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hygiene and hospital work. They
should be social workers, Librarians,
playground instructors"
Her Majesty explained, however, that
the lack of equality between the sexes
should not prevent women from voting.
''I know they are best qualified to
select school trustees" she said with
nod of her head. "for they know
more, about school affairs and their in
tuition will tell them what men are
best qualified for office in the general
elections"
Asked how best the women Of Amer
lea could aid in the reconstruction of
Belgium aside from gifts of money, her
Majesty seemed rather puzzled.
Would Exchange Professors
''It is difficult to bring about close
understanding between the two peoples
who speak different languages, she re-
spondcd after a few moments hcsita-
ton. Zone way would be for us Bel
gians to learn English and you Amcri-
cans to learn French.
"As a means to this end she sug-
gested exchange of professorships not
in colleges, but in high schools.
Herself student of medicine and the
daughter of a world famed oculist, al
though he was Bavarian duke, the
queen has been fascinated by the hos
pitals in the United States and she
has lost no opportunity to visit them.
Her greatest ambition is to have cs-
tablished in Belgium an institution sim
liar to the Rockefeller Institution for
Medical Research She has been vastly
impressed with the size of the hospi-
tails she has inspected and their com
! IL Thn 1nh
tories have been n revelation to her.
The queen looked rather worn and
she was asked if she were not weary
of travelling.
"No. no Il enjoy it." she Responded
whit winsome smile. 1T must be
your climate which keeps me feeling
so WELL
Doesn't Wear Short Skirts
She confessed that she had been be-
wildered by the great expanse of Amer
lea, but explained that she looked up
on the map each day the places she
visited. The queen wore gown OF
yellow charmeuse silk cut in long and
| flowing lines and admitted it was of
her own designing.
"Nyhat does your majesty think of
the trend of modern fashions fol
women?" she was asked.
'They change so often l cant keeI
track of them was the laughing re
ply. What are they?'
Short skirts came first to mind.
81 do not wear them" she Responded
with shrug of her shoulders. II an
always behind the procession
Her majesty ended the interview only
when it was reported to her that guest
she had summoned had been kept wait
| ing several minutes.
Harrisburg, Oct. 24.-The royal Bel
gian party includes. besides the king
queen and crown prince. Belgian Am
bassador Baron de Cartier, the Countess
Chislaine Caraman Chimay, lady in
waiting to her majesty Lieutenant
General Baron Jacques. commandoins
the Third Division of the army; Col
oncl Tilkens, of general staff, aide de
camp to his majesty NJ. Polle Taller
secretary to Belgian embassy; Major
of Artillery Count Guy de Gultremont
adiutant of the court Max Leo Gerard
secretary to his majesty; Charles
Graux, secretary to her majesty; Lieu.
tenant of Cavalry Goffinet. officer ord
nance to his majesty; Lieutenant Col
onel Nolf. physician to the royal party
one Stenographer and ten servants.
1 Officers of the United States Govern,
ment accompanying the royal Belgian
party are:
Brand Whitlock. former ambassado
to Belgium. and Mrs. Whitlock; Ma
: ior General William NJ. Wright. L
s. A.. Rear Admiral Andrew L. Long
L. S. N; G. c. Tarter. secretary o
: embassy of the United States; Basi
Miles, on special mission for the De
: partment of State; Colonel Charles II
Patterson. L. s. A. aide tn Major Gen
eral Wright; Major w. w. Hoffman
: aide to IT. II. II. Duke. of Brabant
]. w. Nye, chief of special agents
. Department of State; three speca
agents, Department Of State.