Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-12
|D-K|NG OF GREECE
|. T0LEAvE TUESDAY
Constantine After Return to
Athens win Visit Troops
in Smyrna.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LUCERNE, Switzerland, December
1-Omcial announcement was made
this afternoon that former King
Constantine Of Greece, whose return
to the throne was called for by the
recent plsbiscite, would leave for
Athens Tuesday next.
Constantine, according to members
of his household, hopes and expects
to go to Smyrna and from there to
the .AnEora front almost Immediately
after he reaches Athens
They said Constantine expects to
remain in the Greek capital only
three or four days and possibly less,
Constantine has expressed a strong
/ desire to follow this program and
much advice to this effect has been
given him by influential Greeks ar
irving here from Paris and Athens.
Prof. STREET. returns this evening
from Bern, where he went to pay
an official call on the Swiss govern
ment officials to express the thanks
of Constantine for the hospitality
rendered him during his exile.
Mingled with Joy and relief at the
setting of Il definite date of departure.
there was a touch of sadness in the
royal household today over the fact
that Prof. STREET anu Capt. Paparriso-
pou,os are remaii.nS Dehinu Tie
latter was aid de, camp to Constan-
tines father. He has Ueen with Con-
stantine ever since he assembled the
throne and during his exile.
Packed and Ready to Go.
Prof. STREET. was all packed and
ready to go to Athens with his wife
mother, who is eighty-sour years old.
Capt. Paparrigopoulos is sending his
wife and three young daughters to
Athens with the royal household. and
1t is expected Mrs STREET. and her son
also will go.
Capt. Paparrigopoulos. in. speaking
Of the prohibition against his return
II cannot understand why the order
is given. My conscience Is clear. l
have done nothing to the allies"
The captain was twice condemned
to death by the venizelist govern
ment and has been in exile with Con-
stantlne during. the latter's sojourn in
Switzerland. He said he did not be-
lieve England was responsible for his
continued exile and was inclined to
blame France.
VIII Arrive Dece9ber 10.
ATHENS, December IL (By the As
ISOLATED Press).-Former King Con-
stantine win arrive In Athens on De-
comDef Is, according 70 MeBSaBe
received by Dowager Queen Olga
from him today. The message said
Constantine would arrive in Venice
on Wednesday next on the way to the
< Greek destroyer will be sent to
Rumania to take Prince George
aboard He wilt meat his father on
the high seas and they will enter
Athens together.
Colossal and costly preparations are
being made by committees appointed
by the city authorities to welcome
Constantine on his arrival Prince
Ypsilanti. formerly Constantine's mas
ter of horse. has arrived from Luz
cerne. He declares Constantine told
him his first act in Athens would be
to go to the cathedral and offer
prayer Of thanks.
Three giant triumphAl arches. one
Of them bearing the imperial crest,
are being erected on the road leading
from Athens to the sea at Phaleron.
The gloom in court circles has lifted.
and already. millipers are being
flooded with orders for,dresses. For :,
nsers Queen SoDhia has sent word tho.
will revive the court and will resume
her old work among the tuberculosis
children. She intends to introduce
the study of English. she adds.