The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-11
BELGIAN ROYALTY
QUIETLY WELCOMED
NO GREAT DEMONSTRATION IN
WASHINGTON. VISITED THE
PRESIDENTS SICK ROOM.


temperature was away up and the
humidity was equally high. But the
crowd that assembled in the plaza in
front Of union station of the worlds
greatest democracy was a singularly
silent one. 1t was friendly, and it
was interested, but it was not vocif-
erous.
The official welcoming party as
sembled in good time, with the ex-
ception of Secretary Lansing, who
came just about the time the train
should have come but didn't.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall were among the early arrivals,
wearing the smile that won't come
off. The cabinet came along singly
and in pairs, creating little stir, and
the assistant secretaries of state,
Phillips, Adee and Long, were quite
unrecognized by the crowd outside
the station. 1t equally paid little at
tention to the chief of staff beyond
being mildly curious as to the occu
pant of the big army motor.
1t was rather noticeable that wo-
men had small part in the official end
of the greeting, though they outnum-
bered the men probably three to one
in the ''mob scene" outside. Except
for Mrs. Tumulty, who arrived early
with the secretary to the president
and two of their children and passed
out in the train shed (none of them,
however, reappearing with the royal
party, Mrs. Marshall was the only
woman who went out in the social
group that met their majesties at the
train.
Queen Favors Blue in Dress.
Queen Elizabeth wore one of those
small toques of which she seems to
have goodly supply, this one having
apparently a crown of white velvet
and a brim of rather light blue-gray
feathers. Her gown, worn under a
long cloak of dark blue or black with
a big collar of light colored fur, was
also a rather delicate blush gray and
made on rather straight lines.
The two other women in the party
were the queens lady in waiting,
Countess Ghislaine de Caraman Chi
may Countess "Chimmy," the popu-
lace irreverently calls herr, in pict-
uresque little close fitting hat of gold
lace with a gracefully draped veil
dropping over the shoulders. Her
gown was completely hidden under a
long light fur collared wrap. Mrs.
Brand Whitlock, wife of the United
States Ambassador to Belgium, was
in a long brown travelling coat and
modish little brown hat with tiny
ostrich tips.
All were loaded into motors, and
with an imposing cavalry escort start
ed up toward the Breckenridge Long
house, which had been placed at the
disposal of the government for the
entertainment of the king and queen
and the immediate members of their
party when it was realized that the
president was not we'll enough to en-
tertain them at the white house. The
king and the vice president occupied
the first motor, the queen and Mrs.
Marshall in the second, the young
duke of Brabant and Secretary Lam
sing in the third, and then the cabinet
and various others of the party "any
old way" For instance, the attorney
general, Mitchell Palmer, had mo-
tor all to himself; but Secretary Ba-
ker, looking unlike himself in his for
NAL silk hat, and Secretary Houston
Joined forces, with never an aid or
bit of gold lace to proclaim him sec
rotary of war. Secretary Daniels
climbed into a motor all by himself.
Secretary Redfeld seemed to be ex-
pecting Postmaster General Burleson
to keep him company. But not so.
There appeared from out of the
night the postmaster's little official
"open faced hack" with its nice long
tailed span of horses, and sitting up
right within was the postmaster gen
erals nice little wife He plunged in
and Joined her and before Mr.. Red
field quite knew what had happened
they were off. Mrs. Burleson had
broken into the procession, and Mr..
Redfield was left to ride alone.
The first thing the royal visitors
did the next morning was to make a
little call that was not set forth on
the official programme. 1t was only
few minutes after 10 when the king
and queen and the prince royal head
ed for the white house. They We're
greeted at the threshold by Mrs. VIII
son and Miss Wilson, but this first
visit of any reigning monarch to the
official home of American democracy
was sufficiently informal to have
made a hit with Thomas Jefferson
himself. 1t was a short visit, and as
he left the white house the king bent
his "six feet something" to kiss the
hand of Mrs. Wilson.
At Senate and House.
On Tuesday morning King Albert
visited the senate and house, making
short address in each, while Queen
Elizabeth, accompanied by Mrs. Mar
shall, occupied the white house pew
in the gallery of each.
The senate did not get half the fun
out of the royal visit that the house
did. 1t was so afraid of being I'M
dignifed if it showed an emotion that
it was simply stodgy. Senator Cum
minis. president pro tenn, was in the