Visit of H.R.H. Prince of Wales on 22 / 23 September 1919 to Vancouver, B.C. Colonel Markham introducing Captain Mellish to him. On 22 September, 1919 HRH Edward, The Prince of Wales, 25, visited Vancouver, BC. There was a civic reception and a military ball in the Arena in the evening with tickets at $5. He visited other areas of Greater Vancouver and opened the New Westminster Exhibition. Prior to the ball he attended a dinner as a guest of the Vancouver Club. Members went to great lengths, e.g., painting the ladies’ lavatory, providing an electrical display of the Prince's motto Ich Dien, arranging for HRH's favorite flowers (sweet peas), and engaging the services of Mr. Copley's orchestra, tucked away in the dining room's bay window. (The Prince later went on to become King Edward VIII, but abdicated in 1936.) VANCOUVER ARCHIVES ITEM DETAILS PAGES ATTACHED