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...Prince and his equerries found themselves early confronted by a mountain of letters. A little later in the day a stream of visitors arrived at York House, the London residence of the Prince, full of congratulatory wishes. At noon, the Prince visited "my people" (the King and Queen) at Buckingham Palace and stayed for a luncheon at which General Pershing was a welcome guest. In the evening, the Prince attended a supper party given by Brigadier General and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt at Spencer House...
...State procession of six carriages then proceeded from the station to Hyde Park Corner, down Constitutional Hill to Buckingham Palace. The route was lined with soldiers and police, behind whose cordons were tens of thousands of cheering spectators. "Little Italy" (Italian colony in London) was there, waving the Italian tricolor and shouting "Viva il Re" and "Viva Savoia." Inside the Palace Court was drawn up a guard of honor composed of the Yeomen of the Guard (Beefeaters) dressed in their picturesque Tudor uniforms...
...Victoria Station the Rumanian royalties were met by King George and Queen Mary. From the station to Buckingham palace the route was lined with brilliantly uniformed soldiers and thousands of cheering Britons. Both Kings were dressed in military uniforms and were seated in the first carriage. Queen Mary was, as usual, dressed severely, wore a silver-tissue brocade coat and the inevitable perching toque, and, as usual, she looked every inch a Queen. Queen Marie wore a wine-red fur-trimmed cloak and a large hat well down upon her head...
Then came a State banquet given in Buckingham Palace. Two thousand guests were present. It was the first ball to be given in many years. Dancing was strictly a la Victorienne, King George and Queen Mary having displayed their antipathy for modern dancing by banning the fox trot and other neo-terpsichorean frills. The four Sovereigns opened the ball by leading in the formal quadrille d'honneur which has opened royal balls since the days of George III. The remainder of the evening was then filled with waltzes, polkas and the like. According to official report there...
...Freshman four-oared crew: stroke, S. A. Buckingham; 3, C. E. Bohlen; 2, W. B. Hutchinson; bow, R. J. Walsh...