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Show Four Thousand Godfathers. Princess Ireno of Prussia is better provided for In tho matter of godfathers godfath-ers thnn any othor woman In tho world. Sho can boast of no fewer than 4,000 godfathers, and how Bho camo to obtain so many Is a pretty story. When sho was born tho war of 18CC was drawing to an end, and pcaco being be-ing concluded Just at tho tfmo of her christening, her father, Prlnco Henry of Hess, rcqucstod all tho officers and men of tho regiment under his command com-mand to stand godfathers to his llttlo daughter, whom ho named Ireno (Peaco) In commemoration of tho end of tho war. |