A., and Mr.
Sheriff Sweetland. The Duke and Duchess then entered their
carriage and the royal procession formed and proceeded to the
Parliament grounds by way of Elgin, McLeod, Metcalfe, Sparks,
Bank and Wellington streets, the Governor General returning
by another route to Government House. The day though some-
what chilly, was fine, and the royal procession as it moved up
Metcalfe street, excited unbounded enthusiasm. The inter-
ested demeanour of the Duchess appeared, though perhaps
this is due to the imagination of the writer, more marked than
at Quebec or Montreal, and called forth the enraptured plaudits
of the delighted multitude, who were captivated by her Royal
Highness's unaffected and kindly appreciation of the efforts of
those assembled to do honour to her husband and herself. One
cannot but envy the inspiration which prompted the students
of Adelaide University to sing in her Royal Highness's hon-
our on a like occasion:
There is a ladye sweet and kind,
Whose winsome face so pleas'd our mind;
We did but see her passing by,
Yet we shall love her till we die.
Xo words more adequately express the feeling which the
Duchess of Cornwall and York evoked, not merely at Ottawa,
but in every city, town and hamlet in Canada honoured by her
gracious presence. Those whose good fortune it was to attend
her Royal Highness throughout the tour, and to observe the
uniform affability, consideration and kindness which she exer-
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cised in the performance of every duty appertaining to her
exalted station, and which no external circumstances seemed
able to overcome, diminish, or affect, can realize perhaps more
fully than those who merely saw her ' passing by/ how singularly
happy is this application of Herrick's simple and beautiful lay.
But we must follow the procession to the Parliament grounds,
where the great men of the Capital, headed by His Worship the
Mayor (Mr. W. D. Morris) in gorgeous array, stand waiting to
receive the Duke and Duchess. The royal pavilion, which had
been erected near the head of the main walk in the centre of the
square, was an artistic mass of bunting, palms and flowers, the
Houses of Parliament in the back ground being handsomely
decked with flags, festoons of which hung from the central tower
to the turrets on either side. Precisely at half-past twelve the
royal carriage entered the grounds, and halted at the lower end
of the main walk, down which Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier,
the Mayor, the Hon. R. W. Scott, the Hon. David Mills, the
Hon. A. G. Blair, the Hon. W. S. Fielding, Sir Louis Davies,
the Hon. C. Sifton, the Hon. William Paterson, the Hon. Wil-
liam Mulock, the Hon. James Sutherland, the Hon. M. E. Ber-
nier, walked to receive their Royal Highnesses as they alighted.
His Worship having been presented, the party proceeded to the
pavilion, the Duchess walking first, having on her right Sir Wil-
frid Laurier and on her left the Mayor of Ottawa. His Royal
Highness followed with Lady Laurier, and attended by the mem-
bers of his staff, while four thousand school children flanking
the avenue, sang the national anthem, and waved their flags with
great heartiness. On reaching the pavilion the Mayor at once
read the civic welcome. Then followed the presentation of
addresses from the city of Hull, the towns of Almonte,
Arnprior, Aylmer, P.Q., Brockville, Cornwall, Pembroke,
Perth and Renfrew; the Board of Trade, the St. Andrew's
Society, the St. George's Society, the St. Jean Baptiste Society,
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the St. Patrick's Literary and Scientific Association, the Band
of Mercy Union, the Veterans' Associations of 1866 and 1870,
all of Ottawa; the Canadians of Massachusetts, the Canadian
Society of New York, and the Ojibway Indians.
After these addresses had been handed in, the Duke made
one reply to all, speaking in clear and measured tones, which
were distinctly audible to those about. In the course of his
remarks, which will be found at length elsewhere, his Eoyal
Highness thus drew a contrast between the Dominion of to-day
and the Canada of forty years ago :
It is especially gratifying to me to meet you here on the
threshold of the building, the corner stone of which was laid by
my dear father. Standing here in the capital of Canada, in
the shadow of this noble pile, it is impossible without a feeling
of pride to reflect how far short of the actual results were the
hopes and aspirations of that day, now more than forty years
ago. Ottawa was then but the capital of two provinces yoked
together in an uneasy union. To-day it is the capital of a
great and prosperous Dominion stretching from the Atlantic to
the Pacific ocean ; the centre of the political life and adminis-
tration of a contented and united people. The federation of
Canada stands pre-eminent among the political events of the
century just closed, for its fruitful and beneficent results on the
life of the people concerned. As in ancient times, by the union
of Norman and Saxon, the English nation was produced, so
by the federation of Canada the two great nations which form
its population have been welded into a harmonious people, and
afforded free play and opportunity to contribute each its best
service to the public well-being. Creditable as this achievement
is to the practical wisdom and patriotism of the statesmen who
founded the union and who have since guided its destinies, it is
no less honourable to the people upon whose support they had
to rely, and who have in a spirit of mutual toleration and sym-
pathy, sustained them in the great work of union. This spirit
is no less necessary than it was in the past, and I am confident
that the two races will continue, each according to its special
genius and opportunity, to aid and co-operate in building up
the great edifice of which the foundations have been so well
and truly laid.
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A few prominent persons having been presented, their
Koyal Highnesses drove to Government House. In the after-
noon they attended a lacrosse match, which it is understood,
the Duke before his arrival in Canada, had expressed a
wish to see. The match, which was between the Capitals and
Cornwalls for the Minto Cup, took place on the University Oval,
and resulted in a victory for the former by three games to two.
It was a clean, fast game, and had no more interested specta-
tors than the Duke and Duchess, his Koyal Highness placing
the ball, remaining till the end, and congratulating the victors
on the result. At the conclusion of the game, the Duke was
presented with a lacrosse stick and a ball. ' Is this the ball
that was used during the match?' queried his Eoyal High-
ness, critically examining the article in question, which had a
suspiciously new appearance. On being informed it was not,
he expressed a preference for the ball which had been used in
play, and it was accordingly substituted for the one originally
presented.
Their Excellencies the Governor General and the Countess
of Minto gave an official dinner the same evening in honour of
their Royal Highnesses, to which the following ladies and gen-
tlemen had the honour of being invited :
The Archbishop of Ottawa; Mgr. Falconio, Archbishop of Larissa;
the Bishop of Ottawa and Mrs. Hamilton ; the Et. Hon. Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, G.C.M.G. and Lady Laurier; the Hon. Sir Eichard Cart-
wright, G.C.M.G. and Lady Cartwright; the Hon. E. W. Scott and
Mrs. Scott; the Hon. David Mills and Mrs. Mills; the Hon. Sir Louis
Davies, K.C.M.G. and Lady Davies; the Hon. F. W. Borden and
Mrs. Borden; the Hon. W. Mulock and Mrs. Mulock; the Hon. S. A.
Fisher; the Hon. J. I. Tarte and Madame Tarte; the Hon. E. E.
Dobell and Mrs. Dobell; the Hon. W. S. Fielding and Mrs. Fielding;
the Hon. A. G. Blair and Mrs. Blair; the Hon. Clifford Sifton and
Mrs. Sifton ; the Hon. W. Paterson and Mrs. Paterson ; the Hon. James
Sutherland ; the Hon. M. E. Bernier ; the lion. Charles Fitzpatrick and
Mrs. Fitzpatrick ; the Chief Justice of Canada and Lady Strong ;
the Speaker of the Senate and Mrs. Power; the Hon. W. McDou-
gall, C.B., and Mrs. McDougall; the Hon. Sir A. P. Caron, K.C.M.G.,
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and Lady Caron; the Hon. J. Costigan and Mrs. Costigan; the Hon.
J. Haggart; Major-General and Mrs. O'Grady Haly; the Hon. F.
Clemow and Mrs. Clemow ; the Speaker of the House of Commons and
Madame Brodeur; Mr. Justice and Madame Taschereau; Mr. Justice
and Mrs. Gwynne ; Mr. Justice and Mrs. Sedgewick ; Mr. Justice and
Madame Girouard; Mr. Justice and Mrs. Burbidge; Mr. Belcourt,
M.P.; Mr. Birkett, M.P., and Mrs. Birkett; the Mayor of Ottawa
and Mrs. Morris; Mr. C. Berkeley Powell, M.L.A., and Mrs. Powell;
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pope; Mr. Sheriff Sweetland; Colonel the Hon.
M. Aylmer and the Hon. Mrs. Aylmer; the Officer commanding the
Governor General's Foot Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel Irwin, C.M.G.,
and Mrs. Irwin ; Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Sherwood ; Lieutenant-
Colonel H. E. and Mrs. Smith; Colonel Evans; Colonel and Mrs.
Neilson; Major and Mrs. Heward; Mr. C. J. Jones; Mr. and Mrs.
Sladen; Major and Mrs. Forester; Major Williams.
On Saturday morning at eleven o'clock his Royal Highness
held an investiture of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
and of the Most Distinguished Order of
Ottawa, St. Michael and St. George, at which those
21st September, gentlemen who had recently been honoured
by their Sdvereign received their decorations.
This ceremony, rare though not unprecedented in Canada,*
took place in the ball room at Government House, in the pre-
sence of the royal and vice-regal suites and a small company,
composed for the most part of members of the Orders in ques-
tion and their wives. Of the Knights Grand Cross of St.
Michael and St. George there were present : his Koyal Highness
the Duke of Cornwall and York, his Excellency the Earl of
Minto, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir Richard Cartwright. Of
Knights Commander of the Bath, Sir Arthur Bigge. Of
Knights Commander of St. Michael and St. George, Sir A. P.
Caron, Sir James Grant, Sir Louis Davies, Sir John Bourinot
* On June 11, 1870, his Royal Highness Prince Arthur was invested by
Sir John Young, Governor General of Canada, with the insignia of a Knight
Grand Cross of St. Michael and St. George. On May 24, 1879, and again on
May 24, 1881, the Governor General of the day (the Marquess of Lome) held
Investitures, at which several Canadian gentlemen had honours conferred
upon them. The ceremonies of 1870 and 1879 took place in Montreal, that of
1881 in Quebec. So far as the writer is aware, that of September 21, 1901,
was the first held at Ottawa. (See Todd's Parliamentary Government in the
British Colonies, second edition, page 332.)
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and Sir John Anderson. Of Companions of the Bath, Major
General O'Grady Haly. Of Companions of the Order of St.
Michael and St. George, Mr. C. Schreiber, Major Bor, Mr. J.
M. Courtney, Mr. J. L. McDougall, Lieutenant-Colonel William
White, Lieutenant-Colonel Irwin and the Eev. Canon Dalton,
Amongst the ladies present were Mrs. O'Grady Haly, Mrs.
Maude, Mrs. Buchan, Mrs. Drury, Mrs. Pope and Mrs. Sladen.
Punctually at eleven o'clock his Eoyal Highness, wearing
the uniform of Colonel-in-Chief of the Eoyal Fusiliers, en-
tered the room, having his Excellency the Governor General on
his left and Lady Minto on his right. On reaching the dais
his Eoyal Highness took his seat with the Governor General
on his right and Lady Minto on his left hand. Lord Crichton
acted as master of ceremonies on the occasion, and most admir-
ably did he discharge the duties of that office. As soon as the
party had taken up their positions, Sir John Anderson advanced
a ad read the royal warrant empowering the Duke of Cornwall
and York to confer the honour of knighthood and to perform
the ceremony of investiture. The Hon. Derek Keppel then
announced the names of those upon whom honours were about
to be conferred. What followed can best be told in the words
of a spectator :
Colonel Drury, of the Royal Canadian Artillery, was the first of
the Companions of the Bath, and as soon as his name was announced,
Viscount Crichton stepped to the centre of the room, made a pro-
found obeisance to his Eoyal Highness, retired a few paces to the
rear and right, and, lifting a cushion from a table with the insignia
to be conferred laid upon it, once more took his position in the cen-
tre of the chamber. Colonel Drury fell in behind him, and Sir A.
Bigge took place on Colonel Drury's right, and Major General
O'Grady Haly on bis left. The party tben moved forward, making
three obeisances, until the foot of the throne was reached. The
master of ceremonies presented the insignia to his Royal Highness,
and then stepping quickly to the left, gave place to Colonel Drury,
who stood immediately in front of the Duke. His Royal Highness
having pinned the decoration upon the breast of the gallant officer.
Colonel Drury fell back into line witb his supporters, and once more
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Lord Crichton took his place in front. The party then on signal,
retired backwards, bowing thrice as before. Colonel Otter followed,
and the same procedure occurred in his case. Sir A. Bigge and
Major General O'Grady Haly being his supporters, Colonel Lessard,
of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, was the last of the officers who
received the insignia of the Bath.
' Monsieur Jette,' Mr. Keppel announced, and the Lieutenant Gov-
ernor of the province of Quebec, fell in behind Lord Crichton.
His supporters were Sir A. P. Caron and Sir James Grant, the two
senior Canadian members of the Order of St. Michael and St. George
with the exception of Sir Richard Cartwright, whose gout unfortun-
ately prevented him from being more than an interested onlooker.
The four advanced with the usual formalities to the throne, and
once more the Duke took the insignia of the Order from Viscount
Crichton. M. Jette then stepped to the front, and knelt at the foot
of the throne. The Duke of Roxburghe handed a sword to his Royal
Highness, who lightly tapped the new Knight with it once on the left
shoulder, and then on the right. While the Lieutenant Governor
was still kneeling, Lord Wenlock came forward, and read the admo-
nition which is addressed to all those upon whom the honour of
K.C.M.G. is conferred, enjoining him to be true and trusty to the
King, and to guard well the privileges of the order to which he had
just been admitted. Sir Louis Jette then rose, and his Royal High-
ness shook him warmly by the hand. On retiring the new Knight
and his supporters made the usual obeisances.
Companionships of St. Michael and St. George were then con-
ferred in the following order: Colonel Lawrence Buchan, R.C.R. ;
Major Septimus Denison, R.C.R. ; Mr. Joseph Pope, Under-Secre-
tary of State; Dr. William Peterson, Principal of McGill University,
of Montreal; the Reverend Olivier E. Mathieu, Principal of Laval
University, Quebec; Mr. Oliver Howland, Mayor of Toronto; and
Major F. S. Maude, Military Secretary to the Governor General.
At this ceremony, the officers present were in full uniform. Lieut-
enant Governor Jette, Mr. Howland and Mr. Pope were in morning
dress, while the two university principals wore their doctor's gowns.
In the case of each of the seven C.M.G.'s, Colonel William White
and Major Bor acted as supporters. After pinning the decoration
on the breast of each recipient, the Duke shook hands with him, and
the retirement took place in the customary form.
Probably the most trying ordeal of the day for any single indivi-
dual present then followed, and it was the finale of the proceedings.
Mr. Keppel called out the name of Mr. Thomas Shaughnessy, and
the well-known president of the Canadian Pacific railway came for-
ward to be created a Knight Bachelor. Mr. Shaughnessy, who was
attired in morning dress, stepped into the centre of the room, and
in accordance with the prescribed rules advanced to the throne unat-
tended. In his progress he made three courtly bows, and then
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dropped upon his knees before the Duke. Once more his Koyal
Highness received the sword from the Duke of Roxburghe and
touched Mr. Shaughnessy lightly on both shoulders. The new
Knight then rose, the Duke shook him cordially by the hand, and
the man who commenced his career as a telegraph messenger in
Milwaukee, and has risen to be president of one of the greatest
railway corporations on the globe, retired with the title of ' Sir
Thomas Shaughnessy.'*
This closed the ceremony, his Koyal Highness, the Governor
General and Lady Minto, retiring to the strains of the national
anthem. Of those whose names had been announced on the
preceding day as the recipients of royal honours, Sir John Boyd
and Principal Grant were unable to be present on this occa-
sion, Dr. Grant's absence being due to serious illness.
Immediately after this ceremony their Royal Highnesses
paid a flying visit to Hull, driving by way of the new
Interprovincial bridge. The brilliant sunshine and fresh pure
air of the morning rendered the day an ideal one for the
purpose. Business appeared to be entirely suspended and the
residents of the sister city vied with one another in the bright-
ness and variety of their decorations. In addition to the official
buildings, churches, convents and the like, many private resi-
dences, notably those of Mr. Justice Rochon, Mr. E. B. Eddy,
Mr. Champagne, M.P., and Dr. Charles Graham, were con-
spicuous in this respect. Never before had Hull put on such
a holiday aspect. After driving through the principal streets,
the royal carriage stopped before the city hall to allow his
Royal Highness to turn the key in a box containing, in addition
to a copy of the address presented the day before, certain other
documents which are to be deposited in the foundations of the
new civic building. A little daughter of Mr. Champagne, M.P.,
then offered the Duchess a bouquet, the gift of the ladies of the
adjacent convent, and the royal procession moved on. At the
* Special correspondence Mail and Empire, September 23, 1901. Several
slight changes have been made in the correspondent's version.
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works of the E. B. Eddy Company, where all hands were mar-
shalled under the direction of Mr. W. H. Kowley, their Eoyal
Highnesses received an enthusiastic welcome, and the Duchess
a basket of exquisite roses from the hands of Mrs. Eddy.
The employees of Mr. J. K. Booth, at the Chaudiere, proved
themselves no whit behind their Hull brethren in the hearti-
ness of their greeting. Mounted on lumber piles, wagons and
everything that afforded a lodgment, however precarious, they
cheered lustily as the royal procession passed.
On returning to Ottawa their Eoyal Highnesses proceeded
to the Parliament grounds, where the Duke was to unveil the
statue of Queen Victoria erected by the Canadian Government
to mark the Diamond Jubilee of 1897. This statue is of heroic
' size, the work of the Canadian sculptor Hebert, and affords an
excellent likeness of the late Queen. It crowns an elevation at
the western end of the central building, on the bank of the
Ottawa river. Her Majesty stands looking over the city she
herself selected to be the capital of Canada. On the southern
face of the pedestal are inscribed the words
Victorice R.I.
ob
secundum regni jubilceum
hoc monumentum erexerunt
Liberi et grati
Canadenses
An allegorical figure reaching upward to deposit a wreath at
the Queen's feet embellishes the front of the monument, while
on the west side a lion of noble proportions is represented as
mounting the several gradations of the base of the pedestal to
guard the flag draped along the top. Beneath the flag is a
shield bearing the Dominion coat of arms, and on the east side
are seen the magisterial fasces of ancient Kome, entwined with
a branch of maple leaves.
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A vast concourse of people on Parliament Hill and its vicin-
ity awaited the coming of their Royal Highnesses. Their
Excellencies the Governor General and the Countess of Minto
had arrived some minutes previously, and with the Ministers
of the Crown and other notables, their wives and daughters,
Major-General O'Grady Haly and a brilliant military staff
stood grouped in front of the statue. At the back and sides, a
guard of honour, consisting of 100 men from the Governor
General's Foot Guards, was arranged in semi-circular form.
Those who were to receive their war medals stood at the base
of the knoll. The avenues of approach and a space in front of
the statue were kept clear, but beyond, the crowds filled up the
great square almost to Wellington Street.
The scene as their Royal Highnesses drove up the grounds
was one not soon to be forgotten. The elevated position of the
stage itself, rendering the royal personages conspicuous to all,
the perfection of weather, the effective disposition of the mili-
tary, the contrast afforded by the old world character of the
surrounding Gothic masses, with the untamed wildness of the
rushing river and the purple hills in the back ground, com-
bined to render the occasion one of rare picturesqueness.
As soon as the royal party had ascended the steps and taken
up their appointed positions his Royal Highness pulled the
cord, and the canvas fell away from the statue, disclosing
the familiar form of the much loved Queen. At the same
moment a great cheer broke from the crowd below, the guns on
Nepean point thundered forth a royal salute, and the band of
the Governor General's Foot Guards played the national
anthem. When the cheering had subsided, his Royal High-
ness said :
It is with great pleasure that the Duchess and myself are
here to-day to join with you in the inauguration of a national
monument to our late dearly loved Queen. May each succeed-
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ing generation look up to this beautiful statue with feelings of
gratitude for all that her long, glorious reign achieved for
Canada, and with loving respect and admiration for the bright
example bequeathed to them in that great and noble life. She
was, as has been truly said, the mother of her people.
At the conclusion of his Koyal Highness' address, those
present on the platform, led by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, sang ' God
Save the King,' and gave three rousing cheers for the illustrious
visitors.
The conferring of distinctions on the South African veterans
then took place, Sergeant E. J. Holland, of Ottawa, being the
first man called. As he modestly stepped forward to receive the
Victoria Cross, the Duke of Koxburghe read aloud the story of
how Holland saved the guns at Lillefontein,* and his Royal
Highness affixed to his breast the decoration, to the genuine
satisfaction of the multitude below, with whom Lieutenant Hol-
land is a prime favourite. The South African war medal was
then presented to fourteen officers, one hundred and twenty-five
men, and three nursing sisters Georgina Pope, Sarah Forbes
and Deborah Hurcomb, who were dressed in khaki and
received quite an ovation.
Last of all there approached the table, leaning on the strong
arm of Lieutenant Holland, one who had lost in the Empire's
cause what Cardinal Newman has finely described as
that princely sense
Which binds ideas in one and makes them live.
Clad in khaki and looking every inch the gallant soldier he is,
Trooper Mulloy stood before the representative of his Sovereign
whom he had served so well. In presenting him with his medal,
the Duke spoke a few special words of congratulation and sym-
* Sergeant E. J. Holland, of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, did splen-
did work with his Colt gun. He kept the Boers off the two 12 pounders by
fire from his gun at close range ; and then, when he saw the Boers were
too near for him to escape with the carriage, as the horse was blown, he
calmly lifted the gun off the carriage and galloped off with it under his arm.
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pathy. The pathos of the occasion appealed to her Royal
Highness, who in that gracious manner so peculiarly her
own, manifested a lively interest in the circumstances of
Mulloy's case, and expressed her sorrow at the calamity which
had befallen him. ' I am glad to meet you,' spoke England's
future Queen as she advanced with outstretched hand towards
the humble trooper. ' I take a special interest in you, you
know, because my sister-in-law, the Duchess of Teck, was much
interested in you when in hospital at Wynberg. When I go
home I will tell my sister that I had the pleasure of meeting
you.' The kindly tone and sympathetic manner of the
Duchess as she spoke these simple words, went straight to the
hearts of the assembled multitude, and contributed, perhaps
more than any single incident, to fix her Royal Highness's place
in the affections of the people of Ottawa.
The Duke was the guest of the Rideau Club at luncheon on
Saturday, when eighty-five gentlemen had the honour of meet-
ing His Royal Highness. Lieutenant-Colonel Irwin, C.M.G.,
President of the Club, occupied the chair, having his Royal
Highness on his right and his Excellency the Governor General
on his left hand. In the afternoon a garden party was given at
Government House, at which several hundred persons waited
upon their Royal Highnesses, who moved freely about the
grounds and manifested in every possible manner their desire
to meet as many as possible of their Excellencies' guests. The
sun shone brightly, the air was pleasant, and despite the absence
of colour which the mourning regulations entailed, Ottawa
society never showed to better advantage, the number of hand-
some gowns being a subject of general remark. The same even-
ing their Excellencies gave a small dinner, at which Sir James
and Lady Grant and Miss Grant, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Courtney,
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick White and Miss White, Sir John and
Lady Bourinot, Lieutenant-Colonel Vidal, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
56 THE ROYAL TOUR IN CANADA
Griffin and Miss Griffin had the honour of meeting their Royal
Highnesses.
After dinner their Royal Highnesses and the Government
House party drove up town to view the illuminations, which
were surpassingly fine on both Friday and Saturday nights.
The natural advantages of Ottawa give it an acknowledged
pre-eminence in matters of electrical display, but not even
Messrs. Ahearn and Soper, whose energy, taste and skill shone
so conspicuously upon this occasion, could have quite foreseen
the brilliant success which was to attend their efforts. The
Parliament buildings stood out against the northern sky, not
merely in outline, but in minute detail, every design being re-
presented in piercing light, while the myriad Chinese lanterns
suspended throughout the grounds and the adjoining park,
relieved the eye with their softened glow, and gave the grounds
the appearance of a veritable fairy land. Nor were the illum-
inations confined to the Parliament Square and Major's Hill
Park. Both the Dufferin and Sappers' bridges, the Post Office,
Langevin Block, Russell House, the Rideau Club, the banks, the
Canadian Pacific railway offices, Wellington, Metcalfe, Elgin,
O'Connor and Bank streets in upper town, and Rideau and
Sussex streets in lower town were a blaze of light, the great
arch which spanned the intersection of Sparks and Metcalfe
streets being particularly effective. The Department of Public
Works and the members of the Civic Reception Committee, who
it is understood, devoted much care and pains to the decoration
and illumination of the city, have reason to be proud of their
labours, which certainly in respect of the latter feature were,
in the opinion of the writer, not approached in splendour and
variety throughout the Canadian portion of the tour.
During the day Lady Minto presented to her Royal High-
ness an address from the National Council of Women of
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Canada.* This presentation was quite private and informal.
The address itself is described as a handsome piece of work,
the border being a scroll showing a design of rose, thistle and
shamrock, intermingled with the maple leaf, symbolizing the
union of Canada with the mother land. The design is carried
out in water colours, the purple of the thistle, the delicate rose
tints, the amber and scarlet and gold of the maple leaves and
the bright green of the shamrock, combining to form a beautiful
whole. The scroll was designed by Miss Eleanor Baylis, of
Montreal. It is inclosed in a casket of curled maple lined with
bird's eye maple. An inlaid ' M ' inclosed in a diamond on
the cover is the only decoration. The whole was carried out
under the supervision of Miss Phillips, of Montreal.
On Sunday morning the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York, accompanied by Lord and Lady Minto, attended divine
service at Christ Church Cathedral, which
Ottawa, was filled w ith a fashionable congregation.
22nd September. p ra yers were said by the Eev. W. M. Loucks,
the lessons read by the Eev. J. Pitt Lewis,
and the blessing pronounced by the Bishop of Ottawa. The Kev.
Henry Kittson, Rector of the Cathedral, preached a sermon
from the 24th verse of the first chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to
the Galatians, ' And they glorified God in me.' Their Royal
Highnesses spent the afternoon quietly at Government House.
In the evening there was a dinner at which, in addition to their
Royal Highnesses, their Excellencies and their suites and staffs,
Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier, Colonel, Mrs. and Miss Cotton,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Rutherford, Lady Ritchie and
Miss Ritchie, Colonel and Mrs. Dent, Major the Hon. H. Gore,
Captain Chaplin, Mr. and Miss Avery and Miss Powell, had
the honour of being present.
* For the text of this address and her Royal Highness' reply, see
Appendix No. VI., pp. 216-7.
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Hitherto the Canada seen by the Duke and Duchess of
Cornwall and York very much resembled any other portion of
the Empire under the temperate zone. The general appearance
of the streets and of the people who filled them, differed in no
essential particular from that with which the royal travellers
were familiar, both at home and abroad. That this sameness
must conduce to a suggestion of boredom, is merely to state
what everybody knows, however courteously and skilfully the
symptoms may be disguised. The strains of the royal anthem,
the sight of the crimson carpet, the presentations, processions,
receptions, illuminations and so forth, while necessary adjuncts
to a royal progress, cannot undergo repetition day after day
without producing, even in the minds of a Prince and Princess,
a secret wish that now and then they might be permitted to
enjoy some small variation from the prescribed routine. Thus
reasoned the Citizens' Reception Committee of Ottawa who,
encouraged it may have been by the ducal request on the sub-
ject of lacrosse, arranged for a form of entertainment which
at all events should possess for their Royal Highnesses the
interest of novelty.
From the very beginnings of colonial history, the woods and
rivers of Canada have had for their votaries an indescribable
charm. In a speech replete with graceful imagery, Lord
Dufferin has thus symbolized our fair Dominion :
Like a virgin goddess in a primeval world, Canada still walks in
unconscious beauty among her golden woods and by the margin of her
trackless streams, catching but broken glances of her radiant majesty
as mirrored on their surface, and scarcely recks as yet of the glories
awaiting her in the Olympus of nations.
The coureur des bois of the ancient regime, rude and rough
as he often was, found in the wild freedom of the forest that
which appealed to the softer side of his nature and filled him
with ineffable content. He is gone and his age has given place
to one less amenable to poetic influences. The ranger of the
woods in our time is a coureur des ~bois in a different sense from
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his precursor in those ancient wilds. No mere sportsman he.
His quarry flies not at his approach. The forest itself is his
game, and as he advances axe in hand, the victims stand
silently before him awaiting his fell purpose. Yet that even
the lumberman of to-day is not wholly insensible to those charms
of nature which exercised so potent a sway over the pioneers
of civilization in this Ottawa valley, one may readily believe.
For the Grand river still slumbers in its wide expansions, or
glides peacefully between its banks of verdure the cataract of
the Chaudiere dashes its spray heavenward as when it received
oblations to the spirit of the woods, the silver curtain of the
Rideau falls over the rugged cliffs gracefully as of yore, and
the foaming rapids of the Long Sault still dance merrily in the
sunlight in their headlong race to the sea.
Tor in the recesses of the forest have all traces disappeared
of nature's primal reign. Still exist localities where the
lofty pine towers above the rich foliage of his lesser brethren,
and the camp fire casts its ruddy glow on stalwart forms
grouped about it after the day's toil, while both in the woods
and on the waters may occasionally be heard, though with ever
increasing infrequency, the old Canadian songs of the voyageur.
It was to catch a glimpse of this fast vanishing world that
their Royal Highnesses, about eleven o'clock on Monday
morning, the 23rd September, took an elec-
Ottawa, trie car, specially constructed for their use,
23rd September. an( j proceeded swiftly through the gaily
decorated streets of Ottawa from Rideau
Hall to the head of the timber slides, Oregon Street, where
Messrs. W. C. Edwards, M.P., Thomas Mackie, M.P., C.
Berkeley Powell, M. L. A., J. R. Booth, A. Lumsden,
M.L.A., Alex. Barnett, F. Bronson, J. C. Browne, Hon. P.
White, W. H. Fraser and other prominent lumber mer-
chants, who had organized a water fete in their honour,
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stood waiting to receive them. It had been arranged that 'follow-
ing the example of his present Majesty, their Koyal Highnesses
should run the timber slides of the Chaudiere, and to that end,
through the courtesy of the firm of Messrs. Dobell, Beckett
& Co., five suitable cribs had been provided for the occasion,
that for their Eoyal Highnesses not differing materially from
the others save that it had somewhat a more substantial appear-
ance. The first crib to pass down the slides was freighted with
newspaper correspondents, who on the subsequent confession of
one of them, embarked with the old gladiatorial cry rising to
their lips of morituri te saluianl. The second crib contained
the members of the royal and vice-regal suites, and the third
held their Koyal Highnesses and their Excellencies, who ap-
peared immensely to enjoy the thrilling experience. Sir Wil-
frid and Lady Laurier, and some others, occupied the fourth
crib. The descent, needless to say, was accomplished in safety.
At the foot of the slides the royal party were transferred to
canoes manned by Indians from the Abitibi, under the
charge of Mr. Colin Kankin, who sang the old Canadian
boat songs all the while, and escorted by a flotilla of
boats paddled down the river to Kockcliffe, where from the
Ottawa Canoe Club house they witnessed an exciting war canoe
race won by the Grand Trunk crew, and enjoyed an exhibition
of log rolling. Their Eoyal Highnesses then took their electric
tram, which was waiting, and proceeded a short distance into
the woods where a typical lumberman's shanty had been pre-
pared for their reception, in which they were regaled with pork
and beans and other delicacies constituting shantymen's fare.
Exhibitions of tree felling and a dance followed, at the close of
which the Duke briefly expressed his acknowledgments to Mr.
W. C. Edwards, M.P., and the other gentlemen who had devised
this unique and most interesting form of entertainment. His
Royal Highness added a few kind words to the shantymen
for the trouble they had taken, to which William Whissel,
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' shanty boss ' of Mr. Edwards, made answer in a speech which
caused much merriment and was looked upon as quite the hit
of the day. The following is the official record of Whissel's
remarks delivered with inimitable drollery in the patois of Dr.
W. H. Drummond's Habitant:
Whissel is a man of huge proportions, and as he waddled to the
centre of the floor to reply to the kind words of the Duke, a smile
came over the faces of those gathered around. He started to speak
in French, but the cry ' En anglais,' ' En anglais,' made him change
off. He said : I haf worked in de bush all ma life. Messyer
Edouard he's give me job wen young man. Bam by I see Messyer
Edouard mak a heap of monie an I think maself I mak
monie also, but I make big mistake instead. I tak de job on the
bush an pretty soon I make start on business for myself. After
while, I found out I had mak 17,000 dollar debt, an wors nor dat, I loos
ma shantee an had nothing left. You know wen I was small my
modder she say if I don pay my debts here a will have to pay some
place helse. So a go to Messyer Edouard and he says : William,
come work for me again and I go work for him, but how am goin to
pay dat seventeen thousand dollars. My modder say : ' William,
you be good man and pay your debt.' So I go an make my confess,
and the pries she'll say, ' Better pay your debt.' But a can't pay dat
17,000 dollar, and a go to God an say, ' You mak me good man, an
give me chance for make a little home. Now you show me how to
make 17,000 dollar. I don can pay that money, so I give you de
17,000 an you do what you like with it.' I build shantee for a king
an queen and maybee, when William hes get hold, he go over to the
hoi contree and the King he'll give him a job.*
Shortly after returning to Government House a ceremony
took place in which his Koyal Highness had no part. It con-
sisted in the presentation to the Duchess of Cornwall by the
ladies of Ottawa of a fur cape. When at half -past four o'clock
her Royal Highness appeared, there were gathered on the
lawn some 400 ladies. In the centre of the group stood Lady
Laurier, with Mrs. Thomas Ahearn, Mrs. Cotton, Mrs. Neil-
son and Miss Gordon. The Duchess having greeted Lady
Laurier, and acknowledged the presence of the other ladies,
Mrs. Cotton read the following address :
* Ottawa Free Press, September 27. 1901.
62 THE ROYAL, TOUK IN CANADA
To Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York:
The women of Ottawa have conferred upon us the pleasing distinc-
tion of presenting your Royal Highness with the accompanying gift,
and desire that your Eoyal Highness will honour them by its accept-
ance. This gift is a token of the loyal and affectionate regard in
which your Royal Highness is personally held by the women of the
Canadian capital, and they also wish to mark the occasion of your
Royal Highness' first visit to the Dominion by asking your Royal
Highness' kind acceptance of something which shall be at once use-
ful and at the same time typical of our country. That your Royal
Highness may have many years of happiness endowed with the
greatest of all blessings, the blessings of Divine Providence, is the
sincere prayer of the women of Ottawa.
Mrs. Ahearn, the convener of the ladies' committee, then
handed the cloak to Lady Laurier, who placed it over the
shoulders of the Duchess. Her Royal Highness in expressing
her thanks observed that l nothing could have pleased me more
than to receive such a present from the ladies of Ottawa.'
Subsequently her Royal Highness asked Mrs. Ahearn if the
address disclosed the names of the donors. On being told it
did not, she expressed a desire that the names of all the sub-
scribers without distinction might be prepared and forwarded
to her, which was done.*
On Monday evening the Duke and Duchess held a reception
in the Senate Chamber, at which nearly 1,000 people had the
honour of being presented to their Royal Highnesses. The
Chamber, at all times a handsome room, was rendered more
beautiful than ever on this occasion by the electrician's art.
For the following description of the decorations the writer is
indebted to the special correspondent of the Toronto Globe:
* The cape itself is of mink, the collar and a frill which is graduated
up to the throat, being lined with ermine. The body is lined with white
satin. The gold clasps made in the form of maple leaves are quite unique,
two tails of sable fall on either side of the clasps, and a softening effect
is given to the front by a /aftoi of rose point lace.
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Above the throne and forming a canopy of diamonds over the royal
party were thousands of miniature lamps, radiating from a central
point and drooping in graceful curves to the columns on either side,
to which they were attached. A finer triumph of artistic skill it
would be difficult to achieve. Just inside the chamber stood two
flower stands, between which the majority of the guests passed on
their way to the throne. Amidst the growing flowers on the stands
gleamed hundreds of Duchess of York roses, made of Bohemian glass.
Within, and hidden by their petals, were tiny incandescent lamps,
which lighted up the bulbs with a mellow glow. Two similar flower
stands stood to the right and left front of the throne. The beauti-
ful Gothic arches of marble in the chamber, were outlined in hun-
dreds of incandescents of the size of marbles. Beneath the arches,
and resting against the panels of the chamber, were hung festoons
of smilax and electric Duchess of York roses. Each festoon was
joined at the junction of the base of the arches with a wreath of
smilax and roses, through which, as in those of the festoons, glowed
a soft radiance. On each side of the throne stood a column, up-
holstered in red plush and mounted with the new royal crown, hav-
ing on each side more miniature incandescent lamps, shaped like
pearls. The columns were entwined with smilax and miniature
lamps. All the gaseliers had been removed from the chamber, and
the old, heavy-panelled ceiling replaced by one composed entirely
of luxfer prisms, through which the soft rays penetrated of one
thousand lights placed above, but concealed from view.*
Their Koyal Highnesses, preceded by their staff, and accom-
panied by their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady
Minto, entered the Chamber at about a quarter before ten.
On reaching the throne their Royal Highnesses took the
positions ordinarily occupied by the Governor General and
Lady Minto, who on this occasion stood to the left of the
Duchess. The ceremony of presentation was much the same
as that observed at the Governor General's Drawing Rooms,
with this important difference, that both their Royal Highnesses
shook hands with each person that passed the throne. For
upwards of an hour a steady stream of people entered the main
door, passed up the body of the Chamber, heard their names
called by Major Maude, advanced, bowed to each royal per-
sonage, shook hands and passed out of the door to the left of
the throne. Those who have read the foregoing pages do not
* Special correspondence Toronto Globe, September 24, 1901.
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require to be told that the day had been by no means a light
one for their Koyal Highnesses, yet from the beginning to the
end of this function neither of them betrayed the slightest trace
of the fatigue they must have felt, but both were uniformly
gracious to all, without exception, who came with their tribute
of respect and duty.
On Tuesday morning, the 24th September, their Eoyal
Highnesses bade farewell to the capital and proceeded on their
western tour. Their visit, they were good
Ottawa, enough to say, had been an enjoyable one to
24th September, themselves, as it certainly had been to the
people of Ottawa, not a hitch having oc-
curred to mar a series of delightful entertainments. Much of
this success must be credited to the weather which could not
have been more propitious, each day being ushered in by blue
skies and bright sunshine, with just enough autumnal freshness
in the breeze to render the air invigorating. Ottawa, too, was
fortunate in the selection of those charged with the direction
of the reception arrangements, in the excellent organization
of its chief of police, and in the personal interest manifested
by the Hon. J. I. Tarte, Minister of Public Works, who, repre-
sented by his Deputy, Mr. Gobeil, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Gourd eau, Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries, spared
no pains in the decoration and illuminations of the various
government properties throughout the city, thus adding materi-
ally to the general effect, while the water fete, organized by
private hospitality, provided an agreeable diversion from the
ordinary routine.
As on leaving Quebec, the royal train was divided into two
sections, the first or Governor General's train consisting of ten
cars; the Victoria., the Manitoba and the Qu'Appelle devoted
to the use of her Excellency the Countess of Minto and party,
which was composed of Major Maude, C.M.G., Military Secre-
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tary, and Mrs. Maude, Miss Alice Grenfell, Captain H. Graham,
A.D.C., Mr. A. Guise, Comptroller of the Governor General's
Household, and Mr. F. Pereira, who acted as secretary to Major
Maude. Government car "No. 109, which despite the pleasan-
tries of the newspapers is by no means conspicuous for the lux-
uriousness of its appointments, carried the Right Hon. Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, Mr. Joseph Pope, Under-Secretary of State,
and Messrs. S. Lelievre and G. McDougall, assistant secretaries
to the Prime Minister. Then followed, or rather preceded, the
sleeping cars Trianon and Atlantic, which were set apart for
the journalists accompanying the party,* the dining car Tui-
leries, a tourist car and two baggage cars.
The second or royal train proper was likewise composed of
ten cars, the day coach Cornwall and the night coach York
being for the special use of their Royal Highnesses. The cars
Canada and Australia which immediately preceded these, were
set apart for the members of the royal suite. Then came the
dining car Sandringliam, and the sleeping car South Africa,,
devoted to offices, dispensary, &c. The sleeping car India for
servants, and three baggage cars completed the train.
In constant attendance upon the royal party everywhere
the last man to board the outgoing, the first to alight from the
incoming train was Lieutenant-Colonel A. P. Sherwood, Com-
missioner of Dominion Police, to whom had been confided the
personal safety of their Royal Highnesses. Colonel Sherwood
was present at the landing of the Duke in Quebec on the 16th
September, and saw his Royal Highness sail from Halifax on
the 21st October. During the interval, it may be said of him,
that like Charles the Second's favourite courtier, he was ' never
in the way and never out of the way.' Associated with Colonel
Sherwood were Mr. S. H. Carpenter, chief of the Montreal
* For a complete list of persons travelling on both trains, see Appendix
No. IX., pp. 321-3.
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dectective bureau, and Mr. William Starke, inspector of detec-
tives, Toronto. The railway arrangements for the journey to
the Pacific coast, which were admirably conceived and exactly
carried out under the personal supervision of Mr. W. R. Baker,
who travelled on the royal train, required the first, or what may
be designated for convenience, the vice-regal train, to leave half
an hour ahead of the royal train proper.
From an early hour on Tuesday morning the grounds of the
Elgin street station were gay with life and colour and thronged
with an expectant crowd eager to catch a parting glimpse of
their Royal Highnesses. Shortly after half-past eleven an
escort of dragoons heralded the approach of their Excellencies
and suite, and at noon precisely the vice-regal train started on
its long journey though without the Governor General rea-
sons of state rendering it undesirable that his Excellency and
his First Minister should both be absent from the seat of gov-
ernment at that particular time. Some minutes after the
departure of the vice-regal train, the royal party reached the
station, where they were received by his Worship the Mayor,
attired in his robes of office, the members of the Reception Com-
mittee, several Ministers of the Crown, including the Hon. R.
W. Scott, Sir Louis Davies, the Hon. W. S. Fielding, the Hon.
Sydney Fisher, the Hon. C. Sifton, the Hon. James Sutherland,
and a number of prominent citizens. Their Royal Highnesses
shook hands and bade good-bye to all assembled in the pavilion,
expressing to the mayor and others their warm appreciation of
the efforts of the people of Ottawa to do them honour. As the
train moved out amid the cheers of thousands, both the Duke
and Duchess were seen standing on the rear platform of their
car, until a sudden bend in the road hid them from the view of
as loyal an assemblage as ever gathered together in all the
wide dominions of the King.
CHAPTEK IV.
MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES,
SEPTEMBER 25-28.
Between Ottawa and Winnipeg. Arrival at Winnipeg. Presentation of
Addresses of Medals. Luncheon at Government House. Visit to
Manitoba University. Torchlight Procession. Departure from Winni-
peg. Arrival at Regina. Presentation of Addresses of Medals.
Moose Jaw. Reception at Calgary. Review of Mounted Police. Pre-
sentation of Medals. Indian Pow-wow. Luncheon at Barracks.
Rough Riders Exhibition. Departure from Calgary. Night at Banff.
WITH the object of affording a good view of the Parliament
buildings from the rear, the royal train on leaving Ottawa
ran over the Alexandra bridge, passed through Hull, re-
crossed the river by the North Shore bridge, and bore away
north-westward, stopping for brief intervals at Almonte, Arn-
prior and Eenfrew to receive the loyal greeting of the inhabi-
tants of those flourishing towns. At Chalk Eiver, a divisional
point on the line, Miss Margaret Copps presented the Duchess
with a silken Union Jack, which her Eoyal Highness graciously
accepted, thanking Miss Copps most warmly. By an excellent
arrangement, both trains, while maintaining throughout the
day their relative distances from one another, stopped every
morning in order to allow the operation of dressing to be com-
fortably performed. Inasmuch as the stop was for one hour,
and the trains were but half an hour apart, this meant that the
two parties spent half an hour in each other's company every
morning while en route.
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On Wednesday the 25th September, the Royal train halted
at Bolkow, a small way station a short distance east of Missana-
bie. The morning was cool and bracing,
Between anc [ ^h e Duk e availed himself of the
Ottawa and Winnipeg, opportunity to take a smart walk on the
25th September. platform. Here and at other small
places along the route, the loyalty of the
people manifested itself in decorations which, for the most part,
were quite touching in their simplicity, often consisting of but
half a dozen small flags and as many Chinese lanterns strung
on a line. In his farewell letter his Eoyal Highness specially
acknowledged these humble tributes of a people's love which
made this wilderness to blossom like the rose.
At noon on Wednesday, the waters of Lake Superior came
into view, and during the remainder of the day the royal train
skirted the shores of that great inland sea, over which a storm
evidently was brewing, for the sky was of a leaden hue, and the
waves beat angrily on the rocks. Towards evening the wind
rose and rain fell heavily. A halt of ten minutes was made at
Schreiber, where Miss Kathleen Walker, a pretty child of
seven, presented a bouquet to the Duchess, and was taken into
the car and made much of by their Koyal Highnesses. At
Port Arthur, which was reached after nightfall, the train
stopped for a few moments in front of the Northern Hotel.
The Duke and Duchess appeared on the platform of their car
and Lieutenant-Colonel Ray, the acting mayor of the town,
handed to his Royal Highness a casket containing some choice
specimens of the mineral products of the Lake Superior region.
With an excess of gallantry the Colonel, who was in full uni-
form, bent his knee and kissed the Duchess' proffered hand,
rather, as it appeared, to the embarrassment of her Royal
Highness. At Fort William, a chorus of children on illumin-
ated stands, undismayed by the rain and darkness, sang sweet
MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES 69
songs, and the Duchess was presented with a bouquet of roses
by Miss Edith Sellars.
Next morning dawned bright and fair, and at half-past
eleven the royal train steamed into Winnipeg, the Governor
General's train having arrived half an hour
Winnipeg, earlier. The station was tastefully decorated
26th September. an( j the welcome accorded to their Eoyal
Highnesses quite hearty, though possibly
somewhat lacking in enthusiasm at the outset, on the part
of the crowds in the streets. It appears that it had been
raining steadily in Winnipeg for the previous fortnight, and
the wretched weather had caused the rank and file to despair
of a successful reception. In this, however, everybody was
agreeably disappointed, for the day was ideal, and save for a
little Red river mud on the streets, there was nothing to
suggest that the weather had ever been otherwise than fair.
Their Royal Highnesses were received by the Lieutenant
Governor, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and the Hon. R. P. Roblin,
Premier of the province, as they alighted from the train, and
conducted to a marquee erected on the platform close by.
Within this pavilion and immediately facing the entrance was
an immense bank of roses the gift of the Sons of England
guarded by two small boys, Clement Harrison in khaki, and
Willie Broughton as a Jack Tar. A number of prominent
persons, including the members of the Reception Committee,
the Archbishops of Rupert's Land and St. Boniface, the Chief
Justice of Manitoba, the Hon. Hugh John Macdonald, the Hon.
T. A. Bernier, Mr. LaRiviere, M.P., the members of the Pro-
vincial Government, Mr. Isaac Campbell and Mr. R. L.
Richardson, having been presented by the Lieutenant Governor,
the royal procession formed and passed up Main street under
great arches of wheat, emblematic of the prairie province, to
the city hall, where a raised platform on the outside of the
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building had been prepared for the occasion. The distinguished
visitors were met by his Worship the Mayor (Mr. John Arbuth-
not) who, having been presented by the Lieutenant Governor,
escorted the Duke and Duchess to their seats. At the same
moment the withdrawal of a curtain disclosed, immediately
behind the royal chairs, a full sized portrait of his Majesty the
King. Mrs. Arbuthnot then presented the Duchess with an ex-
ceptionally beautiful bouquet of roses, and the reading of the
civic address was proceeded with, followed by an address from
the Archbishop of Eupert's Land, in the name of the clergy and
laity of the Anglican Church, and one from the Archbishop of
St. Boniface on behalf of the Eoman Catholics of Manitoba and
the North-west Territories.
His Royal Highness, who wore the uniform of an Admiral
of the Fleet, thus alluded in his reply to the marvellous growth
of the city of Winnipeg :
During the long and memorable journey to the extreme
eastern and from thence to the far western limit of our vast
Empire, we have seen everywhere many and varied proofs of
its steady but certain progress, material and political, but I
doubt whether in the whole course of that experience a more
striking example is to be found than in the comparison of the
Fort Garry of our childhood with the Winnipeg of to-day.
Then, as you say, ' A village hamlet in a solitude,' broken only
by the presence of l the passing hunter and fur trader,' to-day
the busy centre of what has become the great granary of the
Empire, the political centre of an active and enterprising popu-
lation in the full enjoyment of the privileges and institutions
of British citizenship.
After the Duke's reply, his Royal Highness invested Colonel
Evans with the insignia of a Companion of the Bath, and pre-
sented the South African veterans with their medals, five offi-
cers and ninety non-commissioned officers and men being thus
honoured.
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MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES 71
The aldermen were then presented to their Royal High-
nesses, after which the royal procession reformed and pro-
ceeded by a circuitous route back to the station, in order to
allow the male members of the royal party to exchange their
uniforms for less fatiguing costumes before lunching with the
Lieutenant Governor. To the uninitiated it was not at first
clear why the procession should have made such a wide detour
to reach the royal train, why in fact it should have gone
towards Government House, which lies in a direction contrary
to the station. The explanation is to be found in the fact that
the original arrangement contemplated a direct progress from
the train to the city hall, and from the city hall to Government
House, making no provision for an interim return to the
station. On this understanding the streets leading to Govern-
ment House were filled at that moment with an expectant
multitude, and it was in order not to disappoint these persons
that the Duke and Duchess returned to the station via Govern-
ment House. This trifling incident affords an excellent illus-
tration of the thoughtful regard for the people so characteristic
of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.
A number of Winnipeg's prominent citizens, including his
Grace the Archbishop of St. Boniface, the Hon. Hugh John
Macdonald and Mrs. Macdonald, the Hon. J. K Kirchhoffer
and Mrs. Kirchhoffer, the Hon. R. Watson and Mrs. Watson,
the Hon. C. H. Campbell and Mrs. Campbell, the Hon. D. H.
McFadden and Mrs. McFadden, Mr. Justice and Mrs. Dubuc,
Mr. Justice and Miss Bain, Mr. and Mrs. T. Greenway, Mr.
and Mrs. Stewart Tupper, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ashdown, Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Chipman, were invited to have the honour of
lunching with their Royal Highnesses, who arrived at Gov-
ernment House shortly before two o'clock. A guard of honour
composed of a detachment of the 90th Rifles was drawn up on
the grounds. The Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. McMillan
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met their distinguished guests at the portico, and conducted
them to the reception rooms, where each guest had the honour
of being presented. Luncheon was served in the new ball room,
which was charmingly decorated for the occasion. Of the
repast itself the writer will only say that it impressed him as
being in all respects just what a luncheon should be, excellently
cooked, admirably served, and unlike many similar functions
not too long, nor unduly complicated, and he has reason to be-
lieve that he was not alone in his estimate of Lieutenant Gov-
ernor McMillan's hospitality.
In the afternoon the Duke and Duchess visited the University
of Manitoba, where his Eoyal Highness formally opened the
new science building. A large platform erected in front of the
building furnished the theatre for the occasion, and three
thousand school children ranged in tiers of seats facing the
University presented an interesting appearance. The members
of the University Council in academic costume, the Citizens'
Reception Committee, and some others occupied seats in front
of the main door. The arrival of their Royal Highnesses was
preceded by that of Lady Minto and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who
were warmly welcomed. The Duke and Duchess were received
by the Chancellor (the Archbishop of Rupert's Land), the
Vice-Chancellor (Mr. Justice Dubuc) and the Registrar, and
the Duke presented with an address read by Archbishop Mach-
ray, to which his Royal Highness made a suitable reply. The
College Faculty were then presented, after which the royal
party entered the building and proceeded to the Convocation
Hall, attended by the members of the University Council, where
their Royal Highnesses graciously complied with the request
of the authorities to inscribe their names in the new register,
as did Lady Minto and Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The Duchess was
then presented with a bouquet by Miss Jeanne Dubuc on the
part of the University Council, and the building formally
MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES 73
declared open, after which the royal party returned to the
platform, where the children sang patriotic airs. This was
followed by a military drill of the boys from the Indian indus-
trial school, and various public institutions, in which their
Koyal Highnesses appeared to take a special interest, for after
the drill was over they requested that the musical instructor,
Mr. Minchin, and the drill instructors, Messrs. Billman and
Burman, be presented to them, and highly complimented them
on the children's efficiency. A company composed of veterans
of the Nile expedition of 1885, the North-west rebellion of the
eame year, and of the recent South African campaign, having
been inspected by the Duke, the royal party drove off amid the
cheers of a very large number of people gathered on the Univer-
sity grounds.
Their Royal Highnesses were entertained at dinner the same
evening by the Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. McMillan. The
handsome new ball room looked handsomer than ever, adorned
with its myriad lights, while the floral display was superb,
the artistic grouping of masses of roses, carnations, and
exotics, combined with a skilfully arranged system of mirrors
to produce an effect which could scarcely be excelled. Among
those who had the honour of dining with their Royal High-
nesses on this occasion were the Archbishop of Rupert's
Land, the Chief Justice of Manitoba and Mrs. Killam, Mr.
Justice and Mrs. Richards, the Hon. R. P. Roblin and Mrs.
Roblin, the Hon. R. Rogers and Mrs. Rogers, his Worship the
Mayor and Mrs. Arbuthnot, Colonel Evans, C.B., Mr. and
Mrs. D. Ewart, Mr. Isaac Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. M.
Aikins, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Chipman, Mr. and Mrs. M. Aldous.
Shortly after ten o'clock the royal party left Government
House for the railway station. The entire route between these
points was lined with cheering spectators, determined to get
a good view of the Duke and Duchess, which the gaily illumin-
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ated streets rendered an easy matter. Along Assiniboine
avenue and down Donald street as far as St. Mary, were
stationed lines of torch-bearers. As the royal carriage passed
by, these fell in behind, and with the bands at different points
playing spirited airs, presented a spectacular appearance along
the whole route extending over a mile and a half. At a quarter
past ten the Governor General's train departed from Winnipeg
and fifteen minutes later the royal travellers left for the west
gratified, there is every reason to believe, with the welcome
accorded to them by the whole-souled residents of the prairie
city.
After the genial weather experienced at Winnipeg, it was
with something of a shock that the occupants of the royal train
looked out from their windows next morn-
Reg ma, i n g U p 0n the prairie covered with snow,
27th September, forming a dazzling expanse which stretched
on every side as far as the eye could reach.
The momentary effect of this untoward sight was specially dis-
concerting to those whose offi.ce it was to extol the advantages,
agricultural and otherwise, of the country through which the
royal visitors were passing. At Sintaluta, where the trains
made their morning stop, the oldest inhabitant was on hand
to testify to the abnormal character of nature's proceeding,
and the witness of that veracious individual was supported
by quantities of unharvested grain lying everywhere about.
Soon the sun began to assert itself, and by the time the royal
party reached Regina the snow had well nigh disappeared, to
give place to mud or rather mire, which, in respect of quan-
tity as well as the obnoxious quality of sticking to and staining
everything it touched, exceeded any previous experience of the
writer in that respect.
Their Royal Highnesses were received at the station by Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, who presented the Lieutenant Governor, Mr.
MANITOBA AND THE NOKTH-WEST TERRITORIES 75
Forget in turn presenting Messrs. F. W. G. Haultain, G. H. V.
Bulyea and A. L. Sifton, members of his Council, the Mayor of
Eegina (Mr. W. T. Mollard) and some others. The royal
party thence proceeded to Government House, attended by an
escort of Mounted Police, whose smart soldier-like appearance
was remarked by various members of the royal suite. This
drive across the prairie afforded a novel experience to most
of the guests. For two miles or more the heavy police car-
riages ploughed their way through a sea of black gruel, over
which the law of gravitation apparently had no control, for the
mud flew in every direction, not even her Royal Highness'
Ottawa fur cape escaping contamination. The sun, as though
realizing the mess he had made of things, hid his face behind
leaden clouds, and altogether their Royal Highnesses' first im-
pressions of a drive on the prairie could not have been pleasant.
Under these circumstances it was gratifying to observe the
good humoured manner in which the royal party made light
of these adverse conditions, which must have caused no little
chagrin to the good people of Regina. The mud was the
joke of the day. ' My only regret is that I can't get out and
roll in it,' exclaimed one of the distinguished visitors, and
the spirit which prompted this remark animated the whole
company. Their Royal Highnesses were received at the
threshold of Government House by the Lieutenant Governor
and Madame Forget and conducted to the conservatory, where
a dais had been erected. Here addresses were presented from
the towns of Regina, Whitewood, Moosomin, Lethbridge, Salt-
coats, Yorkton, Gainsboro, Medicine Hat, Prince Albert, Wolse-
ley, Strathcona and St. Albert village, that of Regina alone being
read. His Royal Highness in his reply expressed his gratifi-
cation at the ' unfaltering note of love and attachment to the
mother country which rings throughout these messages of greet-
ing,' and thus alluded to the question of paramount interest to
the North-west :
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We have been greatly interested in our journey through
;this boundless land, rich and fertile in its soil and great in
its possibilities of development; and look forward to the time
when it may be the home of a great, prosperous and loyal people.
Contrasting the free, healthy and useful life which is enjoyed
in this country with the narrow, and alas ! too often, unwhole-
some existence of the thousands in our great cities at home,
one cannot help wishing that the prospects here offered were
more freely taken advantage of.
Two officers and twenty-three non-commissioned officers and
men then received their South African war medals, and at the
conclusion of this ceremony luncheon was announced. Among
those invited by the Lieutenant Governor to have the honour of
meeting their Koyal Highnesses, were the Hon. W. D. Perley,
Mr. Justice Kichardson, Mr. Justice Wetmore, Mr. Justice
McGuire, Mr. W. Scott, M.P., and Mrs. Scott, Mr. J. M.
Douglas, M.P., Mr. F. W. G. Haultain, Mr. A. L. Sifton,
Mr. G. H. Y. Bulyea and Mrs. Bulyea, his Worship the Mayor
and Mrs. Mollard, Commissioner Perry of the North-west
Mounted Police, and Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Dennis.
The royal train left Kegina at half-past three o'clock. As
the Duke alighted from his carriage at the station his quick
eye caught sight of Sergeant Richardson's Victoria Cross and
he asked that the bearer might be presented to him, much to
the gratification of the gallant sergeant, to whom his Royal
Highness addressed a few kind words of congratulation. The
Duke also sent for Superintendent Morris in command of the
Mounted Police escort and warmly complimented him on the
appearance of his men.
The sole drawback to the Regina reception was to be found
in the inclemency of the weather, but while the elements inter-
fered to some extent with the outward manifestations of
rejoicing, they could not chill the ardour of the people who
gathered from far and near to greet their Royal Highnesses.
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It only remains to say that the Lieutenant Governor and
Madame Forget admirably discharged the duties of host and
hostess on the memorable occasion, Mr. Forget accompanying
the party to the confines of his government as the guest of Sir
Wilfrid Laurier.
At Moose Jaw, which marked the western limit of the recent
snow fall, a large number of people had assembled on the plat-
form, including several hundred school children. The station
building itself was artistically decorated with bunting and
sheaves of grain, among which gleamed coloured electric lights.
Over the principal entrance the word ' Welcome ' in letters
of wheat, framed in light, stood prominently forth. The arrival
of the first train was the signal for acclamations loud and long,
which were renewed as the Lieutenant Governor and Sir
Wilfrid Laurier showed themselves for a moment to the en-
thusiastic multitude, who gave three hearty cheers for the
statesmen and also for Lady Minto, ever a favourite with all
classes. Half an hour later the royal train reached Moose
Jaw, and the Duke and Duchess gratified the eager throng by
a brief appearance on the platform of their car. The stop, how-
ever, was but a short one, for it was getting late, and the shades
of evening closed in rapidly as the trains sped onward over the
vast and lonely prairie towards the great mountains which
to-morrow was to disclose fringing the western horizon.
As happened in Eden in the beginning of days, ' there went
up a mist from the earth ' in the vicinity of Calgary on the
early morning of the Duke's arrival, which
Calgary, ^he rising sun dispelled, and by the time the
28th September. r0 yal train reached the station the day gave
promise of being fair. Their Koyal High-
nesses were received by Lieutenant Governor Forget, who pre-
sented his Worship the Mayor, the Aldermen, the members of
the Eeception Committee, the Bishops of Calgary and of St.
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Albert, the Hon. J. A. Lougheed, Mr. Justice Scott, and others
of the principal residents.* The Duke, wearing his uniform
of Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Fusiliers, accompanied by
his staff, rode out to Victoria Park where 250 Mounted
Police were drawn up under the command of Commissioner
Perry; her Eoyal Highness, Lady Minto, Sir Wilfrid Laurier
and others following in carriages. The review which followed
afforded a surprise to the military experts of the party, who
expressed themselves delighted with the unlooked-for brilliancy
of the spectacle. To the eye of a civilian the smart uniforms
and fine carriage of the Mounted Police, joined to their mobility
and high discipline, indicate a standard of military excellence
not elsewhere attained in this country, and not easily surpassed
in any other.
The presentation of South African war medals followed.
First of all, Inspector Belcher, of the North-west Mounted
Police, was invested with the insignia of the C.M.G., for ser-
vices as second in command of Lord Strathcona's Horse.
Afterwards ten officers and eighty-nine non-commissioned offi-
cers and men received their medals the first officer called being
Lieutenant-Colonel Herchmer, late Commissioner of the Police.
Immediately after this ceremony the royal party drove
two miles across the prairie to Shagannapi point, a wide
plateau among the foot hills overlooking Calgary, which in
ancient times served as the meeting ground between the Black-
feet and Crees. Here were encamped 2,000 representatives of
the various Indian tribes of the western region, Blackfeet,
Blood, Piegan, Sarcee, Stony and Cree Indians, the largest
gathering since the day, more than twenty years before, when
* A slight departure from the established routine took place here, in
that the Mayor, instead of presenting a formal address, contented himself
with a few spoken words of welcome to their Royal Highnesses. Addresses,
howeyer, from the people of Macleod and the municipality of Indian Head
were handed in at Calgary, for the text of which see Appendix No. VI.,
pp. 238-9.
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the present Duke of Argyll, then Governor General, met Crow-
foot and his braves at the Blackfoot crossing.
A marquee had been erected by the Indians themselves for
the reception of the Royal visitors, over which was inscribed
the legend l Kitaisimatsimpmon,' signifying, in the Blackfoot
tongue, ' We greet you.' In front of this pavilion were ranged
the head men of the various tribes. Behind them were junior
chiefs, and behind these again stood children of the various
industrial schools, while Indian squaws and papooses formed
a semi-circle beyond, outside of which were drawn up a com-
pany of mounted braves dressed in wildly fantastic costumes.
Their Royal Highnesses were received at the entrance to the
pavilion by the Hon. David Laird, Indian Commissioner, and
conducted to the front, where chairs had been placed for them
directly facing the Indian chiefs, who, squatting on the ground,
passed a very dirty looking pipe from one to the other with
that rigidity of feature and imperturbable gravity character-
istic of the race.
The pow-wow opened with the presentation by Mr. Laird of
the head chiefs of the several bands. These were White Pup,
Running Rabbit, Iron Shield, head chiefs of the Blackfeet;
Crop Ear Wolf, Day Chief, head chiefs of the Bloods; Running
Wolf, chief of the Piegans; Bull's Head, head chief of the
Sarcees; Jacob Bear's Paw, John Cheneka, Jonas Big Stony,
head chiefs of the Stonies; Joseph Samson and Mister Jim,
head chiefs of the Crees. The collective addresses of the Indians
were then read by David Wolf Carrier, a Sarcee Indian lad,
after which short speeches were made by the chiefs. Each
Indian, after his name was called out, addressed a few obser-
vations to his Royal Highness, the burden of most being ' more
food,' which forcibly recalled a previous occasion on which a
French half-breed, who acted as interpreter to Lord Lome, and
whose acquaintance with English was of the most meagre
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description, rendered the exordium of a distinguished chief's
harangue, ' He say he dam glad to see you,' and the peroration,
1 he say he dam hungry.' Though there can be little doubt
the red man often suffers through the inability of the interpreter
adequately to translate his symbolical expressions, this in sub-
stance is the Indian's speech demands for fatter cattle, larger
horses, more food, being the refrain of all. If this feature was
rather less conspicuous on the present occasion, it was perhaps
due to the circumstance that the visible presence of the future
King suggested ideas of a loftier nature. A notable departure
from established usage, at any rate, was furnished by Chief
Joseph Samson, who approved himself no contemptible orator.
Samson who had recently succeeded to the chiefship of the
Crees, through the death of his father, and whose youthful
appearance the Duke remarked, spoke as follows :
I am grateful to the Great Spirit for bringing us together on this
occasion and for giving us this brightening day and all that is
peaceful and blessed. The sun above is now breaking through the
clouds and gladdening us with his beams, as you, great chief, have
gladdened us by your presence this day. This is the first time that
I have beheld such a number of people assembled peacefully together,
and the sight makes me rejoice. I am grateful that we live under
one flag, in one great Empire, with one law controlling all. I am
thankful to the Great Spirit on the occasion of the hoisting of this
flag, which is the token of peace and good-will among men. Though
we are a poor and feeble people, yet are our hearts rejoiced by your
arrival amongst us, and as our fathers made peace with your gov-
ernment, so we hope that this will continue perpetually in future.
We want to be at peace with the white man in every respect. We
all send through you our greetings to the great King, your illus-
trious father.
At the conclusion of each speech the orator advanced and
shook hands with the Duke, taking no notice of her Royal
Highness, who as a woman was' deemed unworthy in their eyes
of consideration upon an occasion of such solemnity. A hint
having been conveyed to them that it would perhaps be
desirable to conform in this particular to civilized usage, sev-
eral chiefs retraced their steps and shook hands with the
-
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Duchess, with, it is to be feared, but an imperfect appreciation
of the honour conferred upon them by the act. His Royal
Highness then delivered an admirable address couched in
the figurative style of Indian oratory. His remarks, first
translated by a half-breed interpreter with a weak voice, and
repeated by an Indian who suffered from no such disability,
were received by the savage auditory with grunts of satisfaction,
particularly the closing sentence in which the royal assurance
was given that an abundant supply of provisions had been pro-
vided for the entertainment of all present.
The mission children having sung ' God Save the King ' in
a creditable fashion, and a few presentations, including the
widow of Crowfoot, the great chief of the Blackfeet, having
been made, the royal party descended from the dais and pro-
ceeded towards the camps to witness an exhibition partaking
of the nature of a dance, in which braves and squaws together
took part. Here the arrangements, otherwise admirable, proved
defective. Owing presumably to inadequate police protection,
the spectators, white and red, pressed forward upon the royal
party and subjected them to some inconvenience. Indeed for
some moments their Royal Highnesses were in danger of being
jostled by the crowd, and it required the personal interference
of Colonel Sherwood and his men to obviate this annoyance.
After watching the dance, and an exhibition of riding on the
part of mounted Indians, who dashed wildly about the prairie
in an apparently aimless manner, the party drove back to the
town, passing on the way an earnest of the royal bounty in
the shape of huge carts laden with carcasses of beef and pro-
visions of all kinds with which to rejoice the hearts of the
Indians.
Thus ended in gladness the great pow-wow of 1901,
a momentous event in the history of the North-west Indian,
and one long to be remembered by those who took part in it.
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That it is no light undertaking to bring together 2,000 savages
dwelling hundreds of miles apart, and to keep them in good
humour for a period extending over many days, those who
have had any experience with the management of Indians will
keenly appreciate. That this should have been accomplished
at short notice, and that these Indians should have quietly dis-
persed to their homes, without friction or unpleasantness of
any kind, speaks volumes for the successful administration of
Indian affairs in this country. In this connection too much
praise cannot be accorded to his Honour Lieutenant Governor
Forget, the Indian Commissioner in bygone days, who has con-
tinued to evince the warmest interest in his sometime wards
to the present Commissioner, the Hon. David Laird, upon
whom the chief charge fell, and to the Indian agents and
instructors who acted under his direction. The writer is not
aware whether Father Lacombe actively participated in these
arrangements or not, but he feels that no reference to the con-
dition of the Indians in the ]STorth-west would be complete or
just without a recognition of the labours of that zealous and
devoted priest, who for fifty years has toiled unceasingly among
the Blackfeet, in a life-long endeavour to impart to that savage
race the benign influences of the gospel of Christ. Credit is
also due to the Rev. John MacDougall, the pioneer Methodist
missionary in the North-west, who acted as one of the interpre-
ters on the occasion of the royal visit, and doubtless to many
others, personally unknown to the writer.
It is a common saying that civilization is fatal to the Indian,
who finds in its restrictions an intolerable yoke, the obligation
to work for one's living being particularly galling to him.
While this may be largely true, there are exceptions to the rule,
a palmary instance being furnished in the person of a Black-
foot Indian named ' Little Axe,' whom the Lieutenant Governor
with pardonable pride introduced to Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Five
years ago Little Axe was, like too many of his tribe, an idle,
MANITOBA AND THE NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES
good for nothing fellow. Being smitten with a sudden resolve
to change his mode of life, he diligently applied himself to the
task of reform, and with the assistance of the Government
assistance which is always forthcoming to any deserving Indian
he has achieved remarkable results, for whereas a few years
ago Little Axe was worth nothing, this modern Job is now the
owner of 135 head of cattle and 200 horses, besides a fine house
and twenty acres of land under cultivation. His story is inter-
esting in showing that those who strive for the betterment of
the Indian are not absolutely as men without hope. The
appearance, too, of the Indian children from the industrial
schools with their shining faces and neat attire, encourages the
belief that the coming generation may more fully respond to
the influences which are at work to reclaim this people from
barbarism. From the point of view, therefore, of the states-
man and of the official, the Indian gathering in honour of the
Duke of Cornwall and York must be accounted eminently
successful, as demonstrating the beneficent nature of the gov-
ernment wardship, and providing the future king with one
more practical illustration of the wisdom of that humane and
generous policy which ever characterizes England's treatment
of native races.
Having said this much, the writer feels free to confess that
from a purely spectacular point of view the show was some-
what tame. The government agent and the missionary had done
their work too well for scenic effect. They aimed to show how
far the Indian had responded to civilizing influences, and as
a consequence the supply of paint and feathers was limited,
many of the warrior chiefs being resplendent in Hudson's Bay
Company's reefing jackets with brass buttons, straw hats,
and like articles of modern attire, inconsistent with one's pre-
conceived conceptions of the North American savage. Those of
us upon whom the responsibility for the Indians' behaviour
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did not rest, were eager to show the Duke how uncivilized they
were, and we fondly looked forward to being met by hideously
bedaubed savages, screeching war cries, brandishing toma-
hawks, riding furiously over the prairie and behaving generally
like so many demons. Barring a band of mounted Sarcees,
who looked more like clowns in a pantomine than real savages
on the plains, there was little of this, and the writer could not
forbear contrasting this meeting with that between Sir John
Macdonald and Crowfoot fifteen years before, which though
much smaller and in other respects less impressive, struck him
as being more in keeping with the Indian character.*
Their Royal Highnesses and party were the guests at lun-
cheon of Commissioner Perry and the officers of the North-
west Mounted Police. Luncheon was served in the mess room
of the barracks, which had been suitably adorned for the occa-
sion, some strikingly fine heads garnishing the walls. The
guests occupied five circular tables, one towards each corner
of the room and one in the centre, at which their Royal High-
nesses and their immediate entourage were seated. The repast,
served cold and in all respects excellent, was much appreciated
by those whose appetite had been sharpened by the keen air of
the prairie. Among the guests, other than members of the
royal party, were Lieutenant Governor Forget, the Right Rev.
the Bishop of Saskatchewan and Calgary, the Hon. J. R.
Lougheed, Mr. Justice Scott, his Worship the Mayor, and Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Herchmer.
Later in the afternoon, their Royal Highnesses again drove
to Victoria Park, to witness an exhibition of rough riding
which evoked much local interest. After admiring several dis-
plays of skill on the part of cowboys in subduing unruly
* In venturing these remarks, the writer is far from presuming to ques-
tion the wisdom and prudence of the authorities in their policy of restraint,
which the unprecedented aggregation of Indians no doubt rendered expe-
dient.
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bronchos, and other feats of horsemanship, the royal party
returned to the train, not altogether escaping a heavy downpour
of sleet, and having expressed their acknowledgments of Cal-
gary's hospitality, proceeded on their way to Banff, where the
trains halted for the night. Shortly after leaving Calgary the
first glimpse of the mountains was caught through rolling
clouds which presaged ill for the next day, but with that rare
good fortune which attended the whole tour, the weather grew
fair at sunset. The night, though cool, was clear and still, and
as the royal travellers rested in their car at Banff station, the
silver moon bathed mountain, stream and valley in a flood of
light.
CHAPTEE V.
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND RETURN JOURNEY.
SEPTEMBER 29 OCTOBER 10.
Through the Mountains. Arrival at Vancouver. Presentation of Addres-
ses. Opening of Drill Hall. Presentation of Medals. Visit to
Hastings Saw-mill. Drive through Stanley Park. Departure from
Vancouver. Arrival at Victoria. Presentation of Addresses. of
Medals. Luncheon at Esquimalt. Oak Bay Hotel. Evening Recep-
tion. Sail up Victoria Arm. Departure for Vancouver. Indian
Addresses. Through the Mountains again. Banff. Poplar Point.
Inspection of Ogilvie Flour Mills. North Bay.
THE vice-regal train started about half-past seven, and
half an hour later the royal train began its ascent. Noth-
ing could have surpassed the beauty of
Through the Mountains, tna ^ g un day morning. The sky was
29th September. O f ^he deepest blue, forming a back-
ground against which the snow-capped
peaks beyond, touched with the glory of the rising sun, stood
out in sharpest outline. Their Eoyal Highnesses spent most of
the day in watching the ever shifting panorama spread before
them, which the spacious windows of their car enabled them to
do with advantage. The route lies through the valley of the Bow
river, whose cold green waters, denoting their glacial origin,
contrasted vividly with the autumnal glow mantling the forests
beyond. Upwards the mighty engines toiled, now in brilliant
sunshine, now in gloom of shadow flung by some huge moun-
tain athwart their path, until at Stephen we reach the Great
Divide and behold the parting of the waters, one stream flow-
ing towards the Pacific and the other into Hudson's bay.*
* Little or no water was visible on this occasion. Ordinarily one sees
the stream on the right hand going west, coming down the mountain side
and dividing in twain, one stream flowing to the right and the other to the
left, but at this season of the year it is not infrequently dry.
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Thence the descent begins, amid scenes of ever deepening
sublimity, through deep gorges, clinging to mountain sides,
along the brink of precipitous depths, encompassed all the while
by a solitude unbroken save for the faint murmur of the torrent
that foams a thousand feet below.
At Laggan, where the station was prettily decorated with
evergreens, and the small population had assembled in full
force, their Eoyal Highnesses left their car for a short walk.
In coming back the Duchess greatly pleased the people by her
solicitude for a little girl who had bruised her foot in running
along to catch a glimpse of their Royal Highnesses. Tears
stood in the eyes of the mother, who was engaged in binding
up the wound, at the gracious consideration manifested by her
Royal Highness, and the spectators realized, as perhaps some
of them had not done before, the reason for the popularity of
the ' Princess May.'
At Revelstoke the vice-regal train stopped for a few moments
to allow Lady Minto to lay the foundation stone of one of the
cottage hospitals in which her Excellency is interested. The
station was lavishly decorated with evergreens, flags and flowers,
and a large number of people had assembled to welcome the
royal visitors.* On the arrival of the vice-regal train, a num-
ber of gentlemen received Lady Minto and Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
who, accompanied by Major and Mrs. Maude, Miss Grenfell,
Captain Graham, Mr. Guise and others of the party, including
a number of press correspondents, proceeded to the scene of the
ceremony close at hand, where her Excellency duly performed
her part, supplementing the formal act with a few graceful
* It had been arranged that his Royal Highness should lay this stone,
but the royal train arrived too late to admit of this, so at the last moment
Lady Minto kindly consented to perform the ceremony. The Duke subse-
quently wrote to her Excellency expressing his regret at his inability to
fulfil this engagement and inclosing a handsome subscription towards the
hospital fund.
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words in a manner worthy of a lady who l touches nothing that
she does not adorn.'
Evening was closing in as the vice-regal train departed from
Revelstoke, and again crossing the Columbia river, which
writhes through the mountains like a huge snake, entered the
Gold range by Eagle pass. Later on we ran round the awful
canons of the Thompson and the Eraser, but darkness veiled
their terrors from our eyes.
Erom an early hour on Monday morning the growing balmi-
ness of the air, the ever decreasing wildness of the scene, and the
wealth of vegetation scattered with glorious
Vancouver, profusion in the valleys below, indicated
30th September. that the end of our long journey was ap-
proaching. At Ruby creek, a short distance
beyond Hope, the trains overlapped and greetings were ex-
changed. Two hours later we came to Port Moody and
looked out upon the sunlit waters of the Pacific. A few
minutes before noon, the royal train reached Vancouver, where
the Duke and Duchess were destined to receive a welcome
which for warmth and enthusiasm was not surpassed any-
where in the wide Dominion. The day was serenely beautiful,
and the brightness of the morning found a reflection in the
eager faces of the good humoured crowd that thronged the gaily
decked streets of the terminal city. A guard of honour composed
of blue-jackets from the ships of the North Pacific Squadron
assembled in port, was drawn up at the station, and behind
stood a detachment of North-west Mounted Police which had
been sent forward from Calgary to lend eclat to the reception
here and at Victoria. Their Royal Highnesses were received
by his Worship the Mayor (Mr. T. O. Townley), Sir Charles
Hibbert Tupper, K.C.M.G., Mr. G. R. Maxwell, M.P., Mr.
E. R. Ricketts, and the other members of the Reception Com-
mittee. After the presentation of these gentlemen and of the
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officers of the warships in port, the Duke and Duchess proceeded
to the court-house by a royally decorated route, spanned by a
series of arches, erected by the city, by the Chinese residents,
Japanese, firemen, and others. These arches were all strik-
ingly handsome, as were the decorations of the Canadian Pacific
railway station, the Vancouver hotel, the telegraph office,
the Eairfield block, and many other buildings large and small.
On arriving at the pavilion, which had been erected in front
of the court-house, Miss Townley presented her Royal High-
ness with a bouquet, which was graciously received. The read-
ing of the civic address was then proceeded with, and addresses
handed in from the members of the Chinese Empire Reform
Association of Canada, and the merchants of Vancouver, and
also from the chiefs and members of the Squamish Mission
Band of Indians. In the course of his reply, his Royal High-
ness thus acknowledged the cordiality of his reception :
We feel deeply the generous spirit which has prompted
you to do so much to give us a hospitable welcome. We take
it as a proof that, though situated on the verge of this great
continent, your hearts beat as warm and your loyalty is as
staunch and true as in any part of the Empire we have
visited.
As soon as the Duke had finished, Sir Wilfrid Laurier
called for three cheers for their Royal Highnesses, which
were given with a will, after which Mrs. Macaulay, presi-
dent of the local branch of the National Council of Women, pre-
sented the Duchess with a portfolio of views of British Colum-
bia. The royal party then drove by way of Hastings, Can-all,
Cordova and Cambie streets to the new drill hall, which his
Royal Highness was to open. At the entrance to the building
a labouring man was observed to edge his way through the
crowd and approach the royal carriage. Attracting the notice
of Mr. Derek Keppel, he tremulously whispered something
which Mr. Keppel conveyed to his Royal Highness, who turned
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and grasping the old man's hand shook it heartily. The Duchess
too, gave him kindly greeting, and the people applauded, though
few knew until afterwards the explanation of the circumstance.
The old man had been an under gardener at Marlborough House
in the days of the Duke's childhood.
On the dais erected in the centre of the lofty hall were Sir
Charles Hibbert and Lady Tupper, Mr. G. K. Maxwell, M.P.,
and Mrs. Maxwell, his Worship the Mayor and Mrs. Townley,
Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Worsnop, and other invited guests.
The arrival of the royal party at the drill hall was preceded
some minutes by that of Lady Minto and Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
who were received with much applause. After the cheering
which announced the arrival of the Duke and Duchess had
subsided, Sir Wilfrid Laurier briefly explained the nature of
the ceremony which had brought them together, and in so doing
expressed the hope that peace might continue to dwell within
our borders. Should unfortunately the contrary happen, the
Prime Minister went on to say that the soldiers whose new
home was now honoured by the royal presence, would be found
ready to do their part in defence of the state. Sir Wilfrid
handed the Duke the key of the building, and in receiving it
his Eoyal Highness replied in those clear and resonant tones
which marked all his public utterances :
I accept this key with great pleasure, and in receiving it
say that it gives me the greatest satisfaction to declare this new
drill hall opened.
The presentation of South African war medals then took
place, beginning with nursing sister Mary Affleck, of Ottawa,
who accompanied the first contingent which sailed from Canada
at the outbreak of the war. Miss Affleck, who was dressed in
khaki, received a few kindly words from his Koyal Highness
and a sympathetic smile from the Duchess, who always appeared
particularly pleased at the recognition of merit in members of
her own sex.
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In addition to Miss Affleck, one officer and twenty-six men
received their medals. It was noticed that one of the men
saluted with the left hand, his right arm having been shattered
by a bullet.* Another veteran t betrayed by his uncertain step
the fact that his sight had all but gone in his country's cause.
After the distribution his Eoyal Highness descended from the
dais and inspected the guard of honour, composed of one hun-
dred men of the Duke of Connaught's Kifles, and one hundred
members of the Boys' Brigade, whom he thus addressed :
I have been pleased indeed to have been able to inspect
and open this new drill hall and to become acquainted with these
soldiers, old and young. We all know what the old have done
for their country, and I feel quite sure that the lads here, should
occasion arise, will do it just as well.
Luncheon was served upstairs, a spacious suite of rooms
being devoted to the purpose. In arranging one of the dress-
ing rooms for her Eoyal Highness' use, a happy inspiration
occurred to the ladies in charge,^ who placed on the dressing
table four little heart-shaped silver frames, each containing
a photograph of one of the children of the Duke and Duchess
of Cornwall and York. As the Duchess approached the table
she carelessly took up one of these photographs and beheld
the likeness of her own baby boy, and then one after another
the faces of all her children. It is said that her Royal
Highness did not speak for a moment, and then went straight
to the Duke's room and carried him away with her to see this
sweet reminder of home life. How true it is that ' one touch
of nature makes the whole world kin.' As a local newspaper
well observed,** this simple incident will in all probability
* Private Thompson.
t Bombadier Walsh, whom his Royal Highness specially sent for, and
honoured by a conversation.
$ Lady Tupper, Mrs. Dana, Mrs. Holl (a sister of his Worship the
Mayor), Mrs. Hutchins and Miss Sophy Tupper.
** The Vancouver World, October 1, 1901, to whose account of the royal
visit to Vancouver the writer is indebted for several particulars of interest.
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preserve Vancouver green in the memory of her Royal High-
ness when the recollection of acclaiming multitudes, and of all
the brightness and colour of a royal reception shall have grown
dim with the passing years.
His Worship the Mayor presided at the luncheon, at which
were present, in addition to the members of the royal and vice-
regal parties, Rear-Admiral Bickford, C.M.G., Sir Charles
Hibbert and Lady Tupper, Mr. G. R. Maxwell, M.P., and Mrs.
Maxwell, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Worsnop, and some
others. After luncheon the royal party drove to the Hastings
saw mill, first calling at the railway station to allow the Duke to
exchange the uniform he had been wearing for a more com-
fortable dress. Their Royal Highnesses were received at the
entrance of the mill by Messrs. John Hendry, president ; C. M.
Beecher, vice-president; R. H. Alexander, secretary; and
Messrs. Campbell Sweeney, E. P. Davis and F. L. Beecher,
directors. The Duchess having graciously accepted a bouquet
of roses from Miss Aldyen Hendry, the company proceeded to
the mill, passing under an arch symbolical of the industry
therein carried on, and under the guidance of the president
and vice-president, witnessed the process by which the great
trees of British Columbia are sawn into lumber and loaded on
ships for transport to all parts of the world. On leaving the
mill the royal guests were presented with a souvenir book bound
in morocco, the leaves of which were composed of finely polished
veneers of the native woods of British Columbia.
Their Royal Highnesses, in the company of his Worship
the Mayor, then drove through Stanley Park, and expressed
themselves as charmed with the beauty of that sea girt forest.
A visit was made to the huge trees growing on the far side of
the park, completely within the hollow growth of one of which
stood a horse and carriage. At the request of his Royal High-
ness, a photograph was taken of this tree, which measured
seventy feet in circumference at the base, two of the royal
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suite being seated in the carriage. On the way back the royal
party stopped at Brockton Point, where 2,000 school children
ranged in stands, greeted their Royal Highnesses. A school
boy drill was just over as the Duke and Duchess arrived, and
her Royal Highness presented a silken flag to the company
which had shown the greatest efficiency. The place was full
of people, and nowhere did the writer observe a brighter or
happier assemblage of children and their elders than those
gathered in that forest glade on that afternoon for ever memor-
able in the history of Vancouver.
After lingering in this beautiful spot as long as possible
their Royal Highnesses drove back to the town (stopping for a
moment on the way to receive an address from the Port Simp-
son Indians by the hands of the Rev. A. E. Green, who acted
as interpreter) and embarked on the steamer Empress of India,
a sumptuously appointed vessel of 6,000 tons, which the Cana-
dian Pacific railway had placed at the disposal of their Royal
Highnesses to convey them to Victoria.* The royal party dined
on board, and the sailing was delayed until an early hour next
morning in order to view the illuminations which were remark-
ably fine, both on sea and land. The shipping in the harbour
stood brilliantly outlined in all manner of variegated colours,
while on shore the principal streets were transformed into
vistas of golden light. To those who viewed the sight from the
deck of the royal ship that evening, and in beholding it recalled
the events of the day, the thought was uppermost ' Well done
Vancouver.'
At half-past eight o'clock on the following morning the
watchers on Beacon Hill, in the neighbourhood of Victoria,
were able to descry across the waters of the
Victoria, Straits of Fuca, the royal yacht, with her flag-
1st October, draped convoys, the cruisers Amphion and
Phaeton, the sloop-of-war Condor, the destroy-
ers Virago, and No. 40 T. B. and the Canadian cruiser Quadra.
* Sir Charles Hibbert and Lady Tupper crossed over to Victoria in the
royal yacht on the personal invitation of his Royal Highness.
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On approaching the entrance to the harbour, the cruisers
forged ahead, dropped anchor and dressed ship, the blue-jackets
manning the yards. As the great white ship, with the royal
standard of England flying from her main, drew near the outer
wharf, puffs of smoke springing from the sides of the accom-
panying men-of-war, quickly followed by the booming sound of
cannon, announced the arrival of the King's son. The shore
batteries across the water gave back the joyous salute, and
crowds of people lining the harbour front, manifested their
gladness by enthusiastic cheers. British Columbia's capital is
beautiful at all times, but never did it appear to greater advan-
tage than on this occasion. For never surely was the sky so
blue, the waters so sparkling, the snow-capped mountains so
dazzling in their whiteness, and never before did the city array
itself in such glad attire, as on that eventful morning when the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York touched, in the har-
bour of Victoria, the most westerly limit of their world wide
tour.
Their Royal Highnesses landed at eleven o'clock, the Duke
wearing his Admiral's uniform, and were received by his
Honour the Lieutenant Governor, who was presented by Sir
Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Henri Joly de Lotbiniere presenting in
turn the Anglican Bishop of Columbia, the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Vancouver, the Right Reverend E. Cridge, Bishop of
the Reformed Episcopal Church, the Hon. Edgar Dewdney, the
Hon. E. G. Prior, the Hon. W. J. Macdonald, the Hon. William
Templeman, Mr. Justice Burbidge, Justices Walkem, Drake,
Irving and Martin, and the members of the Executive Council,
with the exception of the Prime Minister, who unfortunately
was absent by reason of the sad mining disaster at Extension
the previous day. The guard of honour consisting of 120 men
of the Royal Horse Artillery a force of regulars on its way
home from China was drawn up on the wharf a short dis-
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tance from the landing place, together with an escort of sixty-
eight men of the North- West Mounted Police.
Their Royal Highnesses then entered their carriage and the
royal procession proceeded by way of Erie, St. Lawrence,
Kingston, St. John's, and Belleville streets to the Legislative
Buildings, a new and imposing structure. On the steps of the
main entrance stood Sir Henri Joly de Lotbiniere, who received
their Eoyal Highnesses and presented to them his Worship the
Mayor (Mr. Charles Hayward) and the aldermen of the city.
The civic address was then read by the mayor, and addresses
handed in from the Synod of the Presbyterian Church in British
Columbia, and from the residents of the neighbouring state of
Washington, of British birth or descent. In the course of his
reply the Duke observed :
It gives us the utmost pleasure to visit this the capital of
your great province. Our only regret is that time does not per-
mit us to see more of its wonderful natural resources, its pic-
turesque scenery, and to have further experience of its beautiful
climate. Our earnest wish is that under the Divine blessing
the people of British Columbia may continue to advance in
prosperity and in all that tends to ennoble and brighten life.
The presentation of medals then took place, one officer and
nineteen non-commissioned officers and men receiving their
decorations at the hands of his Royal Highness. The Duke
afterwards inspected the guard of honour drawn from the 5th
Regiment of Canadian Artillery, under Major Ross Munro, and
addressed a few words to Lieutenant-Colonel Wolfenden, in
command of the Vancouver Island Veterans' Association, asking
him to point out those of his command who had particularly
distinguished themselves. The school children, who were ranged
on the lawn immediately facing the royal party, and who struck
the observer as presenting an uncommonly comely appearance,
here sang the usual patriotic songs, after which three beautifully
dressed little girls presented the Duchess with a basket of
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flowers, which her Koyal Highness received with gracious
appreciation pleasant to behold.
The royal party then proceeded to Esquimalt, where they
were entertained at luncheon by Kear-Admiral Bickford on
board the flagship Warspite. In addition to the members of
the royal and vice-regal parties, the Admiral's guests included
Sir Henri and Lady Joly de Lotbiniere, Mrs. Dunsmuir, his
Worship the Mayor, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Grant,
Captain and Mrs. Casement, Captain and Mrs. Fleet, Cap-
tain and Mrs. Williams, Captain Walbran, Commander
and Mrs. Sclater, Lieutenant-Colonel Gregory, Captain Drake,
Major Harvest, and others, to the number of sixty-four in
all. At three o'clock the royal party returned to shore, and
after visiting the various naval .establishments at Esquimalt,
including the hospital, drove back to the city, passing through
Chinatown, the decorations of which were of the most fantastic
character, particularly on Cormorant street, where the princi-
pal Chinese shops are not inappropriately situated. At four
o'clock their Koyal Highnesses visited the British Columbia
Agricultural and Industrial Association, the only Canadian
exhibition of the kind thus honoured by them during the
tour. Their Koyal Highnesses were received by his Worship
Mayor Hayward in his quality of president of the association,
who presented Mr. H. D. Helmcken, the vice-president. The
party then proceeded to their places, two little girls dressed in
white strewing flowers in the path of her Koyal Highness.
Arriving at the dais, the president turning towards the Duke,
said :
May it please Your Royal Highness:
It is my pleasing duty as President of the British Columbia Agri-
cultural Association to request that your Royal Highness may be
graciously pleased to accept this gold medal as a memento of this
auspicious occasion, and also as a small token of the society s high
appreciation of the great honour you have conferred upon i1
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in so kindly acceding to our request to bestow your royal patronage
on this exhibition, now formally opened by your gracious command.
To which his Royal Highness replied :
Mr. Mayor and President of the Agricultural Association:
I am very grateful to the society for the beautiful gold
medal which you have just presented to me on their behalf.
The Duchess and I have been looking forward with great inter-
est to our visit to the exhibition, so that we might see for our-
selves the great resources of your province. I have now much
pleasure in declaring the exhibition open.
The Duchess was then presented by Mrs. Harris, daughter of
Sir James Douglas, first Governor of British Columbia, with an
illuminated volume of Cowichan Indian legends, and also by
a Chilkat chief with some articles of Indian workmanship.
After a short tour of the exhibition, their Royal Highnesses
left the grounds and drove to Oak Bay Hotel, three or four
miles from town, which had been secured for the use of the
royal and vice-regal parties during their stay in Victoria. At
this delightful abode by the sea, looking out upon the Olym-
pian hills over which Mount Baker, rearing its snowy peak
a hundred miles distant against the back-ground of a deep blue
sky, keeps perpetual guard, their Royal Highnesses were able
to secure that privacy which a city residence could not
afford. The accommodation, cuisine and attendance of this
hotel were in all respects excellent, and the writer cannot refrain
from congratulating the Provincial Government upon their
munificent hospitality, alike worthy of their illustrious guests
and of the great province of British Columbia.
The Duke and Duchess dined the same evening with the
Lieutenant Governor and Lady Joly de Lotbiniere, who had
invited a large number of people to meet their Royal High-
nesses. Among those honoured were Rear-Admiral Bickford,
Mrs. and Miss Bickford; the Right Rev. the Bishop of Col-
umbia and Miss Perrin; the Right Rev. Bishop Orth; the
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Bight Eev. E. Cridge and Mrs. Cridge; Sir Charles Hib-
bert Tupper, K.C.M.G., and Lady Tupper; the Hon. Edgar
Dewdney and Mrs. Dewdney; Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. E.
G. Prior and Mrs. Prior ; the Hon. W. J. Macdonald and Mrs.
Macdonald; the Hon. William Templeman; Mr. Justice Bur-
bidge; Mr. Justice and Mrs. Walkem; Mr. Justice and Mrs.
Irving ; Mr. Justice and Mrs. Martin ; Sir Henry Crease ; Mr.
Earle, M.P., and Mrs. Earle; the Hon. James Dunsmuir and
Mrs. Dunsmuir ; the Hon. D. M. Eberts and Mrs. Eberts ; the
Hon. W. C. Wells ; the Hon. J. D. Prentice ; his Worship the
Mayor and Mrs. Hayward ; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Turner ; Lieu-
tenant-Colonel and Mrs. Granby ; Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs.
Holmes, Lieutenant-Colonel Gregory.
At this dinner a rather amusing incident occurred. The
story goes that an elderly lady, sitting on the left of his Boyal
Highness, remained in ignorance during the whole dinner of
her neighbour's identity, notwithstanding, or possibly in part
for the reason that, his Boyal Highness carried on with her
quite an animated conversation, for it is said that the Duke
soon seized the position, and was hugely diverted by what for
him must have been a unique experience. It is further related
that when later in the evening the lady discovered her error,
his Boyal Highness took some pains to relieve her embarrass-
ment, and graciously sent her his photograph before leaving
Victoria, in order, it is presumed, to prevent a recurrence of the
mistake. After the Lieutenant-Governor's dinner, a reception
was held at the Legislative Buildings, at which upwards of five
hundred people had the honour of being presented and of
shaking hands with their Boyal Highnesses, who never showed
themselves more gracious, being it would seem, impervious
to fatigue. Victoria, during that whole evening, was a blaze
of light, the flaming dragons and other quaint devices of the
Chinese quarter lending a special interest to the sight which
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did not in other respects essentially differ from those already
described.
In view of the demands which had been made upon the
Duke and Duchess during their first day in Victoria, it was
wisely determined to leave the following day
Victoria, f ree f rom all engagements of an official or cere-
2nd October, monial character, which relief their Royal
Highnesses no doubt appreciated. Wednesday,
therefore, was spent quietly and pleasantly, though by no means
idly. In the morning her Royal Highness, attended by some
members of the suite, took a sail up Victoria Arm, the Duke
remaining at the hotel. After admiring the beauties of nature
in that lovely spot, the royal party called upon Mrs. Dunsmuir
and returned to Oak Bay for luncheon, to which several Vic-
toria people had the honour of being invited. After luncheon,
Sir Henri Joly de Lotbiniere presented Mrs. Owen Hitchcock,
who, on behalf of the miners of the Atlin district, sought her
Royal Highness' acceptance of a bracelet composed of nuggets
of pure gold. Later in the afternoon, their Royal Highnesses
drove through the town, and afterwards paid an informal visit
to the Jubilee Hospital, where they were received by Mr. C. A.
Holland, President of the Board of Directors, who presented
Miss Alcorn, the matron, and Dr. Hassell, resident physician.
After visiting the various wards, their Royal Highnesses
returned to the directors' room, where Mr. Holland presented
Mrs. A. J. Smith, President of the Ladies' Auxiliary Aid Asso-
ciation, as representing that right arm of the hospital service.
Miss Potts, on behalf of the Daughters of Pity, then offered
the Duchess a bouquet, and little Frank Holland, youngest son
of the president, presented a basket of flowers, after which
their Royal Highnesses took their leave of the institution.
Thus closed the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
and York to Victoria, a visit fraught with pleasant and endur-
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ing memories to all who had the honour of participating in the
reception of their Royal Highnesses, including, one may ven-
ture to hope, the illustrious guests themselves. At six o'clock
the royal party went on board the Empress of India, where
they dined, and in the small hours of the morning of Thursday,
the 3rd October, the familiar sounds of a great ship's departure
from her moorings denoted that the homeward voyage had at
length begun.
A large crowd composed of various nationalities, British,
American, Chinese, Japanese and Indians, was gathered on
the dock at Vancouver on Thursday morning
Vancouver, ^o we l CO me their Royal Highnesses on their
(returning) return from Victoria. Among the latter were
3rd October. c hi e f s of the Port Simpson and Squamish
Mission Indians, assembled by command of his
Royal Highness to receive his reply to the addresses presented a
few days before. About eight o'clock the royal yacht, attended
by her convoy of warships, entered the harbour, where they were
welcomed by a royal salute from H.M.S. Warspite and Amphion
already in port. On landing his Royal Highness received the
Indian chiefs, some of whom had travelled eight hundred miles
to have the honour of seeing the King's son. The Rev. Mr.
Chirouse read the Duke's reply to the Squamish Mission band,
and the Rev. A. E. Green that to the Port Simpson Indians.
Chief Nelson then presented the Duchess with the ' Kiti-um-
Shamorgat ' or f Hat of the Chiefs,' a grotesque wooden head
dress, which had been handed down among the Port Simpson
Indians from time immemorial as a symbol of authority, and
regarded by them with extraordinary veneration. Her Royal
Highness graciously accepted the gift, receiving it in her own
hands, and showing much interest in learning of its history
and associations. At ten o'clock their Royal Highnesses left
for the east, the warships saluting as the train moved out amid
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the cheers of the citizens of Vancouver who, with the people of
Victoria, are to be congratulated upon the success which attended
the visit of their Royal Highnesses to the Pacific coast.
The weather on the return journey was everything that could
be desired, and the mountains again displayed themselves in all
their grandeur. Their Royal High-
Through the Mountains, nesses and several members of their
(returning) suite went through the Fraser canon
4th October. on ^ cow-catcher of the foremost
engine, and a photograph was taken
of them as they issued from one of the tunnels. At Field the
royal trains crossed that bearing Sir Claude MacDonald en
route to Pekin, with whom Sir Wilfrid Laurier, and later the
Duke, had a long conversation. At this place the vice-regal
train took on additional engines and departed with four in all,
one in front, two in the middle and one behind, to pull and
push us up to the summit. In all, no fewer than nineteen
different engines were employed to draw the train from Kam-
loops to Laggan.
At three o'clock on Friday afternoon, the royal train reached
Banff, and the whole party drove out to the Rocky Mountain
Park to see the buffalos and admire the natural
Banff, beauties of the place, including the celebrated
(returning) cascade. They afterwards dined at the Hot
4th October. Springs hotel, which had been reserved by
the Canadian Pacific railway for their exclusive
use. At Banff, in accordance with the programme laid down,
a division of the royal party took place, his Royal Highness,
Prince Alexander of Teck, Lord Wenlock, Lord Crichton, the
Duke of Roxburghe, Sir Charles Cust, the Hon. Derek Keppel,
Commander Godfrey-Faussett, R.N., Major Bor, Major Maude,
Captain Graham, A.D.C., and Colonel Sherwood, leaving at ten
o'clock for Poplar Point, Manitoba, where arrangements had
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been made by the Hon. J. K". Kirchhoffer for some shooting;
while the Duchess, Lady Minto, Lady Mary I/ygon, the Hon.
Mrs. Derek Keppel, Mrs. Maude, Miss Grenfell, Sir Arthur
Bigge, Canon Dalton, Sir John Anderson, Mr. Guise, Major
Denison and Mr. W. R. Baker remained over at Banff to enjoy a
few days' rest at that famous spot. On Saturday morning her
Royal Highness drove up Tunnel mountain and afterwards
visited Geyser cave, the warm sulphur pool and cave of the Stal-
actites, where she signed her name on the register of visitors and
accepted a piece of crystal as a memento of the occasion. The
Duchess also inspected some sketches by Mr. F. M. Bell-Smith
and selected four, of Vancouver harbour, of the Great Glacier,
the Eraser Canon and Lake Louise. Her Royal Highness
and party then took a special train to Laggan and visited Lake
Louise, lunching on board the train. On Sunday morning her
Royal Highness attended divine service at St. George's mission
church, and afterwards drove to Lake Minnewauka, and other
places of interest in the vicinity. At nine o'clock the same
evening the royal party left for Poplar Point, the train bear-
ing Lady Minto, to which the press cars were attached, leading
the way. Near Parkbeg, the Duchess, attended by Lady Mary
Lygon and the Hon. Mrs. Keppel, took a ride of a mile or so
on a railway hand car, manned by Sir Arthur Bigge, Sir John
Anderson, Major Denison, Dr. Manby and Mr. W. R. Baker,
and it is said her Royal Highness quite enjoyed the experience.
At Regina the first section of the royal train stopped for
half an hour on Sunday afternoon to enable Lady Minto to
open the Victoria Memorial Cottage Hospital. Dr. Goggin,
the Superintendent of Education, delivered an extempore ad-
dress, to which her Excellency felicitously replied and declared
the hospital open. She afterwards paid a flying visit to the
wards. Both trains reached Poplar Point about eleven o'clock
on Tuesday morning.
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The shooting train which left Banff on Friday night was com-
posed of seven cars, the Victoria, containing his Boyal Highness
the Duke of Cornwall and York, Prince Alexander of Tec and
Lord Wenlock; the Australia, containing Lord Crichton, the
Duke of Roxburghe, Sir Charles Cust, Mr. Derek Keppel,
Commander Godfrey-Faussett, Major Bor, Major Maude,
Captain Graham, A.D.C., and Colonel Sherwood; the dining
car Sandringham, a servants' car and two baggage cars. At-
tached to this train was the Government car ]S[o. 109, con-
taining Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who was proceeding to Winnipeg,
there to await the coming of their Royal Highnesses. On
board Sir Wilfrid Laurier's car was Sir Donald Wallace, whom
the Prime Minister had invited to accompany him to Winnipeg.
Sir Donald, in the course of his travels in many lands, has
amassed a vast store of information on every subject, which he
is always ready to impart, withal so modestly, as to suggest the
flattering impression to his auditor that he is acquiring, rather
than communicating knowledge. We found him a most enter-
taining companion.*
Sir Wilfrid's car on this train was situated between the
Victoria and the dining car, which neces-
Across the prairie, s itated the Duke passing through it several
(returning) times a day. Owing to this circumstance,
5th October. we a ^ anv ra ^ e fa e junior members of
the party were privileged to see more of
his Royal Highness during these days than elsewhere on the
tour. Sometimes he would tarry a few minutes, in passing, to
* Among other attainments, Sir Donald is an accomplished linguist.
A test of his proficiency in this respect was afforded en route. Near Rush
Lake, where the train stopped for water, we encountered on the roadside
a party of labourers whose nationality was doubtful, and gave rise to
some little discussion. Finally Sir Donald was called upon to decide the
point. After trying them in several languages, he eventually hit upon the
right one an obscure Sclavonic dialect and conversed freely with the sur-
prised and delighted foreigners.
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smoke a cigarette, and on one occasion he honoured Sir Wilfrid
by coming in to tea, and spent most of the late afternoon
chatting on various subjects. One is scarcely sure how far it
may be permissible to refer here to such conversations, but if
it be not out of place, the writer would venture to observe that
what struck him most in the Duke of Cornwall and York was
his faculty of observation and his desire to acquaint himself
with everything that bore upon Canadian affairs, and particu-
larly the region through which we were passing. His Royal
Highness, for example, desired to know of the history of the
Indian tribes in the North-west, of the tenure of the Hudson's
Bay Company, of the present system of survey, of the lands,
of their administration, of the terms and conditions of settle-
ment. During the day we saw from the train windows some
wild animals, an antelope, wolves and a badger. We passed
also through districts swept by prairie fires. On the subjects
suggested by these incidents, and a variety of kindred topics,
his Royal Highness showed much interest, and when anything
struck him particularly, he would request his secretary to make
a written note of the point for future use.
Under such agreeable conditions it may readily be believed
that the time occupied in the return journey across the prairies
passed pleasantly away. On Sunday morning
Poplar Point, about eleven o'clock we reached Poplar Point,
6th October. w h e re we found his Excellency the Governor
General and his private secretary, Mr. A. F.
Sladen, who had come from Ottawa to join the shooting party.
After luncheon his Royal Highness and the other sportsmen
placed themselves in the hands of Mr. Kirchhoffer, and the
train bearing Sir Wilfrid Laurier and Sir Donald Wallace pro-
ceeded to Winnipeg, where both gentlemen were the guests of
the Lieutenant Governor until the following Tuesday.
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Mr. Kirchhoffer and his guests drove to the lake, a distance of
about twelve miles, where a fleet of canoes was in readiness to
convey the party to the shooting grounds, the canoe carrying his
Royal Highness and Lord Minto being guided by John Atkin-
son, one of the most trusty guides in the locality. York Lodge
for so the senator had named his shooting box in honour of the
occasion was reached about five o'clock, and the remainder of
the day spent in quiet inspection of its surroundings. Lord
Crichton and Commander Godfrey-Faussett, who had separated
from the main party at the lake shore to become the guests of
Messrs. George and Percy Gait at their camp near by, accom-
panied by their hosts, came over to dinner, and the party retired
full of pleasant anticipations of the morrow's sport.
At an early hour the camp was astir, and the canoes carry-
ing the distinguished sportsmen under way to the haunts of
the wild duck. . There were in all seven canoes,
York Lodge, g^ w ^] 1 a capable guide taking a different
7th October. rou te, John Atkinson, as before, having the
honour of piloting his Royal Highness. The
morning was an ideal one for duck shooting, the sky being
slightly clouded, with a light breeze blowing, and the party
took full advantage of the morning flight. For five hours the
sound of the guns could be heard from every part of the marshes
and shortly after ten o'clock the canoes arrived at the lodge.
As a result of the morning's sport nearly two hundred ducks,
which number included all varieties known to Manitoba hunters,
were brought in. His Royal Highness proved himself an excel-
lent shot, bagging fifty-two birds. After luncheon the sportsmen
started off anew and again did much execution. On their return
to the lodge it was discovered that a distinguished member of the
party, to wit, Prince Alexander of Teck, was missing. His
Serene Highness was attended by T. Helliwell, who though an
experienced guide, had managed in some way to lose his bear-
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ings on the lake. Lanterns were hung out and guns fired, but
it was not until some time after sundown that Prince Alexander
arrived, none the worse for his little experience. The sport was
renewed with equal zest on Tuesday morning, and at noon the
party returned to Poplar Point thoroughly charmed with Mr.
Kirchhoffer's hospitality.
Meanwhile the Duchess, whose train had reached Poplar
Point early in the forenoon, employed the interval in inspecting
the operations of a threshing machine on the
Poplar Point, f arm O f ]^ r< yf -Q > ft on & near ^y. Her Eoyal
8th October. Highness, Lady Minto, and the ladies and gen-
tlemen of the party walked across the fields and
witnessed the process of collecting the sheaves, threshing and
fanning the grain, and depositing the wheat in bags ready for
market. The Duchess expressed herself as greatly interested
in the novel sight, and thrusting her hand in one of the bags,
carried off a handful of JSTo. 1 hard as a memento of her visit
to Manitoba. At four o'clock the Duke and party arrived from
the marshes and the eastward journey was resumed.
The royal train reached Winnipeg shortly after five o'clock.
At the station were the Lieutenant Governor, Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, his Worship the Mayor, and a large
Winnipeg, number of citizens. The Duke did not appear,
(returning) being somewhat fatigued, but her Eoyal High-
8th October. nesgj D6 nt, as it were, upon tracing the process
of evolution in all its stages, of the loaf from
the golden grain she had seen waving in the fields a few hours
before, paid a visit to the Ogilvie flour mills, and under the
guidance of Mr. F. W. Thompson, general manager, spent half
an hour in going over the building. When passing through the
engine room Prince Alexander noticed a horse-shoe on the front
of the engine. ' You ought to give her Royal Highness that
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horse-shoe,' observed he ' she likes horse-shoes.' The Duchess
laughed, as though to disclaim any superstitious tendencies, but
accepted the horse-shoe. Then the warning whistle sounded
and presently the royal train departed from Winnipeg, the vice-
regal train having left some time before. The day like its im-
mediate predecessors was glorious Indian summer, but with the
departure of the Duke of York came the winter of Winnipeg's
discontent, for on the morrow it turned cold and rained.
At Rat Portage a town generally reached at unseasonable
hours we passed it at daybreak going west the royal train
arrived after midnight, but the loyal population evidently were
determined not to be done out of their demonstration this time,
for the station grounds were brilliantly illuminated, and a huge
bonfire added to the glare. Notwithstanding the lateness of
the hour, their Royal Highnesses appeared on the rear platform
of their car and graciously acknowledged the salutations of the
people.
Wednesday passed without incident. All day long, under
a dull sky, the trains sped along
Between fa e roc ky shores of Lake Superior,
Winnipeg and North Bay, an( j by evening had rounded its
9th October. eastern extremity and begun their
descent towards the capital of Ontario.
North Bay was reached at an early hour on Thursday morn-
ing and the royal train handed over by the Canadian Pacific rail-
way authorities to those of the Grand Trunk,
North Bay, whose divisional superintendent, Mr. W. R.
10th October. Tiffin, assumed charge. At the risk of repe-
tition the writer feels bound again to record
his unqualified admiration of the magnificent service rendered
by the Canadian Pacific railway, which down to the smallest
detail was without flaw, and indicated an amount of skill,
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foresight, and resource, most creditable to the railway manage-
ment in general and to the unwearied vigilance of Mr. W. R.
Baker in particular.
At Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst and Atherley, in
fact at all the stations along the route through the Nipissing
and Muskoka districts, numbers of people congregated, testify-
ing their loyalty by waving flags and branches of maple, rich
with the glow of autumn, as the train dashed by. At Orillia,
Barrie and Newmarket, short stops were made and bouquets
presented to the Duchess, that at Barrie being handed in by
Miss Florence Radenhurst, daughter of his Worship the Mayor.
CHAPTEE VI.
ONTARIO, OCTOBER 10-16.
Arrival at Toronto. Royal Procession. Presentation of Addresses of
Writing Set to Duchess. Concert at Massey Hall. Military Review.
Visit to Bishop Strachan School to University of Toronto. Evening
Reception. Departure from Toronto. Visit to Western Peninsula.
London. Niagara-on-the-Lake. Visit to Loretto Convent. Hamilton.
Belleville. Kingston. Visit to Queen's University. Sail through
the Thousand Islands. Brockville. Victoria Jubilee Bridge.
ON the outskirts of Toronto, at the head of St. George street,
a temporary station had been erected in the classic style of
architecture, its low arched roof being sup-
Toronto, ported by graceful columns and its floor cov-
10th October. vere d w ith a r j c h green carpet, an unwonted
deviation, by the way, from the royal crimson
usual on such occasions. In a semi-circle to the south were
ranged, tier upon tier, school children to the number of 6,000,
and round the enclosure stood a guard of honour composed of
one hundred men from the Queen's Own Rifles under Major
Gunther. Gathered beneath the roof were the Hon. G. W.
Ross, Premier of the province, and the members of his cabinet
(the Lieutenant Governor being prevented by indisposition
from being present), Lady Laurier, the Hon. George Cox and
Mrs. Cox, Alderman E. S. Cox, Chairman of the Reception
Committee ; Mr. W. Wainwright, of the Grand Trunk railway ;
Mr. Andrew Pattullo, M.L.A., Col. Drury, C.B., and many
more.
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At half-past one the vice-regal train reached the station, and
their Excellencies the Governor General and Lady Minto, ac-
companied by Sir Wilfrid Laurier, were received with due hon-
ours. Half an hour later the royal train, as an English corres-
pondent has expressed it, ' rushed from the calm of the country
into a dense crowd of people, a roar of welcome and a flood of
sweet song.'
Their Royal Highnesses were received by his Excellency the
Governor General, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Hon. G. W.
Ross, who welcomed them on behalf of the province of Ontario.
Rain was falling smartly, but at such a moment who thought
of rain ? Assuredly not the citizens of Toronto who, from the
Premier of the province down to the smallest child present,
were intent only upon honouring their Sovereign in the person
of his son. As another correspondent wrote, or rather tele-
graphed, to his paper the Times ' Rain did its best to spoil
yesterday's welcome, but the children singing in the vast amphi-
theatre round the station, and waving Union Jacks and maple
branches, formed the prettiest sight I have ever seen.'
The usual presentations having been made, and a basket of
roses and ferns presented on behalf of the school children by
Miss Vivian Spence, the royal party stood a few minutes listen-
ing to the singing. Meanwhile the Governor General's proces-
sion had left the station for the Legislative Buildings where his
Excellency was quartered. At the conclusion of the singing
the royal procession formed and proceeded by way of St. George,
Bloor, Jarvis, Carlton, Yonge, King and Bay streets to the
city hall amid cheering crowds, the memory of whose enthu-
siasm even now stirs the blood of him who witnessed it. It is
said that 250,000 people took part in that marvellous demon-
stration. The very sight of a quarter of a million people giving
expression to their feelings on any subject whatever is (apart
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altogether from the nature or object of the demonstration) a
moving and impressive sight. How then shall we fitly charac-
terize the spectacle of such a multitude, animated as one man
by sentiments appealing so strongly to the human heart as those
of loyalty and devotion to one's King and country? Despite
the rain which at times fell quite heavily, their Royal High-
nesses would not permit the top of the carriage to be raised.
During a portion of the time Sir Arthur Bigge held an um-
brella over the Duchess, but the Duke was quite unprotected,
and did not seem in the least to mind it.
It goes without saying that the decorations along the route
were of the most elaborate character, harmonizing in their
richness and beauty with the spirit abroad in the streets. In-
deed the whole city was a maze of flags, banners, evergreens and
flowers, seemingly without end. St. George street showed up
remarkably well, the residences of the Hon. Melvin Jones and
Mr. George Gooderham presenting a particularly attractive
appearance. Mr. S. H. Janes's place on Church street was also
handsomely decorated, being surrounded by Venetian masts,
covered with purple and gold and festooned with evergreens and
bunting. In the business portion of the city the establishments
of Messrs. Eaton and Murray were unexcelled. At Alexandra
Gate (a structure leading to the Queen's Park erected as a
memorial of the royal visit) the two youngest members of the
Daughters of the Empire approached her Royal Highness,
carrying in their hands broad white satin ribbons ending in
golden tassels, which they placed in the hands of the Duchess.
As her Royal Highness pulled the ribbons, the gates swung
open, amid the cheers of the surrounding crowd, and little
Miss Phyllis ISTordheimer, daughter of Mrs. Nordheimer of
Glenedyth, passed through, bearing a huge bouquet of red and
yellow roses bound with a broad white satin ribbon, on which
was printed in gold, ' Greeting from the Daughters of the
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Empire.' The three young ladies were dressed entirely in
white, with pretty broad-brimmed hats. As the royal carriage
passed McMaster Hall, 2,000 students ranged on either side
of the building, welcomed the Duke and Duchess with ringing
cheers. The ladies of Havergal College extended an equally
cordial welcome, as did the members of the Independent Order
of Foresters whose magnificent arch at the corner of Richmond
and Bay streets was much admired. And so amid a roar of
acclamation the royal procession moved on towards the city
hall, where his Worship the Mayor (Oliver Howland, Esq.,
C.M.G.), Alderman Cox, Chairman of the Reception Commit-
tee, and a multitude of parliamentary, legal and ecclesiastical
dignitaries stood waiting to receive their Royal Highnesses.
On the royal party approaching the city hall, the bands of
the Grenadiers and the 13th Battalion played the opening bars
of the Wagner number specially prepared for the occasion. The
effect of the chorus composed of 1,000 adult voices was most
impressive, and at the culminating words ' Prince of England,
hail ' outstretched hands greeted the royal guests in earnest of
Toronto's welcome. The Duchess having accepted a bouquet of
orchids from Miss Evelyn Cox, the Mayor proceeded to read the
civic address. Unfortunately at the same moment the musical
chorus burst forth anew, completely drowning Mr. Howland's
voice. Addresses were then handed in from the town of Barrie,
the county of Dufferin, the Caledonian Society of Toronto, the
Methodist Church, the United Empire Loyalists' Association,
the Sons of Scotland Benevolent Association, the Society of
York Pioneers, the Royal Society of Canada, the Church of
England of the Diocese of Toronto, the Army and Navy Vet-
erans, the town of Oshawa, the Grand Black Chapter of British
America, the Manchester United Independent Order of Oddfel-
lows, the German residents of Toronto, the Salvation Army,
the University of Trinity College, the General Conference of the
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Methodist Church, the Daughters of the Empire, the St.
George's Society, the Toronto Humane Society, the united coun-
ties of Northumberland and Durham, and the county of Essex.
His Koyal Highness in his reply acknowledged ' With feel-
ings of deep gratitude the warmth and enthusiasm of the hearty
reception given us to-day on our entry into the historic capital
of Upper Canada,' and alluded to the circumstance that the
name which Toronto bore for fifty years was identical with
1 the first title conferred upon me by my dear grandmother.'
The royal procession then moved on in the rain to Govern-
ment House by way of Queen, Victoria, Adelaide, Church, King
and Simcoe streets, amid the strains of the Hallelujah chorus
and the national anthem. As his Royal Highness was in the
act of stepping into his carriage he noticed an elderly man
endeavouring to elbow his way through the press, and recogniz-
ing in him an old servant, intimated through Prince Alexander
of Teck that he be allowed to approach. As the old man drew
near the carriage the Duke grasped his hand with a heartiness
which delighted the crowd. It was the Vancouver incident over
again.
A guard of honour from F and G Companies of the 48th
Highlanders was drawn up on the lawn in front of Govern-
ment House, at the eastern door of which their Royal High-
nesses were received by his Honour the Lieutenant Governor
and Miss Mowat. The Duke, before entering the house, in-
spected the guard of honour and addressed to them a few appre-
ciative words, expressing at the same time his regret at the
inclemency of the weather. His Royal Highness then retired,
and almost at the same moment the Duchess, accompanied by
Lady Minto and attended by several of her suite, appeared on
the verandah, where the presentation of a writing set, the gift
of the ladies of Toronto, took place. The presentation was
made by Miss Mowat, who read the following address :
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THE ROYAL TOUR IN CANADA
On behalf of the women of Toronto, we beg your Koyal Highness
. graciously to accept this small token of heartfelt love and loyalty.
The design and workmanship of our little gift have been executed
in Toronto, and are the outcome almost entirely of Canadian pro-
ducts. May we hope the maple and the amethyst may recall to your
Eoyal Highness some happy pictures of our lakes and woods, and
the pure Klondike gold be a fitting illustration of the unalloyed de-
votion of Canadian hearts. We desire, proudly and thankfully, to
congratulate your Royal Highness upon having safely traversed our
great Dominion from ocean to ocean, and express our earnest hope
and prayer that your children and your children's children may live
long and successively reign over a greater and lesser Britain, an
Empire on which the sun never sets.
At the conclusion of this address, Miss Mowat handed the gift
to the Duchess who appeared much gratified and thanked the
donors for their kind thought. Immediately afterwards, Mrs.
William Mulock, Mrs. George W. Ross, Mrs. Denison, Mrs.
E. B. Osier, Mrs. MacMahon, Mrs. Charles Moss, and several
other ladies, members of the sub-committee in charge of the
arrangements, were presented. Her Royal Highness then
retired. The gift is in the form of a set of writing materials,
inclosed in a case of bird's eye maple 22 inches square, with
a spray of gold maple leaves across the lower corner, and the
city coat-of-arms in enamel and gold, and bearing the mono-
gram of her Royal Highness, ' V.M.'
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor gave an official dinner
the same evening, to which the following ladies and gentlemen
other than those of the royal and the vice-regal parties, had the
honour of being invited to meet their Royal Highnesses :
The Archbishop of Toronto; the Bishop of Niagara and Mrs. Du-
Moulin; Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier; the Hon. W. S. Fielding and
Mrs. Fielding ; Sir Thomas and Lady Taylor ; Mr. Justice and Mrs.
Osier; Mr. Justice and Mrs. Maclennan; Mr. Justice and Mrs. Moss;
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Lister ; Mr. E. B. Osier, M.P., and Mrs. Osier ;
Mr. W. R. Brock, M.P., and Mrs. Brock ; the Premier of Ontario
and Mrs. Ross ; the Provincial Secretary and Mrs. Stratton ; the
Attorney General and Mrs. Gibson ; the Commissioner of Crown
Lands and Mrs. Davis ; the Commissioner of Public Works and Mrs.
Latchford; the Minister of Education and Mrs. Harcourt; the
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Provincial Minister of Agriculture and Mrs. Dryden; the Rev.
Doctor and Mrs. Armstrong Black; the Rev. Dr. Milligan; the
Eev. Doctor and Mrs. Potts; the President of Toronto Univer-
sity and Mrs. Loudon ; the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and
Mrs. Evanturel ; the Mayor of Toronto ; Mr. G. F. Marter, M.L.A.,
and Mrs. Marter ; Mr. J. J. Foy, M.L.A., and Mrs. Foy ; Mr. J. P.
Whitney, M.L.A., and Mrs. Whitney; Lieutenant-Colonel George T.
and Mrs. Denison ; Colonel and Mrs. Otter ; Colonel and Mrs.
Buchan ; the Treasurer of the Law Society ; Mr. and Mrs. George
Gooderham; Mr. and Mrs. E. Strachan Cox; Lady Thompson; Lady
Kirkpatrick; Mrs. Law; Miss Campbell; MissGzowski; Mr. Sheriff
Widdifield; Captain John Denison, RJSL; Major and Mrs. Biggar;
Miss Daisy Patteson; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Langton.
After dinner the royal party attended a concert at Massey
Hall under the direction of Mr. Stewart Houston, who is to be
congratulated upon the success of his efforts. The star of the
evening was Madame Calve, who rendered Guy d'Hardelot's
1 Visions ', and Gounod's serenade, ' Quand tu chantes ', with
exquisite taste and feeling. Their Royal Highnesses arrived
about 10 o'clock and remained until the end of the performance.
During the whole evening and far into the night the streets
were blocked by surging crowds who maintained with undim-
inished ardour the enthusiasm of the afternoon. Needless to
say, the illuminations were remarkably fine. Among many
scenes of beauty may be mentioned the Foresters' arch sur-
mounted by a Tudor Crown, Osgoode Hall, the Temple, and
the Manufacturers' arch at the head of University avenue,
through which gleamed in perspective the Legislative Buildings,
also superbly illuminated. From the tower of the city hall
flashed the most powerful search lights ever employed in Can-
ada, there being ten projectors of the largest size, each radiating
a light equal in intensity to 50,000,000 candle power.
On Friday morning there took place on Garrison Common
in the presence of his Royal Highness and many thousands of
interested spectators, a review of 11,000 picked men of the
Canadian militia force. This event had been looked forward
116 THE ROYAL TOUK IN CANADA
to in military circles with much interest as being somewhat
of an experiment, for it was the largest mobili-
Toronto, zation of Canadian troops that has ever taken
1 1th October. pl ace . It is gratifying to record that both from
military and spectacular points of view the
demonstration is declared by competent critics to have been an
unqualified success, and this despite conditions of weather
which could not be called favourable.
Her Royal Highness, accompanied by Lady Minto and
Lord Wenlock, and attended by an escort drawn from the
Governor General's Body Guard, reached the field about 11
o'clock, and shortly afterwards the arrival of the Duke was
announced by a galloping advance of the Royal Canadian Dra-
goons. His Royal Highness, who wore the uniform of Colonel-
in-Chief of the Royal Fusiliers, ' was accompanied by Lord
Minto and his Serene Highness Prince Alexander of Teck, and
attended by a brilliant staff. The formal inspection first took
place, his Royal Highness and staff and Major-General O'Grady
Haly and staff riding slowly down the lines, the massed
bands of the first and second infantry divisions playing c O
Canada, terre de nos ai'eux.' At the conclusion of the cere-
mony his Royal Highness and party returned to the saluting
point, the 19th Band playing the ' Maple Leaf ' as they came
forward. The Duke then presented new colours to the Royal
Canadian Regiment of Infantry and to the Royal Canadian
Dragoons. The presentation to Lieutenant Cockburn of the
Victoria Cross followed, the details of the action for which
the cross was bestowed being read by the Duke of Roxburghe.*
His Royal Highness affixed the decoration to Lieutenant Cock-
* On the 7th of November, 1900, at Lillefontein, two guns of the Brit-
ish column, read guard to a convoy, were attacked by an overwhelming
force of Boers. Endeavours were made to extricate the guns, but Boers
following in pursuit in large numbers the horses of the guns became very
exhausted and came down to a walk. Lieutenant H. Z. C. Cockburn with a
handful of men, at a most critical moment, held off the Boers to allow
the puns to get away, but to do so he had to sacrifice himself and his
party, all of whom were killed, wounded or taken prisoner.
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burn's breast, at the same time shaking hands with him and
thanking him in the name of the British army for his gallant
services. The Duke then handed him a sword of honour, the gift
of the citizens of Toronto. The presentation of South African
war medals to fifty-eight officers, four hundred and forty-seven
non-commissioned officers and men and nursing sister Elizabeth
Eussell followed. Then came the march past, to the onlooker the
feature of the review, the effect of the military evolutions being
heightened by rolling masses of fog which drifted over the Com-
mon, at times obscuring whole columns of troops, and vividly
suggesting the smoke of the battlefield. Thus ended by all odds
the most brilliant military spectacle ever witnessed in Canada.*
On the afternoon of Friday the Duke and Duchess witnessed
a review of the fire brigade on University avenue in which
they both appeared to take much interest, sending for Alderman
Foster, chairman of the civic fire and light committee, and con-
gratulating him upon the admirable discipline and activity of
the men. Their Eoyal Highnesses then drove to the Bishop
Strachan school where they were received by the Eev. John Lang-
try, representing the Bishop of Toronto, Vice-President James
Henderson, Esq., and Miss Acres. No address was presented,
but the Duchess graciously accepted a magnificent bouquet of
purple orchids from the hands of Miss Marjorie Holcroft, and
both their Eoyal Highnesses signed the royal visitors' book.
They then proceeded west on College street, under the Manufac-
turers' arch to Queen's Park where, in a little plot immediately
to the north-west of the Legislative Buildings, the Duke, in the
presence of Mayor Howland, who arrived a trifle late, and Mr.
Alexander Muir, author of ' The Maple Leaf for Ever,' planted
a maple tree with appropriate ceremonies. Their Eoyal High-
nesses afterwards drove to Toronto University where the Duke
was to receive a degree. The ceremony took place in the east
*For some military details of this review see Appendix No. X., pp. 327-9.
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hall of the University which was tastefully decorated with the
college colours. On the platform were assembled the members
of the University Senate, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Hon. F. W.
Borden, the Hon. G. W. Ross and several members of his cabi-
net. The royal and vice-regal parties were met at the entrance
to the University by the Chancellor (Sir William Meredith), the
Vice-Chancellor (Mr. Justice Moss), President Loudon and
Professor Ramsay Wright, her Royal Highness accepting a
bouquet from the lady students. Upon reaching the dais, Lord
Minto presented the Duke for the degree of LL.D., which was
conferred by the Chancellor in the usual academic form. The
Chancellor then read the address of the University, to which
his Royal Highness replied, making a humorous allusion to the
King's name remaining on the roll of undergraduates for forty
years, which gave rise to much merriment.
Their Excellencies the Governor General and the Countess
of Minto gave a dinner the same evening at the Legislative
Buildings, to which a large number of official people had the
honour of being invited to meet their Royal Highnesses.
Among those present was the venerable Sir William Howland
looking hale and hearty in his 91st year. During the evening
their Royal Highnesses held a reception in the Legislative
Chamber, at which upwards of 2,000 persons passed before
the throne. With every one of these, first the Duke and after-
wards the Duchess, shook hands. Their Royal Highnesses
stood on the lower steps of the throne, having on their left Lord
and Lady Minto. Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier were the
first presentations, the Premier looking particularly distin-
guished in what is so often miscalled his ' Windsor ' uniform,
but which in reality is the uniform of a Privy Councillor of
Great Britain. Following the Prime Minister, though appar-
ently in no very regular order, came the Bishop of Toronto,
the Hon. William Mulock and Mrs. Mulock, the Hon. A.
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G. Blair and Miss Blair, the Hon. W. S. Fielding, Mrs.
and the Misses Fielding, Chancellor Boyd, Chief Justices
Falconbridge and Meredith, the Hon. George Foster and Mrs.
Foster, the Hon. George Cox and Mrs. Cox, the Hon.
Melvin Jones and Mrs. Jones, the Hon. G. W. Eoss and
Mrs. Eoss, Mr. J. J. Foy, M.L.A., and Mrs. Foy, and a
long array of distinguished and undistinguished people. The
scene within the chamber, beautifully adorned for the occa-
sion, was strikingly fine, but through some misunderstand-
ing, the arrangements as regards the order of presentation were
defective, no adequate provision apparently having been made
for the convenience of the public, particularly of ladies, nor
for gentlemen of high official rank possessing a constitutional
right of access to the throne, who with their wives and daugh-
ters were left to struggle for admission as best they might. In
this respect it must be said the function was by no means equal
to that held a few weeks before in the Senate Chamber at
Ottawa, where due precaution was taken to ensure the pre-
sentation of every one in his own order, and to minimize the
inconvenience to unofficial people which seems inseparable from
all such public receptions. This, however, is but a detail. At
midnight the reception closed with the singing of the national
anthem, and with the exception of a few ladies who had had
their gowns more or less damaged in the press, everybody seemed
delighted with the greatest social event in the history of the
Queen city.
And so ended the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
and York to Toronto, in many respects, as regards this country,
the climax of the royal tour. Eelatively speaking, there had
been and there were to be receptions elsewhere, comparable with
and perhaps equal in point of heartiness to that of Toronto.
Ottawa excelled it in the splendour of illumination, and evory
city (save Montreal) was more fortunate in respect of weather,
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but it is no disparagement to the rest to say that, take it all in
all, the Toronto demonstration, by reason of its very magnitude,
afforded the most imposing manifestation of Canada's love and
loyalty that this country has ever witnessed. Divesting itself of
its local character, and speaking in the name of all, the chief city
in the leading province of the Dominion gathered up, as it were,
into one harmonious whole, the loyal sentiments which thrilled
Canada from ocean to ocean, and presented them in a supreme
act of homage to our present through our future King.
At nine o'clock on Saturday morning their Koyal High-
nesses left Toronto by the Grand Trunk railway for a hurried
visit to Western Ontario. The first stop was
Brampton, made at Brampton, where seven little girls
12th October, presented baskets of beautiful roses, violets,
and lilies of the valley to the Duchess, who
received them with her accustomed grace and
Gueiph, invited the children into the car. At Guelph
12th October, the royal party were welcomed by the Mayor,
Judge Chadwick and others, while 2,000
children sang the national anthem. At
Berlin, Berlin the Mayor presented some ladies and
12th October, gentlemen and the Mayoress, a daughter of
Mr. J. E. Seagram, M.P., offered the Duchess
a bouquet of pink roses tied with the Seagram colours und
bound together by a silver mounted horse-shoe, carried by John
Ruskin, the winner of the Queen's Plate at Toronto in 1901.
As at Winnipeg, her Royal Highness accepted the horse-shoe,
saying that she considered it an emblem of
Stratford, good luck. At Stratford the children sang
12th October. swe etly, two little ones, Miss Dorothy Mc-
Lagan and Master Justin McCarthy, pre-
senting bouquets to her Royal Highness.
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The royal party were received at London by the Citizens'
Committee, composed of the Hon. David Mills, Sir John Car-
ling, Mr. C. S. Hyman, M.P., Colonel F. B.
London, Leyg> M.L.A., and some others. While his
12th October. Eoyal Highness inspected the guard of honour
furnished by the Indian companies of the 26th
Middlesex Eegiment, the Duchess accepted an offering of
flowers from Mrs. Boomer and Mrs. Baldwin on behalf of the
London branch of the National Council of Women. Their
Royal Highnesses then drove to Victoria Park by way of Rich-
mond, Dundas and Wellington streets, where they were met by
his Worship the Mayor (Mr. F. G. Rumball), who having been
presented to their Royal Highnesses by Major Maude, pro-
ceeded to read the civic address, after which an address from
the Chippewa Indians of St. Clair was handed in, and the
bearers, chiefs Francis Jacobs and William Wawanosh, pre-
sented to his Royal Highness. The Duke having replied to
the civic address, several leading citizens were presented, and
the Duchess graciously accepted a bouquet from little Misses
Rowena Burns and Stella Winnett. His Royal Highness
then presented a new stand of colours to the 7th Regiment
in the following words : ' Colonel Smith and men of the 7th
Regiment, it affords me great pleasure to present you these
colours on behalf of the ladies of London. I wish to say to
you that I was very much pleased yesterday on seeing you on
parade, and I heartily congratulate you on your excellent ap-
pearance.'
The royal party then returned to the train which left imme-
diately for Niagara, where it had been arranged that the Duke
and Duchess should pass a quiet Sunday.
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A short stop was made at Ingersoll, en route, where Major
Maude presented his Worship the Mayor (Mr.
ingersoii, Walter Mills), Mr. Miller, Mr. Joseph Gibson,
12th October, and the Duchess received a bouquet from Mi ss
Jean Jackson.
At Grimsby, Reeve Hewitt had the honour of presentation
to their Royal Highnesses, and two little girls, Misses Bernice
Hawke and Marjory Mitchell, attended by
Grimsby, their escort, Master Gordon Hamilton Bur-
12th October, land, timidly offered the Duchess bouquets
which her Royal Highness graciously accepted,
and kissed each of the little ones.
On arrival at Niagara-on-the-Lake, their Royal Highnesses
were met by Lord Minto who had come on from Toronto, and
who presented his Worship the Mayor and
Niagara-on-the-Lake, several other gentlemen. The royal
12th October. party then proceeded to the Queen's
Royal Hotel which had been reserved by
the Dominion Government for their exclusive use. They were
met at the entrance by Mrs. Harry Winnett, wife of the pro-
prietor, whose little granddaughter, Miss Jessie Thompson,
presented the Duchess with a bouquet of roses. Their Royal
Highnesses dined and spent the evening quietly at the hotel,
being much interested in the magnificent collection of fruit dis-
played in their honour. The Duchess admired the apples,
peaches, pears, grapes and plums, and expressed surprise on
being shown a basket of green figs. The Niagara district held
few happier men that evening than Mr. Paffard, as in response
to an inquiry of her Royal Highness whether any more figs
were procurable, he lit a lantern and sought his vineyard for
a fresh supply.
Whilst at Niagara his Royal Highness was enrolled as an
honorary member of the Niagara Golf Club and presented with
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a souvenir of the occasion in the form of an illuminated booklet
illustrated with water-colour sketches of the Magara links and
scenes in the vicinity.
On Sunday morning after divine service, which was held
in the hotel parlour, by the Kev. Canon Dalton, C.M.G.,
the royal party took the steamer Corona
Niagara Falls, ^o Queenston, and proceeded thence by
13th October. special electric tram to the Falls, which
her Royal Highness then viewed for the
first time. After gazing a few minutes at the wondrous sight,
the royal party paid a visit to the Loretto Convent near by, the
grounds of which afford the best possible view of the imperial
cataract. After the presentation of Rev. Mother Ignatia and
community to their Royal Highnesses by his Grace the Arch-
bishop of Toronto, three young ladies Miss Frances Le Mesu-
rier, Miss Prudence Van Depoele and Miss Eileen O'Connor
bearing bouquets of white roses, edged with maple leaves, and a
portfolio of views of the convent and its surroundings, advanced
towards the Duchess and gracefully offered their floral tributes,
whilst ' God Save the King,' to the magnificent orchestration of
Weber's Jubilee Overture, burst from a choir of clear, sweet,
young voices and resounded through the spacious corridors.
The royal party then proceeded to the galleries overlooking
the falls, where they remained some time, afterwards
honouring the Archbishop and the Very Rev. J. J. Mc-
Cann, Vicar General, by an invitation to join their luncheon
party. In the afternoon their Royal Highnesses ascended the
cupola and looked down upon the foam crested river, spanned
by gorgeous arches which the changing rainbows make. Des-
cending, the attention of the royal party was attracted by the
sweet strains of the ' Ave Maria,' a second rendition of which
was given, at the request of the Duke, on reaching the hall,
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where he, the Duchess, and party, stood until its conclusion.
After a restful and pleasant day, for which their Royal High-
nesses expressed their obligations to the good ladies of Loretto,
the royal party returned by the Corona to the hotel.
On Monday morning the royal and vice-regal trains left
Niagara for Hamilton, stopping for a few minutes at St. Cath-
arines, whose citizens had turned out en masse
St. Catharines, ^o rece i v e their Royal Highnesses. When the
14th October, train arrived fully 8,000 people were gathered
at the station, where a guard of honour drawn
from the 19th Regiment, under the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Thairs, was drawn up. His Worship the Mayor re-
ceived the royal party with a few words of welcome, to which
the Duke responded. Miss Marion Merritt then offered the
Duchess a bouquet, and a few prominent local people,
including Mr. Lancaster, M.P., having been presented, the
train moved on to Hamilton, where extensive preparations for
the reception of the royal visitors were in progress.
Precisely at noon the royal train arrived at Stuart street
station, where the Duke and Duchess were received by his
Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. S. Hendrie),
Hamilton, Alderman Walker, Chairman of the Reception
14th October. Committee, Colonel the Hon. J. M. Gibson,
A.D.C., and certain other gentlemen holding
civil or military positiohs, the general public being excluded
from the station. His Royal Highness, having inspected the
guard of honour, the royal procession formed and proceeded by
way of Stuart and James streets to the city hall where the civic
address was presented, and also an address from the Fessenden
Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire.
The Duke in his reply dwelt particularly upon the services
rendered in the Empire's cause in South Africa by the young
men of Hamilton and its vicinity. At the conclusion of
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his Royal Highness' remarks, Miss Ethel Walker presented
the Duchess with a magnificent basket of flowers, after which
several prominent people were presented. From the city hall
the royal party proceeded to Holmstead, the residence of Wil-
liam Hendrie, Esq., where their Royal Highnesses were the
guests of his Worship the Mayor and Mrs. Hendrie. Luncheon
was served in a large marquee on the lawn, hung with crimson
and profusely adorned with bunting, fruit and flowers. The
writer understands, though he cannot speak from personal obser-
vation, that the floral decorations and table appointments were
extremely handsome, and that the luncheon itself rivalled any
entertainment of the tour. Among those whom Mr. Hendrie
invited to have the honour of meeting their Royal Highnesses,
in addition to the members of the regal and vice-regal suites,
were the Bishop of Niagara, the Bishop of Hamilton, Chief
Justice Falconbridge, the Hon. A. T. Wood, Mr. Barker, M.P.,
Mr. Bruce, M.P., Colonel the Hon. J. M. Gibson, A.D.C.,
Alderman Walker, Judge Snider, Mr. John Crerar, K.C., Mr.
Adam Brown and others, in all sixty-five.
After luncheon their Royal Highnesses drove to Victoria
Park, passing through charmingly decked streets, thronged
with happy and enthusiastic crowds, a particularly pleasing
incident of the royal progress being afforded by the singing of
the students of Loretto Academy from stands erected on the
grounds. Their Royal Highnesses were received at the park
by a guard of honour from the 77th Regiment under Major
Ptolomey. The ceremonial act of the occasion consisted in the
presentation of new colours, the gift of the Daughters of the
Empire to the 13th Regiment, which took place in the presence
of an immense number of spectators. The royal party then
returned to the train which immediately left for Brantford,
where 15,000 people eagerly awaited the arrival of their Roy;' I
Highnesses. Owing to press of time the proceedings were
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rather hurried. His Worship the Mayor having welcomed the
royal visitors, and the Duke having briefly replied, an address
of welcome was presented by two chiefs of the
Brantford, gi x Nation Indians, and Professor Melville
14th October. Bell, father of Professor Graham Bell, inven-
tor of the telephone, presented the Duke with a
silver mounted long distance telephone in a handsome casket of
native Canadian woods. Their Koyal Highnesses then inspected
the communion plate presented to the Mohawk church on the
Tyendinaga reserve by Queen Anne in 1712, and signed their
names in a Bible belonging to the church, which already con-
tained the signature of his Majesty the King when Prince of
Wales. Before leaving, the Duchess made two little girls,
Misses Pelling and Conboy, happy by accepting
Paris, a bouquet from them, and the train moved on to
14th October. Paris where more flowers were handed in and
the Duchess presented with a souvenir spoon.
At Woodstock between six and seven thousand people had assem-
bled to greet the royal party. Their Royal
Woodstock, Highnesses were received by the Hon. James
14th October. Sutherland, Minister of Marine and Fisheries,
who presented the Mayor (Dr. John Mearns)
and the members of the town council. Little Miss Mearns, the
Mayor's daughter, handed the Duchess a bouquet and twelve
hundred school children sang the national anthem.
Meanwhile the vice-regal train which returned to Toronto
direct from Hamilton, having picked up at the former city Sir
Wilfrid Laurier. who did not accompany the royal party
throughout the western peninsula, and also the car Metapedia
having on board the Hon. W. S. Fielding and party, proceeded
to Belleville, where it arrived about nine p.m. The royal train
got in from Woodstock somewhat later, and both trains were
shunted on the Midland siding where they lay all night.
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On Tuesday morning, the vice-regal train having departed
for Kingston, the royal train backed into the Grand Trunk
station, where the Mayor received their Royal
Belleville, Highnesses, and presented a number of ladies
15th October. an( j gentlemen, including Mr. William John-
son, Chairman of the Reception Committee,
Mr. W. B. Northrup, M.P., Colonel Ponton and Mr. Sheriff
Hope. Miss Florence Graham, daughter of the Mayor, then
offered a bouquet to the Duchess, and an address in behalf of
the children of the deaf and dumb institute was delivered in
sign language by Frederick Terrell, a deaf boy, whose parents
are both deaf and dumb. This address interpreted orally by
Violet Gray, who was born deaf, read :
Your Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESSES :
The deaf children of Canada loved your good grandmother, Queen
Victoria, they love your father and mother, our King and Queen,
and they love you.
May you have a long and happy life.
For the deaf children of Ontario.
FREDERICK W. TERRELL, I .,
VIOLET GREY, I Puplls '
Their Royal Highnesses evinced the greatest possible interest
in and sympathy with these poor children, and expressed to Mr.
R. Matheson their regret that the shortness of time prevented
them from visiting the institution under his control. Then the
bands played, and the people cheered, and Belleville was left
behind.
Kingston, the oldest of Ontario's cities, the last by reason of
its geographical position, to greet their Royal Highnesses, was
in the heartiness of its welcome no whit behind
Kingston, the rest. At half-past eleven on the morning
15th October. o f Tuesday, the 15th October, the royal train
arrived at the Grand Trunk station, and
amid tremendous enthusiasm the royal procession moved by
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way of Ontario street to the city hall, where under a pic-
turesque pavilion the Duke received and replied to addresses
from the city of Kingston (read by the Mayor, Mr. E. E.
Kent), the citizens of Gananoque and the United Service
\ 7 eterans of Ottawa, the last named represented by R. J.
Wicksteed, Esq., LL.D., of Ottawa, attired in his academic
robes. Miss Hilda Kent, daughter of his Worship the Mayor,
then presented the Duchess with a bouquet, and a few of the
leading citizens having been presented, the procession advanced
to Queen's College, where his Royal Highness accepted the
degree of LL.D., and laid the foundation stone of the new Arts
building, given by the citizens of Kingston. On the way to the
University the Duke and Duchess, learning that the serious ill-
ness of Dr. Grant would prevent him from being present at
Convocation, stopped at the General Hospital and paid a visit
to the Principal's sick room, where his Royal Highness invested
him with the insignia of the C.M.G., which dignity the King
had recently conferred upon him. Nothing could have more
touched the people of Kingston and Principal Grant's admirers
throughout the Dominion, than this kindly and gracious act.
At Queen's a platform had been erected, upon which were
grouped the principal officials of the University, his Worship
the Mayor, the Hon. Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Justice Britton, Mr.
John Mclntyre, Mr. George Macdonnell, Sir Frederick Young,
K.C.M.G., and many more. Upon the arrival of the royal
party, the chaplain, Professor Ross, opened the proceedings
with the Lord's prayer in Latin, after which the Chancellor of
the University, Sir Sandford Fleming, K.C.M.G., thus ad-
dressed their Royal Highnesses :
On behalf of this seat of learning it is my high privilege to convey
to your Royal Highness and her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Cornwall and York a message of genuine welcome.
Queen's University, always true in allegiance to the throne and
Empire, has profound satisfaction in being favoured with this royal
visit.
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Amidst the general rejoicing within and without, Convocation is
opened with a regret which I cannot hide. The leading spirit of
the University is prostrated by serious illness and it is a grievous
disappointment to all that Principal Grant is not with us to-day. I
have come from the patient's bedside and I promised to express his
very deep regret that he should be absolutely debarred from being
present on an occasion to which he had looked forward with so much
pride and hope. We have not before us the familiar form of our
much esteemed Principal and we cannot hear his well known voice,
but we have the assurance that he is with us in spirit and we are
encouraged to hope that under a merciful Providence his strength
will be regained and a life of singular unselfishness and great public
usefulness will be spared.
The Vice-Principal, Professor Watson, having read a Minute
of the Senate of the University, the Chancellor turning to his
Royal Highness, conferred the degree upon, him in these words :
In the name of the University and by virtue of our royal charter,
T confer on your Royal Highness, George Duke of Cornwall and
York, the degree of Doctor of Laws. It will be a high pleasure and
a pride to me and to the whole University to point to the roll in
which will be inscribed the name of our most illustrious graduate,
the son of our sovereign his Majesty the King.
The Chancellor then delivered an address which, together
with his Royal Highness' reply, will be found elsewhere.*
Their Royal Highnesses then inscribed their names in the
second volume of the Domesday Book of the University, and
Convocation closed by the singing of the national anthem.
Immediately afterwards, the Chancellor presented the Duke with
a silver trowel with which his Royal Highness laid the corner
stone in the appointed manner, t afterwards planting an elm
tree in commemoration of the occasion. Their Royal Highnesses
then took their departure for the Royal Military College, where
they were received by the Commandant, Lieutenant-Colonel
Raymond Reade. Here the Duke inspected the cadets and
* See Appendix No. VI., pp. 286-7.
t The inscription on the corner stone reads :Hoc cediflclum civium
muniflcentia musis dedicatum Georgius Fredericus, dux Cornubice et Eboraoi,
spcs Britannorum conjuxque augusta Maia inaugurarunt Id Oct. MCMI.
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witnessed a gymnastic display, the Duchess receiving a bouquet
from the hands of Miss May Keade. From the college their
Royal Highnesses returned to the city and went on board the
Richelieu Company's steamer Kingston which had been char-
tered to convey the royal party to Brockville.
The sail through the Thousand Islands, though on the whole
pleasant, could scarcely have given the royal visitors an adequate
idea of the beauties of that lovely stretch
Through the o f wa ter. This was partly due to the
Thousand islands, lateness of the season, and to the number
15th October. O f deserted summer residences consequent
thereon, and partly to the high wind which
ruffled the surface of the water and proved otherwise disagree-
able. Luncheon was served on board, and thanks to the personal
superintendence of Mr. C. F. Gildersleeve, president of the
company, who accompanied the party, all the arrangements
of the trip were most complete. At Gananoque a surprisingly
large number of people had assembled on the wharf, among
whom was Mr. George Taylor, M.P. The Duke was standing
on the bridge at the time in company of Mr. Gildersleeve and
Captain Esford, and the crowd cheered his Royal Highness
with the utmost good-will.
The shades of evening were falling rapidly as the steamer
drew near Brockville. Lights twinkled over the water and ahead
there could be dimly discerned the Brock group of islands
devoted to the uses of a park by the citizens of the town.
Through these islands the channel runs straight and deep. As
the Kingston approached the entrance to this channel, a signal
rocket went up from the uppermost island, and as if by magic
the banks on either side sprang into flame. Bonfires blazed from
every height, and the royal steamer entered between lines of
fire seemingly without end. Suddenly rounding an island,
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Brockville lay before us brilliantly illuminated, the gleam of
coloured lights along the water's edge and on the city hall pro-
ducing a pretty effect. Across the river the citizens of the little
American village of Morristown, with true international cour-
tesy, added their quota to the demonstration by a similar display
of fireworks. Just before landing his Royal Highness sent for
Captain Henry Esford, and after complimenting him upon his
skill as a navigator, presented him with a pin wrought in gold
and enamel, in remembrance of the occasion.
At the wharf the Royal party were received by the Mayor
and Citizens' Committee, upon whom their Royal Highnesses
bestowed generous praise for the beautiful
Brockville, illuminations through which they had just
15th October. p asse d. Miss Dorothy Buell, the little daugh-
ter of the Mayor, presented her Royal High-
ness with a bouquet, which was most graciously received. The
party then entered carriages in waiting and drove through the
streets to the Grand Trunk railway station, cheered by a large
crowd which lined the route in eager endeavour to obtain a
glimpse of England's future King. The trains lay together that
night on a siding near Cardinal. From an early hour on Thurs-
day morning people flocked to the temporary
Cardinal, station, until it seemed that the whole country-
15-1 6th October. s {^ e na( j assembled. After breakfast, a body of
school children under the guidance of Princi-
pal Conley of Cardinal, gathered about the royal train and sang
patriotic songs. Their Royal Highnesses appeared on the
observation platform of their car in acknowledgment of the
loyalty of the little ones, and the Duchess accepted a
bouquet from Miss Henderson, both their Royal Highnesses
shaking hands with her and with the little girls who accom-
panied her. At 9.45 a.m. the royal train left Cardinal, stop-
ping at Cornwall to enable his Worship the Mayor to present
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the Duke with a set of lacrosse sticks for the royal children,
and his daughter, little Miss Olive Campbell,
Cornwall, a bouquet to her Koyal Highness, which the
3th October. Duchess received as graciously and with as
much apparent interest as though it were the
first one that had ever been offered to her. With this little
incident ended the tour of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and York in the province of Ontario.
The next objective point was St. John, New Brunswick, to
reach which it was necessary to pass through Montreal. The
happy idea had occurred to Sir Charles Rivers-
Victoria Bridge, Wilson, President of the Grand Trunk rail-
Montreal, wav company, that the Duke and Duchess
16th October, should be invited to associate with their visit
the reconstruction of the Victoria Jubilee
bridge, the last rivet of which the present King when Prince of
Wales had driven in 1860. Their Royal Highnesses having
cheerfully acquiesced, it was arranged that the ceremony should
take the form of the presentation to the Duke of a book of
photographs illustrative and descriptive of the history of
the bridge, once regarded as a marvel of engineering skill.
At one o'clock on Wednesday afternoon the royal train ran on
the bridge, stopping near the centre where a platform had been
erected. Their Royal Highnesses were received by Mr. G. B.
Reeve, second Vice-President of the Grand Trunk railway, who
presented Mr. W. Wainwright, General Assistant and Comp-
troller; Mr. F. W. Morse, third Vice-President; Mr. F. H.
McGuigan, Mr. Joseph Hobson, and other leading officers of
the company, with all of whom both the Duke and Duchess
cordially shook hands. Mr. Reeve then addressed his Royal
Highness in these words :
Your Eoyal Highness now stands where your illustrious father,
the King, stood on the twenty-fifth day of August, 1860, when he
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drove the last rivet in the Victoria bridge, which was considered at
that time one of the wonders of the world.
The enormous increase in traffic of the country made it necessary
in 1897 to reconstruct the bridge, substituting for the single track
tubular bridge the one you see to-day, with double track and double
roadway, which is known as the Victoria Jubilee bridge, in honour
of her Most Gracious Majesty the late Queen.
Early in the spring when our president, Sir Charles Rivers-Wilson,
paid his annual visit, he suggested that we should take advantage of
the occasion of the visit of your Royal Highness to present a
souvenir, which I have a great deal of pleasure in doing, and trust
that you will accept it, and before closing, unless your Royal High-
ness commands to the contrary, I would desire, on behalf of my
colleagues and myself, to bid you adieu, expressing their wishes and
my own that her Royal Highness and yourself may have a pleasant
voyage across the Atlantic and a safe landing on the shores of dear
old England.
His Royal Highness, in reply, thanked Mr. Reeve very
warmly for the opportunity which had been afforded the
Duchess and himself of standing on the spot upon which his
father had stood when the bridge was first opened. He was
quite familiar with the facts in that connection, both from the
descriptions which had been given him by his father and by
what he had read on the subject. He was delighted to think
that he had viewed the reconstructed bridge, which had been one
of the wonders of the world, and he would remember this inci-
dent with pleasure. Mr. Reeve then handed the Duke a spe-
cially bound history of the old tubular bridge and the new
Victoria Jubilee bridge, inclosed in a Levant morocco case,
mounted with silver, and her Royal Highness having graciously
accepted a basket, or rather mound, of roses, 1,500 in all, the
ceremony was at an end. Before the train moved off, his Royal
Highness presented Mr. Reeve with signed portraits of the
Duchess and himself, and also a beautiful heart-shaped box of
solid silver encased in gold, having the royal pair in profile on
the back.
Upon leaving Montreal the royal train proceeded to Sher-
brooke, where a short stop was made. Here their Royal High-
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nesses were received by his Worship the Mayor (Mr. E.
B. Worthington), who presented Mrs. Worthington and Miss
Gladys Worthington, the latter of whom
Sherbrooke, offered the Duchess a bouquet of white roses,
16th October. wn ich wa s graciously accepted, both their
Royal Highnesses shaking hands with the
little maiden. His Worship then read the civic address, and
his Eoyal Highness having replied, four of the Bishop's College
school cadets ascended the platform carrying a bearskin robe
which Mrs. Worthington presented to the Duchess on behalf of
the ladies of Sherbrooke. Her Royal Highness having expressed
her thanks, the Duke then presented South African war medals
to Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel Worthington and two men. A
delegation of Indians from Caughnawaga next appeared with
a gift of bead work to their Royal' Highnesses, both of whom
shook hands with the chiefs and squaws. The members of the
city council and a few of the leading citizens having been pre-
sented, the royal party returned to the train and proceeded
direct to Chaudiere Junction, where the train was taken over
the same evening by the Intercolonial railway, represented by
Mr. D. Pottinger, General Manager. Mr. E. G. Russell, Man-
ager, and Mr. H. A. Price, Assistant General Passenger Agent
at Montreal, had previously received the vice-regal train which
had come in over the Grand Trunk railway direct from Mont-
real. A large crowd witnessed the departure of the royal train
for the maritime provinces. Notwithstanding the lateness of
the hour the various stations along the line of the Intercolonial
railway were handsomely decorated, that at Riviere du Loup,
which was passed at midnight, being conspicuous for the beauty
of its illuminations.
CHAPTER VII.
THE MARITIME PROVINCES, OCTOBER 17-21.
Arrival at St. John. Presentation of Addresses of Colours of Medals
to Duchess. Evening Reception. Departure. Arrival at Halifax.
Presentation of Addresses. Laying Foundation Stone of Monument.
Military Review. Presentation of Medals. Evening Reception.
Farewell Letter of his Royal Highness. Good-bye.
THE royal train halted for an hour at Beaver Brook, near
Bathurst, next morning, and at noon passed through Moncton,
where there was a fine display and a large
St. John, gathering. Owing to some delay at Chau-
17th October, ^iere Junction, St. John was not reached
until 4 p.m. on Thursday, an hour and a
half after schedule time. Their Royal Highnesses were re-
ceived at the station by his Excellency the Governor General,
his Honour the Lieutenant Governor, Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
the Hon. A. G. Blair, the Hon. W. S. Fielding, the Hon.
J. V. Ellis, Mr. J. J. Tucker, M.P., and the Hon. L. J. Tweedie,
Premier of New Brunswick, and his cabinet. A guard of hon-
our from the 62nd Regiment was drawn up at the station,
inside which the general public were not admitted. Lord Minto
presented his Honour the Lieutenant Governor, Mr. McClelan
in turn presenting the members of his cabinet and some others.
The royal procession then formed and started for the exhibi-
building by the Mayor (Mr. J. W. Daniel) in his robes of
office, and escorted to the dais prepared for their reception.
Opposite their Royal Highnesses were ranged 1,500 school
children under the direction of Professor Collinson, who sang
the national anthem with much sweetness and effect. His
Worship then read the civic address, which was followed by one
from Fredericton, and that of the British societies and residents
of Boston read by Mr. J. E. Blunt, C.B.,his Majesty's Consul at
Boston, after which, addresses were handed in from the city of
Moncton, the towns of Woodstock, Chatham, Newcastle and
Grand Falls, and the municipal councils of the counties of St.
John, Albert, Carleton, Northumberland, York, Sunbury and
Kings.
The Duke in his reply to the addresses referred in felicitous
terms to the loyalist founders of the city, who, rather than for-
swear allegiance to their Sovereign, had not hesitated to break
with the associations of a lifetime and to begin life anew in the
wilderness. His Eoyal Highness, having presented the British
Army and Navy Veterans of Massachusetts with a colour,
the royal party left the building by a private entrance for
Barrack Square near by, where a pavilion had been erected.
Here several interesting ceremonies, including a parade of
* The interior of the building was decorated with tasteful groupings
of bunting, festoons of evergreens and garlands of the same depending
from the great cupolalike rise in the centre of the ceiling. An elaborate
dais or throne at one end of the large hall was canopied, the cloth roof
converging to a crown over all. On the wall in rear of and above the
chairs on the throne were the Arms of Great Britain. At the further and
opposite end was the orchestra, and flanking this were rows of public
school children ready to sing. In the centre between all this and the dais
were drawn up the soldier-citizens of Boston Americans of British extrac-
tion, in uniform. They had a score of Highlanders with their piper
and towering over every man in the hall was Colonel Munroe, in full
Highland costume and wearing his feather bonnet and claymore. On either
side, both on the ground floor and in the galleries were hundreds of ladies
and gentlemen, all eager to welcome the son of the King. Montreal Wit-
ness, October 18, 1901.
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1,800 troops took place, amid a good deal of discomfort to every-
body concerned, owing to what appeared to be a lack of police
control. Apparently no serious attempt was made to keep back
the public, which invaded the whole place, save a small space im-
mediately in front of the pavilion where a new stand of colours
to be presented to the 62nd St. John Fusiliers was dedicated.
The old colours were first paraded before the brigade, with
an escort under Captain Dunning, commencing at the right of
the line and marching with the band and drums down the whole
front of the brigade, the massed bands playing ' Auld Lang
Syne.' This was the last of the old colours, which were taken
to the rear by the junior lieutenants, Lieutenants L. W. Peters
and G. Jordan, the drums stacked and the new colours brought
forward by two colour-sergeants. These were handed to the
two majors, Major Magee and Major Edwards, who laid them
on the drums. They were then solemnly dedicated by the
Bishop of Fredericton and two assistant chaplains, the choir
of Trinity church meanwhile singing the hymn ' Brightly
gleams our banner.' After this impressive ceremony, his Koyal
Highness handed the colours to the officers appointed to receive
them. A sword of honour was then presented to Captain F.
Caverhill Jones by his Eoyal Highness, who according to his
wont, added a few words of congratulation, greatly enhancing
the original honour. Immediately afterwards, twelve officers
and one hundred and twenty-one non-commissioned officers and
men received the South African war medal at the hands of the
Duke. Meanwhile the good humoured crowd had broken down
the feeble barriers which intercepted their progress, and over-
flowed into the hitherto reserved space in front of the pavilion,
which, in the words of a local newspaper, was speedily filled by
1 a mass of soldiers and civilians, all seemingly ignorant of what
they were doing or what they were expected to do.' However,
the afternoon was fine and everybody seemed to regard the con-
fusion as a joke, so no harm was done. Their Eoyal Highnesses
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finally regained their carriages and were driven to Caverhill
Hall, the residence of Mr. Simeon Jones, which had been placed
at the disposal of the royal party, and where it is understood
they were most comfortably lodged. The Governor General and
the Countess of Minto occupied the residence of Mr. P. S.
McNutt, very kindly offered to their Excellencies by that gen-
tleman. Later in the afternoon, Mrs. A. R. McClelan, Mrs. J.
W. Daniel, Lady Tilley, Mrs. W. H. Tuck and Mrs. J. Y. Ellis
called at the royal residence and presented her Royal Highness,
in the name of the women of St. John, with a mink stole and
muff lined with ermine and adorned with gold clasps bearing
the Arms of Great Britain and New Brunswick in enamel.
The presentation was made by Mrs. Daniel, who read this ad-
dress :
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EOYAL HIGHNESS :
The women of Saint John, desiring to express their heartfelt love
and loyalty for the great sovereignty which you and his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Cornwall and York represent, and their affection
for you personally, beg that you will accept this gift as a memento
of their country and of your visit to them. To you and to his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cornwall and York they bring the sincere
devotion characteristic of your people everywhere, and pray that the
God of our fathers may bless and keep you through all eternity.
The Duke and Duchess held a reception the same evening in
the exhibition building, at which a large number of ladies and
gentlemen had the honour of being presented to their Royal
Highnesses. The decorations and illuminations of St. John that
night were magnificent, the Intercolonial railway station build-
ing and the Bank of Montreal being particularly striking.
Indeed the writer has no hesitation in saying that there appeared
to him it may have been some unconscious association sug-
gested by the sea air a freshness, a brightness, and a genuine
cordiality about the St. John reception which were not anywhere
excelled, and which recalled in an especial manner the enthu-
siasm of the Pacific coast.
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Before leaving St. John, her Koyal Highness, attended by
Lady Mary Lygon and Lord Wenlock, drove out on Friday
morning to view from the Suspension bridge
St. John, the ' reversible falls ' in the St. John river.
18th October. At half -past eleven o'clock the royal train left
St. John for Halifax, the vice-regal train pre-
ceding it by half an hour. At the outset of this journey the
Government party was reinforced by Sir John Anderson, whom
Sir Wilfrid Laurier had invited to accompany him to Halifax.
Sir John Anderson is the colonial office official specially
charged with the study of international questions affecting
Canada, in respect of which he is a distinguished authority.
The royal train stopped a few minutes at Moncton, where
his Worship the Mayor (Mr. Harvey Atkinson), Mrs. Atkinson
and the members of the Eeception Committee
Moncton, were presented, and the Duchess accepted
18th October. fl owers f rom little Misses Wilhelmina Graham
and Clara Flanagan. A similar stop took place
at Amherst, the Mayor, Mr. H. J. Logan, M.P., and sev-
eral members of the town council being pre-
Amherst, sented to their Royal Highnesses. At both
18th October. t h es e towns, as also at Dorchester, the station
buildings were handsomely decorated, and
much enthusiasm prevailed, notwithstanding that the weather
throughout the day was cold and disagreeable. The royal train
lay all Friday night at Wellington, near Windsor junction, and,
as if to make up for the delay at St. John, reached Halifax
next morning in advance of the scheduled time.
Lying in port gaily dressed, were no less than twelve men-of-
war, the most powerful fleet ever assembled in the harbour of
Halifax. As the train approached the station
Halifax, the s hip gj as a \ so ^he Citadel forts and shore
19th October, batteries, proclaimed the royal arrival by a
salute, the combined welcome suggesting in
its intensity and volume a great naval and military display.
140 THE ROYAL TOUR IX CANADA
Their Royal Highnesses were received at Halifax station by his
Excellency the Governor General, his Honour the Lieutenant
Governor of Nova Scotia, his Honour the Lieutenant Governor
of Prince Edward Island, Vice-Admiral Sir E. Bedford, his
Grace the Archbishop of Halifax, the Eight Keverend the Lord
Bishop of Nova Scotia, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Hon. W. S.
Fielding, the Hon. A. G. Blair, Colonel Biscoe, the Hon. G. H.
Murray, Premier of the province, and escorted to the platform
outside the building which had been prepared for the occasion.
Here the Lieutenant Governor presented the Mayor of Halifax
(Mr. J. T. Hamilton) and the representatives of the various
bodies assembled to present addresses. The civic address was
first read, followed by one from the city of Charlottetown, the
University of Dalhousie, the North British Society, and the
coloured citizens of Halifax, to all of which his Royal Highness
made an uncommonly happy reply, alluding to his previous
visits to Nova Scotia and ending with a cordial acknowledgment
of the ' affectionate sympathy with which we have been received
by the people of the Dominion.'
An address from the Government of Prince Edward Island
was then presented by the Lieutenant Governor of that province
and replied to by his Royal Highness, who expressed his regret
that circumstances did not permit him to renew on this occasion
the pleasant associations of his former visit to the loyal little
island. Immediately after this, the royal procession formed
and proceeded by way of Lockman, Barrington, Buckingham,
Granville, George and Hollis streets to the Legislative Build-
ings, the whole length of the route being lined by naval and
military troops. At the Legislative Buildings his Royal High-
ness laid the corner stone of a monument to be erected to those
gallant Nova Scotians who had given their lives in the Empire's
cause in South Africa, the actual ceremony being preceded by
an address from the Lieutenant Governor which will be found
THE MARITIME PROVINCES 1-il
elsewhere.* The Duke, in his reply, observed that it would
always be a pleasant memory to the Duchess and himself that
one of the last ceremonies attended by them on their tour was
the laying of this foundation stone in grateful recognition on
the part of the people of USTova Scotia of those who had rendered
gallant service to their country. Their Royal Highnesses then
returned to the Ophir, their Excellencies proceeding to Admir-
alty House.
In the afternoon there was held upon Garrison Common the
last of the military displays in honour of the royal visit. As at
Quebec the Halifax review took place under lowering skies, and
what was still more unpleasant, in a high wind. Notwithstand-
ing these disadvantages the function was a most brilliant one.
Upon the historic common were drawn up in review order blue-
jackets, artillery, marines, engineers of the Imperial forces and
Canadian militia, the whole under the command of Colonel
Biscoe. His Royal Highness, wearing his Fusilier uniform, ac-
companied by Lord Minto and attended by his staff, arrived on
the field shortly after three o'clock and at once began the
inspection of the troops. The march past, in which the various
services combined to form one whole, presented in actual num-
bers, as well as in diversity of colour and equipment, a wonder-
fully effective sight. Then followed the presentation of colours
to the 66th Princess Louise Fusiliers drawn up on the grounds.
The Lieutenant Governor in asking his Royal Highness to
perform this ceremony related the history of the old colours
which had been presented by his Royal Highness's great grand-
father nearly a hundred years ago. The Duke having acceded
to the request,! the colours were duly presented, and after-
wards dedicated by the Rev. W. J. Armitage, B.A., rector of
St. Paul's, and two assistant clergymen. The Soutli African
* See Appendix No. VI., pp. 308-9.
t For the Lieutenant Governor's speech on this occasion and the reply
of his Royal Highness, see Appendix No. VI., pp. 309-11. For further details
of this review, see Appendix No. X., p. 330.
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war medal was then presented to fifteen officers, one hundred
and nineteen non-commissioned officers and men, and two
nursing sisters Margaret Macdonald and Mary Home, being
prefaced by that of a sword, the gift of Halifax friends, to
Major H. B. Stairs. Their Royal Highnesses then left the
field, driving past a stand containing six thousand school
children bearing in their hands Union Jacks and branches of
maple leaves, with which to welcome their Eoyal Highnesses.
Through some misunderstanding the royal carriage did not stop,
and these poor children, who had waited patiently during the
whole afternoon in the cold wind, and, at times, rain, were
deprived of the gratification of greeting their Eoyal Highnesses
with songs, or even of presenting a bouquet which had been
prepared for the occasion. The writer can only assure those
interested in them who may peruse this account, that nowhere
throughout the tour did the children sing more sweetly or pre-
sent a more charming appearance than those at Halifax that
day. Later in the afternoon the bouquet was forwarded to her
Royal Highness on board the Ophir with a note from the
superintendent of schools, and was graciously accepted by the
Duchess who no doubt regretted, perhaps more keenly than any-
body else concerned, the disappointment felt by the little ones
who sought to do her honour.
In the evening the Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Jones gave
a dinner at Government House, to which the following ladies and
gentlemen, exclusive of the royal and vice-regal parties, were
invited to have the honour of meeting their Royal Highnesses :
Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick and Lady Bedford ; Captain the Hon.
S. C. J. Colville; the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
and Mrs. Mclntyre; the Archbishop of Halifax; the Bishop of Nova
Scotia; Rev. Mr. Lane, president Methodist conference; Rev. Dr.
Trotter, Acadia College; Rev. Allan Pollock, ex-moderator of the
Presbyterian church of Canada; Sir Wilfrid and Lady Laurier;
Hon. W. S. and Mrs. Fielding; the Speaker of the Senate and Mrs.
Power; the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia; Sir Malachy and Lady
Daly; Colonel and Mrs. Biscoe; Mr. R. L. Borden, M.P., and Mrs.
Borden; the Provincial Secretary and Mrs. Murray; the Attorney
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General and Mrs. Longley; Lieut.-Colonel Connor; Lieut.-Colonel
Irving, D.O.C. ; the United States Consul and Mrs. Foster; Mr. and
Mrs. M. H. Richey; the Minister of Militia and Mrs. Borden; the
Commissioner of Mines and Mrs. Drysdale; Hon. W. T. Pipes; the
Mayor of Halifax; Hon. Wm. Ross; the Minister of Railways and
Mrs. Blair; Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell; Major Jones, A.D.C.
and Private Secretary, and Mrs. Jones ; Major Stairs, A.D.C.
Immediately after dinner his Royal Highness privately
handed to the Hon. F. W. Borden the medal which had been
destined for Lieutenant Harold Borden, who fell gloriously
in South Africa. It is understood that both their Eoyal High-
nesses took occasion to express to the Minister of Militia in the
most gracious and kindly terms, their high appreciation of his
son's gallantry.*
Their Royal Highnesses held a reception the same evening
at the Legislative Council Chamber, which was attended by
nearly one thousand ladies and gentlemen from all parts of the
province. Despite the rain, the illuminations of the streets
and public buildings compared very favourably with those wit-
nessed elsewhere.
On Sunday a farewell luncheon t was given on board the
Ophir, at which were present their Excellencies the Governor
General and the Countess of Minto ; the Lieu-
Halifax, tenant Governor and Miss Jones ; Sir Wilfrid
20th October. Laurier and Lady Laurier; the Hon. W. S.
Fielding, Mrs ; and the Misses Fielding; the
Hon. A. G. Blair and the Misses Blair ; the Hon. F. W. Borden
* Lieut. H. L. Borden belonged to " B " Squadron, 1st Battalion Cana-
dian Mounted Rifles (afterwards Royal Canadian Dragoons). The brigade
to which his squadron belonged was under the command of Major General
Hutton who had established a camp at Rietvlei. On the 16th July, 1900,
the enemy made a strong attack on the outpost at Witpoort. The squa-
dron to which Lieut. Borden belonged was sent to a ridge on the right of
Witpoort to support the Royal Irish Fusiliers who were holding the Poort.
It was here that, on the advance being ordered, this officer was killed,
whilst gallantly leading his Canadians in a counter attack upon the enemy's
flank at a critical juncture of their assault upon the position. He was
buried near the farm at Rietvlei on the following day. Lieut. Borden's
name had been twice brought to the notice of the Commander-in-Chief in
despatches, for intrepid conduct.
t Their Royal Highnesses were not present at this luncheon, having
accepted an invitation to lunch with the Admiral on board the Crescent.
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and Mrs. Borden ; Major and Mrs. Maude ; Miss Alice Grenfell ;
Captain Bell, A.D.C.; Mr. J. Pope; Mr. A. F. Sladen,
Lieutenant-Colonel Sherwood ; Mr. W. E. Baker ; Mr. S.
Lelievre; Major Jones, A.D.C. to the Lieutenant Governor, and
Mr. F. Pereira. In the afternoon their Royal Highnesses sent
for each of the guests who had attended them throughout the
tour and, after thanking each one individually in the most
appreciative terms for his services, presented him with a
memento of their visit, at the same time bidding him good-bye.
It is understood that to one and all their Koyal Highnesses
expressed themselves as greatly pleased with the arrangements
which had been made for their comfort throughout what they
were both good enough to call ' a most enjoyable tour.' Their
Royal Highnesses honoured Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick and
Lady Bedford by dining with them on Sunday at Admiralty
House. On the same evening the Duke of Cornwall and York
issued, in the form of a letter to his Excellency the Governor
General, this gracious address to the people of Canada :
H.M.S. Ophir, AT HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA,
October 19th, 1901.
DEAR LORD MINTO, Before leaving Canada I am anxious
to make known, through you, with what regret the Duchess and
I bid farewell to a people who, by their warmheartedness and
cordiality, have made us feel at home amongst them from the
first moment of our arrival on their shores. I should like par-
ticularly to express our gratitude for the generous feeling which
has prompted all classes to contribute towards that hearty
and affectionate welcome which we have everywhere met with.
This has been so strikingly shown, not only in the demeanour of
the crowds, and the general manifestations of rejoicing with
which we have been greeted, but also by the trouble and ingenu-
ity displayed in the illuminations and street decorations, car-
ried out with such conspicuous taste and success by private
persons as well as by the government and local authorities.
We are greatly touched to find in the smallest and most re-
mote places through which we passed, what great efforts had
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been made by the inhabitants to manifest their kindly feelings
towards us.
I recognize all this as a proof of the strong personal loyalty
to the throne, as well as a declaration of the deep seated devo-
tion on the part of the people of Canada to that unity of the
Empire of which the Crown is the symbol. We wish to record
our sincere thanks to the Dominion Government, the provincial
authorities, the municipal bodies and private individuals, for
their generous hospitality, their kind forethought, and the ex-
treme care and trouble they have bestowed upon all the arrange-
ments for the reception and accommodation of ourselves and
our staff. I feel that we are specially indebted to Mr. Pope, by
whom so much of the detail was ably dealt with.
Wherever we have been, the police duties were admirably
carried out, and we wish to express our special obligation to the
Commissioner of the Dominion police and other police officials
for the excellent manner in which they have discharged the im-
portant responsibilities devolving upon them.
Short as unfortunately our stay in Western Canada had to
be, it was sufficient for us to understand something of its
boundless possibilities and the scope which it affords to those
who, with the spirit of enterprise, determination and willing-
ness to work, desire to seek a wider, less crowded and richer
field than that offered by the congested industries and pro-
fessions of the mother country.
I trust that these possibilities may be taken advantage of
in the future, and that suitable emigrants from the mother
country may come in larger numbers.
At Calgary we witnessed a large and representative gather-
ing of Indians. Then and on other occasions addresses were
presented from different tribes. I was glad to hear of the pro-
gress they have made, and the contentment in which they live
under the arrangements made for their benefit by the Dominion
Government.
One of the most important features of our visit was the
enormous distance traversed by rail, and we feel a difficulty
in adequately thanking the Dominion Government for all that
was organized and most effectually carried out for our railway
journeys. The train built specially for the occasion by the
Canadian Pacific railway was a marvel of convenience and
comfort, and nothing seems to have been forgotten which might
tend to reduce the fatigue inseparable from such a long journey.
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Special facilities were afforded to enable us to see the most
striking points of interest in the vast regions of magnificent
scenery through which we passed, while we received every possi-
ble attention and consideration from the officials and servants
of the company.
To the authorities of the Grand Trunk and Intercolonial
railways also our special thanks are due for all the trouble and
consideration which they devoted to providing for the part of
our journey which lay over their lines, and for the efficiency
and success with which all the services were performed.
We hope that the public did not suffer on account of the
special arrangements made for our travelling, which perhaps
necessitated some interference with the general traffic.
I am especially anxious to record my appreciation of that
splendid force, the North-west Mounted Police. I had the plea-
sure of inspecting a portion of the corps at Calgary, and was
much struck with the smart appearance of both men and horses,
and with their general steadiness on parade. They furnished
escorts throughout our stay in Canada, frequently horsed our
carriages and found the transport, all of which duties were
performed with ready willingness and in a highly creditable
manner. The reviews which were held at Quebec, Toronto and
Halifax enabled me to judge of the military capacity of the
Dominion, and of the splendid material at its disposal. Many
of the corps showed smartness and soldier-like bearing. I was
glad to find that a field hospital organization has recently been
provided, as well as a company of engineers.
I was much interested in our visit to the Royal Military
College at Kingston, to see what excellent provision the Domin-
ion Government has made available for the preliminary military
education of its militia officers.
Every country now recognizes the necessity of securing the
greatest possible military efficiency in return for its outlay on
defence, and that the material at hand should not be sacrificed
for the lack of adequate training and leading, which can best
be insured by a fully qualified staff.
I was delighted to have the opportunity of presenting a large
number of medals to officers and men for services in South
Africa, and it was most gratifying to see with what enthu-
siasm they were welcomed by their fellow citizens.
It was a great pleasure to us to be accompanied throughout
our tour by the distinguished Prime Minister of the Dominion.
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As this must have been done at a great personal inconvenience,
we are all the more grateful to Sir Wilfrid Laurier for his
valuable help and companionship.
And finally to Lady Minto and yourself we wish to express
our most sincere thanks for the unfailing kindness and gener-
ous hospitality which we have received as your guests, and also
for the great pleasure and valuable assistance that we realized
in the presence of either Lady Minto, or both of your Excellen-
cies, during our long journey.
I am further anxious to record my best thanks to Major
Maude for the efficient manner in which he and the rest of your
staff dealt with the exceptionally heavy and anxious work and
overcame the numerous difficulties connected with our tour,
and for all that they have done to help me and my own staff.
We wish it had been possible to remain longer in Canada,
and by availing ourselves of the many pressing invitations
received from different centres, to become acquainted more inti-
mately with its various districts and their people. But we have
seen enough to carry away imperishable memories of affec-
tionate and loyal hearts, frank and independent natures, pros-
perous and progressive communities, boundless productive
territories, glorious scenery, stupendous works of nature, a
people and a country proud of its membership of the Empire,
and in which the Empire finds one of its brightest offspring.
Our hearts are full at saying farewell. We feel that we have
made many friends in all parts of the Dominion and that we
owe and gladly extend to its people our sincere friendship and
good wishes. May the affectionate regard which all races and
classes have so generously shown us knit together the peoples of
Canada and strengthen the existing ties that unite the Empire.
Believe me, dear Lord Minto,
Very sincerely yours,
GEOKGE.
Monday morning dawned dull and drear, with flurries of
snow about. Erom an early hour people began to assemble on
Citadel hill and along the city front, to take
Halifax, their last look at the royal yacht, on board of
21st October. w hich signs of early departure began to be
apparent. Presently the Ophir's band played
'Auld Lang Syne,' which was answered from the shore by ' Will
148 THE ROYAL, TOUK IN CANADA
ye no come back again/ other bands taking up the refrain. At
half-past nine the royal ship departed from her moorings, and-
with her imposing escort of ten vessels of war, moved slowly
down the harbour, the guns of the Citadel and neighbouring
forts saluting as she passed. Suddenly, as the spectators
watched, the air grew thick, and our Lady of the Snows, envel-
oping the royal travellers in her mantle, personally attended
them to the confines of her domain.
CHAPTEE VIII.
CONCLUSION OCTOBER 23 NOVEMBER 2.
Reception at St. John's, Newfoundland. Departure for Home. Arrival at
Portsmouth. Welcomed by King and Queen. King's Speech. Duke's
Reply. Arrival in London. Dejeuner at the Guildhall. Conclusion.
Two days after leaving- Halifax the Ophir arrived at St.
John's, Newfoundland, where their Royal Highnesses were
welcomed in a manner befitting Britain's
St. John's, ol d est colony. In the brief interval at their
Newfoundland, disposal the Duke and Duchess received ad-
23rd October, dresses, laid a memorial stone, accepted gifts,
held a reception, attended a state dinner and
witnessed the illuminations of the fleet and town, which are
said to have been superb. At daylight on the morning of the
25th October, the Ophir sailed for England, accompanied by her
faithful escort the Diadem and Niche, and a week later, with
flags flying, and bands playing ' Home, Sweet
Portsmouth, Home,' entered Portsmouth harbour, where
1st November. their Royal Highnesses were received with
open arms by the King and Queen who had
come down from London with the royal children to greet the
travellers on their return. At a dinner given by their Majesties
the same evening on board the Victoria and Albert the King
proposed the health of the Duke and Duchess in these words :
I am sure you will all drink cordially to the toast I wish to
propose, ' The health of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
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York/ and join with me in heartily congratulating them on their
safe return from their long voyage. It is now nearly eight
months since I bade my dear son and daughter-in-law good-bye
in this very place, and during that time they have made a very
memorable journey, extending, I am told, over a distance of more
than 45,000 miles, of which 33,000 were by sea. After touch-
ing at Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon and Singapore, they reached
Melbourne in time to fulfil the original object of the mission,
namely, to open the first Parliament of the new Australian
Commonwealth, and subsequently visited the other capitals of
the federated states. The neighbouring colony of New Zealand,
in which their sojourn was not less interesting and agreeable,
was the extreme south-eastern limit of the tour. On their
westward journey they visited Mauritius, Natal and Cape
Colony. There, unfortunately, the war is still prolonged, but
we fervently pray for the re-establishment of peace and pros-
perity. Lastly, they traversed Canada, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific coast, and on their way home touched at New-
foundland, our oldest colony. In all the colonies thus visited
they fulfilled the mission of expressing the gratitude of the
mother country for the aid generously accorded her in the hour
of need, and everywhere they were received with a cordiality
and loyal enthusiasm which could not have been surpassed.
The accounts of these receptions, regularly transmitted to me
by telegrams and letters, and amply confirmed in my conversa-
tions to-day, have touched me deeply, and I trust that the
practical result will be to draw closer the strong ties of mutual
affection which bind together the old mother land and her
numerous and thriving offspring. I drink to the health of the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.
To which his Royal Highness responded :
' SIE, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the more
than kind words of welcome in which you have proposed the
health of your daughter-in-law and myself. You entrusted me
with an important mission which I was proud to undertake,
namely, to open in your name the first Parliament of the Aus-
tralian Commonwealth, and to take a message to your dominions
beyond the sea, thanking them for the valuable services rendered
to the mother country during the South African campaign. I
hasten to take the first opportunity on our arrival here to-day
to tell you of the intense loyalty shown by the people every-
CONCLUSION 151
where to you, Sir, personally, and to the throne, as also of their
deep love of the mother country, which they all speak of as
' Home.' Although the majority of them have never been in
the old country, and probably never will be, they often use the
word l Home ' in speaking of it, and teach it to their children.
If our tour has been a success, which it is not for me to say,
it is largely due to the loyal way in which we were assisted
by the ladies and gentlemen who accompanied us. Certainly it
was a great privation to us to be so long separated from those
dear to us, but if we have gained your approval, Sir, and that
of the nation, we are, indeed, fully rewarded for any sacrifices
we have made and any hard work we have gone through in
the course of a tour which will ever remain a memorable
chapter in our lives. I ask you, ladies and gentlemen, to drink
the health of my dear father and mother, the King and
Queen.
On the following day their Koyal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall and York made their entry into London,
receiving in the heart of the Empire a wel-
London, come ^^ f orme( i a fitting culmination of
2nd November. the series of ovations fa &t had atten< i ed their
progress round the world. Almost before the
echoes of this reception had died away, the Gazette announced
that the King had been pleased to create his Koyal Highness
Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, thus indirectly associating
the colonies with the great historic title which for centuries
has been the distinctive appellation of the heir apparent to the
throne of England.
On the 5th December, their Eoyal Highnesses honoured the
Corporation of the city of London by their presence at a dejeuner
at the Guildhall, on which occasion the Prince of Wales summed
up his experiences on the tour in a truly admirable speech which
will be found elsewhere,* and which deserves to be carefully
studied by every Englishman. To his Eoyal Highness's graci-
* See Appendix No. XIII., pp. 337-341.
152 THE ROYAL TOUR IN CANADA
ous references to the Dominion upon this and other similar
occasions, the people of Canada would thus reply:
1 It is with feelings of unalloyed satisfaction we have learned
from the lips of your Eoyal Highness that your visit and that
of your illustrious consort to our Dominion, so fraught with
pleasant and enduring memories to us, has been an agreeable
experience to you, and our pleasure is enhanced by the gratify-
ing assurance that your Eoyal Highness will continue to enter-
tain towards this country the kindly interest inspired by your
tour.
' As your Royal Highness doubtlessly appreciates, a principal
disadvantage against which Canada has had to contend in the
past, arises from the lack of knowledge that prevails in the
mother country in respect, not merely of the material advantages
which the Dominion offers to settlers within its borders, but even
in a greater degree, of the sentiments and aspirations of our
people. The recent gracious utterances of your Royal High-
ness cannot fail to bring home to those who hitherto have but
imperfectly realized the fact, that this country is peopled by
two races, the one as proud of their British ancestry, as tenaci-
ous of their birthright, and as loyal to the Empire, as the mem-
bers of the distinguished company to whom your Royal High-
ness's words were more immediately addressed; the other,
sprung from a stock no less renowned, speaking another lan-
guage, professing a faith different from that held by the
majority of Englishmen, ever cherishing in their hearts an
affection for the land of their forefathers, yet yielding to none
in their allegiance to the British Crown; and that these two
races are together engaged in the work of building up on this
continent, under the flag of England, a great and powerful
nation.
' We rejoice to know that one occupying the august position
of your Royal Highness, whose lightest word commands uni-
CONCLUSION 153
versal regard, has borne testimony to this truth, and has at the
same time directed public attention to our manifold resources
that lie awaiting development. We offer to your Royal High-
ness our humble congratulations on the further dignities which
it has pleased his Majesty to confer upon you. We indulge the
hope that in your exalted station your Royal Highness will
continue to manifest interest in all that pertains to the welfare
and prosperity of Canada, and we beg to assure you that when,
in the fulness of time, it shall please Divine Providence to call
you to the throne of your ancestors, your Royal Highness will
possess no more faithful and devoted subjects than the people
of this Dominion, from end to end of which to-day ascends the
prayer, " God bless the Prince of Wales."
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APPENDICES
APPENDIX NO. I 157
APPENDIX No. I.
From the Times, 18th September, 1900.
THE QUEEN AND THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH.
VISIT OP THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK.
Her Majesty the Queen has been graciously pleased to assent, on
the recommendation of the Marquis of Salisbury, to the visit of
their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of York to the Col-
onies of Australasia in the spring of next year.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York will be commissioned by
her Majesty to open the first session of the Parliament of the Aus-
tralian Commonwealth in her name.
Although the Queen naturally shrinks from parting with her
grandson for so long a period, her Majesty fully _ recognizes the
greatness of the occasion which will bring her colonies of Australia
into federal union, and desires to give this special proof of her in-
terest in all that concerns the welfare of her Australian subjects.
Her Majesty at the same time wishes to signify her sense of the
loyalty and devotion which have prompted the spontaneous aid so
liberally offered by all the colonies in the South African war, and
of the splendid gallantry of her colonial troops.
Her Majesty's assent to this visit is, of course, given on the as-
sumption that at the time fixed for the Duke of York's departure
the circumstances are as generally favourable as at present, and that
no national interests call for his Royal Highness' presence in this
country.
COLONIAL OFFICE, 17th August (sic), 1900.
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APPENDIX No. II.
MEMORIAL FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN
VICTORIA.
MOST GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN:
The people of Canada have heard with great pleasure that their
Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of York, will shortly leave
for Australia to take part in the inauguration of the new federa-
tion which will bring under one government those prosperous and
important colonies in the Pacific Ocean a union which Canadians
believe will add materially to the strength and permanence of that
great Empire of which they are proud to form a part.
The proposed visit has stirred the hearts of your loyal subjects in
Canada to press their wishes upon your Majesty for the favour
also of a visit from Their Royal Highnesses. The last official visit
of a member of the Royal family was in the year 1860, when his
Royal Highness the Prince of Wales laid the corner stone of the
Parliament Buildings at Ottawa.
In the interval of forty years we rejoice to say that Canada has
made great progress, and it would gratify the people of the Do-
minion if they were given the opportunity of welcoming to Canada
the Duke and Duchess of York as the representatives of your Ma-
jesty. On behalf, therefore, of your Majesty's Canadian subjects,
the Government of Canada earnestly hope that your Majesty may
approve of the Duke and Duchess of York visiting the Dominion
during the summer of 1901. It is unnecessary to assure your Ma-
jesty that they will meet with a loyal and enthusiastic reception,
and that their visit will tend to strengthen, if possible, those ties of
union that bind a loyal and patriotic people to their much loved
Sovereign.
WILFRID LAURIER.
OTTAWA, 20th October, 1900.
APPENDIX NO. Ill 159
APPENDIX No. III.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF MINTO FROM MR. CHAMBERLAIN.
LONDON, 22nd December, 1900.
I have laid before her Majesty Sir Wilfrid Laurier's message on
behalf of the people of Canada, forwarded by you on the 12th instant.
Her Majesty is reluctant to prolong the period during which she
must part with her grandson, but she deeply appreciates the loyalty
and devotion of her Canadian subjects, and the sacrifices they
have made in her cause in South Africa, where the bravery of her
Canadian soldiers has been so conspicuous. She is willing, there-
fore, in recognition of these services, and as a mark of her warm
interest in and good-will towards her people in Canada, to consent
to their Royal Highnesses extending their journey to allow of a
short visit to Canada, where she needs no assurance that they will
receive an enthusiastic welcome. It affords me much satisfaction
to convey this reply, and their Royal Highnesses desire me to state
that they look forward with great pleasure to a visit to the Do-
minion.
CHAMBERLAIN.
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APPENDIX No. IV.
FROM MR. CHAMBERLAIN TO LORD MINTO.
LONDON, 8th February, 1901.
Following telegram sent to Governor General of Australia, be-
gins : His Majesty the King has decided that the visit of their
Koyal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to
Australia for the opening of the first session of the Federal Parlia-
ment, should take place. The desire of her late Majesty to mark
the greatness of the occasion, and the sense of the loyalty and de-
votion which prompted the generous aid afforded by the Colonies
in the South African war, and the splendid gallantry of her col-
onial troops, is fully shared by his Majesty, who desires also to
signify his heartfelt gratitude for the warm sympathy for himself
and the Royal Family in the loss that they have sustained in the
death of his beloved Mother, which .has been exhibited by his sub-
jects in the colonies. His Majesty is confident that in the arrange-
ments for the reception of their Royal Highnesses, his people will
not fail to recognize duly the sad circumstances in which the visit
will take place. Ends.
CHAMBERLAIN.
DOWNING STREET, 15th March, 1901.
MY LORD, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
despatch, No. 1, of the 2nd January, forwarding a Memorial ad-
dressed by your Prime Minister on behalf of the people of Canada
to her late Majesty Queen Victoria, praying that her Majesty
would be pleased to approve of Their Royal Highnesses the Duke
and Duchess of York visiting the Dominion during the summer of
the present year.
2. Sir Wilfrid Laurier's memorial has been laid before the King,
and, as you will have learnt from the telegraphic correspondence,
his Majesty has had much pleasure in allowing their Royal High-
nesses the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to extend their
approaching colonial tour so as to include Canada, where his Ma-
jesty is well assured that Their Royal Highnesses will receive a
loyal and enthusiastic welcome such as he received during his own
visit, which he remembers with pleasure.
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Governor General, J - CHAMBERLAIN.
The Right Honourable
The Earl of Minto, G.C.M.G., etc., etc., etc.
APPENDIX NO. V 161
APPENDIX No. V.
DESCRIPTION OF THE OPHIR.
(Keproduced by permission from the special correspondence of the
Times, 9th March, 1901.)
THE DESIGN OF THE ' OPHIR.'
The particulars of her design which follow are extracted from a
very convenient booklet, giving a full account of her, which has
been prepared for the purposes of the voyage. Her length over all
is 482 ft. ; beam, 53 ft. 6 in. ; depth, 37 ft. ; gross register, 6,910 tons ;
horse power, 10,000. She has seven boilers, with a working pres-
sure of 160 Ibs., in other words, she is not the largest in the Orient
fleet, but she has the same horse power as the largest vessel in it,
and her two independent triple engines will drive her at eighteen
knots, which is as great a speed as is compatible with comfort. In
the matter of safety the Ophir leaves nothing to be desired, for
she is so divided by watertight bulkheads as to float in safety with
any two compartments thrown open to the sea, and she has a cel-
lular double bottom (further subdivided into many watertight com-
partments) extending nearly the whole length of the ship. More-
over, the boiler rooms, 62 ft. apart, are individually watertight, and
the steam pipes are in watertight casing, and a longitudinal water-
tight bulkhead divides the engine rooms. In a word, every human
care has been taken in the building of her in such fashion that total
disablement shall be almost impossible, and that partial disable-
ment shall involve nothing worse than a diminution of speed by
one-quarter.
All this might have been written of the Ophir, when, dingy after
her long voyage from Australia, she reached Tilbury Dock on the
22nd of December last, but since then, under the supervision of
Capt. F. J. Pitt, K.N., of the Transport Department of the Admir-
alty, she has suffered, or rather enjoyed, a complete and wonderful
metamorphosis at the hands of the Orient Company and Messrs. S.
J. Waring & Sons. To begin with, she is of pure white from stem
to stern, with a blue mourning belt running round her sides. Her
boats, too, are white, with blue gunwale and gold line, and they
have on their bows the special badge of the Duke of Cornwall and
York in embossed copper an anchor surmounted by the coronet of
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162 THE KOYAL TOUR IN CANADA
a Koyal Duke. Inside, save for the great dining saloon, she is
almost completely transmogrified.
THE ROYAL DINING SALOON.
It, with its large square windows at the side, its lofty dome of
stained glass, protected by an outer roof of steel, with lesser and
stronger windows, with its electric lights between the dome and the
outer roof to shed a subdued light and its minstrel's gallery, left no
room for improvement in design. Moreover, its principal decora-
tion might have been expressly designed for the occasion, for under
the arched spaces at each end of the dome are the shields of Great
Britain and the four leading Australian colonies, supported by
figures representing their respective industries. Below, there is a
difference. Instead of the armchairs fixed to the floor, and revolving
round a central pivot (which betray the novice when he tries to
draw them closer to the table as fatally as Odysseus was betrayed
when he drew his knees together to catch the apple) are chairs very
broad in the base, of a beautiful Chippendale model, upholstered in
Post Office red leather ; and the Kenaissance tables Mesopotamia
is not the only blessed word are so schemed that on great occa-
sions they can be arranged in horseshoe form to seat 56 persons. The
panelling is of rosewood and satinwood, and the whole is so ar-
ranged that it can easily be converted into a concert room or thea-
tre, for which purpose curtains and a stage are kept at hand. The
actual dimensions of the dining room are not given in the booklet ;
let it suffice to say from experience, that it is distinctly on the
grand scale.
THE DRAWING AND SMOKING ROOMS.
Next in importance are the Koyal drawing and smoking rooms,
both on the promenade deck, where are also two convenient writing
rooms upholstered in blue leather. The first impression on entering
the drawing room is one of exceptional luxury, due to the fact that
under the deep pile of the carpet is a thick layer of felt, the result
being that even in the heaviest sea the foot could hardly slip,
view from the windows is perfect, for the room is at the fore end
of the promenade deck, the panelling is of rosewood and satinwood
exquisitely inlaid, and the furniture is satinwood Sheraton in blue
and white silk damask. The area is as nearly as may be 1,20( it.,
and the pictures are numerous and good. The smoking room also
is all that a smoking room should be that is to say, panelled
furnished in oak, with many armchairs of oak and leather of sub-
dued green with quiet bays for cards and the like relaxation, an
APPENDIX NO. V 163
with double writing tables of most ingenious design in sequestered
corners.
THE ROYAL APARTMENTS.
Special interest belongs to the essentially private suites of rooms
reserved for their Royal Highnesses. For the Duke there is a bed
room with a white swing cot, above the head being a portrait of the
Duchess and another of Queen Alexandra and Prince Edward of
York, with the inscription ' Grannie and baby/ and in his private
sitting room, furnished in oak, are many pictures, including a good
portrait of her late Majesty, signed ' Victoria, R.I., June 22nd,
1897,' a date which we all remember. Here also are many familiar
faces, of the King, of the Duke's sisters, and so forth. The dressing
room with its alabaster basin, and the bath room, are models of
purity and comfort. The Duchess's bed room is in white, the thing
which strikes the eye first being her own clock dial, with watch
mechanism behind, which can be illuminated by her from her bed
by electric light at a moment's notice. In her dressing room again,
the basins and the like are of alabaster, curiously translucent and
beautiful, and there is no end to the little contrivances by way of
additional comfort. Her boudoir, a very pretty room, is in a sub-
dued tinge of green. Special attention has been paid, not only to
heating apparatus, electric and other, but also to cooling machinery,
and each room has a beeswing fan in the centre of the ceiling,
worked by electricity, which is rightly considered a great improve-
ment on the old-fashioned punkah. So much for the royal apart-
ments ; of those set aside for the equerries and suite, it need only
be said that they are adequate, and that the servants are suitably
accommodated so as to be readily within call.
COMMODORE AND SHIFTS COMPANY.
Commodore A. L. Winsloe commands the expedition, and will fly
his broad pennant, next to him being Commander Rosslyn Wemyss
and Navigating Commander P. Nelson-Ward ; Lieutenants W.
Ruck Keene, C. M. Crichton-Maitland, R. A. Norton, the Hon. H.
Meade, the Hon. S. M. A. J. Hay ; Sub-lieutenants G. A. Wells, J.
H. Bainbridge, G. Saurin, and J. B. Waterlow. Major C. Clarke,
R.M.L.I. ; Lieutenant G. L. Raikes, R.M.A., and Lieutenant H. H.
F. Stockley, R.M.L.I., are the officers of Marines, and the next
names are : Staff-Paymaster E. D. Hadley, Secretary W. Gask,
Assistant Paymaster G. A. Miller, Staff-Surgeon H. S. Macnamara,
Surgeon R. Hill, Engineer S. M. G. Bryer ; Chaplain, the Rev. H.
S. Wood, and Bandmaster Wright. The purser, Mr. J. G. Gibbons,
and the engineers are engaged from the Orient Company's service,
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and it had been intended to engage their firemen and stokers also ;
but these gentry have rendered this impossible by their behaviour,
and stokers from the Eoyal Navy will have to serve under mer-
cantile engineers. The complement as a whole, Royal passengers
and suite and servants excepted, will consist of 27 officers of the
Royal Navy, 125 blue jackets, 100 marines, 37 bandsmen, 20 boys,
seven engineer officers, with engine room complement of 88, a pur-
ser, 50 stewards, nine cooks and assistant cooks, three bakers, two
butchers, one laundryman and wife, one printer, and two barbers ;
and of these, all, from the purser downwards, except a royal chef,
have been engaged by the Orient Company, in whose hands have
been placed the victualling and catering arrangements throughout
the expedition.
APPENDIX NO. VI 165
APPENDIX No. VI.
ADDKESSES*
PRESENTED TO THE DUKE OP CORNWALL AND YORK ON THE
OCCASION OF THE VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO CANADA
IN THE MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1901,
TOGETHER WITH THE TEXT OF HIS ROYAL
HIGHNESS' REPLIES THERETO.
FROM THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF QUEBEC.
A Son Altesse Royale George Frederic Ernest Albert, Due de Corn-
wall et d'Yorlc, Due de Rothesay, Prince de Saxe-Co~bourg et
Gotha, et Due de Saxe ; Comte de Carrick et Inverness,
Baron de Renfrew et Killarney, Lord des lies et Grand Sene-
chal d'Ecosse, K.G., P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., 0.0.7.0.,
LL.D., D.C.L., etc., etc.
Qu'lL PLAISE A VOTRE ALTESSE EOYALE :
C'est avec un sentiment de fierte bien legitime que nous vous
acclamons aujourd'hui au cours du voyage triomphal que vous ac-
complissez a travers les immenses domaines d'un empire qui en-
serre le monde dans les plis de son glorieux drapeau, et auquel vous
avez voulu donner comme couronnement une visite a notre cher
Canada que 1'on veut bien appeler autour de vous le plus beau joyau
de votre futur diademe.
Dans la personne du maire, des echevins et des citoyens de Que-
bec c'est le peuple canadien qui vous regoit pour vous souhaiter,
ainsi qu'a votre illustre compagne, la bienvenue la plus cordiale au
seuil antique de cette ville, lieu de naissance et berceau de la nation,
et capitale de 1'une de nos plus importantes provinces.
Comme en 1860, c'est aux habitants de Quebec que revient 1'hon-
neur d'etre les premiers a saluer sur le sol canadien 1'heritier pre-
somptif de la Couronne, a offrir dans sa personne, a Notre Tres
Gracieux et Bien Aime Souverain, 1'hommage de notre respect et
le tribut de notre loyaute a 1'Empire.
Vous voyez reunie autour de votre Altesse Royale une population
en majorite frangaise d'origine et differant par la langue et la foi
religieuse des habitants des autres provinces. Mais nous vivons
en paix, lies ensemble par le pacte sacre de la Confederation et nous
*This collection contains only such addresses as were publicly presented,
and does not Include those sent by post or otherwise informally communi-
cated to his Royal Highness.
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nous glorifions d'offrir au raonde le spectacle d'un peupje libre, uni,
content de son sort, fidele et loyal dans son allegeance a 1'Empire,
au souverain, a la constitution genereuse qui nous donne une large
mesure de liberte et la garantie la plus certaine de notre grandeur
future.
Au nombre des reminiscences historiques qui entourent comme
d'une aureole le blason du vieux Quebec, nous cherissons particu-
lierement celles qui se rattachent au passage dans notre cite des
membres de la Famille Royale.
Nous aimons a redire que plus d'une fois Quebec a ete le lieu de
residence prefere de ces illustres visiteurs que des liens etroits
unissaient a la Reine venerable dont la memoire benie n'est nulle
part ailleurs plus vivante que dans cette antique cite de Cham-
plain, immortalisee par les luttes de geants soutenues sous ses murs
par de puissantes rivales, et empourpree du sang de heros tels que
Wolfe et Montcalm.
H nous semble vous revoir tel que vous nous etes apparu ici,
dans vos visites anterieures, lorsque simple officier dans la marine
royale, comme le plus humble des sujets, vous remplissiez fidele-
ment votre devoir de soldat envers votre pays, et dans cette meme
salle qui nous reunit encore nous sommes heureux de saluer en
vous 1'heritier presomptif de ce sceptre puissant qui nous couvre
de son egide et pour la defense duquel nous donnerions volontiers
jusqu'a notre sang, comme 1'ont fait nos peres en 1775 et en 1812,
et comme 1'ont fait de nos jours nos glorieux soldats dans les re-
gions les plus lointaines de 1'Empire.
Quelle transformation s'est operee dans Quebec depuis 1'epoque
ou sa Majeste le Roi, alors Prince de Galles, nous honorait de sa
visite.
Des circonstances adverses ont entrave notre developpement et
ont retarde notre croissance a 1'egal des autres cites du Canada.
Mais il nous semble que nous entrons dans une ere de renouveau,
grace au travail perseverant et a 1'entente cordiale de tous les ele-
ments de notre population, et que nous allons reprendre bien vite
la place importante qui nous appartieut dans le developpement de
la prosperite de notre cher pays.
II manquerait quelque chose a cet hommage respectueux de tout
un peuple a votre Altesse Royale et a votre royale compagne si
nous laissions passer cette occasion solennelle sans vous exprimer
la profonde sympathie que nous eprouvons pour sa Majeste le Roi
et pour la famille royale dans le deuil recent ou les a plonges la
mort de sa Majeste 1'Imperatrice douairiere d'Allemagne, si chere a
tous les coeurs comme Princesse Royale d'Angleterre, digne fille
d'une illustre mere.
Nous serait-il permis d'ajouter que parmi tous ces emblemes na-
tionaux arbores sur votre passage et en votre honneur, votre Al-
tesse Royale a sans doute remarque que 1'un d'entre eux, illustre
APPENDIX NO. VI 167
entre tous, etait voile d'insignes de deuil pour marquer la douleur
profonde dans laquelle vient d'etre plonge le grand peuple qui nous
avoisine, etroitement uni au notre par les liens du sang et de grands
interets communs, et avec qui nous sympathisons de tout coeur dans
cette terrible epreuve qui lui a ravi son chef souverain dans la per-
sonne de son regrette president.
Puisse votre visite officielle dans notre pays etre pour vos Altesses
Royales une source feconde d'enseignements et de satisfaction,
comme elle restera pour nous un souvenir ineffagable.
S. N. PARENT,
Maire de Quebec.
H. J. J. B. CHOUINARD,
Greffier de la cite.
FROM THE QUEBEC SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Kiilarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.O.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS :
The Quebec Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
desire to extend to your Royal Highness and the Duchess of Corn-
wall and York a cordial welcome to the city of Quebec.
Being the president of the Royal Society, we would respectfully
beg that your Royal Highness would become one of our patrons.
The great interest manifested in the work of the parent society by
her late Majesty the Queen and that displayed by your Royal High-
ness prompts this request.
Our society was established in 1870, and we are glad to testify to
much efficient work accomplished in the cause of kind treatment to
dumb animals since that period. We are striving to cultivate, foster
and instil humane principles among the youth, believing that by so
doing a more complete success will be secured.
No words can adequately convey the pleasure with which the
members of our society hail your advent to our shores, and our
loyalty to the Throne and the Empire over which your illustrious
father and our King reigns.
Be assured of the continuance of such loyalty and be pleased to
convey to your honoured consort our most devoted homage and our
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fervent hope that your visit to this ' Canada of ours ' may be
fraught with many happy memories of the scenes and places through
which you have passed.
Your visit to this Dominion and of our presentation of the ad-
dress of welcome will be inscribed in our minutes, and will in future
be referred to with ever recurring interest.
We trust that your journey as well as that of her Royal Highness
will abound with supreme happiness.
On behalf of the Society,
JOHN T. Boss,
President.
A. ROBERT SON,
Secretary.
FROM THE HURONS OF LORETTE.
A Son Altesse Royale George Frederic Ernest Albert, Due de Corn-
wall et d'Yorlc, Due de Rothesay, Prince de Saxe-Cobourg et
Gotha, et Due de Saxe; Comte de Carrick et Inverness,
Baron de Renfrew et Killarney, Lord des lies et Grand Sene-
chal d'Ecosse, K.G., P.C., K.T., K.P., G.G.M.G., G.C.V.O.,
LL.D., D.C.L., etc., etc.
Qu'lL PLAISE A VOTRE ALTESSE ROYALE :
GRAND PRINCE, Bien des lunes ont passe depuis le jour ou les
Chefs Hurons de Lorette ont eu 1'honneur de saluer, ici, sur le pro-
montoire de Stadacone, le Roi, ton pere.
Quarante printemps se sont ecoules pendant lesquels le Grand-
Esprit appelait le futur Roi d'alors a regner sur nous.
Aux dernieres lunes du siecle passe, au jour du deuil qui a fait
pleurer 1'Angleterre, nous avons aussi pleure avec les blancs, nos
freres, la disparition de notre mere, la bonne Reine Victoria.
Aujourd'hui, nos coeurs sont rejouis en venant saluer le futur Roi
de 1'Angleterre. Tu sais que, depuis que le drapeau fleurdelyse a
repasse le Grand-Lac, les families du Chevreuil, de 1'Ours, de la
Tortue et du Loup, qui composent notre nation, ont su vivre en har-
monie avec le Dragon de St-George. Aussi, nous venons avec joie,
redire nos sentiments de fidelite pour le Roi, ton pere, et fumer avec
toi le calumet de la paix.
Que la chasse et la peche te soient abondantes ; que ton soleil te
soit radieux, et que le portage de la vie qui te reste a p xrcourir soit
pour toi sans accident.
Puis a ton soleil couchant, quand tes pieds se refuseront a la
course, et qu'il fera noir en ton ceil, que la sagesse que tu as eue
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pour ton peuple et que la bonte que tu as eue pour lui, fassent tea
consolations et ta gloire.
Que le Grand-Esprit verse sa rosee sur toi, et qu'il multiplie tes
jours et ceux de celle qui partage les joies comme les tristesses de
ton wigwam, notre future Reine, ta femme, qui ressemble aux plus
belles fleurs de nos bois.
J'ai parle,
POUR LES CHEFS HURONS.
TSASENHOHI.
FROM THE TOWN OF CHICOUTIMI.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert.
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and OotTia, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, .K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
As Mayor of the town of Chicoutimi and as the exponent of the
loyal feelings of its population and of the inhabitants generally of
the important region of which it is the principal centre, I approach
your Royal Highness to lay at your feet the respectful tribute of our
unalterable devotion to the Crown and person of our gracious Sov-
ereign, King Edward VII., and to most cordially join in the general
welcome to the Dominion to your Royal Highness as the direct re-
presentative of his Majesty and as the Heir Apparent to the Throne
of that mighty empire which is the bulwark of our liberties, and of
which we are so proud to form part.
The privilege of British citizenship is one of the greatest that can
be enjoyed and by none is it more deeply appreciated than by the
important section of the Province of Quebec, which I have the
honour to represent on this glad occasion. Under the mantle of the
powerful protection, the development of that region has been most
remarkable. Its people have grown and prospered to an extent that
has not only assured their happiness and contentment, but intensi-
fied their loyalty to the British Crown and their profound attach-
ment to the institutions by which they are governed.
One of the memories which we still most fondly cherish is that
connected with the visit of our present gracious Sovereign, when
Prince of Wales in 1860, to our famous Saguenay river. We had
the pleasure then en masse to greet our future King, who ascended
the Saguenay as far as Cape Trinity, and who was not only de-
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lighted with the imposing grandeur of the scenes by which he was
surrounded, but pleased to express his satisfaction with the enthu-
siastic welcome which we extended to him. We would rejoice to
receive a similar visit, time permitting, from your Royal Highness
and your beloved consort, and should you see your way to accept
this respectful invitation, we can assure you in advance of a right
loyal and loving reception.
In conclusion, we pray that Heaven may pour its choicest bless-
ings on your Royal Highness and that your present visit to Canada
may prove as agreeable and useful to you as it is welcome and pleas-
ing to us.
J. D. GUAY,
Mayor of Chicoutimi.
For the reply of His Royal Highness to the foregoing addresses
see pages 15-17.
FROM THE ROMAN CATHOLIC 'ARCHBISHOP OF QUEBEC.
A Son Altesse Royale George Frederic Ernest Albert, Due de Corn-
wall et d'York, Due de Rothesay, Prince de Saxe-Cobourg et
Gotha, et Due de Saxe ; Comte de Carrick et Inverness,
Baron de Renfrew et Killarney, Lord des lies et Grand Sene-
chal d'Ecosse, K.G., P.O., K.T., K.P., G.G.M.G., G.C.V.O.,
LLD., D.C.L,, etc., etc.
Qu'lL PLAISE A VOTRE ALTESSE ROYALE :
La visite de votre Altesse Royale fait naturellement revivre dans
notre esprit le souvenir des fetes memorables de 1860. Nous nous
rappelons les demonstrations enthousiastes par lesquelles fut ac-
cueilli sur les bords du Saint-Laurent 1'illustre visiteur, qui s'ap-
pelait alors le Prince de Galles, et qui est devenu depuis, sous le nom
d'Edouard VII, notre roi glorieusement regnant.
C'est un grand bonheur pour nous de pouvoir saluer, en votre Al-
tesse Royale, le fils du Prince qui produisit alors une si favorable
impression sur ses futurs sujets du Canada.
Les quarante et une annees ecoulees depuis cette date ont amene
bien des changements. La mort a enleve a 1'affection de ses sujets
la noble Reine qui nous gouvernait alors avec tant de bienveillance
et de sagesse. Permettez-nous, Altesse Royale, de redire une fois de
plus, en cette circonstances solennelle, de quelle respectueuse estimo
nous entourions 1'illustre Souveraine, et quels regrets, ici comme
ailleurs, 1'ont accompagnee au tombeau !
Mais elle n'est pas morte tout entiere. Dans le fils qui lui a sur-
cede sur le trone, nous avons salue avec joie 1'heritier non seulement
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de sa puissance, mais encore de ses hautes et nobles qualites. Vous
nous apportez, Altesse Royale, dans votre personne, avec le souvenir
de la Gracieuse Souveraine que nous pleurons, 1'image vivante du
Prince illustre qui vient de recueillir son immense heritage. II n'est
done pas etonnant que notre peuple vous acclame avec transport et
s'apprete a vous tracer comme une voie triomphale sur les rives de
notre grand fleuve.
L'Eglise de Quebec entre volontiers dans ces sentiments d'alle-
gresse, et il nous est particulierement agreable de venir ici, en son
nom, offrir a votre Altesse Eoyale 1'expression des plus respectueux
hommages, et lui souhaiter la plus cordiale bienvenue.
En remplissant ce devoir, nous sommes surs de rester fideles aux
traditions de cette eglise et au veritable esprit qui 1'anime.
L'histoire de notre pays demontre jusqu'a 1'evidence qu'a 1'Eglise
catholique revient 1'b.onneur d'avoir cree, entre le trone d'Angle-
terre et le peuple canadien-frangais, des liens solides que ni les mal-
heurs, ni les seductions n'ont pu rompre. La force des armes avait
pu conquerir le pays et soumettre les corps ; pour maitriser les ames,
pour faire entrer les esprits et les coeurs dans la voie d'une obeissance
respectueuse et fidele, pour faire germer, a travers les souvenirs d'un
passe toujours cher, la plante vivace d'une inebranlable loyaute au
pouvoir nouveau, il ne f allait rien moins que 1'autorite douce et forte
de 1'Eglise. Et tous ceux qui ont lu notre histoire savent avec quelle
merveilleuse efficacite elle s'est employee a cette oeuvre d'apaisement,
d'ordre et de loyale subordination.
II n'est pas aise, aujourd'hui, de contester la loyaute du peuple
canadien-frangais. Des evenements recents ont fourni a nos com-
patriotes 1'occasion de montrer jusqu'a quelles extremites ils pou-
vaient pousser l'affirmation de ce sentiment. Les dangers affrontes,
le sang repandu, la vie sacrifice sont des temoignages bien plus elo-
quents que tous les discours, et dont la sincerite ne saurait etre mise
en doute.
L'Eglise catholique revendique a bon droit 1'honneur d'avoir fait
naitre et d'entretenir ces sentiments de loyaute. Pour ses enfants,
religion et patrie sont deux choses inseparables. Ils les veulent
toutes les deux intactes et respectees. Les dogmes et les pratiques
de leur foi servent de fondement au devouement de leur patriotisme.
Et quand on les voit mourir sur un champ de bataille pour defendre
la Couronne, on peut etre sur qu'ils n'hesiteraient pas davantage a
verser leur sang pour sauver 1'integrite de leur foi. Ces deux senti-
ments s'harmonisent en se completant. Tous les deux inspirent les
grandes et nobles actions, et tous les deux meritent le respect et
commandent 1'admiration.
Cette foi catholique, nous en sommes ici les gardiens vigilants ;
ces Canadiens catholiques, si loyaux a la couronne d'Angleterre, nous
etendons sur eux notre sollicitude pastorale. Nous nous inspirons
de cette foi, et nous nous faisons 1'interprete de ce peuple en venant
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aujourd'hui deposer aux pieds de votre Altesse Koyale 1'hommage
de notre fidele attachement a 1'illustre famille qu'elle represents si
dignement.
Nous prions son Altesse Koyale, votre noble epouse, d'agreer en
meme temps que nos humbles respects, les voeux que nous formons
pour que son sejour sur la terre canadienne lui soit agreable.
A ces hommages et a ces voeux, nous ajoutons nos prieres pour
que Dieu benisse votre Altesse Koyale, qu'Il lui prepare une longuc
et heureuse carriere, et que realisant nos esperances, II donne un
jour en votre personne, au trone d' Angle terre, un souverain tel qu'il
en faut au bonheur des peuples et tel que 1'Eglise les souhaite pour
ses enfants.
L. N. BEGIN,
Archeveque de Quebec.
FROM LAVAL UNIVERSITY, QUEBEC.
A Son Altesse Eoyale George Frederic Ernest Albert, Due de Corn-
wall et d'York, Due de Rothesay, Prince de Saxe-Cobourg et
Gotna, et Due de Saxe ; Comte de Carrick et Inverness,
Baron de Renfrew et Killarney, Lord des lies et Grand Sene-
chal d'Ecosse, K.G., P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.,
LL.D., D.C.L., etc., etc.
Qu'lL PLAISE A VOTEE ALTESSE ROYALE :
Votre Altesse vient a peine de mettre le pied sur le sol du Canada
et 1'Universite Laval regoit sa visite. C'est un grand encourage-
ment qui lui est donne, c'est un insigne honneur qu'elle apprecie,
c'est une nouvelle dette de reconnaissance qu'elle contracte envers
la famille royale dont elle a regu deja les plus notables bienfaits.
L'TJniversite Laval a la memoire du cosur. Elle n'oublie pas que
c'est a Westminster, le huit decembre dix-huit cent cinquante-deux,
qu'a ete signee par Sa Majeste la Reine Victoria, la Charte Royale
qui donna 1'existence civile a la premiere universite canadienne fran-
gaise du Dominion. Ce document remarquable est la meilleure
preuve de la largeur de vues et de la noblesse de sentiments de la
Reine dont la vie fera le sujet d'une des plus belles pages de 1'his-
toire du dix-neuvieme siecle.
L'Universite Laval n'oublie pas non plus la visite que lui fit en
dix-huit cent soixante Sa Majeste le Roi Edouard VII, alors Prince
de Galles. Les reglements de notre institution, le zele de ses pro-
fesseurs, 1'activite de ses eleves, tout sembla interesser .le jeune
Prince au cosur genereux, a I'mtelligence brillante ; tout 1'attacha
a notre ceuvre encore jeune mais pourtant pleine deja de promesses
et de grandes esperances.
APPENDIX NO. VI 173
Get interet et cet attachement, le Prince de Galles voulut les
xnanifester par la fondation d'un prix qui, depuis plus de quarante
ans, a ete accorde chaque annee, et qui, au mois de juin dernier,
donnait lieu a un concours auquel ont pris part plus de cinq cents
eleves.
L'Universite Laval croit avoir temoigne de la reconnaissance a
ses bienfaiteurs. Depuis pres de cinquante ans, elle forme des
citoyens eclaires et des Chretiens convaincus. Aujourd'hui ses
eleves sont partout dans les differentes parties du Dominion et par-
tout ils font honneur a leur Alma Mater par leur conduite et par
leur amour du travail.
La langue qu'ils parlent, la religion qu'ils pratiquent, les enseigne-
ments qu'ils ont regus dans notre maison, sont loin de nuire a leur
loyaute.
Ils sont fermement attaches aux conditions presentes de leur vie
nationale ; ils sont fiers de vivre a 1'ombre du drapeau d'une nation
qui detient un cinquieme de la terre habitable, qui compte quatre
cent millions de sujets, qui fait a elle seule un tiers du commerce du
monde, qui marche a la tete des peuples comme puissance coloniale,
industrielle et commerciale. Ils apprecient les avantages de la liber-
te dont ils jouissent. Ils voient avec plaisir leurs institutions, leurs
oeuvres s'epanouir sans entraves, entourees du respect que leur me-
rite le devouement qui les a fait naitre et qui les soutient. Ils tra-
vaillent avec zele et sans relache au bonheur, a la prosperite du pays
dont ils sont les citoyens devoues.
Les eleves de 1'Universite Laval appartiennent a la classe diri-
geante de la societe. Ils ont sur leurs concitoyens 1'influence que
donnent le talent, la science et 1'honnetete. Leurs sentiments sont
les sentiments de tous ceux qui les entourent. Ils se sentent heu-
reux et leur bonheur est celui de tout le peuple. Aussi, en prenant
contact avec la population frangaise de notre province, vous serez
sans doute frappe d'un certain air de contentement, de joie, de
bonheur, que vous ne remarquerez peut-etre pas ailleurs au meme
degre.
Un de nos meilleurs ecrivains que 1'Universite a 1'honneur d' avoir
pour professeur, a publie tout recemment un livre sur Quebec. II
ecrit que notre vieille capitale est un veritable ecrin de pierres pre-
cieuses, une chasse de reliques historiques, un musee de peintures,
dont tous les tableaux sont signes par le divin Artiste, un plant de
France cultive par Albion.
Puissent vos Altesses Eoyales partager 1'enthousiasme de notre
professeur! Puissent-elles, parmi les souvenirs qu'elles apporteront
de leur sejour a Quebec, garder celui de notre Universite ; il est
certain qu'elle comprend toute 1'importance de la mission qui lui
est confiee, qu'elle veut sincerement faire du bien et vos Altesses
Royales auront a jamais sa plus vive reconnaissance et son plus
sincere attachement.
174 THE KOYAL, TOUR IN CANADA
Votre Altesse Eoyale daigne accepter un diplome de notre hum-
ble Universite. C'est un grand honneur pour notre institution, c'est
une preuve evidente de Pinteret qu'elle prendra a son developpe-
ment, c'est un gage de la protection bienfaisante qu'elle lui accor-
dera.
Que votre Altesse daigne recevoir 1'expression de nos sinceres
remerciements et de notre profonde gratitude.
O. E. MATHIEU, ptre,
Recteur.
REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING.
MONSEIGNEUR, MoKSIEUR LE RECTEUR :
We have listened with much gratification to the words of welcome
with which you have greeted us to-day on behalf of the bishops and
clergy of your diocese and of the Laval University.
The kind and sympathetic tone in which your addresses refer to
our late deeply loved Queen has touched my heart, and I rejoice to
think that her memory will be so closely and gratefully associated
with the history of this distinguished institution.
I am glad to acknowledge the noble part which the Catholic church
in Canada has played throughout its history.
The hallowed memories of its martyred missionaries are a price-
less heritage, and in the great and beneficent work of education and
in implanting and fostering a spirit of patriotism and loyalty it has
rendered signal service to Canada and the Empire.
Abundant proof of the success of your efforts has been afforded
by the readiness with which the French Canadians have sprung to
arms and shed their blood, not only in times long gone by, but also
in the present day, on behalf of their king and his empire.
If the Crown has faithfully and honourably fulfilled its engage-
ment to protect and respect your faith, the Catholic church has
amply fulfilled its obligation, not only to teach reverence for law and
order, but to instil a sentiment of loyalty and devotion into the minds
of those to whom it ministers.
Of your work in the cause of education, the beautiful building and
splendid equipment of this University, and the many eminent men
who have been trained within its walls, are sufficient testimony and
proof that the spirit of self sacrifice which inspired the noble bishop
whose name it bears, survives in those who to-day guide its destinies.
APPENDIX NO. VI 175
I am deeply sensible of the honour which I have now received at
your hands, and I shall value it all the more that it is one which I
shall share with my father. You may rest assured that I shall ever
watch with the keenest interest and sympathy the work of the Laval
University.
I shall have great pleasure in conveying to my dear father your as-
surances of loyalty and devotion, and the kindly terms in which you
refer to his visit and his association with your university for over
40 years.
TEXT OF DIPLOMA GRANTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF LAVAL TO HIS ROYAL
HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF CORNWALL AND YORK.
Deo favente haud pluribus impar.
Universitatis Lavallensis Rector omnibus ad quos prsesentes lit-
terse pervenerint salutem.
Quum gradus academici eo consilio, in Nostra Universitate, ins-
tituti sint ut qui aliis vel ingenio, vel doctrina prsestant, necnon
bonas artes scientiasque amant atque promovent ; qui insuper, in
eis excolendis, suos coaevos vel scriptis, vel exemplo, vel quovis deni-
que modo adjuvant, honoribus et titulis preeter cseteros insigniantur ;
Quum autem in praadictis dotibus, sese optime versatum compro-
barit ut omnibus evidenter apparet; quum insuper in hacce regione
litterarum atque scientiarum fautor assiduus, necnon magnificus
honestse in studiis semulationis promoter exstiterit ; quum tandem
Sua Regia Magnificentia Georgius Fredericus Ernestus Albertus
Dux Cornubiensis et Eboracencis, etc., etc., etc.
Sciatis ilium pro auctoritate nobis commissa turn per Regias lit-
teras datas Westmonasterii die octava Decembris MDCCCLII, turn
per Bullam Inter varias sollicitudines a SSmo Domino Nostro Pio
Divina Providentia Papa IX datam Romse apud S. Petrum die
XV Maii MDCCCLXXVI creari et renuntiari Doctorem in Legi-
bus sicut per has prsesentes litteras creatur et renuntiatur
cum honoribus, privilegiis, juribus ac facultatibus omnibus quibus
frui posse datum est iis qui ad hunc evehuntur dignitatis gradum.
In cujus rei testimonium praesentes litteras sigillo majori Nostrse
Universitatis et Secretarii chirographo munitas subscripsimus Que-
beci, die decima sexta Septembris, anno reparatje salutis MDCCCCI.
N. J. FILLON, pter.
[L.S.] Sec. U.L.
176 THE ROYAL TOUE IN CANADA
FROM THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MONTREAL.
A Son Altesse Royale George Frederic Ernest Albert, Due de Corn-
wall et d'York, Due de Rothesay, Prince de Saxe-Cobourg et
Gotha, et Due de Saxe ; Comte de GarricTc et Inverness,
Baron de Renfrew et Killarney, Lord des lies et Grand Sene-
chal d'Ecosse, E.G., P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.,
LL.D., D.C.L., etc., etc.
Qu'lL PLAISE A VOTRE ALTESSE ROYALE :
Le maire, les echevins et les citoyens de Montreal vous remercient
cordialement d' avoir eu la bonne pensee de visiter cette partie im-
portante des domaines de votre royal pere, et vous offrent, ainsi qu'a
votre gracieuse et noble epouse, la bienvenue la plus sincere, la plus
loyale, dans les murs de notre cite. Deux fois deja nous avons eu
1'honneur de vous recevoir dans les eaux de notre port en votre qua-
lite d'officier dans cette vigilante escadre de 1'Arnerique du Nord et
des Indes Occidentales qui a ete chargee specialement de proteger
les cotes du Canada du cote de 1'Atlantique, et qui represente si
dignement la force imposante et la puissance protectrice du vaste
empire dont nous faisons partie.
Nous sommes specialement fiers et heureux d'avoir 1'occasion de
saluer en vous le representant direct de notre bien-aime Souverain,
votre auguste pere, et d'offrir a son fils aime et son heritier 1'expres-
sion de nos sentiments les plus sinceres de loyaute pour le trone qui
n'est pas seulement a nos yeux le symbole de la vie nationale d'un
grand peuple et de la forme de gouvernement la plus juste et la plus
libre, mais qui est honore par la sagesse, la bienveillance et le pa-
triotisme de celui qui 1'occupe. Montreal a grandi depuis le jour ou
sa Majeste, alors le Prince de Galles, inaugurait, en 1860, le pont Vic-
toria, mais le temps n'a pas moins developpe et raffermi le sentiment
de loyaute dont les manifestations, a cette epoque, furent si ecla-
tantes.
Ici, dans cette metropole commerciale du Canada, deux grandes
races, fieres de 1'heritage glorieux que deux nations illustres leur ont
legue, travaillent dans la paix et 1'harmonie a la grandeur de 1'Em-
pire, et, acceptant les obligations que leur impose leur association a
la fortune de cet empire, versent leur sang pour sa gloire, soit comme
autrefois sur les champs de bataille canadiens, ou dernifcrement dans
les steppes arides de 1'Af rique-australe.
Unis par le meme sentiment d'affection et de loyaute pour notre
Hoi, nous vous prions de lui donner 1'assurance de notre devourment
et de lui exprimer les voeux sinceres que nous formons pour son
bonheur et pour que Dieu le conserve longtemps a notre affection,
et nous permette de jouir pendant de nombreuses annees du fruit de
son experience et des nobles qualites de coeur et d'esprit qui, depuis
longtemps, le font aimer de ses sujets.
APPENDIX NO. VI 177
Nous ne pouvons laisser passer cette occasion sans exprimer a
votre Altesse Royale, comme membre de la famille royale, le chagrin
que la mort de notre defunte et bien-aimee souveraine la reine Vic-
toria a cause a toutes les classes de notre population. Nous 1'ai-
mions tous et nous 1'admirions pour ses rares qualites personnelles,
pour sa fidelite a 1'accomplissement de ses devoirs et pour 1'intelli-
gence avec laquelle elle remplissait toutes les obligations d'un mo-
narque constitutionnel. Nulle part ailleurs dans ses vastes domaines
la reine Victoria n'a ete plus regrettee que dans notre cite.
Nous esperons sincerement que le passage au milieu de nous de
votre Altesse Royale et de votre aimable compagne si digne d'estime
et d'admiration, vous porte bonheur et vous soit toujours un heureux
souvenir. Nous regrettons que votre court sejour dans notre cite
ne nous permette pas de f aire tout ce que nous aurions desire pour
manif ester le plaisir que nous cause votre visite.
R. PREFONTAINE, Maire.
L. O. DAVID, Greffier de la cite.
MONTREAL, 19 septembre 1901.
FROM THE BARON DE HIRSCH INSTITUTE AND HEBREW
BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, MONTREAL.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince cf
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steivard of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The Lord preserve thy coming in and thy going out.
D. A. ANSELL, President.
A. GOLDSTEIN, V ice-President.
I. RUBENSTEIN, Treasurer.
E. L. ROSENTHAL, Hon. Sec.
S. FISCHEL, Director.
L. HOLSTEIN, Director.
LYON COHEN, Director.
M. COVIENSKY, Director.
Z. FINEBERG, Director.
M. MARKUS, Director.
W. H. BAKER,
Clerk to the Board.
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178 THE ROYAL TOUE IN CANADA
FROM THE NUMISMATIC AND ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY OF
MONTREAL.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
8axe-Col>ourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlOHNESS :
The Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Montreal, as repre-
senting the interesting historical past of this ancient city, and also
as custodian of its oldest and most notable public building, the
' Chateau de Ramezay,' the government house in which, in 1791,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, the great grand-father of your
Royal Highness, stood and received on the part of the citizens of
Montreal, their expressions of loyalty to his august person and to
the crown of Great Britain, cannot allow the present auspicious
occasion to pass without offering to your Royal Highness and their
future Queen the assurance of loyalty and fidelity as did their fore-
fathers in the last years of the eighteenth century to your Royal
Highness's ancestor.
G. BABY, President.
H. J. TIFFIN, V ice-President.
L. W. SICOTTE, Vice-President.
C. A. HARWOOD, Hon. Secretary.
G. DURNFORD, Hon. Treasurer.
MONTREAL, 19th September, 1901.
FROM THE DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS:
We, the officers and members of the Federation of the Daughters
of the British Empire, respectfully beg to tender your Royal High-
ness, and her Royal Highness the Duchess, our most sincere wel-
come to Canada and more particularly to Montreal.
As members of the parent society of the Federation of the
Daughters of the British Empire, a voluntary association of Cana-
APPENDIX NO. VI 179
dian womanhood, organized and incorporated for the purpose of
fostering patriotism and forming a band of union among the Daugh-
ters of the British Empire, in whatever part of the world they may
reside, we watch with keenest interest and loving sympathy anything
which may further imperial unity.
We recall with pleasure the visit of his Majesty the King, your
august father, which so quickened the impulse of national sympathy
in Canada, and we feel that your visit to the colonies and more espe-
cially at this time when colonial soldiers are fighting shoulder to
shoulder with their brethren from the motherland, will form a closer
bond of sympathy and awaken a deeper personal interest in objects
pertaining to imperial welfare.
Organized as the Federation was when the gloom of the South
African war hung heaviest over our Empire, Canadian women de-
sired to show their love and devotion to the late lamented Queen by
collecting an emergency war fund to be expended as her Majesty
might dictate, and vied with their sisters of the British isles in send-
ing their loved ones to defend the integrity of the Empire.
We feel that the sacrifice has not been in vain and that the world
now realizes that the British Empire is one vast unity.
We desire to assure your Royal Highnesses of the loving devo-
tion of Canadian women, and we pray that her Royal Highness
will bestow the great honour upon Canadian women of becoming
patroness of our federation, and beg to further assure your Royal
Highness that the women of Canada are ready always to make any
sacrifices when danger threatens the Empire.
May God's choicest blessings attend you and bring you safely to
the loved ones at home.
Signed on behalf of the Federation of the Daughters of the British
Empire :
GRACE HEMSLEY, President.
ANNIE DILLON TABB, First V ice-President.
ELIZABETH B. HARVEY, Second V ice-President.
ADDIE L. THURSTON, Corresponding Secretary.
GERTRUDE DILLON LAWRENCE, Recording Secy.
ELEANOR McKAY, Treasurer.
HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL, 18th September, 1901.
180 THE EOYAL TOUR IN CANADA
FROM THE INDIANS OF CAUGHNAWAGA.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of RotTiesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS:
We, the undersigned Chiefs of the Band of Iroquois, residing at
Caughnawaga, desire your Royal Highness to accept the accom-
panying articles of beadwork, which have been made by members of
the band, as a slight mark of our loyalty and respect both for your-
self and for his Most Gracious Majesty the King, amongst whose
loving subjects we are proud to number ourselves.
In bidding you good-bye, we take this opportunity of wishing you
and her Royal Highness, the Duchess of York, a safe and pleasant
voyage, and we pray that you may return to your own home to find
it filled with joy and happiness.
Signed on behalf of the tribe :
JEAN TEONWATASE, JOSEPH ANENROTONKWAS,
Louis TEKAONWAKE, Louis TAWENNAIENTON,
MICHEL KANETENIO, CHARLES ORONNAWANEN,
JEAN BTE AIENTONNI, MICHEL ONATIOKON,
JOSEPH HIOAHHO, JEAN BTE TARVENRATE,
PIERRE NIOHERASA, THERESE KAWEAROKA,
ANNE KARONNIENAWITHE, CECILE KWANANTISAKHE,
MARIE TEKAENTAKWA, CECILE KANERATISAKTE.
REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING
ADDRESSES PRESENTED AT MONTREAL.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen:
The kind, affectionate, and, in one instance, sacred words of your
addresses, have indeed touched our hearts, and the Duchess joins
with me in offering to you and the people of Montreal our sincere
gratitude for the warmth and loyalty of your greeting.
I feel that I do not come amongst you to-day entirely as a stranger,
for I have the pleasantest recollection of two previous visits to your
fair city, and it is an additional pleasure that on this occasion the
Duchess is with me.
APPENDIX NO. VI 181
I deeply appreciate your expressions of loyal devotion to the
throne, and to the person of my dear father the King.
Your kindly reference to his visit here in 1860 recalls to my mind
significant words spoken by my revered grandfather which seem spe-
cially interesting at this time, as they allude to visits to this country
and to the shores of South Africa, which I have just left.
Speaking in 1860 of the almost simultaneous presence of the
Prince of Wales in Canada where he was about to open your cele-
brated Victoria bridge and of Prince Alfred at Cape Town to lay
the foundation stone of the breakwater in Table Bay, the Prince
Consort said:
' What vast considerations as regards our own country are brought
to our minds in this simple fact, what present greatness, what past
history, what future hopes, and how important and beneficent is the
part given to the royal family of England to act in the development
of those distant and rising countries who recognize in the British
crown, and their allegiance to it, their supreme bond of union with
the mother country and with each other.'
It is gratifying to hear that in this commercial metropolis of
Canada two great races form one happy and united community, and
that you joyously accept the obligations of your proud membership
of the British Empire.
Notable proof of this spirit of patriotism is to be found both in
your past history and in the gallant deeds and noble sacrifices which
have given to Canada so honourable a place in the roll of fame which
is contained in the record of the British army in South Africa.
Your sympathetic allusions to our late beloved Queen are in har-
mony with the sounds of genuine mourning which we have heard in
the course of our journey throughout the Empire.
Her heart was always closely drawn towards Canada, which was
associated with the lives of several of her family, and with her
father's memory.
One of the addresses I note with pleasure emanates from a body
in whose custody is the historic building where more than a hundred
years ago the Duke of Kent received from the citizens of Montreal
similar assurances of loyalty to the crown of Great Britain to those
you have given me to-day.
We regret that time does not permit of a further extended stay
in your city. We shall leave it with an earnest hope that under
Divine Providence, peace prosperity and concord may be the lasting-
heritage of the Dominion and its people.
182 THE ROYAL TOUR IN CANADA
ADRESSE DU COUVENT DE VILLA-MARIA, MONTREAL.
A Son Altesse Royale George Frederic Ernest Albert, Due de Corn-
wall et d'YorTc, Due de Rothesay, Prince de Saxe-Cobourg
et Gotha, et Due de Saxe; Comte de CarricTc et Inverness,
Baron de Renfrew et Killarney, Lord des lies et Grand
Senechal d'Ecosse, K.G., P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G.,
G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., etc., etc.
Qu'lL PLAISE A VOTRE ALTESSE ROYALE :
On etait au 23 juin 1897. Dix mille enfants, 1'elite studieuse de
Londres, reunis a ' Constitution Hill ' attendaient 1'arrivee de 1'au-
guste jubilaire que le monde entier venait d'acclamer, et qui voulait
bien se derober aux ovations de son palais pour venir recevoir les
hommages de ce petit peuple.
Cette scene des bords de la Tamise se repete ce soir sur les rives
de notre Saint-Laurent. A 1'instar de Victoria votre illustre aieule,
noble Prince, vous echappez a 1'enthousiasme de la foule pour per-
mettre a toutes ces jeunes filles, de s'incliner devant les enfants de
sa Majeste le roi Edouard VII, devant nos futurs souverains qui
protegeront les larges libertes d'un pays heureux d'abriter sous les
plis du drapeau britannique sa foi,-sa langue, se institutions et
ses lois.
Si dans ce vieux castel de Monkland ne se discutent plus les inte-
rets de la patrie comme au temps des Metcalfe, des Cathcart, des
Elgin, ne peut-on pas dire que 1'on y prepare encore ses destinees en
y elevant les meres de families de demain, a qui 1'on sait inspirer
une fidelite sans defaillance au trone comme a 1'autel.
A peine Montreal etait-il ne, que de la France accourait a son ber-
ceau une femme aussi grande par 1'intelligence que par le coaur.
Cette femme, 1'histoire Fa appelee ' 1'Ange de Ville Marie,' 1'Eglise
la nomme ' la Venerable Marguerite Bourgeois,' ici nous lui disons ;
' Ma Mere ! ' Son institut, si humble a ses origines, compte aujour-
d'hui treize cents religieuses donnant 1'instruction a vingt-sept mille
enfants que nous avons 1'insigne privilege de representer aux pieds
de vos Altesses Royales.
Villa Maria, heureuse de vous offrir le loyal hommage de la grande
famille de Notre-Dame, sera fie re d'aj outer votre nom, Gracieuse
Altesse, celui du prince George Frederic de Cornwall et d'York, aux
noms de leurs Altesses Royales le prince Arthur et la princesse Louise,
ses illustres visiteurs d'autrefois.
Puisse ' Celui de qui relevent les empires ' entendre notre priere,
et verifier pour vos Altesses Royales cette parole de 1'Ecriture :
' Vous regnerez par la verite, la douceur et la justice, et votre droite
operera des merveilles.'
LES RELIGIEUSES ET LES ELEVES DE VlLLA-MARIA.
19 septembre 1901.
Cette adresse a ete lue par
MADEMOISELLE Y. BEAUBIEN.
APPENDIX NO. VI 183
FROM THE CONVENT OF VILLA MARIA, MONTREAL.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Eothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The distinguished honour your Royal Highness graciously deigns
to confer on our institution to-day, naturally calls for an expression
of dutiful thanks and sincerest gratitude to your Koyal Highness,
and of devoted loyalty to the throne and empire.
We realize, however, that our words can no more measure the
depth of our feelings, than the soft murmur of waves breaking on a
lonely beach can gauge the waters which first started them into
motion. Nevertheless, the practised ear never mistakes the rushing
sound of shallow rivers for the low complaining of the ocean, nor the
conventional protestations of devotion for the simple language of
the heart. Hence we shall use the homely but expressive phrase,
Caed mille failthe, a hundred thousand welcomes.
Whilst we are proud our beloved Dominion can receive your
Royal Highness with all the pomp and splendour of naval and mili-
tary, as well as civic display, and thus give evidence of our material
strength, we rejoice to know that this alone does not constitute for
your Royal Highness the greatness and glory of a nation. Like
your illustrious ancestor King Alfred, the founder of our literature,
you recognize that education is as necessary to national prosperity
as military prowess. In organizing schools to regenerate his king-
dom, the great Saxon did not confine his attention to those for men,
but was careful to establish convents for the moral and intellectual
culture of women over one of which, that at Shaftesbury, his daugh-
ter Ethelgeove was constituted abbess. We would fain believe that
like him, the greatest, perhaps of English kings, your Royal High-
ness in deigning to visit our convent wishes to show personal interest
in the work of education for women. For this we are deeply grate-
ful.
That throughout this dear Canada of ours the affection of a people
loyal to the British constitution greet the heir apparent to the crown
and his gracious consort, and that the best gifts of heaven fall in
abundant measure upon them shall be the prayer of the religious
and pupils of Villa Maria.
This address was read by
Miss FRANCES McGuiRE.
184 THE KOYAL, TOUK IN CANADA
REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING.
The Duchess and I thank you sincerely for the kind sentiments
contained in the addresses which you have presented to us.
We are pleased to have an opportunity of visiting this ancient and
well known institution, which is associated with the memory of its
saintly foundress, and to form some idea of the great and responsi-
ble work to which you have so unselfishly devoted yourselves.
It is our earnest hope that abundant success may continue to bless
your noble endeavours.
MONTREAL, 19th September, 1901.
For the reply in French of his Royal Highness see page 40.
FROM McGILL UNIVERSITY.
To His Royal Highness Prince Gearge Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The governors, principal, and fellows of McGill University desire
to offer you a very cordial welcome on your arrival in the commer-
cial metropolis of Canada. Along with the civic authorities and the
general body of the citizens, they joyfully embrace the opportunity
of testifying to their loyalty to the throne, and to the pride with
which they cherish in common with all who represent the British
name beyond the seas the feeling of partnership in the privileges
and responsibilities of a great imperial inheritance.
The progress which your Royal Highness has been making through
countries which own the British sway has been no ordinary pleasure
tour. We do not forget that it was undertaken at a time when the
claims of private grief might well have disinclined you to leave your
home circle. But in the interests of the Empire you set everything
aside, and we know that the sacrifice thus made has not been without
its advantages. In former days the education of an English gentle-
man was not considered to have been completed till he had made the
grand tour of Europe: henceforth it will be the prerogative of every
succeeding heir to the British crown to strengthen his personal feel-
ings of patriotic pride, and to deepen his sense of imperial responsi-
APPENDIX NO. VI 185
bility, as well as to confer great gratification upon millions of loyal
and enthusiastic British subjects by coming into actual contact, on
its own territory, with each of the ' new nations within the Empire.'
Nowhere more than in Canada does there exist an intense appre-
ciation of whatever helps to weld together the different portions of
our vast imperial fabric. The people of Montreal still fondly
cherish the memory of the visit which your royal father paid their
city some forty years ago ; and nowhere could a more enthusiastic
greeting be offered to his son and heir the representative of
a long line of kings, and the parent of kings that are to be. That
your Koyal Highness is accompanied by your illustrious consort is
an additional source of gratification to a university whose work for
the higher education of women will always be associated with the
memory of our late Queen Victoria in the college which, by her most
gracious permission, bears her own royal name.
May you long be spared to fill the high place to which you have
been called, continuing to be the mainstay and support of your
august parents. And may all your future career give the fullest
fruition to the hopes and expectations which have been formed of
you by a grateful, an appreciative, and a loyal people.
STRATHCONA,
Chancellor.
W. PETERSON, LL.D.,
Principal.
McGiLL UNIVERSITY,
MONTREAL, 19th September, 1901.
186
TEXT OF DIPLOMA GRANTED BY MCGILL UNIVERSITY TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
THE DUKE OF CORNWALL AND YORK.
UNIVERSITAS MACGILLIANA.
Monte Regio in Provincia Canadensi Sita Omnibus Ad Quos Hae
Litterae Praesentes Pervenerint Salutem.
Cum Gradus Academici non solum hoc consilio instituti fuerint
ut homines ingenio et doctrina praestantes insignibus honoris praeter
cseteros ornarentur, yerum etiam ne laude bene merita careat si quis,
excelso praesertim loco natus, optime de republica meruerit.
Nos Regentes, Primarius, et Socii Universitatis et Collegii Mac-
gilliani nobilissimum illustrissimum Principem, Georgium Augus-
tum Cornubiae Ducem, Ducem Eboraci, Doctorem in utroque Jure
Honoris causa renuntiavimus et constituimus. Cujus in rei testi-
monium Sigillum Universitatis hisce Litteris rite subscripts adpo-
nendum curavimus.
Dataa in Comitiis sollemnibus die undevicesimo, Mensis Sep-
tembris, Anno Domini, MCMI.
STRATHCONA,
Cancellarius.
GULIELMUS PETERSON,
[L.S.] Primarius.
GULIELMUS C. MACDONALD,
e Regentibus.
ROBERTUS CRAIK,
e Sociis.
GUALTERUS VAUGHAN,
Tabularius.
(Translation.)
McGill University, To All Unto Whom These Presents Come,
Greeting.
Whereas, academical degrees were instituted not only to the end
that those who are eminent for ability and learning should be speci-
ally complimented with honourable distinctions, but also to secure
that the due meed of praise should not be wanting to any who, born
to high station, has deserved well of the commonwealth ;
We, the Governors, Principal, and Fellows of McGill University
and College, have declared and created the Most Noble and Illust-
rious Prince George Augustus, Duke of Cornwall and York, an Hon-
orary Doctor of Laws.
In testimony whereof we have set the seal of the University to the
present letters, duly subscribed.
Given in convocation, on the 19th day of September, A.D., 1901.
APPENDIX NO. VI 187
TEXT OF DIPLOMA GRANTED BY MCGILL UNIVERSITY TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS
THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND YORK.
UNIVERSITAS MACGILLIANA.
Monte Regio in Provincia Canadensi Sita, Omnibus Ad Quos Hae
Litterse Prsesentes Pervenerint Sahitem.
Cum Gradus Academici non solum hoc consilio instituti fuerint
ut homines ingenio et doctrina praestantes insignibus honoris,
prseter ca3teros ornarentur, verum etiam ne laude bene merita careat
si quis, excelso prsesertim loco natus, optime de republica meruerit.
Nos Regentes Primarius, et Socii Universitatis et Collegii Mac-
gilliani nobilissimam illustrissimam Principem, Victoriam Mariam
Cornubise Ducissam, Ducissam Eboraci, Doctorem in utroque Jure
Honoris causa renuntiavimus et constituimus. Cujus in rei testi-
monium Sigillum Universitatis hisce Litteris rite subscriptis ad-
ponendum curavimus.
Datse in Comitiis sollemnibus die undevicesimo, Mensis Septem-
bris, Anno Domini, MCMI.
STRATHCONA,
Cancellarius.
GULIELMUS PETERSON,
[L.S.] Primarius.
GULIELMUS C. MACDONALD,
e Regentibus.
GUALTERUS VAUGHAN,
Tabularius.
(Translation.)
McGill University, To All Unto Whom These Presents Come,
Greeting.
Whereas academical degrees were instituted not only to the end
that those who are eminent for ability and learning should be speci-
ally complimented with honorable distinctions, but also to secure
that the due meed of praise should not be wanting to any who, born
to high station, has deserved well of the commonwealth ;
We, the Governors, Principal, and Fellows of McGill University
and College, have declared and created the Most Noble and Illust-
rious Princess Victoria Mary, Duchess of Cornwall and York, an
Honorary Doctor of Laws.
In testimony whereof we have set the seal of the University to the
present letters, duly subscribed.
Given in convocation, on the 19th day of September, A.D., 1901.
188 THE ROYAL TOUE IN CANADA
FROM THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, McGILL UNIVERSITY.
ADDRESS FROM THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MCGILL
COLLEGE ON THE OCCASION OF THE FORMAL OPENING OF THE NEW
MEDICAL BUILDINGS BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF CORNWALL
AND YORK.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE
DUCHESS OF CORNWALL AND YORK:
On behalf of McGill University, and more especially on behalf of
its faculty of medicine, we, as members, teachers and workers in the
faculty and in the university, beg leave to offer to your Royal High-
nesses a most cordial and respectful welcome to our new medical
buildings; and at the same time to express to your Royal Highness,
our grateful appreciation of the honour done us, in graciously con-
senting to assist at the dedication of our buildings to the eminently
humane and humanizing work to which they are to be devoted.
The medical school connected with our faculty, has been in active
operation since 1824, more than three-quarters of a century. For
the first five years, the school was known as the Montreal Medical
Institution ; but in 1829, it was incorporated with McGill University
and became its medical faculty.
At the opening of the medical school in 1824, the number of stu-
dents was only 25, and at the time of its incorporation with the
university in 1829, the number had only increased to 30. Twenty
years later, in 1849, the number was only 44 ; and in 1889, when the
faculty was in its sixtieth year, the number had grown to 227 ;,
while last year, its seventy-second year, the number was 490,
within a few units of 500.
But the large influx of students, more particularly in recent years,
means much more than a mere increase in numbers. It means a
greatly increased area from which students are being drawn.
The provinces of Quebec and Ontario formerly supplied nine-
tenths of all our students ; now, 40 per cent of them come to us from
homes outside of these provinces ; from all the other provinces of
the Dominion, from Newfoundland, from the United States, (10 per
cent of the whole number), from the West Indies, from the British
Islands; and last year, from across the continent and the Pacific
Ocean, two students from China and one from Japan.
But the growth of our school has not been confined to the number
of its students, nor the area from whence they come. The course of
study, the curriculum, has undergone a corresponding expansion;
and the old methods of teaching by the so-called didactic system,
have been largely superseded by more practical and demonstrative
work in laboratories and at the bedside. These changes, involving
more labour, have rendered necessary a corresponding increase in
the teaching staff. When the school was opened seventy-seven years
APPENDIX NO. VI 189
ago, the teaching staff consisted of four persons. The number is
now over seventy.
So also with the time required for graduation. The old term of
three college sessions, and an additional year with a private practi-
tioner, is no longer sufficient even in second-class schools; while the
most advanced schools and medical councils, which have, until re-
cently, been content with a full four-years' course, are now clamor-
ing for an additional year, to make a complete medical course cover
at least five years.
The rapid growth of our school in so many directions, has made
the question of building accommodation one of constantly recurring
anxiety ; so much so, that this is the seventh time that we have been
obliged to change our quarters; from the modest original building
on Place d'Armes, on the site now occupied by the Bank of Montreal,
to the stately and commodious buildings in which we are now assem-
bled ; and which in accordance with Lord Strathcona's expressed
wishes, are ample enough to accommodate nearly double the number
of the students now in attendance.
The present new buildings are a gift to the university for the uses
of the medical faculty, from two members of Lord Strathcona's
family, Lady Strathcona and the Honourable Mrs. Howard, who,
two years ago, announced to the faculty through Lord Strathcona,
the munificent donation of fifty thousand dollars each, one hundred
thousand dollars in all ; to assist in providing additional accommoda-
tion for the faculty, and to relieve the overcrowding which was be-
ginning to interfere seriously with the progress of its work.
It is difficult to find words fitly to express our great sense of the
benefits conferred upon us by Lord Strathcona and his family. They
have been our good angels, without whose help we never could have
risen much above the struggling level at which his Lordship found
us in 1882, when our needs and our struggles first attracted his sym-
pathetic attention.
It would be tedious to recite all the many benefits conferred upon
the faculty by Lord Strathcona and his family. In money alone
they have given us upwards of a quarter of a million of dollars ; and
incidentally his Lordship was instrumental in securing for us the
Campbell Memorial Fund, amounting to upwards of fifty thousand
dollars more.
^ And how may we best hope to repay them for these magnificent
gifts? Clearly, by striving earnestly to deserve them; to live up to
them by maintaining and advancing the highest ideals of our faculty
and our profession; by sending out graduates who shall take high
rank among their fellows ; mindful at all times of the sacredness of
human life, and the sanctity of human suffering.
I shall now have the honour of begging the acceptance by your
Royal Highness of this little casket of Labradorite, a native Cana-
190 THE ROYAL TOUE IN CANADA
dian mineral from Labrador, inclosing a key by which our doors
may be opened or closed.
Bearing in mind that this key is in the keeping of our future king,
we shall ever be mindful to use its duplicates as he would wish them
to be used, in closing firmly our doors to everything that is ignoble
or mean, and opening them widely to all that is good, pure and
honourable.
On behalf of the university and its faculty of medicine.
ROBERT CRAIK, M.D., LL.D.,
Dean.
REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING.
It is a great pleasure to the Duchess and myself to be here to-day,
and we sincerely thank you for the kind words of welcome in your
address, and for the hearty manner in which you have given expres-
sion to those sentiments. I am glad to have the opportunity of testi-
fying to our deep appreciation of the manifestations of loyalty and
good will with which we were yesterday greeted by the citizens of
the commercial metropolis of Canada. We feel very glad that it was
possible to avail ourselves of the gratifying invitation to your great
country, and we look forward with keen anticipation to becoming
acquainted with its different provinces, its historical associations,
and its beautiful and stupendous works of nature.
We feel certain that it will prove in every way a happy final stage
in that long and memorable voyage to which your address refers in
such kindly terms. Any sacrifices which may have been entailed
upon us in the fulfilment of the proud mission entrusted to me by
my dear father have been more than compensated for by the gene-
rous sympathetic enthusiasm which has been so universally displayed
towards us ; by the vast experience gained; and by the hope that in
some slight degree we have assisted in consolidating and thereby
strengthening our great empire.
The Duchess and I are proud to become identified with your dis-
tinguished university by the degrees which we have now had the
honour to receive. The fame of the benefactions which it has
recently received from such patrons as Lord Strathcona and Sir
William MacDonald has been world wide. Its general welfare, in-
cluding that of the Eoyal Victoria College, associated as that in-
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stitution will be for all time with the memory of our late beloved
Queen, as well as with the unparalleled munificence of your honour-
ed chancellor, will be a fresh source of interest and concern in the
joint lives of those who to-day find themselves your two junior
graduates.
FROM THE PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF THE CHURCH
OF ENGLAND, MONTREAL.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., O.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlQHNESS :
We, the Archbishop, Bishops, Clergy and Lay Delegates of the Pro-
vincial Synod of Canada, representing in this part of the Dominion
the national Church of England, of which his most gracious Majesty
King Edward VII. is the supreme governor, desire humbly to assure
your Royal Highness of the heartfelt pleasure with which we join
with others in welcoming yourself and your gracious consort to the
loyal Dominion of Canada. Cherishing the best traditions of the
mother church in England, we prize this opportunity of renewing our
expressions of devotion to a throne which for more than a thousand
years has been identified with the nation's destinies. As the heir
of that great throne your Royal Highness has been discharging a
function of unwonted significance the inauguration of the federal
commonwealth of Australia. Here in Canada began the movement
of which that inauguration is the happy sequel. With thankfulness
to the divine disposer of events, we are also permitted to recall that
in the religious sphere the Anglican Church in Canada led the way
in adapting an ancient polity to the needs of to-day by the suggestion
of an ascending series of synods, culminating in the Pan-Anglican
Conference at Lambeth. The request for such a conference was
made by this provincial synod, of which the Most Reverend Francis
Eulford, Doctor of Divinity, and first metropolitan of Canada, was
president, and it was the same able prelate and ' humble man of
heart ' who, on behalf of the Canadian Church, received our Gracious
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Sovereign when, as Prince of Wales, his Majesty visited this part of
his dominions.
In our joyous hour there is but one shadow on our satisfaction
the thought that Victoria, the good, venerable mother of her people,
shares not in this renewal of the pledges of our love. But the blessed
memory of her long and beneficent life, and the unfailing sympathy
which, from its fountain head in the royal household, spread in life-
giving streams to the utmost bounds of the empire, and embraced
the very least of her subjects that, your Koyal Highness, is our
common heritage and undying solace. May it strengthen the bond
between sovereign and people through the generations to come.
With undiminished devotion we lay the tribute of our loyalty at
the foot of the throne, and pray, on behalf of your Eoyal Highness
and your gracious Consort, for the blessing and support of Him who
is King of Kings, Lord of Lords, and the only ruler of Princes.
W. B. MONTREAL,
Archbishop.
JAMES CARMICHAEL,
Prolocutor.
W. A. CLARK,
Clerical Sec. Lower House.
J. J. MASON,
Lay Sec. Lower House.
REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING.
MY LORD ARCHBISHOP AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF
CANADA:
The Duchess and I greatly appreciate the kind words of your ad-
dress, and we heartily thank you for the welcome to which they give
expression. It will, I know, be gratifying to the King to receive
from you as representing in this part of the Dominion the national
church of England a renewal of your assurances of devotion to his
throne, and to know that by your zealous, patient, self-sacrificing
labours, is maintained in Canada that grand tradition which is the
noble heritage of the Anglican Church.
Your sympathetic allusions to the overwhelming loss recently sus-
tained by the Church and nation, have deeply touched me. I fully
share with you the hope that the common sorrow, evoked by the
death of her late beloved Majesty, may draw closer the ties which had
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multiplied and waxed stronger through the bright example of her
long and glorious reign.
I earnestly trust that the Almighty may ever guide the counsels
and bless the labours of this synod.
FROM THE PEOPLE OF GLENGARRY.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince cf
Saxe-Col>ourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., Q.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR KOYAL HlGHNESS :
The loyal subjects of his Majesty the King who comprise the peo-
ple of this historic county of Glengarry cannot deny themselves the
opportunity offered by the passage of your Royal Highness through
the- county and your stoppage at Alexandria, of stating to you the
pride and gratification which your visit affords them, and at the
same time of expressing to you the sentiments of loyalty which they
entertain to the throne and person of their beloved sovereign, the
King, your father.
That the people of Glengarry should be animated by that feeling
of stern and unbending loyalty to the King is not surprising when
it is borne in mind that the earliest settlers of the county were
United Empire Loyalists, whose privilege it was to lay broad and
deep the foundation of that imperial unity which has since permeated
the whole Empire, and in its defence and for the cause, to sacrifice
their homes and endure every form of hardship and suffering with
which humanity could be afflicted, rather than surrender their birth-
right as British subjects. That generation of our forbears in truth
exemplified that glorious principle,
' For honour's sake to leave all aside
And still keep true whate'er betide.'
Nor did the next generation prove unworthy of such sires, as was
shown by the alacrity with which they sprang to arms in defence of
the country and monarchial institutions, when nearly a hundred years
ago a prolonged and determined attempt was made to separate us
from the mother country. It is with just and laudable pride that
we can truthfully affirm that the county of Glengarry turned out
practically to a man to maintain British connection and we can point
to the achievements of the Glengarry Light Infantry Regiment and
the Glengarry militia in proof of the assertion that it was in large
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measure due to them, their efforts and services that the people of
Canada and we their descendants, are to-day in a position to declare
that ' British subjects we were born and British subjects we shall
die.'
Upon every subsequent occasion when opportunity was afforded,
our people never hesitated in proving the strength and sincerity of
their convictions nor failed in the discharge of their whole duty to
the sovereign.
That devotion which is thus inherited and which was always evin-
ced to our late dearly beloved Queen will ever be continued by us
towards his present gracious Majesty, who exemplifies in his person
every attribute which is dear to our hearts, and, with the help of
God, will be handed down by us to our children and our children's
children as a priceless heritage, to be continued to you and your royal
line for ever.
We rejoice to know that your tour throughout the outlying
portions of the Empire ' Britain beyond the seas ' has thus far
proved so gratifying and enjoyable to her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Cornwall and York and yourself, and we venture to
anticipate that your progress on Canadian soil from the Atlantic to
the Pacific and return, will convince you that the people of ' our
true North ' yield to those of no other portion of the King's Dom-
inions in the heartiness of their welcome or the manifestation of
their appreciation of the honour done to the people of Outer Britain
by the visit of yourself and her Royal Highness the Duchess, who
is additionally endeared to us as being the daughter of that typical
British princess, the Princess Mary of Cambridge, Duchess of Teck,
so gracious and so good. Your visit is tempered by a feeling of sad-
ness only by reason of the fact that it was planned by our late
lamented Queen, the last proof of her abiding love towards and in-
terest in those of her people who were separated from her by the
seas but never in their hearts, and that it was not vouchsafed to her
to witness its progress and its joyfulness, and to realize, please
heaven, its safe and happy termination.
That God may long preserve the King and your Royal and beloved
mother, and that he may always have you, the Duchess of Cornwall
and York, and your children in His keeping, is the earnest and con-
stant prayer of the people of Glengarry.
Signed on behalf of the people,
DONALD MCMILLAN, Senator of Canada, Chairman.
J. T. SCHELL, M.P. for Glengarry.
E. H. TIFFANY, Secretary of Com.
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FROM THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF OTTAWA.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., E.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
With sentiments of the most profound gratification at the oppor-
tunity thus afforded us, we, the mayor and corporation of the city
of Ottawa, in the name of all our citizens offer to your Royal High-
ness a sincere and hearty welcome to the capital of the Dominion
of Canada, and humbly beg to assure your Royal Highness of our
unswerving loyalty and devotion to the throne and person of his
Majesty the King.
It is but natural that the presence of your Royal Highness should
recall the ever memorable occasion when your august father visited
the then infant capital, and laid the cornerstone of those legislative
halls which, in their massive and enduring character, afford to-day a
fitting symbol of our inalienable attachment to those great prin-
ciples of constitutional government to which are due in no small
measure the glory and the greatness of the British Empire.
Four decades have since passed away, and the little town which
in the wisdom of the great and good Queen Victoria was chosen for
such high honour has become a nourishing and progressive city of
sixty thousand inhabitants, the home of many and varied industries
and the centre of a great railway system, thus, we are proud to think,
meriting the confidence which the prince, now our Gracious King,
was pleased to express in replying to the address from the corpora-
tion of that day, that 'with increase of population and influence,
Ottawa would prove itself worthy of the country of which it is the
capital and justify its selection by the sovereign.'
It is in the name of this greater Ottawa that we extend loyal and
cordial greetings both to your Royal Highness and to your royal
consort the Duchess of Cornwall and York, whose presence amongst
us adds so greatly to the pleasure of this occasion, and we fervently
hope that your Royal Highnesses may carry back with you to the
motherland only the most pleasant memories of your visit to the
capital of his Majesty's great Dominion beyond the seas.
W. D. MORRIS,
Mayor.
JOHN HENDERSON,
City Clerk.
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FROM THE TOWN OF ALMONTE, ONTARIO.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of, The Isles and Great Steivard of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.O., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR K.OYAL HlGHNESS :
On behalf of the citizens of the town of Almonte it gives us great
pleasure to have the opportunity of welcoming you and her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York on this your first visit
to the Dominion of Canada, our only regret being that time will not
permit your Royal Highness to honour our town by your presence.
We avail ourselves of this propitious occasion to express to your
Royal Highness our loyal devotion and attachment to the person and
throne of his most gracious Majesty the King, and to declare our
humble but fervent admiration of his wisdom, moderation and jus-
tice as a ruler, and also to express our earnest wish that his Majesty's
reign may be long and prosperous.
While we deplore the sad necessity which renders necessary the
active presence of a large army in South Africa, we are thankful that
Canada, along with other colonies, has been privileged to co-operate
with his Majesty's troops in restoring peace and giving freedom and
deliverance to oppressed citizens, and many enslaved native tribes.
We rejoice that this calamitous war has resulted in the growth
amongst us of a sentiment of fellow-feeling with the mother coun-
try and sister colonies which must give stability and unity to the
empire, and we sincerely hope it may be brought to a speedy and suc-
cessful termination.
We earnestly desire to express to you our appreciation of the in-
terest that you take in Canada, one of the oldest colonies of the em-
pire, by travelling through it and visiting its most important cities.
We trust that your increasing acquaintance with the people of
Canada and its great natural resources may be productive of good,
may advance the interests of the country, both socially and civilly,
and weld more firmly together the different nationalities composing
its population.
Our earnest desire is that you and her Royal Highness the Duch-
ess of Cornwall and York may enjoy continual happiness and many
blessings, and that you may retain pleasant recollections of the time
spent in Carada, and return in safety to the mother land.
On behalf of the town of Almonte,
CHAS. SIMPSON,
Mayor.
LEWIS COULTER,
Town Clerk.
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FROM THE TOWN OF CORNWALL, ONTARIO.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, E.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR KOYAL HlGHNESS :
Permit us, with other towns throughout the length and breadth of
this Dominion, to extend a most hearty welcome to your Royal High-
nesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.
The good deeds and noble example handed down by our late be-
loved Queen, will ever remain fresh in our memories, and we are
proud to think of your illustrious ancestry.
We have pleasure in assuring you of our firm attachment and
loyal devotion to the person and crown of his most excellent Majesty
King Edward the Seventh, who bears rule over such a great empire ;
and our sincere prayer is, that he may be long spared to wield the
sceptre over a happy, contented and loyal people.
We have marked with great pleasure and satisfaction, the warm
welcome which has been extended to you in your journey ings in the
dominions beyond the sea ; and we unite with the millions of the
King's devoted subjects throughout the world, in our devotion to
your Royal Highnesses. We sincerely trust that you will return in
health and happiness to our mother country, after completing this
memorable visit to the various parts of the empire.
May your visit to Canada be fraught with pleasure, and may the
King of Kings, who has so signally blessed your illustrious ancestors,
continue to smile upon you, and may long life and happiness be your
portion.
On behalf of the citizens of the town of Cornwall, Ontario.
P. E. CAMPBELL,
Mayor.
GEORGE S. JARVIS,
Clerk.
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FROM THE ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY OF OTTAWA.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., E.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.7.O., LL.D., D.CJj., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR KOYAL HlGHNESS :
Impelled by feelings of the liveliest satisfaction and gratitude
consequent upon the visit of your Eoyal Highness to the self-gov-
erning countries of the outer empire, we, the officers and members
of St. Andrew's Society in Ottawa, desire most cordially to welcome
your Royal Highness and her Royal Highness the Duchess of Corn-
wall and York, to the capital of the Dominion of Canada. Forty
years have elapsed since this society, along with other national so-
cieties, united with the council of Ottawa in giving his most gra-
cious Majesty King Edward a right royal reception in this city, and
we now take occasion to assure your Royal Highness of our devoted
loyalty and sincere affection towards the Throne and person of our
beloved King. .
As Scots and descendants of Scottish men, from his Majesty's
ancient kingdom of Scotland, we rejoice that his Crown still unites
Canada and ourselves with the country of our birth and origin^ as
well as with all the kingdoms and possessions of the British Empire.
We believe it to be a cause of the greatest satisfaction to the peo-
ple of this Dominion that his gracious Majesty has been pleased to
select, as his representative on this occasion, one at once so dis
tinguished in position, so closely connected with his Majesty and
so bound up with the future greatness of the empire as your Royal
Highness. We humbly trust that Almighty God will have m his
keeping your Royal Highness and her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Cornwall and York, while discharging the onerous and responsible
duties which devolve upon you in travelling through those realms o
his Majesty which are still to be visited, and while returning to that
old land which we in common with all his Majesty's subjects through
out the empire still delight to regard as ' home.'
D. B. MACTAVISH, President.
H. H. ROWATT, Secretary.
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FROM THE CANADIANS OF MASSACHUSETTS.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EOYAL HlGHNESS :
In the State of Massachusetts there are nearly three hundred
thousand residents of Canadian birth, and the Canadian Club of
Boston, voicing the sentiments of this vast number, extends to you
a sincere and hearty greeting.
Your presence in our midst recalls the glories of an age illumined
by the reign of the good Queen whose memory is a fragrance that
will last for ever. It strengthens us in the certainty that the future
holds in store for you the record of a dutiful son, a brave, kindly
Christian gentleman; it strengthens in us anew the love we feel for
the old motherland from which we sprung, and it renews our faith
in the great tie which binds Canada and Canadians to the great Brit-
ish Empire, under whose beneficent hands the virgin forests of
Canada have blossomed and her children have grown into stalwart,
loyal, prosperous manhood.
Our great rivers and lakes will whisper to your Royal Highness
the tales of the men and women who opened up civilization in this
vast country and will hereafter mingle with their memories and
whisperings the tale of your kindly visit. The great forests of our
land will bow with the memory of these days when you honoured
them with your presence, and the heart of Canada, whether it moves
on its native soil or pulsates in the great republic on the other side
of the border, will always speak warmly for the family of the great
mother Queen, Victoria, and throb with gladness and good wishes
whenever the memory of your Eoyal Highness' visit to Canada is
recalled.
We, the Canadian residents in the great republic in particular,
desire to establish in your mind the fact that we have not forgotten
our love for the reigning family in England, that we have not lapsed
in our affection for our native land, and that we join with all Canada
in extending to you and her Eoyal Highness, the Duchess of Corn-
wall and York, on this visit to American shores a hearty, generous
welcome, and that we wish you a long, happy and prosperous life,
crowned with success, and filled with the highest measure of success
contentment.
For the Canadian Club of Boston,
R. H. UPHAM, President.
HENRY W. PATTERSON, V ice-President.
JOHN F. MARSTERS, Secretary.
BOSTON, 9th September, 1901.
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FROM THE ST. PATRICK'S LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIA-
TION OF OTTAWA.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, E.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR KOYAL HlGHNESS t
The members of the St. Patrick's Literary and Scientific Associa-
tion of Ottawa desire to convey to your Koyal Highness and the
Duchess of Cornwall and York the assurance of a most cordial and
loyal welcome to Canada. .
A country which retains, with an unchanged interest the tradition
of the residence of his Koyal Highness the Duke of Kent; which re-
calls with an affectionate remembrance the brilliant tour of his Ma-
jesty the King through the old provinces of Canada; and which has
had the honour of earlier visits from your Koyal Highness, welcomes
you with all the greater satisfaction when you come, accompanied
by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York, and occu-
pying, under the changed conditions of the dynasty, so near a rela-
tion to the throne.
The conditions of our national life have also been so rapidly
changing, that each visit from a member of the royal family of
Great Britain finds our people more numerous and prosperous ; our
institutions more diverse and stable ; our attachment to the throne
more assured. Future visits may find us stiU more prosperous and
strong; they can hardly find us more respectfully devoted to the
best interests of the Empire.
We noted with great satisfaction the enthusiastic reception ac-
corded to your Royal Highnesses in New Zealand and in the states
of the commonwealth of Australia, and we feel that an equally warm
reception will greet you in all parts of this wide Dominion.
' That greater Britain lying beyond the seas ' is the home of a
contented people, happy in the enjoyment of a form of government
that while subordinate to the true interest, welfare and prosperity
of the great Empire of which they are proud to form a part, yet
wisely permits the people to regulate and control their own local and
domestic affairs, thus ensuring that loyalty and fidelity to the cen-
tral power which alone can make it invincible.
The people of Canada through their representatives in parliament
have on several occasions pointed out how much the Empire would
be strengthened if those principles of self-government existing in
New Zealand, Australia and Canada were applied to Ireland and
possibly to other parts of the British Isles. And we hope that the
day is not far distant when British statesmen will recognize the
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wisdom of gratifying the national aspirations by extending those
principles of local self-government to Ireland.
Assuring your Royal Highness of the great pleasure your welcome
visit gives us, and of our prayers for the welfare and happiness of
all the members of the royal family.
We have the honour to be, your loyal and devoted servants,
St. Patrick's Literary and Scientific Association of Ottawa.
[L.S.] D'ARCY SCOTT, President.
JOHN DALY, Secretary.
OTTAWA, 20th September, 1901.
FROM THE TOWN OF BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Eothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Colourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlOHNESS :
The corporation and the citizens of the town of Brockville deem
it a very high honour to be permitted to join in welcoming your
Royal Highness and the Duchess of Cornwall and York to Canada.
In no part of his Majesty's dominions is there a greater spirit of
devotion to the Crown and the Royal Family than in the old town
of Brockville. Our town was at his own instance named after Sir
Isaac Brock, the hero of Upper Canada, whose bravery and skill so
largely contributed to save our country for the British Crown.
Our town was founded by United Empire Loyalists, who had
fought and suffered to preserve the unity of the empire and whose
descendants to this day are amongst us, and the same spirit animates
our breasts, as so many of our young townsmen showed so practically
when they went with eagerness to South Africa to fight for Queen
and empire.
The older residents of our town still remember with interest the
visit of his Majesty, when Prince of Wales, to our town, as one of
the epoch-marking events of our history.
We trust that in passing through our town your Highness will
observe the many natural advantages which distinguish our town,
and what our citizens have themselves done towards making beauti-
ful and enjoyable homes.
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We beg respectfully to wish your Royal Highness a pleasant and
enjoyable visit to Canada, and would express our earnest prayer that
you may carry away kindly recollections of Canada and its people.
[L.S.] W. S. BUELL,
Mayor.
GEORGE A. MCMULLEN,
Town Cleric.
FROM THE TOWN OF ARNPRIOR, ONTARIO.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The citizens of the town of Arnprior most respectfully beg leave
to extend their warmest greetings and most sincere welcome to youi-
Royal Highness and to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Corn-
wall and York.
When in the year 1860 your Royal father was graciously pleased
to visit the little village which then occupied the place where the
town of Arnprior now stands, the people of the upper Ottawa valley
gathered from far and near to prove their devotion and loyalty to
the reigning family. We now wish to assure your Royal Highness
that throughout all the time that has elapsed since then our de-
votion to the throne of Britain and our attachment to British in-
stitutions has even grown stronger and deeper with the passing
years.
It is our warmest hope and prayer that it may please Divine Pro-
vidence to grant to your Royal Highness and to her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Cornwall and York, a long and happy life, and in
the fulness of time to call upon you to reign over a prosperous,
peaceful and united British Empire.
CLAUDE McLACHLiN,
Mayor.
GEO. E. NEILSON,
Town Clerk.
ARNPRIOR, Canada, 20th September, 1901.
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FROM THE TOWN OF RENFREW, ONTARIO.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.O.,
P.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EOYAL HlGHNESS :
The municipal corporation of the town of Renfrew representing
a happy community, in which the descendants of English, Irish,
Scotch, French, Polish and German live side by side in amity, free-
dom and prosperity heartily join our neighbour towns in welcoming
your Royal Highness to the Ottawa valley in expressing appreciation
of your visit, and of the opportunity it affords to attest our loyalty
to British institutions and to the members of the Royal Family.
Our prayer is that you may both long be spared to, in due course,
carry into the ruling of the affairs of the empire the traditions of
wise and fruitful government so gloriously exemplified by our late
most gracious Majesty and by his present Majesty Kins? Edward
VII.
W. E. SMALLFIELD, Mayor.
H. N. Moss, Councillor.
WM. MILLS, Councillor.
ARTHUR GRAVELLE, Councillor.
RONALD MCFAYDEN, Councillor.
WM. McVEiGH, Councillor.
CHAS. J. SCOTT, Councillor.
JAS. K. ROCHESTER, Town Clerk.
FROM THE TOWN OF PERTH, ONTARIO.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, E.G.,
P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The citizens of the town of Perth desire to present their most
cordial respects to your Royal Highness, and to welcome you once
more to Canada.
The presence of her Royal Highness the Duchess of York on this
occasion lends additional warmth to the welcome of our people.
204 THE ROYAL, TOUR IN CANADA
Representing as we do in so many cases a line of ancestry British
by origin, military by history, and loyal by instinct and tradition,
we are proud to extend to your Royal Highness the assurance of a
loyalty so well guaranteed.
To her Majesty the late Queen Victoria, we gave during her long
and glorious reign the reverence which her virtues commanded, and
the obedience which a due respect for her authority required.
To her successor, his Majesty King Edward VII., we transfer in
unabated force the loyalty we gave to the late good and gracious
Queen.
Your Royal Highness will be pleased to accept the assurance and
to convey to his Majesty the tribute of our loyal respect and obedi-
ence.
A prosperous people under free institutions, we are proud of the
ancient and mighty empire of which Canada forms a part, and for
which our sons have on many occasions at home and abroad offered
the sacrifice of their lives.
That this empire may continue great and this country free ; that
his Majesty and his gracious Queen Alexandra may long reign over
his united kingdom and his dominions beyond the seas ; and that
your Royal Highness and the Duchess of Cornwall may share in the
happiness and prosperity of the King's reign, is our most sincere
desire and shall be our perpetual prayer.
Renewing the assurance of our gratification at your Royal High-
ness' presence amongst us, we have the honour to be on behalf of
the town of Perth,
Your most obedient servants,
J. A. STEWART,
Mayor.
J. A. KERR,
Clerk.
FROM THE CITY OF HULL.
A Son Altesse Royale George Frederic Ernest Albert, Due de Corn-
wall et d'York, Due de Rothesay, Prince de Saxe-Cobourg et
Gotha, et Due de Saxe ; Comte de Carrick et Inverness,
Baron de Renfrew et Killarney, Lord des lies et Grand Sene-
chal d'Ecosse, E.G., P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.,
LL.D., D.C.L., etc., etc.
Qu'lL PLAISE A VOTRE ALTESSE ROYALE :
Si son Altesse daigne jeter ses regards par dela le roc ou, qua-
rante ans passes, son auguste pere, maintenant notre roi bien-aime,
venait poser la pierre angulaire de nos edifices parlementaires, elle
APPENDIX NO. VI 205
apercevra une jeune cite, nouveau phenix, qui, quatre fois deja rena-
quit de ses cendres, et dans laquelle se retrouvent a peine les traces
de 1'effroyable catastrophe qui, il y a un an, epouvantait le monde
par son horreur et par son intensite.
Hull, la cite soeur de la capitale, depose a ses pieds, I'hommage
respectueux de sa loyaute, de son devouement et de son inalterable
attachement a la couronne et aux institutions britanniques.
Nous, ses habitants, avons un titre de plus a nous approcher de
leurs Altesses, un devoir plus touchant encore a remplir aupres de
leurs royales personnes; nous avons une dette de reconnaissance a
acquitter, et nous les prions d'en accepter aujourd'hui, dans cet
humble hommage, le modeste paiement: Nous devons remercier en
elles, et la regrettee souveraine qui compatit de tout son coeur gene-
reux a nos douloureuses angoisses, et la metropole qui, dans un elan
de generosite et de compassion inoubliables, envoya a travers les
mers, son obole magnanime a ceux dont le fleau avait devaste le
foyer, aux veuves et aux orphelins que le feu avait depouilles du
produit de leurs rudes labeurs.
La population de Hull toute entiere remercie leurs Altesses, et
maintenant les convie a juger par elles-memes, qu'elle etait bien
digne de leur compassion, et qu'elle a su employer a bien les secours
dont elle a ete comblee.
Au sein de notre cite, les deux races qui travaillent ensemble a la
prosperite du Canada et a la grandeur de 1'Empire, rivalisent de
zele pour accomplir la grande tache qui nous est devolue sur ce con-
tinent, et dont le drapeau qui nous couvre et nous protege recueille
toute la gloire. La main dans la main, sans arriere pensee et sans
prejuge, Canadiens de diverses origines, egalement loyaux sujets de
la couronne, nous ne songeons qu'a assurer 1'avenir de notre com-
mune patrie, et a transmettre a nos fils le respect et 1'amour des
nobles souverains qui nous ont donne la pleine jouissance des liber-
tes qui nous sont cheres. Intimement unie a la capitale, par un dou-
ble lien de fer et d'acier, dont le dernier et le plus somptueux chainon
s'est inaugure recemment, Hull se joint a Ottawa pour souhaiter a
leurs Altesses une bienvenue dont la valeur reside surtout dans son
entiere sincerite, sa loyaute et sa cordialite.
Que leurs Altesses en demeurent convaincues, ces journees pas-
sees parmi leurs sujets canadiens resteront gravees dans la memoire
des grands et des petits de la cite de Hull ; on en parlera longtemps
dans nos foyers, et longtemps, nos prieres adressees a 1'Eternel leur
feront large part dans nos vceux de bonheur et de succes.
Avec 1'assurance de notre fidelite et de notre loyaute, qu'il plaise
a leurs Altesses d'agreer 1'expression du profond attachement et de
1'amour sincere et reconnaissant de leur loyale cite de Hull.
V. O. FALARDEAU, maire,
JOHN F. BOULT, Cite de Hull
Greffier de la cite.
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FROM THE ST. JEAN BAPTISTE SOCIETY OF OTTAWA.
A Son Altesse Royale George Frederic Ernest Albert, Due de Corn-
wall et d'York, Due de Rothesay, Prince de Saxe-Cobourg et
Gotha, et Due de Saxe ; Comte de Carrick et Inverness,
Baron de Renfrew et Killarney, Lord des lies et Grand Sene-
chal d'Ecosse, K.G., P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.Q.,
LL.D., D.C.L., etc., etc.
Qu'lL PLAISE A VOTRE ALTESSE ROYALE :
C'est avec 1'ame tressaillante d'emotion que nous venons vous sou-
haiter la bienvenue et vous offrir en meme temps le temoignage de
notre loyaute envers la couronne d'Angleterre. Nous avons au
cceur un vif sentiment d'orgueil de pouvoir contempler en votre Al-
tesse Royale 1'heritier presomptif du trone du plus vaste empire du
monde. Et puis, nous aimons a dire, bien haut, la loyaute que nous
portons a cette couronne sous laquelle sont ecloses toutes nos liber-
tes civiles et religieuses.
Notre loyaute, votre Altesse Royale, est vaste et profonde ; vaste
comme 1'empire britannique, dont nous sommes une parcelle, et pro-
fonde comme tout sentiment humain qui prend sa racine dans la
reconnaissance et sa force dans 1'orgueil envers 1'objet aime.
Sans doute que dans ce pays, les Canadiens-Frangais ont eu leurs
epreuves, subi leurs persecutions de la part de fonctionnaires peu
scrupuleux et infideles aux devoirs qui leur etaient assignes par leurs
augustes souverains. Mais toujours, la-bas, au dela de 1'ocean, lors-
que nous allions deposer nos plaintes aux pieds de nos rois, nous
avoiis ete ecoutes avec sympathie, et la justice vers nous coulait
abondante de cette source limpide que 1'on a si bien appelee le ' Brit-
ish Fair Play.' Notre gratitude s'est alors manifested par un atta-
chement sans cesse grandissant, notre histoire en porte le temoi-
gnage. Et la, surtout, ou nos liens se sont resserres davantage avec
la Grande-Bretagne, ce fut durant le regne merveilleux de la noble
reine que Dieu vient de rappeler a lui. Mais de meme que nous
avons aime tendrement notre reine, de meme nous aimerons notre
roi, et de meme nous cherirons 1'heritier qui plus tard sera, sans
doute, appele a veiller sur les destinees de 1'empire britannique.
En terminant, que votre Altesse Royale veuille bien transmttre
a sa noble et gracieuse epouse, la Duchesse Royale, nos respectueux
hommages, et veuille aussi bien lui dire que nous serons heureux si
elle pent conserver de notre pays un souvenir inoubliable.
LA SOCIETE ST-JEAN-BAPTISTE D'OTTAWA,
J. U. VINCENT, president.
J. O. T. LEMAY, secretaire.
APPENDIX NO. VI 207
FROM THE TOWN OF AYLMER, QUEBEC.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c.. &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EOYAL HlGHNESS '.
In accordance with the wishes of our fellow townsmen, it becomes
our pleasing duty to respectfully tender to your Royal Highness a
most hearty and loyal welcome to the capital city of the Dominion
of Canada.
We feel proud of the privilege to express our gratification for the
high honour you have conferred on the Canadian people by the
illustrious presence, as well, of her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Cornwall and York. It is our sincere wish that your visit to this
portion of the British Empire will be a source of gratification and
pleasure to you as it is, undoubtedly, to the loyal people of this coun-
try. We trust your journey through this vast Dominion, of which
as yet you have but reached the stepping stone, will be pleasant and
agreeable ; we predict as much, as you are certain to find a happy,
free and contented people, enjoying the privileges and freedom of
British subjects of his most Gracious Majesty, King Edward VII.
Your Royal Highness' visit reminds many among us of the visit
of your illustrious father in 1860, when our fathers had the same pri-
vilege as we enjoy to-day, of greeting the heir to the British throne,
and we acclaim to-day, as then, long live the King, long live the
Duke of Cornwall and York.
On behalf of the town of Aylmer, Quebec.
G. C. RAINBOTH,
J. T. WHELAN, Mayor.
Town Clerk.
FROM THE BOARD OF TRADE OF OTTAWA.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G
P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c.< &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The Board of Trade, representing the commerce of the city of
Ottawa, join in extending to you a sincere and hearty welcome on
your visit to the capital city of the Dominion.
208 THE KOYAL TOUR IN CANADA
Coming as your Royal Highness does, direct from the great colo-
nies of the southern hemisphere, founded by men of our race, where
you have seen the evidences of prosperity and progress there mani-
fested, we feel sure that your Koyal Highness will be still further
impressed by the immense possibilities for future development which
will be seen in the commercial and agricultural resources of this
great Dominion resources which will form a material factor in the
prosperity and progress of that Greater Britain, of which we are
proud to believe we form no mean part.
It must be a source of profound satisfaction to your Royal High-
ness to observe in the various parts of the Empire visited by you,
the evidences of the spirit of indomitable energy, perseverance and
enterprise which has earned the British Empire its present proud
position, and which bids fair by the development of its internal re-
sources to render it more independent of the rivalry of its foreign
competitors and maintain its position in the foremost place amongst
the nations.
We have read with pleasure of the enthusiasm with which you have
been received by the people of Australasia and South Africa, but we
can assure your Royal Highness that in no part of his Majesty's
dominions are his throne and person regarded with sentiments of
truer loyalty than those entertained by his Canadian subjects.
We trust that the visit of your Royal Highness may draw yet
closer those ties which bind the various parts of the empire together,
and that a long life of prosperity and happiness may attend your
Royal Highness and your Royal Consort.
Signed on behalf of the Board of Trade of the city of Ottawa.
JOHN COATES, President.
CECIL BETHUNE, Secretary.
OTTAWA, 16th September, 1901.
FROM THE VETERANS' ASSOCIATIONS OF 1866 AND 1870,
OF OTTAWA.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Colourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, E.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
In the years 1866 #nd 1870, our Dominion was invaded by a large
body from the United States, who were enemies of our beloved
Queen. These invasions have been known as the Fenian Raids.
APPENDIX NO. VI 209
As soon as the bugle sounded the loyal volunteers responded to their
country's call, leaving their homes and avocations without any pre-
vious warning and in a few hours a very large force was equipped
and on their way to the front, and soon repelled those who had set
foot on our soil.
The prompt manner in which the call to arms was responded to
by the volunteers assisted by the British troops then in the country
had the effect of not only driving the enemy from our shores but pre-
vented what would have been a very serious matter to our country,
and as a recognition of our services on that occasion her late Ma-
jesty graciously presented each survivor, two years ago, with a hand-
some medal.
The loyal and patriotic spirit then displayed still animates the
breast of every veteran and we hail with pleasure the honour con-
ferred upon our country by being visited by the son of our beloved
King, and we trust that you and her Koyal Highness may enjoy
your stay when here, and when you return we will ask you to convey
to his Majesty our devoted loyalty, love and esteem for his person
and throne.
Signed in behalf of the Veterans Associations of 1866 and 1870 of
Ottawa District.
W. BORTHWICK, President.
W. CHITTY, Secretary.
FROM THE ST. GEORGE'S SOCIETY OF OTTAWA.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.O.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EOYAL HlGHNESS:
The St. George's Society of Ottawa humbly desires to express to
your Koyal Highness the feelings of intense and loyal gratification
experienced in welcoming to the capital of the greatest of Britain's
' Domains beyond the Seas,' one who in all human probability will,
under Divine Providence, at some future date, which your Koyal
Highness as well as ourselves, will wish far removed, be called upon
to rule over the greatest empire the world has ever known.
We would venture to remind your Royal Highness that it was
under the banner of our patron saint ' The blood red cross of St.
George' that England first began to achieve greatness, and to
emerge from a collection of petty states into the fulness of a great and
powerful kingdom whose territories, domains and dependencies form
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210 THE ROYAL, TOUK IN CANADA
a circle round the earth, so that it has been truly said that ' The
sun never sets upon the British possessions.'
The aims and objects of the St. George's Society are not warlike,
they are peaceful ; they are not directed against any other nationality,
nor intended to keep alive racial differences. On the contrary, the
object of the society is benevolence; its constant aim is to engender
good fellowship and kindliness amongst the different races, the
Saxon, the Gael, the Celt and the Gaul, and blend and unite them
into the harmonious and homogeneous whole of Canadians, proud of
our different origins, and proud of keeping alive tender thoughts
and loving recollections of our mother countries; but prouder still
of our own country, the vast Dominion of Canada, and the Great
Empire of which it forms an important part.
The national societies of Canada, although nominally separate,
are really united in their benevolent aims. While preserving dis-
tinct organizations, they are heartily united in devotion to the crown ;
and in nothing are they more united than in their welcome to your
Royal Highness and your Eoyal Consort, as is shown by the fact
that it is shoulder to shoulder, side by side, that they stand together
to-day, on one common platform, to express their pleasure at being
honoured by a visit from your Royal Highness.
The society would respectfully ask that your Royal Highness would
be graciously pleased to accord it the privilege of enrolling the name
of your Royal Highness, together with that of her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Cornwall and York, as patrons of this society.
JOHN A. PHILLIPS, President. B. CHILTON, Steward.
R. L. BROADBENT, Secretary. C. F. WINTER, Second V.P.
JOHN COAXES, First V.P. R. PATCHING, Asst. Secretary.
C. F. WHITNEY, Treasurer. MARCUS SMITH, Past President.
FRED COOK, Past President. WM. WHITE, Past President.
W. LAKE MARLER, Past Pres*. WM. GLIDDON, Past President.
GEORGE Low, Past President. WM. NORTHWOOD, Ex. Com.
E. E. PRINCE, Ex. Com. F. JARMAN, Ex. Com.
F. G. JEMMETT, Ex. Com. H. POLLARD, Chaplain.
J. J. BOGERT, Chaplain. W. TIMBERLAKE, Chaplain.
A. W. MACKAY, Chaplain. A. E. FRIPP, Solicitor.
H. B. SMALL, Physician. C. G. FOLKES, Steward.
THOS. DUNDERDALE, Steward.
W. A. COLE, O. JOLIFFE, W. E. SEED,
GEORGE Cox, E. KEMP, JOHN STORR,
S. J. DAVIS, J- E. Low, W. R. STROUD,
Jos. FAWCETT, GRAHAM MOON, BROWN WALLIS,
JOSHUA Foss, H. J. MORGAN, J- W. H. WATTS,
THOS. HEWLETT, W. PARRIS, THOS. WENSLEY,
WALTER HUNT, H. T. PRITCHARD, A. H. WICKSTEED,
THOS. ILIFF, GEO. H. ROGERS, C. W. WILLIMOT,
E. D. INGALL, J. SARGINSON, LUKE WILLIAMS.
J. B. JACKSON, M. O. SCOTT,
APPENDIX NO. VI 211
FROM THE BAND OF MERCY UNION OF OTTAWA.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., E.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The undersigned, representing the Band of Mercy Union of Ot-
tawa, desire to express the special pleasure with which they and
their co-workers regard the presence of your Royal Highness in
Canada.
That sympathy with the weak and helpless which was the charac-
teristic of the great loving heart of her late Majesty Queen Victoria,
and which as your presidency of our parent body, the Royal Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, shows, actuates your own,
is the mainspring of our endeavours.
Kindness to all innocent living creatures, and care that no cry of
distress shall pass unheeded, are the objects of our work and teach-
ing, and by numerous bands of mercy formed in the schools, our
children are led to realize the happiness which comes with pity and
succour for all things in pain, or sorrow or need.
Forming, as we do, a link in that golden chain of human love
which girdles the earth,, our society welcomes in your Royal High-
nesses the representatives of that large hearted motherland Great Bri-
tain in which so many such links have been forged, and of that gra-
cious family which for so many years has personally exercised the
spirit of mercy and extended its beneficent control.
Signed by president, vice-president and committee of the Ottawa
Band of Mercy Union.
R. H. O'GRADY HALY, Honorary President.
H. POLLARD, Rector of St. John's Church, Ottawa; Canon of
Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa; Rural Dean of
Carleton East, President.
GERALDINE M. O'GRADY HALY, V ice-President.
ANNIE M. POLLARD, V 'ice-President.
WM. MOORE, D.D., ex-Moderator General Assembly Presby-
terian Church, Canada, Vice-President.
SUSAN DAVIES, Vice-President.
MARIA GRANT, Vice-President.
JULIA GWYNNE, President Ottawa Humane Society and Vice-
President Ottawa Band of Mercy Union.
HARRIET COSTIGAN, Vice-President O.B.M.U.
R. H. STEACY, Curate of St. John's Church, Ottawa.
212 THE BOYAL TOTJK IN CANADA
GEO. J. Low, D.D., Canon Christ Church Cathedral and
Rector Trinity Church, Billings' Bridge.
THERESA ARMSTRONG,
ANNIE H. ZOE Low,
FRANCES C. BILLINGS,
J. C. GLASHAN, LL.D.
JOHN A. MACCABE, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.C., Principal of the
Normal School.
FRED. H. D. VIETH, late Captain EM. 63 Regt. and N.8.M.
F. A. DIXON,
ANNIE K. GROVER, Treasurer.
BESSIE VIETH, Hon. Secretary.
FROM THE TOWN OF PEMBROKE, ONTARIO.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Colourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony: Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, E.G.,
P.C.,K.T.. K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L.. &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS:
The citizens of the forest town of Pembroke, on the shore of one
of the noblest of Canada's rivers, the Ottawa, beg to approach your
Royal Highness with assurances of their profound loyalty to the
British throne so long graced by her late Majesty Queen Victoria,
and now by your illustrious and much beloved sire his Majesty King
Edward the Seventh.
We rejoice that we are privileged thus to express to you the hap-
piness afforded us by your presence in our Dominion and your gra-
cious reception of our greeting.
It gives us supreme gratification that we are honoured by the pre-
sence with you of your distinguished Consort whose many estimable
qualities have endeared her to us all.
We fervently pray Almighty God may continue to have you both
in His keeping and pour upon you His choicest blessings with wisdom
mete for the exalted station which He in His providence has called
you to fill.
On behalf of the town of Pembroke, this twentieth day of Sep-
tember, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and one.
JOHN S. MILLAN,
A. J. FORTIER, Mayor.
Town Clerk.
APPENDIX NO. VI 213
FROM THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
In behalf of the Canadians residing in the city of New York,
members of the Canadian Society of New York, we respectfully beg
to present to your Royal Highness and to her Royal Highness, the
Duchess of Cornwall and York, their compliments and their wishes
that your sojourn in the Dominion of Canada will prove most in-
teresting and agreeable to you both, and to assure your Royal High-
ness that they appreciate deeply the honour paid by you to the land
of their birth in your visit, which they are persuaded will draw more
closely the bonds of loyalty and interest that unite the colonies to
the mother land ; and they feel confident that the wealth and pros-
perity of the Dominion and the happiness of her people will speak
with irresistible eloquence to your Royal Highness, and demonstrate
forcibly the power and political influence she is destined to exert in
the affairs of the empire.
With the sorrow of the almost recent death of her late Majesty the
Queen, still upon the members of the Canadian Society, they are now
mourning with sincere sorrow and profound indignation the un-
timely death of the late President of the United States ; and they
know that your Royal Highness and the people of the British Em-
pire feel with loving sympathy the loss thus sustained by a nation,
with which they are identified by relations so many, so subtle, so
cordial and so full of promise for the peace and welfare of the world.
The members of the Canadian Society of New York would respect-
fully request your Royal Highness to express to their Majesties, the
King and the Queen, wishes for their health and that all their days
be days of honour to themselves and of happiness to the empire of
freemen over whom they reign.
THOS. H. BARTINDALE,
President.
HENRY C. HUNTER,
Secretary.
A. J. MCDOUGALL.
FRANK W. MCLAUGHLIN.
NEW YORK CITY, 16th September, 1901.
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FROM THE OJIBWAY INDIANS.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., <&c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR KOYAL HlGHNESS :
The generosity, justice and kindness with which we, the Ojibway
Nation, have been uniformly treated by the royal family of England
induces us, The Grand Indian Council of Ontario, to welcome you
to this province, once an Indian territory, and now a most prosper-
ous section of the Dominion of Canada.
We embrace the opportunity of your Royal Highness' visit here
to give expression to the feelings of gratitude and affection with
which our hearts are filled and to tender to you and her Royal High-
ness, the Duchess of Cornwall and York, the assurance of our devo-
tion and loyalty to your person, the son of our loving King.
Although the long period of quietness with which this country has
been blessed and which has caused jthe ' War Club ' to be buried
under foot, has not afforded us an occasion of furnishing proof of
our courage, we are at all times prepared to defend British rule here
and in any part of the Empire.
We are ready to imitate our forefathers in their prowess in repell-
ing the attacks of the enemies of the country and we, as their descen-
dants, if required, are ready to do our utmost to preserve untarnish-
ed the fame acquired by them when last on the war path in defence
of the British crown.
We fervently hope that your visit will be the means, more than
ever, of increasing our attachment and loyalty to our King and
mighty Empire.
We trust that your Royal Highness' short stay in the country
will give you and yours much joy and pleasure, and that you may
reach your home in comfort and safety, and that on your arrival
there you will convey to his Majesty, our loving King, the assurance
that we, his forest subjects, are not unmindful of the loving care
bestowed upon us by your illustrious and lamented grandmother,
which has not been done in vain.
We hope that his Majesty will continue that same solicitude to-
wards us, and we trust that his Majesty in the goodness of his heart,
amid the activity of affairs of state, will sometimes give a passing
thought to the Indians of Canada.
CHIEF W. B. MCGREGOR, President.
WM. WAWANOSH, 1st V 'ice-President.
PETER MEGISS, 2nd Vice-President.
FRED LAMORANDIERE, Grand Secretary.
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REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING
ADDRESSES PRESENTED AT OTTAWA.
Gentlemen : The large number of addresses which you have pre-
sented to me give eloquent expression to your loyalty to the crown
and attachment to British institutions. It will afford me much
pleasure to communicate to my dear father, the King, these gratify-
ing assurances of devotion to his throne and person. The Duchess
and I sincerely thank you for the kind words of welcome contained
in these addresses and for the heartiness of the reception accorded
to us to-day on our entry into the capital of the Dominion of Canada.
I am much interested to observe from the address of the mayor
and corporation of Hull that by the energy and enterprise of its citi-
zens, that city has already to a great extent recovered from the effects
of the terrible calamity which so recently befell it, a result upon
which I offer them my warm congratulations.
The affection and reverence with which you refer to the loss sus-
tained by the empire in the death of our late dearly loved and
lamented Queen, and of the noble lessons of her life and example,
have deeply moved us. She was ever proud of the great and the
splendid progress made in every direction by Canada during her
long reign, and saw with pleasure that as it grew in power and in-
fluence the loyalty of its people remained unabated.
It is especially gratifying to me to meet you here on the threshold
of the building, the corner stone of which was laid by my dear father.
Standing here in the capital of Canada, in the shadow of this noble
pile, it is impossible without a feeling of pride to reflect how far
short of the actual results were the hopes and aspirations of that
day, now more than forty years ago. Ottawa was then but the
capital of two provinces yoked together in an uneasy union. To-day
it is the capital of a great and prosperous Dominion stretching from
the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean ; the centre of the political life, and
administration of a contented and united people. The federation of
Canada stands pre-eminent among the political events of the century
just closed for its fruitful and beneficent results on the life of the
people concerned. As in ancient times by the union of Norman
and Saxon the English nation was produced, so by the
federation of Canada the two great nations which form its
population have been welded into a harmonious people, and
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afforded free play and opportunity to contribute each its best service
to the public well-being. Creditable as this achievement is to the
practical wisdom and patriotism of the statesmen who founded the
union and who have since guided its destinies, it is no less honour-
able to the people upon whose support they had to rely and who have
in a spirit of mutual toleration and sympathy sustained them in the
great work of union. This spirit is no less necessary than it was
in the past and I am confident that the two races will continue, each
according to its special genius and opportunity, to aid and co-oper-
ate in building up the great edifice of which the foundations have
been so well and truly laid.
Of the material progress which has been made since federation
was accomplished the proofs are apparent on every side, and I rejoice
to know that the unexampled prosperity of this, the first year of the
century, has crowned the abundant years you have recently enjoyed.
May we not believe that this feeling is shared by your fellow sub-
jects throughout the empire now united as it never was before, and
becoming more and more conscious and appreciative of those ties of
common interest and sympathy that bind it together, more than
ever determined to hold fast and maintain the proud privileges of
British citizenship.
FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF CANADA.
ADDRESS PRESENTED TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF CORN-
WALL AND YORK BY HER EXCELLENCY THE COUNTESS OF MlNTO ON
BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN OF CANADA AT GOVERN-
MENT HOUSE, OTTAWA, ON SATURDAY THE 21ST SEPTEMBER, 1901.
To her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York :
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR KOYAL HIGHNESS :
The members of the National Council of Women of Canada ven-
ture to approach your Eoyal Highness with glad and loyal greetings
on this happy occasion of your visit to Canada.
Our society is broadly representative of the women of this Dom-
inion ; the welcome which it extends is a message from the women
of the east and of the west, from those that dwell in the broad prairie
lands, on the coast of great seas, and in populous cities ; various as
is the country of their birth or their adoption are the women of this
council, yet are they bound together by a common allegiance, by
APPENDIX NO. VI 217
their fealty to one sovereign, by their heritage in one great empire,
by their consecration to that idea of spiritual unity of which the
British Empire is at once the realization and the pledge.
And as the women of the council strive to further the harmonious
development of this complex Canadian people, to strengthen the
bonds of fellowship between all who are privileged to be British sub-
jects, and to fulfil to all men the law of service, they are upheld by
those illustrious examples of pure and lofty womanhood set forth
by her late Majesty, Queen Victoria of ever-blessed memory, by her
Majesty Queen Alexandra, and by her late Royal Highness, the
much-beloved Duchess of Teck.
To you and to his Royal Highness, the Duke of Cornwall and
York, we offer the tribute of our loyalty and devotion, our hope that
your journey through Canada may be to you as pleasant an experi-
ence as it will be to us a treasured memory, and our earnest wishes
that all glory and honour may ever attend that great sovereignty
which you now represent amongst us.
MARY MINTO,
Honorary President.
MARGARET TAYLOR,
President.
REPLY OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS TO ADDRESS OF NATIONAL
COUNCIL OF WOMEN.
I am deeply touched by the kindly and affectionate sentiments con-
tained in the address presented to me by the National Council of
Women of Canada. I heartily thank all those who, from all parts
of this vast country, have associated themselves with this token of
welcome and good-will towards my dear husband and myself. The
excellent objects towards which the endeavours of your society are
directed have my sincerest sympathy, and I pray that its work may
be crowned with all possible success.
VICTORIA MARY.
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FROM THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WINNIPEG,
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Eothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Colourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Eenfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, E.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The mayor, aldermen, and citizens of Winnipeg desire to offer to
you a most loyal and hearty welcome to our city. We greet you as
one closely related to a throne whose history is our heritage, and
which has been especially endeared to us by the great virtues and
noble life of her late Majesty and is now strengthened by the wis-
dom, character and dignity of his Gracious Majesty King Edward
VII.
Thirty years ago Winnipeg was but a village hamlet, Manitoba
had just become part of the Dominion, and the great territory to the
west was a solitude save for the hunter and fur-trader and the wide-
ly separated posts of the Hudson's Bay Company. But though its
political history is so brief, no portion of the world-wide British
dominions is animated by more earnest loyalty than is the Canadian
West. Inhabiting a land which offers rich returns to industry and
thrift, our citizens rest secure under those institutions, based upon
justice and equality, which have been granted by the Imperial Crown
and parliament.
We are especially pleased that you are accompanied by her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York and we desire to ex-
tend to her a most cordial welcome. We hope that your visit to
Canada may be in all respects a happy one, and that for long years
to come it will be associated with something of the pleasure with
which it must always be regarded by those now privileged to join
in your welcome.
r T d JOHN ARBUTHNOT,
L J ir
Mayor.
C. J. BROWN,
City Clerk.
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FROM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, DIOCESE OF RUPERT'S LAND.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T,, K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
We, the Archbishop, Clergy and Laity, of the Church of England,
Diocese of Rupert's Land, in synod assembled, desire in common
with all the members of our Church and the whole community, most
heartily to welcome you on your visit to this portion of the empire.
We recognize very deeply the interest in the great colonies shown
by our gracious sovereign, King Edward, in arranging this visit, and
your own sympathy in undertaking such a long, arduous tour, and
we doubt not that it will enable you to realize more fully the deep
attachment to the throne and empire animating all our people.
We also heartily welcome your Gracious Consort the Duchess of
Cornwall and York, who has been pleased to accompany you to the
great gratification of all our people.
We trust that you have both enjoyed your visit to the various pos-
sessions, and that it will be full of happy remembrances.
We pray that you may be graciously preserved from all accidents
to return in health and safely to the motherland.
Signed with the seal of the diocese of Rupert's Land, at the city
of Winnipeg, in the province of Manitoba, this fourteenth day of
June, one thousand nine hundred and one.
R. RUPERT'S LAND,
[L.S.] Metropolitan of Rupert's Land, Primate of all Canada.
FROM THE ARCHBISHOP OF ST. BONIFACE, WINNIPEG.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, KG
P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c,
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
Great, indeed, is our privilege to be allowed to approach your Royal
Highness on this most auspicious occasion, and personally to wel-
come you and your gentle consort to our heart and homes. < Honi
soit qui mal y pense ' if we venture to remind your Royal Highness
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that gallant gentlemen and Catholic missionaries from old France
in the long ago, and later, from New France, now the province of
Quebec, were the first to discover these immense and fertile plains
of the Canadian North-west. They also had the glory of conquering
these wild regions, not by the might of arms, but gaming to civil-
ization the sons of the forests and plains by peacefully preach
the gospel of Christ. i +
We then, the Catholics of Manitoba and of the whole ecclesi
cal province of St. Boniface, respectfully beg leave to offer to y<n
Royal Highness, as the worthy heir and representative of our gr
cious King, Edward VII., the sincere expression of our loyalty and
of our deep feelings of affection. We feel proud to proclaim to-day
that here, as well as in the rest of Canada, our Catholic people have
stood firmly and faithfully by England's noble standard, even at tl
cost of blood. We thank God every day for the amount of religio
liberty we enjoy under the glorious British flag, and we feel conndei
that if we need more liberty, or any redress of grievances, we can
still appeal to the old Christian motto of the British Empire : Dieu
et mon Droit,' 'God and my Right,' a motto full of hope for the
future, as it has been our watchword in the past. ?
We have a saying amongst us : ^Heureuse cornme une reme
' Happy as a queen I May we be permitted to express to her Royal
Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall and York, our heart-felt de-
sires that the years to come may see for her the realization o
old saying of our childhood, long before even she attains , to this
high eminence. God grant her days may be crowned with happi-
ness BOW and in the future. We also implore every blessing of
Heaven on your Royal Highness and the rest of the Royal family.
The Catholics of the Ecclesiastical Province of St. Boniface.
f ADELARD, O.M.I.
Archbishop of St. Boniface and Metropolitan of the two
Provinces of Manitoba and British Columbia, and
also of the whole Canadian North-west and the
district of Keewatin.
REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING
ADDRESSES PRESENTED AT WINNIPEG.
Gentlemen Your kind and touching reference to the Duchess
especially gratifying, and in her name and on my own behalf
wish to acknowledge most sincerely the hearty greeting and
tionate prayers which are expressed in your addresses. The pleasant
associations which you hope we shall derive from our visit ,
emphasized by the interesting experience of our first acquaiiltanc
is es
APPENDIX NO. VI 221
with the Canadian West, and by the memory of to-day's welcome to
its chief city.
During the long and memorable journey to the extreme eastern
and from thence to the far western limit of our vast empire, we have
seen everywhere many and varied proofs of its steady but certain
progress, material and political, but I doubt whether in the whole
course of that experience a more striking example is to be found
than in the comparison of the Fort Garry of our childhood with the
Winnipeg of to-day. Then, as you say, ' a village hamlet in a soli-
tude,' broken only by the presence of 'the passing hunter and fur
trader,' to-day the busy centre of what has become the great granary
of the empire, the political centre of an active and enterprising po-
pulation in the full enjoyment of the privileges and institutions of
British citizenship.
I rejoice that we came amongst you at a time when we can join
in the congratulation of your fellow subjects in a year of unprece-
dented prosperity which you are enjoying, and we pray that years
to come may show no diminution of the prosperity of that energy
and determination which characterized the pioneers and settlers of
this province.
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, WINNIPEG.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Eothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Colourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR KOYAL HlGHNESS :
We, the chancellor, vice-chancellor and council of the University
of Manitoba, unite with our fellow subjects in the Dominion in wel-
coming you to Canada. We recognize the graciousness of this visit
in the extension of your tour across the Dominion, which, while
affording a great pleasure to many, will enable your Koyal Highness
to see a great part even of the young and promising provinces and
territories in the west of Canada.
We desire to assure you of the loyalty to the crown which we share
with the people throughout Canada and of the profound sorrow with
which we received the tidings of the death of our ever beloved and
gracious sovereign Queen Victoria. We look forward to a happy
222 THE KOYAL TOUE IN CANADA
and glorious reign for King Edward whom we regard with the most
loyal affection.
We also welcome your Gracious Consort, the Duchess of Cornwall
and York, and thank her most heartily for her kind endeavour to give
so much additional pleasure to our people by accompanying your
Royal Highness on your long journey. This serious undertaking on
her part is most warmly appreciated.
The young institution, which we represent, has grown with great
rapidity and is a witness with many other institutions in this city
and province of the wonderful progress of this province since it
became accessible by railway some twenty years ago.
There are in our university four colleges in arts and a medical
college and at present most of the tuition of the University is given
by the lecturers of the several colleges, but the University received
from the Dominion an extensive grant of land of large value, which
will no doubt in time enable much useful work to be done by the
University itself.
Already the University has erected and equipped a building for
natural science and has several lecturers in various subjects of that
department.
We trust that your Royal Highnesses may both have most happy
remembrances of your visit to the several colonies, and that you will
return without accident and in the fulness of health to the mother-
land.
Signed with the seal of the University, at the city of Winnipeg, in
the province of Manitoba, this 26th day of September, 1901.
R. RUPERT'S LAND,
[L.S.] Chancellor.
G. J. LAIRD,
Registrar.
REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING.
Mr. Chancellor and Gentlemen: The Duchess and I are much
pleased to be here to-day, and we thank you for the warm welcome
extended to us in the name of the University of Manitoba.
It is particularly gratifying to see that the people of the province
have displayed so much earnestness and zeal on behalf of higher
education. This institution is a proof of their determination not
to fall behind the other provinces of the Dominion in providing
facilities for culture and for intellectual and scientific advancement.
We shall carry away the happiest recollections of our first visit
to western Canada, and of the cordial manner in which we have been
received to-day by your University.
APPENDIX NO. VI 223
FROM THE TOWN OF REGINA, NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Colourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, E.G.,
P.O., E.T., E.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
In the name of the corporation and of the citizens of the town of
Regina, we sincerely and heartily welcome your Royal Highness and
her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall and York, to the capi-
tal of the North-west Territories.
We are proud that your Royal Highness has, at great personal
sacrifice, been able to honour by this visit, a town that was named
Regina, as an expression of our loyalty to her late Majesty, our be-
loved Queen Victoria, whose illustrious memory we shall ever cherish.
We esteem it a signal distinction that your Royal Highness has
visited the vast prairies of western Canada, and that you have seen
for yourself something of the territory that has already been dis-
tinguished in its defence of the Empire, and that has, we believe,
in itself possibilities of development beyond the conception of the
most sanguine.
We desire to assure your Royal Highness of our unswerving loyalty
and attachment to the Throne and person of his most gracious Ma-
jesty, King Edward VII., and of our deep devotion to Her Majesty,
Queen Alexandra.
In conclusion we express sincere wishes for the prosperity of our
great Empire, and are glad to be able to assure one so near the
throne as your Royal Highness of the profound sentiments of re-
spect and reverence we entertain for all the members of the royal
family, of whom we are so justly proud.
Signed on behalf of the corporation and the citizens of Regina,
on the twenty-seventh day of September, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and one.
W. T. MOLLARD,
[L.S.] Mayor.
JAS. BALFOUR,
Secretary-Treasurer.
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FROM THE TOWN OF WHITEWOOD, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EOYAL HlGHNESS :
The citizens of the town of Whitewood, on the eastern slope of
Assiniboia's grain and pastoral stretches, eagerly seize the opportu-
nity of approaching your Eoyal Highness with respectful and loyal
greetings on this most auspicious of occasions. The happy event of
your visit to these western territories of our Dominion of Canada
(our portion of what has been termed ' Greater Britain,') ; when
nearing the completion of your Royal Highness' welcomed circum-
navigatory progress, and especially after having so lately stamped
with Imperial eclat, the birth of Canada's young sister beneath the
southern cross, but tend to emphasize the occasion.
We therefore welcome your Royal Highness, and while tendering
our sincere homage to yourself and her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Cornwall and York, we hasten to express with acclaim, our un-
faltering devotion to the Crown and dignity of your August Sire, his
gracious Majesty King Edward.
God speed the rest of your Royal Highness' journey ings ; and may
He assuage your Royal Houses' recent bereavements.
Signed on behalf of the town of Whitewood, North-west Terri-
tories of Canada, September 1901.
Jos. L. LAMONT,
Mayor.
CHAS. E. BALDWIN,
Secretary-Treasurer.
HUGH A. J. MACDOUGALL,
Corporation Solicitor and Public School Trustee.
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APPENDIX NO. VI 225
FROM THE TOWN OF MOOSOMIN, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G..
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The citizens of Moosomin, Assiniboia, Canada, take pleasure in
extending a hearty welcome to your Royal Highness and to her
Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cornwall and York, on this your
first visit to this the prairie portion of our fair Dominion.
We feel assured that the gracious visit of your Royal Highnesses
will tend to further strengthen the bond of unity between Canada
and the mother country, the stimulating effect of which has borne
noble fruit in fostering a strong spirit of loyalty and in creating a
gratifying development of our heritage.
May your sojourn here be one of personal pleasure, and may an
all kind Providence lovingly tend your journey homeward.
Signed on behalf of the citizens of Moosomiii,
JOHN McCuRDY,
Mayor.
FROM THE TOWN OF LETHBRIDGE, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L, cf-c.. &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS:
The Mayor and Council of the town of Lethbridge respectfully
desire, on behalf of the citizens of that town, to seize the opportunity
presented by your visit to the Canadian North-west as the repre-
sentative of his most gracious Majesty, King Edward, to assure you
of the loyalty which the citizens of Lethbridge have for their King
and for the empire of which he is the head.
To your Royal Highness personally and to her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Cornwall and York, we desire to express our best
wishes that your present journey through so large a portion of the
Imperial domain may be marked with pleasure and enjoyment, but
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we regret that the route mapped out for your Eoyal Highness will
not enable you to visit the town which we have the honour to re-
present.
Further, we trust that your brief stay in Canada will prove yet
another link in the golden chain which binds our Dominion to the
motherland, and that in years to come you will be able to look back
on your brief stay among us with pleasant memories of both our
land and people.
Signed on behalf of the municipality of the town of Lethbridge.
WM. OLIVER,
Mayor.
C. B. BOWMAN,
Se ere tary- Treasurer.
FROM THE TOWN OF SALTCOATS, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, E.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR KoYAL HlGHNESSI
We, the settlers of Saltcoats district and citizens of the town of
Saltcoats, desire to extend our hearty and loyal welcome to your
Highnesses on your visit to our North-west, assuring you of the
sincere love of our people and pledging our fidelity, being ever
ready as in the past, to respond to the wishes and commands of our
sovereigns. May peace and happiness ever attend your lives, and
when as our future King and Queen, may the blessings of God ever
be with you and guide you.
Wishing you a pleasant journey through our western prairies and
mountains, and a safe return to our motherland, we are the loyal
and sincere subjects of our most noble King, your esteemed and
honoured father.
The Saltcoats Board of Trade and citizens committee.
THOS. MACNUTT,
President Board of Trade.
W. B. SMITHETT,
Secretary Board of Trade and citizens of Saltcoats Overseer.
APPENDIX NO. VI 227
FROM THE TOWN OF YORKTON, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., Q.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
We, the Mayor, town council and citizens of Yorkton, Ass., N.W.T.,
cannot permit the visit of your Royal Highness and her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Cornwall and York to this portion of the vast
dominions over which your illustrious father, our most gracious
sovereign King Edward VII., so auspiciously reigns, to pass without
giving expression to the pleasure and delight we feel because of the
visit of your Royal Highness to our new and prosperous country.
We regret exceedingly that circumstances will not admit of your
Royal Highness coming to our town, that we might give verbal ex-
pression to the cordial welcome we entertain in our hearts for the
presence in our great Canadian North-west of the heir to the British
Throne.
We desire to assure your Royal Highness that in no portion ot the
vast dominions over which the British flag so beneficently waves
is there to be found more unswerving loyalty to Britain's Throne
than in this Canada of ours, the brightest jewel in Good King Ed-
ward's Crown.
We congratulate your Royal Highness on the splendid success that
has so far attended your memorable journey around the world, and
we pray that the King of kings may ever have you in His keeping
and bring that journey to a happy and prosperous termination.
We are your Royal Highness' most obedient servants,
W. P. HOPKINS,
Mayor.
R. H. LOCK,
Secretary-Treasurer.
228 THE KOYAL TOUR IN CANADA
FROM THE VILLAGE OF GAINSBORO, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
We, the inhabitants of the village of Gainsboro' and the farmers
of the surrounding prairie beg to express our great satisfaction at
the presence of your Royal Highness in the North-west Territories,
and to assure your Royal Highness of our complete and loyal devo-
tion to the crown and person of your illustrious father, the King,
and your beloved mother, the Queen, and to the institutions of the
great British Empire of which we are proud to form a part.
We sincerely trust that your Royal Highness' stay in the Dom-
inion of Canada may be a source of pleasure to you and your beau-
tiful and illustrious Consort, and that you may be favourably im-
pressed with the Dominion as a whole and especially that portion of
it in which our lives are so happily cast, viz., the North-west Terri-
tories, and which has just been blessed with such a magnificent har-
vest.
In presenting our humble duty to your Royal Highness, also to
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York, we venture
to wish that a safe and happy ending may be vouchsafed to your
Royal Highness' progress through the empire, and which we are sure
cannot fail to assist powerfully in binding the colonies and mother
country more closely and devotedly together.
We remain your Royal Highness' most loyal and dutiful servants.
Signed on behalf of the village and district.
T. FRASER, Overseer.
F. PRATT.
S. CRIPPS.
B. BURKE, J. P.
A. WOOD, Com.
R. B. ELLIOTT, P.M.
5th September. 1901.
APPENDIX NO. VI
FROM THE TOWN OF MEDICINE HAT, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
On behalf of the corporation and citizens of the town of Medicine
Hat, we feel honoured at having this opportunity afforded us of
extending a warm and hearty welcome to your Royal Highness and
also to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York on
this your first visit to the North-west Territories.
Your trip through this western country at this particular season
of the year will afford you an opportunity of forming some idea of
Canada's great and varied resources, and the important position her
extensive grain fields and cattle herds must soon place her in as one
of the great food depots of the Empire.
The peace and national prosperity which for so many years have
favoured our fair Dominion are tributes to that freedom and liberty
which we as a people enjoy while forming a part of the great British
Empire, in upholding the integrity of which Canadians are proud of
having voluntarily assisted when occasion required them.
Permit us to express our unfeigned sorrow at the death of our late
good and beloved sovereign, Queen Victoria, whose name will be
revered as she was personally loved by all Canadians.
To the person, crown and dignity of our sovereign the King we
pledge that unwavering loyalty of which Canadians are so justly
proud, and in all sincerity \v<> humbly pray ' Long live the King.'
W. T. FINLAY.
Mayor.
W. N. ADSIT,
Sec. -Treasurer.
MEDICINE HAT, 27th September, 1901.
230 THE ROYAL TOUE IN CANADA
FROM THE TOWN OF PRINCE ALBERT, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
We, the Mayor and Council of the town of Prince Albert in the
North-west Territories of Canada, on behalf of ourselves, the citi-
zens of said town and other loyal subjects, adherents thereto, can-
not allow your Royal Highness to pass through these territories on
your triumphal tour of the Empire, without extending to you and
your Royal Consort, the Duchess of Cornwall and York, our hearty
felicitations.
While we regret that your itinerary will not allow you and your
royal consort to visit our vast and fair portion of this great Do-
minion, we desire to assure your Royal Highness of our loyalty and
attachment to the throne and person of his Imperial Majesty, your
beloved father and of our sincere devotion to her Majesty Queen
Alexandra.
We beg, through your Royal Highness, to thank His Majesty ou
King for his gracious favour in sending you to visit the more dis-
tant portions of the empire over which, in the natural course of
events, you may be some day called upon to reign, and we trust and
believe that your tour will be fraught with good to the empire.
We rejoice that we are able to inform your Royal Highness
our district has again been blessed with an abundant harvest.
We pray that our country may soon be at peace with all the world.
Prince Albert, named after the late Prince Consort, at the call
duty, almost in the last days of the glorious reign of our late and
well beloved Queen, Victoria the Good, whose memory is held sacrec
here, as it is the world over, sent her sons to distant South Atr
Many of them are now there, and if the bugle should again SOUTH
the call to duty, you may assure your royal father our King, t.
the citizens of Prince Albert will ever respond to its call.
In conclusion, we wish yourself and her Royal Highness a most
pleasant visit through this great Dominion, and a safe return t
your native land. We pray that the blessings of the Almighty may
rest on our King, Queen, your Royal Highnesses and all the
Tigged on behalf of the corporation and citizens of the town of
Prince Albert, this 23rd day of September, A.D., 1901.
T. J. AQNEW,
Mayor.
J. M. COOMBS,
Clerk.
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FROM THE TOWN OF WOLSELEY, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G..
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR KOYAL HlGHNESS :
The Mayor and Council, on behalf of the citizens of the town of
Wolseley, and as a part of the great North-west, beg to tender you
these expressions of their feelings of loyal allegiance and attachment
to the King and Crown of Great Britain.
We are pleased to have this opportunity of addressing your Royal
Highness ; pleased because your visit will tend towards the unifica-
tion of all British subjects of many creeds and languages ; and
pleased for the privilege of giving expression to those feelings.
British institutions, British laws and British justice as exemplified
in the life and rule of our late and much lamented ' Queen Victoria
the Good,' and further extended by his Imperial Majesty, King Ed-
ward VII., have appealed to the hearts and consciences of our com-
mon people and nourished those seeds of honour, truth and bene-
ficence implanted by Him to Whom we all owe allegiance and ac-
knowledge as the source of universal truth and righteousness.
In travelling through the Territories no doubt you will be im-
pressed with the immense possibilities in store for our country, and
what a great source of strength to the empire lies in the development
of these vast territories of fertile soil, and their settlement by hardy
sons of British spirit.
The service recently rendered the empire by the bone and sinew
of the Territories, and drawn from a very limited population, is suffi-
cient evidence to demonstrate the loyalty and spirit of the men of the
west.
We trust your Highness will enjoy a pleasant and profitable jour-
ney, under the protection of the Omnipotent.
A. G. THOMPSON, Mayor.
A. D. FERGUSON,
A. J. McPHAiL,
GEO. BALFOUR,
GEO. H. HURLBURT,
JOHN HANDLEY,
0. TOURIGNY.
232 THE ROYAL TOUR IN CANADA
FROM THE VILLAGE OF ST. ALBERT, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.C., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L . &c.. &c.
IT PLEASE YOUR KoYAL HlGHNESS:
We, the subjects of his Majesty, in this portion of the vast colo-
nial empire of Britain, beg leave to extend to your Royal Highness
and your Royal Consort, our most cordial expressions of welcome.
Though it will not be our privilege to meet your Royal Highness in
person, yet we feel no less the honour done to us by your visit.
We trust this visit will be to your Royal Highness, as it will be to
us, a pleasant souvenir of the all too short sojourn of your Royal
Highness in our great but sparsely settled country, over which in the
providence of God you will one day rule.
In conclusion, we the citizens of Saint Albert, Alberta, hope and
trust that your voyage round the world will inspire affection towards
the persons and loyalty to the throne- of our future sovereigns, and
we wish you a safe and pleasant trip to your home beyond the sea.
A. C. HERBERT, Overseer.
M. MERER, O.M.I., P.P.
H. W. McKENNY, J.P.
FROM THE TOWN OF STRATHCONA, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L. , &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
On behalf of the citizens of the town of Strathcona, Alberta, we
bid you welcome to the North-west Territories of Canada.
The Canadian people appreciate highly the sentiment which has
prompted your visit to this country. Your visit will tend to
strengthen the ties which bind us to the great British Empire of
which we form a part.
We are loyal to the British constitution under which we enjoy the
advantages of civil and religious freedom. In the hour of danger
GROUP OF INDIAN WOMEN AT CALGAKV.
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Canada will always be ready, as in the past, to defend the interests
of the greatest empire the world has ever seen.
As citizens of Canada we are justly proud of our country, and
delighted with its material and intellectual progress.
The North-west Territories are still but sparsely settled, but we
look forward to a time, we believe not far distant, when they will be
the homes of millions of loyal and contented British subjects.
Let us express the hope that your tour and that of her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Cornwall and York through this country may
be pleasant and profitable, and that your life may long be spared to
fill with distinction that exalted position which you are destined to
occupy.
ROBT. RlTELIER,
A. C. RUTHERFORD, Mayor.
Secretary -Treasurer.
REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING
ADDRESSES PRESENTED AT REGINA.
Gentlemen : The Duchess and I would ask you to convey our
heartfelt thanks to all those bodies which you represent, for the kind-
ly words of welcome to which their addresses give expression.
I am especially gratified at the unfaltering note of love and attach-
ment to the mother country which rings throughout these messages
of greeting ; and it will be a pleasure to me to communicate to my
dear father, the King, your assurances of deep and abiding devotion
to his throne and person.
We are touched to think that the welcome is extended to us from
some of the remotest parts of this vast territory, and we cordially
reciprocate their expression of regret that time does not admit of
our personally visiting those districts.
We are glad to find ourselves here in a town whose name will be
forever linked with the memory of our beloved and deeply mourned
Queen.
We have been greatly interested in our journey through this bound-
less land, rich and fertile in its soil, great in its possibilities of deve-
lopment ; and look forward to the time when it may be the home of
a great, prosperous and loyal people.
Contrasting the free, healthy and useful life which is enjoyed in
this country, with the narrow, and alas! too often, unwholesome
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234 THE ROYAL TOUR IN CANADA
existence of the thousands in our great cities at home, one cannot
help wishing that the prospects here offered were more freely taken
advantage of.
We sincerely thank you for your good wishes for the continuance
of those blessings which have been vouchsafed to us throughout our
long and eventful journey.
FROM THE VARIOUS INDIAN TRIBES OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
We, the Blackfoot, Blood, Piegan, Sarcee, Stony, and Cree In-
dians of Southern Alberta, heartily welcome your Royal Highness
to the land of our forefathers. For untold generations our tribes
hunted the bison on the plains of this country as our means of sub-
sistence. But the white man came and desired to settle on our hunt-
ing grounds, which were already becoming depleted of their large
game, principally by the reckless slaughter of the animals south of
the boundary line. Consequently about a quarter of century ago
we accepted the terms offered us by the Government of Canada and
surrendered our lands by treaty to her late Majesty Queen Victoria,
whose death we deeply lament, and of whom you are the illustrious
grandson.
At the time we entered into treaty with our great mother we
pledged her our allegiance and loyalty ; and during the rebellion of
1885 in this country we refused to bear arms against our gracious
sovereign.
On the auspicious occasion of this visit of your Royal Highness,
we beg you to convey to your highly exalted father King Edward
VII., the same expression of devotion to his person, and loyalty to
his Government which we promised to his Royal mother.
Under the fostering care of his Majesty's Department of Indian
Affairs we are gradually adopting the civilized mode of living, and
are acquiring cattle and other means of obtaining ample subsistence
and comfortable homes.
It affords us unfeigned pleasure to acknowledge the high honour
which her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York has done
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us by accompanying you on this memorable visit ; and in conclusion
we fervently pray that you both may be spared to accede in due time
to the throne of your distinguished ancestors, long to reign over us,
our children and the other many peoples of the British Empire in
peaceful security and abundant prosperity.
Signed on behalf of the above mentioned Indians by
WHITE PUP, His X mark,
RUNNING RABBIT, His X mark,
IRON SHIELD, His X mark,
Head Chiefs of BlacJcfeet.
CROP EAR WOLF, His X mark,
DAY CHIEF, His X mark,
Head Chiefs of Bloods.
RUNNING WOLF, His X mark,
Chief of Piegans.
BULL'S HEAD, His X mark,
Head Chief of Sarcees.
JACOB BEAR'S PAW, His X mark,
JOHN CHENEKA, His X mark,
JONAS BIG STONY, His X mark,
Head Chiefs of Stonies.
JOSEPH SAMSON, His X mark,
MISTER JIM, His X mark.
Head Chief of Crees.
CALGARY, NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES OF CANADA,
28th September, 1901.
Witnessed in the presence of
DAVID LAIRD,
Indian Commissioner for Manitoba and the North-west Territories.
REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE INDIANS OF
SOUTHERN ALBERTA.
Chiefs and Men of the Great Blackfoot Confederation, Stonies and
Sarcees and Crees :
I have listened with much pleasure and satisfaction to the loyal
words of greeting of your address, and I shall hasten to convey to
236 THE ROYAL, TOUE IN CANADA
my dear father, the great King, your assurances of loyalty and un-
swerving devotion to him and his Government.
I thank you very much for the welcome you have given the Duchess
and me in words that come warm from your hearts. We know of
your affection for the beloved Queen, who is no more, the great
mother who loved you so much and whose loss makes your hearts
bleed and the tears to fill your eyes. We know this, not alone from
your words but from the steadfast loyalty you displayed at a time
when there was trouble in the land, and when ill-advised persons
sought to create disaffection amongst you. They failed to do so.
The attachment you then showed to the throne and person of the
great Queen has never been and never will be forgotten. The great
King, my father, still cherishes the remembrance of your fidelity in
those sad days, and it is a source of satisfaction and gratification
to his Majesty that now as then he can regard you as faithful chil-
dren of the grand empire of which you form a part.
I am glad to learn of the prosperity that now surrounds the In-
dian's teepee ; the beautiful and abundant crops, the herds of cattle
and the bands of horses. Those of you who remember the day when
the Government of the Great Mother first came to you, or who have
heard with your ears what your fathers have said, will recollect that
your people were then hungry and wretched, their pipes often cold,
their tents melancholy. You know that you did not cry to deaf ears :
but that the great mother listened to you and stretched forth her
hands to help you, and now those sad days have passed away never to
return.
You asked also of the Queen that your children should be edu-
cated, and the presence here to-day of the children from the schools
shows how wise you were in preferring that request, and how faith-
fully and generously your desires have been met. There are few
things that have interested me more in this my journey across the
British Empire than meeting these young Indians, and noticing the
advances they are making in that civilization which increases the
happiness of every man, woman and child who comes within its influ-
ence.
You may still have wants. Such is the lot of every one on this
earth ; but your requests will always be patiently listened to by those
who have been set by the King amongst you. An Indian is a true man.
His words are true words ; he never breaks faith ; and he knows, too,
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237
that it is the same with the Great King, my father, and with those
whom he sends to carry out his wishes. His promises last as long
as sun shall shine and waters shall flow, and care will ever be taken
that nothing shall come between the love there is between the great
King and you his faithful children.
I have spoken of you as children of our great empire. I know that
its flag floats on your tents and that you wear the King's colours.
I feel that your generous hearts have already told you that it is no
mean thing to be a part of such an empire, to share in its glories,
its liberties and its privileges. As you know, it is an empire on
which the sun never sets; but rising or setting shines on the subjects
of the great King ; and I wish to assure you that His Majesty's your
great father, has as much love for you his children of the setting
sun as for his children of the rising sun.
We are glad to have seen you. We have come a long way to see
you, and to speak to you ; a very long way, many thousand miles
over the deep waters and across the vast prairies. We shall always
recall this day with pleasure; we shall cherish the remembrance of
having met you and conversed with you ; and I will only add a
prayer, that, with the help of the great Spirit, peace, prosperity,
contentment and happiness may be your lot and rest amongst you
always.
From the warmth of your reception I feel that you will also long
remember this day. In order to specially commemorate it the great
King has ordered that a suitable silver medal shall be struck, and
one will be presented to each of the head chiefs, which shall be kept
by him so long as he remains in office, and afterwards by his suc-
cessors.
I wish you good-bye and hope you will all return in safety to your
homes.
I have arranged that you shall be supplied with provisions during
your stay here and until you are at home again.
238 THE ROYAL, TOUR IN CANADA
FROM THE PEOPLE OF MACLEOD, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The people of Macleod, the capital of the great ranching country
of southern Alberta, cannot permit the occasion of your Royal High-
ness' visit to this far western portion of the British Empire to pass,
without joining in the warm expressions of devotion and loyalty to
his most Gracious Majesty's Crown and Person, which your visit has
aroused throughout the length and breadth of the Dominion of Can-
ada. We unite with the people of Alberta in extending to your Royal
Highness and the Duchess of Cornwall and York, a heartfelt welcome
to the future banner province of the Dominion, and regret that your
arrangements will not permit us to show you in person how sincere
is our loyalty and how much we appreciate your visit to our western
prairies and mountains.
JOSEPH HICKS, DAVID J. GRIER,
Councillor. Mayor.
FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF INDIAN HEAD, N.W.T.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, E.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
As representatives of the council of the municipality of Indian
Head and on behalf of the residents of this portion of the provi-
sional district of Assiniboia, we tender to your Royal Highness and
to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall and York a most
earnest and hearty welcome to the North-west Territories of Canada.
We fully recognize the signal honour that your Royal Highness
has conferred upon us by including in your protracted tour this
visit to our western prairie lands.
It has given us the highest gratification to know that the time of
your visit has so happily afforded your Royal Highness an oppor-
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tunity of seeing the wonderful evidence now surrounding us on all
sides, of the bountiful harvest with which providence has this year
blessed the labours of our farmers and which is now attracting the
eyes of the world to the immense possibilities of this fertile soil.
We beg to express to your Royal Highness our unfailing loyalty
and attachment to the throne and person of his Most Gracious
Majesty King Edward VII. and our deep devotion to her Majesty
Queen Alexandra.
We further desire to convey to your Royal Highness our best
wishes for the happiness and welfare of our royal family and for the
prosperity of the great empire of which our beloved Dominion forms
so conspicuous a part.
Dated at Indian Head in the North-west Territories of Canada,
the third day of September, 1901.
Signed on behalf of the municipality,
H. H. CAMPKIN, W. M. DOUGLAS,
Secretary-Treasurer. Reeve.
FROM THE CITY OF VANCOUVER, B.C.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Eillarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., E.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The citizens of Vancouver beg to offer to your Royal Highness
a very hearty welcome to our young city.
We thank Almighty God that under His Providence you have been
enabled to visit in safety the utmost confines of the British Empire
beyond the seas, and express the hope that as a result of your long
and arduous journey ings by sea and by land the ties which bind the
colonies to the mother country may be greatly strengthened.
We beg to welcome also your Gracious Spouse, and pray that her
Royal Highness may enjoy many years of happy life.
We beg to offer to you our deep sympathy in your many and recent
bereavements.
We pray that God in His Providence will see you safely home and
we beg that you will convey to our sovereign lord, the King, the
expression of our deep devotion and loyalty.
On behalf of the corporation and citizens of Vancouver.
THOMAS F. McGuiGAN, THOMAS O. TOWNLEY,
City Clerk. Mayor.
VANCOUVER, 30th September, 1901.
240 THE ROYAL, TOUR IN CANADA
FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE EMPIRE REFORM ASSO-
CIATION OF CANADA, AND THE CHINESE MERCHANTS OF
VANCOUVER, B.C.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., K.T., K.P., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESS :
The members of the Chinese Empire Reform Association of Can-
ada and the Chinese merchants of Vancouver tender to your Royal
Highness a warm welcome.
In reaching the western shores of the Dominion of Canada, your
Royal Highness has arrived at the western limit of the Dominion
over which your august father our sovereign lord the King, holds
sway, and here in this western land citizens of Oriental origin tender
to you and through you to our lord, the King, hearty expressions of
loyalty and devotion.
At the beginning of your travels your Royal Highness visited the
eastern part of the empire and now where east is west you again
find representatives of the east to do you homage and through you
homage to the King.
We again assure your Royal Highness that we heartily welcome
you and your spouse, her Royal Highness, the Duchess of York to
this western land.
We beg that your Royal Highness on your return home, which we
trust that you will in due season safely do, will assure his Ma-
jesty the King that among all his subjects in the many lands and
climes which form his great empire his subjects in British Columbia
of Chinese origin are second to none in their loyalty and devotion.
On behalf of the Chinese Empire Reform Association of Canada.
CHARLIE YIP YEN, President.
W. A. CUMYOW, Foreign Secretary.
On behalf of Chinese merchants of Vancouver,
CHOU T. TONG, Chairman.
CHAN TONG, Secretary.
VANCOUVER, B.C., 30th September, 1901.
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REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE FOREGOING
ADDRESSES PRESENTED AT VANCOUVER.
Gentlemen, The Duchess and I thank you most heartily for your
kind greetings and good wishes.
We are glad to find ourselves here and to see the astounding pro-
gress which this city has made in the very brief period of its ex-
istence.
We feel deeply the generous spirit which has prompted you to do
so much to give us a hospitable welcome. We take it as a proof
that, though situated on the verge of this great continent, your
hearts beat as warm, and your loyalty is as staunch and true as in
any part of the empire we have visited.
We thank you for your sympathetic allusion to the bereavements
which our family has recently sustained ; and I will gladly convey to
my dear father the King your expressions of sincere devotion and
attachment to his throne and person.
FROM THE INDIAN CHIEFS AND PEOPLE OF PORT SIMPSON.
To His Royal Highness Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and York, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and Inverness, Baron of Renfrew and Killarney,
Lord of The Isles and Great Steward of Scotland, K.G.,
P.O., E.T., K.P., G.CM.G., G.C.V.O., LL.D., D.C.L., &c., &c.
MAY IT PLEASE YOUR ROYAL HlGHNESSt
Greeting, With hearts full of joy we have come six hundred miles
to see your Royal Highness and bring the greetings of the Indian
chiefs and people of Port Simpson.
We regret that the great distance prevents many of our people
from coming to welcome you ; but we are honoured by our villagers,
who, in meeting assembled, sent us chiefs, a few of our people and
friends, together with our band, to welcome you in the names of all
our chiefs and tribes.
We loved our late great Queen very much. We are glad to see
the son of our gracious Majesty the King. Please give the King
and Queen our loyal greetings and ask them not to forget their poor
Indian subjects.
CHIEF HERBERT WALLACE, CHIEF DONALD WALLACE,
" HENRY E. NELSON, " HARRY BROOKS,
" JOSEPH OFFUT, " JOSEPH BRADLEY.
" AMBROSE REED,
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REPLY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TO THE ADDRESS OF THE
INDIAN CHIEFS AND PEOPLE OF PORT SIMPSON.
To the Chiefs of the Indian People of Port Simpson :
The Duchess and I sincerely thank you for your kind greetings.
We are touched to think that you have travelled so great a distance
to see us, and we trust that you will all return in safety to your
homes.
I shall have much pleasure in conveying your loyal greetings to
the King and Queen, and I am certain that his Majesty will continue
to watch over his Indian subjects as did our late beloved and deeply
lamented Queen.
FROM THE SQUAMISH MISSION INDIANS.
To His Royal Highness Prince Qeorge Frederick Ernest Albert,
Duke of Cornwall and YorTc, Duke of Rothesay, Prince of
Saxe-Cobourg and Gotha, and Duke of Saxony; Earl of
Carrick and I 
