The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-01
BARNES
KISSED
THE QUEEN
LIEUTENANT CoMMAN. i.
DER BEAT SPANISH DON
TO HONOR
WAS LATER PRE-
SENTED TO AMELIE
Event Occurred During Cha1It-
able Celebration In
Lisbon

1T was during the holding OF XIII
mess in Lisbon, several years age
that the incident occurred was th
reply of LieutenantComm Bar
Barnes, u. S. n, the only Oklaho
ma naval officer of any high degree
when asked recently regarding a rn
4 mored story that on one occasion ht
had kissed the extended hand of Por
tdgal's queenmother. when instead 4
was extended to the secretary OF the
Spanish legation
III was a big day in Lisbon. The
Portuguese were celebrating some his
toric event, and in connection there
with the kirmess was being held for
the purpose OF raising funds for some
charitable undertaking. II had been
arranged that the queen would at
tend during the afternoon, and for a
time occupy one OF the booths and
sell to eager buyers, Of course, the ar
tcles in display.
"Our fleet had been at Lisbon for
some time, and amoag the friends
that ! had made was the secretary of
the Spanish legation. a young Don of
extremely prominent family, who it
happened was close friend to Portll-
gals queen. was with him On that
afternoon that the queen was expect
ed to occupy one Of the kirmess
booths. ana the entire populace was
awaiting eagerly her approach
Had Pretty Hand.
Finally her coming was announced
and standing beside the Spaniard, /
had an opportunity, which made the
best OF, TO witness everything that
happened and TO get next. too. to what
was the program in saluting the
queen. She was beautiful woman,
queenly in every respect As she
walked down the long line of citizens
that had assembled she was smiling
and Recognizing acquaintances, and
when person of special favor was
recognized she would approa h and
extend her hand for that person 10
kiss. He glove was turned down
from the back OF her hand, leaving ex-
gosed very pretty hand, | assure
YOU.
81 had watched the proceedings un-
til became greatly interested and
even enthused and she was getting
nearer to us All the time. When she
finally reached us, she quickly reeog
lied the Spanish secretary OF legation
and smilingly approached him and ex-
tended her hand. TO this day | have
no idea what made me do It, but quick
ty before the Spaniard could take the
lueen's hand to kiss il. reached for
ward and seized it, and b0wing as
mad seen others do, kissed it.
The queen smiled graciously, OF
course, recognizing my uniform, but
The Spaniard was thunderstfuck. He
seemed to believe that / had acted
lis ourteously and suggested my only
way out was to be presented to her
majesty ~ the suggestion, and |
Immediately accepted it, asking him
10 present me. This he did afterward |
when we entered the booth where the
queen was seated She spoke excel
lent English and a conversation fol
lowed that interested me greatly
May Command the Oklahoma.
Commander Barnes IS
now on the West Virginia. stationed |
3ff the Pacific coast. and it is ex
pected by Oklahomans that he viii |
command the battleship Oklahoma |
when it is launched at the end o. |
our or five years. The Oklahoma del /
egation In congress has been promls |
cd that one of the new Dreadnoughts |
will be christened oklahoma" and |
already Congressman Mcclure of the
First oklahoma district, has taken up /
with the navy department the matter
II Barnes being its commander BY
he time the ship is launched it is ex
planned, he will have advanced to 4 |
rank where he can take charge OF the
ship.
A graduate OF Annapolis, Barnes |
was under Commodore Schley during
the battle Of Santiago, and afterward
'or some time was flag secretary %
Admiral Sigsbee. In such capacity |
he accompanied Sigsbee to France TO
bring back to America the body of
John Paul Jones, and later he was OF
duty a Portsmouth while the Russian
Japanese war settlement was being
accomplished OF many Incidents
however, he says kissing the hand Of
Portugal's queen is among those al.
ways most pleasantly recalled
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