. , --,.;.;.-,..-tee-,wrz..-.r.;2g.vr,-3 ,,;' g Qiicen Flirziiieih is the inrisi-igrcat British Empire and Com- hlc tie ithirli unite: in common monitcalth Only four years have ldmls the people of all races, passed since Elizabeth bct-anie and crecds who make up thelQueen, but already she has es-. QUEEN ELIZABE H-- QUEEN or chub. .tablishcd herself firmly In the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Of Canada Comes To Visit In fi1P early hours of the morn- ing on April 21st. 1926. at number i born v and - a. grow house since dcstroycd by bombsi paninns. I7. Eruton Strcct. London -- a baby girl was horn. lit-r parcnis. the lovely young. I)urlicss of York and her shy, gcntlcmnnly husband. the King's son. ucrc radiantly happy. And their iov uz-is celebrated and shzircd thruiigihoiit the British I-inipirc and, indccd. the entire, world. Thc girl Mas named Elizabeth: Alcxondra Mary. Nobody at ihc time thought it probable that the Duke of York for many ycars to come. His - dent son, I-Idward, Prince of Walrs. was ncxt in line of suc- cession and was imnic-nscly pop- Ltlnr The young princess's curly rears were spcut at her parents '10Il'lP at MS Piccadilly. London. It was a happy environment - spacious rooms with pastel color- lnits. cnlivrncd with great mass- es of colourful flowers: quiet but 1-lciznnt pcriod furniturc: a court- yard Just large enough to shut out the nnisc of the Piccadilly traffic: and a small garden at :he hack. facing directly the un- rlulating izrecns of Hyde Park. Whcn lcarning to talk. the Prin- ccss mis-pronotinccd her name "l.ilahct.” a mistake which soun- dcd so attractive that it was at once Adopted and retained. Lilihot was a great favourite with hcr- grandparents and es- pecially with hcr grandfather, Kiri: Goorizc V. Shc was a love- ly child. with a fresh complexion 1IllI: ayes and fine golden hair. But it wns her odd mixture of impish cantiour and seriousness which cndcarcd ht-r to him. Hi.- uiighinnly told ltcr. with truth. hnt shc it-as ihc only person in 1 her grandmother: old, her sister Margaret was, the two children; up as inseparable comm Princess Elizabeth's upbring-. ing was strict. but not repres- sive Most of her lessons were: done at home. Her mother taught! her to read and private tutors? later took over to teach her I-'ri;-ncii and German. in addi-, tion to I'l1lllil(', history and other, lslllljtwls. i What haw)” days they werezi the dignity and order of herl h0('. wundcrful rides on horse- . ,. b k h'l .l k t t-:t"l would mt-r iii-romc lung king, 9;: on gurus:M:gKas:.(3rO,::n:)hf, (.miruc t. vlrtinll. soldu-rly and, -"U, ",9 rhylmnk, nmj,,s,y M me, upritihl. gatc promise of living Trooping me Colo" cl to sustain and stimulate her chil- dish imagination. llers was a world peopled by fiizurcs iihc lovcd: grandfather. the King. whose stern exterior; had never dismayed her: Queen Mary. with her erect carriage and wonderful collection of um- brellas; father, always approach- able and forever understanding; and mother. radiant and digni- fied and kind. And undcrlying it all -- disci- plint-. She saw examples everywhere around her. She saw her parents cope with the neverceaslng rniind of duties. the endless cur- respondcnce, the c o n at a nt callers. Thcsc crushing demands she saw accepted with grace. good humour and genuine inter- est. Duty came first; self last. Hi-r grandmother. Queen Mary. once gavc her a salutary lesson in this. Glrlish-like. she enjoyed being photographed. being cheer- ed by waiting crowds and having kisses blown at her. On .2 viii to an exhibition at Olympia. in London. she said to "Want the ho world who had ercr told him I pcoplc be pleased to see me '0 "shut tho door.” when we leave!" Lllibet was When Lllibet was four years packed straight off home with a .. '. .hl ' I ' V r W mm i and the Princess Joined the Forc- hearts of her peoples all over the world -British Travel AI- socintion Photo nurse - by a side door where the crowds could not see her. Then, at the age of 10. the Princess's childhood was virtu- ally ended. Grandfather. the King. died. The abdication of King Edward VIII shook the English-speaking world. Her father became King George Vi, taking on his frail should- ers the heaviest burden in the world: the leadership of I vast. Commonwealth of Nations em-I bracing a quarter of the world's surfacc and more than a quarter of the entire human race. From that day her upbringing was even more exciting. She moved with her family to Buck- lnghnm Palace. Direct in line of succession, she was trained in all she must know. And calmly and good humourcdly she took it all in hcr stride. Camc the second world war, es. She became an honorary sec. ond subaltcrn and turned out to ibe an efficient driver of army trucks Gradually shc emerged as a public figure. She was appoint- ed Councillor of State during her father's absence on the field of battle. - Rumour had long linked her name with Prince Philip of Greece. Philip. the handsome sailor she had known since child- hood. shared her love of music. interests and hobbies. The Empire and the world rc- Juiced when the young Princess married the Prince. She had en- joyed a short era ,of adult free- dom, theatres, cinemas. danc- es and parties. But now her pu- blic duties multiplied and were added to the cares of I home. Thn..t.ragically, his Majesty King George VI succumbed to the intolerable burdens he had endured without complaint for his people's good. The young and beautiful Prin- cess became Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. In that mind moment of nor- row and hope. the British people saw once again the stature of their Queen. Coming home to the llrfleld, when no rcccntly Inc .”'.;,,.i . 5.2”:-1--g Ktttty Zzdamz Ian Canlho Ilehnn. Iusnnrn Editor. Phone 1. A Royal visit to Canada usu- ally prompts many special pie-ll tures and refnrcnccr for com- memoration. With that in mind this page will offer some photo- graphs of royal associations. While interest in the Royal Fam- tly is always high, yet during the next few weeks Canada and the United States will pay even more than usual tribute. The Rt. Hon. John DieIenbak- or, Prime Minister of Canada. and Mrs. Dicfenbaker are wel- come visitors to Prince Edward Island. They will arrive in Char- lottetown via M.C.A. at 6.40 p.m. Tuesday, 17 September. Mr. Kenneth A. Parker left Monday to attend the Education Association convention which is being held in Fredericton. New Brunswick. Mr. Parker will re- turn at the end. of the week. The Ladies Branch of the Charlottetown Curling Club are busy in preparation for n Fash- ion Show. sponsored by Moore -and MncLeod'I. which is to be held at the Curling Club early in October. The executivn met last with the conveners Mn. Temple Hooper and Mrs. Ger- ald Poster at Mrs. Hooper: residence. The lovely photograph of the, Love-MacDonald wedding wast Page 8 The Gt1udianTuesdny.Sept, 17.1957 HAPPENINGS taken by the well-known photo- grapber, Mr. Cleve Craswell. Charlottetown. Mr. Hand Mrs. Fulton Sander- son. North River, P.E.l.. had as their guests during the past week Mr. and Mrs. Roy Alwnrd. Have- lock. New Brunswick. Mr. Al- ward is owner and manager of the Hnvelock Lime Works, Have- lock, New Brunswick. Mr. William Stewart, 32 Spring Park Road, Charlottetown. has left for Nova Scotia Technical College where he plans to finish his two year course in electrical engineerh... Mr. and Mrs. Norman McDon- lggi. 3 ts; :ii'i'i::l.ii 25 Ii Itltute was held with Mrs. Bey Spence. The thought for the month is: "A thought of sadness comes to me An Autumn gloriftes I tree. And there is naught of beautv lost with frolt.' The meeting 0Pencd by ling- inl "School Days" followed by repeating the Mary Stewart Col- lect In unison. Eleven members I giiii i when fields are silver crowned ' l' Erii ; E igiiili. I2 - inhI' Eiidiiil I gs Spence. The singing of that Anthem brought the nut- MILIJCINT HUNN Ilanbfleld. announco gagcinent of their daughter. a Millicent to William Allen Mac- iCannell.wnofMr.andMrI.A. Hol- Mr. and Mrs. John Munn.i the en-.1112 marriage will talc plat.-Q, "Oct. 5, at 11 ofclock noon In St. I. A. MaecANNl1.l. B. Maccannell. Charlottetown, Cdumbrs Prerbvterlnn Church. Mnrslifield. aid. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mac- Donald nnd Miss Anna MacDon- ald. of Glen Valley, spent a very :l”;i:?'.:f.".l.:."l.:;.:”t.?3:.'::il MOORE 5 MCLEQD LTD, aid. Granvillg Centre, N.S. i Mr. and Mrs. David Brack of Montreal are visiting Mr. and; Mrs. Louis Sadler. Mr. Bracki is n geologist, formerly with the. Shell Oil company in Iraq andi British Guiana. Mrs. Thomas Kenny and little son Eric left for Halifax Sunday.- Eric will reenter the Children's Hospital. - ELLEN'S DIARY Is Sound Of "Let's make good use of this weather" James said leading off , smartly to the work this after- noon. "It just may not last!" The harvesting came to Alder- lnn today - came Into our quiet with a sound of machines: little trucks bustling, tractors. re-fueI- ling. workers intent. . . momma- pigs s-ummering in the orchard Interrupting their siestas to come curious to look between pic- kets at the activity about, fowls heretofore following their flnco lcs scurried to shelter. . . ! "There-'ll be crinkled shells on? the eggs for tomorrow's break-', fast" we chuckled to one of thel help. watching a hen fly hast- ily aside. father had waved his last good- bye. she insisted on thanking personally every member of the aircrew. And she managed a smile for the people who ges- tured in sympathy. Only four years have passed since Elizabeth became Queen. but already she has established herself firmly in the hearts her peoples all over the world. In those four years she has travelled more widely than any monarch before her. She has met her subjects in Canada. Austral- ia. New Zcnland. Africa, the West Indies and in many other corners of the globe. She has shown them that she Is their Queen and that she knows and understand: their problems. their hopes and aims. '- Herc it a position of respon- sibility rather than privilege. for she is the invisible tie which unite: in common Ideals the peo- ple of all races and rrccds who make up the great British Em- pire and Commonwealth. Good And Satisfying- The Binder "She already has it laid - Ifl she”: anything of a door!" he of- fered with n laugh. And then presently we heard the sound of the binder. reaping In an old field atop the rise. It is a good sound, and strange- ly ntisfying. It fades in nicely with the cricket's tune. with the cicadas' drone. And with the bright and engaging loveliness! which lies along the length and. breadth of the farmlands. Back. over the months it links us with the seediimc and sees, this year in goodly measure, thel spring-dreams of the farmer re-. olized. "I'll have to go too!" Mack said remounting his small friend of wheel in the yard after school. pockets bulging with favors of apples. "Gage will be there short- ly and " he was all smiles " Ralph lg neighbor ladi as well. They're both good workers at the stocking It he nodded "Ind" bet added modestly "I help too."- "Weil. don't work too hard!", we called after him. What a place of enchantment for lads to fore- gathcr in, in the glory of a field In the atooking! Now, without warning of linel winds. or knowledge of A date) on the calendar. the fnrmwlvcs at Aiderlea are aware by the later e-upper hour that Summeri is gone and Autumn is here. 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