Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-12-16 | Page 5 | Prince of Wales is Quiet, Unobtrusive

PRINCE OF WAlES IS QUIET UNOBTRUSIVE British Headquarters Quarters In France Dee Dec 16 The H-The The Prince of ot Wales Wales' desire to re retraIn re- re traIn fran from attracting public attention was waa manifested when ho lIu entered the freed city of ot Valenciennes With Ith him were General Horn commander of ot the th First arm 01 he hc of ot a Ca- Ca ii 1 c tn n which Melt was wnM operating about the tho town Itself and other divisional di divisional dl- dl visional commanders and staff of or- or In the tho ardent ancient square where shere stands the h Hotel Do VUle Ville a platform had Peen L-een ro re Here Her the prince 0 on and nd d British h commanders were received o b by tho the cl city ty and local Ol 1 nl lIl-nl t rIce ries while tho troops drew about the tho square Aquaro Addresses of or thanks for tor were rna made mado e h by tho officials to which the and generals responded A review rc cl c tho troops and than thon the with characteristic bashfulness slipped quietly awa away from rom the platform and disappeared Into the crowd leaving hl his hie generals to attend t t to any om- further formalities Ills His wor work wd done don and he dreaded to bo be the center of ot more ovations Ills His field uniform of or khaki made mado this hIs escape easy casy and ho lie was He seen en no more Only one on really unusual Incident occurred oc oc- luring juring tho the ceremony and that t resolved resoled ol cd about the goat mascot of oC one of or the Mio divisions In the parade The Tho goat had followed In with his men as befitted befitted be befitted be- be fitted a I. I proper mascot but once In tho the he was waR rudel rudely rele relegated to the tho rear reH ranks It chanced that a number of ot red staff officers took up their I position In front of ot tho the goat oat and stood during the Inspection at nt attention attention attention atten atten- tion huge bouquets out back from und r their awns arms When tho the Inspection tic ti tion was vas oyer tho the officers stood at atoa atoa oa care o c again and looked to their bou bOIl flues queis They were holding only stems Tho The mascot had Chad taken a sweet revenge revene and a 1 f square meal for the Insult to his dignity