The Washington herald., 1914-05-17

HERALD
ARRANGES VISIT
On William Casper Proves
to Be Adept at Medieval (
Inspiration.
COMES FROM BULGARIA
His Royal Mistress Will See White
House and Thank Americans
for Their Aid.
COMES FROM BULGARIA

| Medievalism II BY no means dead, bu
sleepeth.- And II IL not sleeping SO yer,
soundly in all quarters. at that
Came to this country not long ago on'
William Caspar, whose home post-offics
| address IN Sofia, Bulgaria, and his Dos.
II no less parsonage than her majesty
Queen Eleanora of Bulgaria
Medievalism has shown that IL car
come back. and 1t Ii coming back per
sonaliy conducted BY William Caspar
who has been commissioned by the Queer
to arrange for her comfort, SO far as hel
stay In the United States 10 concerned.
So Mr.. Caspar Is here medievallins
around as hard as he can. and from re-
suits already apparent he Is some me-
dievalIer.
For from the time Mr.. Caspar left the
boundaries of Bulgaria. he began to
make arrangements. He arranged for
every step his Queen should take be.
tween Sofia and the Golden Gate and re-
turn. Crossing Europe he arranged for
steamship accommodations He landed
at New York and came to Philadelphia.
thence to Washington. making medieval
arrangements all along the line. He has
instructed maitres d'hotel. porters, bell
hops. elevator striplinss. and all manner
OF other hotel attaches IN their duties
when the Queen makes her appearance.
He has consulted with railroad officials
and mayors Of cities and towns, paving
the way for the Queen.
At Washington he has arranged for all
these things. and In addition for the re-
ception OF the Queen at the White House
This Ii to be a gala event
The Queen of Bulgaria is coming to
this country for two reasons. She wishes
to spy out the land; to see the great
American cities about which Arnold Ben
nett and some thousands of others have
told her by word of mouth and by print
ed page. She Is curious to know what
manner of people the Americans are. She
wants to inspect the skyscrapers: she
wants to find out just how hard the wind
blows around the Flatiron Building cor
ner in New York. She wants to know
why we think Niagara Falls so wonder
full: she wants to see a real. live member
Of Congress: wants to taste q Lynn
Haven oyster. q Boston baked bean. a
Lake Michigan bluefsh. Rockford can
teloupe. a Maryland fried chicken. a
Georgia corn pone, and one or two other
things.
Deeply gratful to q land which has
given generously of its substance through
the medium of the American Red Cross
and by direct subscription. Queen Eela-
nora desires personally to convey the
thanks of bsttl,-scarred Bulgaria for the
aid and comfort which citizens of the
United States have given II in the dark
est hours OF its existence.
1t has been some time since a royal
visitor has come to our shores for the
express purpose of visiting. The Duke
of Connaught was the last caller. Prince
Henry OF Battenburg visited this country
some years ago: and his perhaps was the
last purely social visit. In 1859 the Prince
of Wales. afterward Edward VII of Eng
land. paid q social call to this country.
and In 1893 came the Spanish Princess
Eulalia, to visit the Columbian EXPOSE
ton at Chicago.