as given
as fifty thousand.

The reception given to the Prince was overwhelming; that is the
soberest word one can use. As he rode into the arena he was
immediately surrounded by a cheering and cheery mass of people, who cut
him off completely from his Staff. From the big stand there came an
outburst of non-stop Canadian cheering, an affair of whistles, rattles,
cheering and extempore noises, with the occasional bang of a firework,
that was kept alive during the whole of the ceremony, one section of
people taking it up when the first had tired itself out.

With the crowd thick about him, His Royal Highness strove to force his
way to the platform on which he was to speak and to give medals, but
movement could only be accomplished at a slow pace. As he neared the
platform, indeed, movement ceased altogether, and Prince and crowd were
wedged tight in a solid mass. The pressure of the crowd seems to have
been too much for him, for there was a moment when it seemed he would
be thrown from his horse. A "movie" man on the platform came to his
rescue, and catching him round the shoulders pulled him into safety
over the heads of the crowd.

On this platform and in a setting of enthusiasm that cannot be
described adequately, he spoke and gave medals to what seemed an
endless stream of brave Canadians.

It was in the evening that he drove through the streets of the town,
and I believe I am right in saying that he gave up other more restful
engagements in order to undertake this ride that took several hours and
was not less than twenty miles in length.

Toronto is a city in which the civic ideal is very strong, and the
concern not merely of the municipality but of all the citizens. It
believes in beautiful and up-to-date town planning, and the elimination
of slums, of which it now has not a single example. On his ride the
Prince saw every facet of the city's activity.

He drove through the beautiful avenues of Rosedale, and through the not
so beautiful but more eclectic area of The Hill. He went through the
suburbs of charming, well-designed houses where the professional
classes have their homes, and into the big, comely residential areas
where the working people live. These areas are places of attractive
homes. The instinct for good building which is the gift of the whole
of America makes each house distinctive. There is never the hint of
slum ugliness or slum congestion about them. The houses merely differ
fro