THE ROYAL VISIT

Evening Star, Issue 17323, 10 April 1920, Page 6

THE ROYAL VISIT

AMERICANS GREET THE PRINCE. Press Association—By le! .graph—Copyright. Australian and X.Z. Cable Association. SAN FRANCISCO, ArK.il 8. The scene at the San Diego Stadium on the occasion of the welcome t-o the Prir.co of Wales presented elements both grandiose and bizarre. The stadium is an immense open-air theatic- surrounded bv tall pillars and seated in tiers, which contained many thousands of people. A circular racing track runs between the rising tiers of seats and the central enclosure ’The Prince, with the Governor of California and the Mayor of San Diego, followed by a procession of ears, "drove round the trade, which was lined with American soldiers and sailors, who presented arms. The- large pavilion at tne end. which was profusely decked with flags, was equipped with electric megaphones. The conditions were sufficient to daunt the most experienced speaker. The speakers poured forth a perfect Niagara of eloquence through the automatic megaphones, which distributed the speeches to the furtkerest corners. ~ When the Prince rose sqiy.drons of aeroplanes were booming close overhead, and kinema operators were concentrating on him at close quarters; but he never flinched from the ordeal, and talked carefully in chosen phrases of warm appreciation into the megaphones, which sent the words reverberating t-o vi] sides of the stadium. In the evening the Prince attended a dinner given by the Mayor and Mrs Wiido at the Coronado Hotel. Five hundred guests were afterwards presented at a brilliant ball. DEPARTURE FROM RAN DIEGO. SA.N FRAN CISCO, April 8. After a Kail at San Diego, lasting till midnight, the Prince of Wales spent a quiet morning. There was a farewell reception -during the afternoon aboard the Renown, which later sailed for Hcnoiuln.