The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-19
RUMANIAN QUEEN
MAY VISIT AMERICA
Marie -Wlshesto See Harding and Talk
WIKI Our Practical
Women.


Bucharest, May 1G-Quaen Marie
OF RumanIa may forego her coronation
this fall TO visit the United States.
Since the signing Of the armistice the
queen has been planning to so to the
United States. but pressing affairs in
her own country and the expense Of
the long land and ocean journey have.
deferred her Now invitations from
friends and petitions from women
clubs and civic soc cites are pouring .
in on her 80 fast, she finds it dinlcult +.
to resist them.
While tho queen has not received .
an official invitation from President
Harding, it is known the American 1
government would welcome and enter .
tain her The Rumanian government /
however would'preier that the queen
receive a formal invitation from the /
White House, that there might be no /
mistake concerning her status Queen .
Marie has not yet set any date for he I
departure, hut her friends are urging /
her to postpone her coronation with
place in Pennsylvania, and start for
king Ferdinand. which is set TO take |
New York after SHE has fulfilled a few
European court engagement
The queen has made it clear that If
she went to the United states ii would |
he with the object Of seeing the coun
t,y and thanking in person the thou
sands of Americans who helped ltu
mania so generously during and after
the war She said it was absurd to
think she would engage in any motion
Picture enterprise.
Il wish also the queen added, ito
see your big hearted, sympathetic and
humane President, your oatorprsng
and clever men and your practical and
lesourcsful women ! desire cspec al
" to talk with your women and get
the benefit Of their IDEAS wisdom and
experience.
Il hope the American people do not
believe for an instant the idiotic in
vention that am going to appear as
an actress in motion p ctures. 1t Is al
together offensive and provoking to
have my name linked with these
things, especially when it is said ! am
to get such huge sum- out Of the EN-
terprises. If one has to work quite
as hard as | do TO help others. ! sup
pose ones name is bound to be taken
in vain, but | am too busy with my
manifold duties to turn a hair about
these fantastic publications.
Il must plead with the American
newspapers to be fair t. me. How
utterly unchiyalrous and reprehensihle
IL is for some of them to say, as they
did recently that had given up going
to America because | was t"aious oil
the reception accorded Marshal Foch.
My name seems to amuse the public.
suppose that is the penalty one has
10 nay Tor HAVING the courage not to
be exactly Ike anybody else"
The queen discussed the forthcom'
ing marriage OF her second daughter
Princess Mare, to King Alexander of
Jugo Slavia. She said she was conf
dent this would be step in the direc-
ton of unity and peace in the Balkans
But Queen Marie added, 1T is a
mistake and unfair to say 1t is a politi
cal marriage You know, eyen among
kings and Processes there is such a
thing as love at FIRST sight That is
what happened in this case, Th3
young king had never met ny daush
ter until he came to Buchare last
January. When he saw her he held
out both hands and said: need YOU
my country needs you. VIII you come
and help us? That simple, frank plea
won her heart.
THE young kings mother died
when he was four years old, and he
never has known family life. Now he
is happy at the prospects of building
up home with my daughter, Tor
whose family he has developed an at
tachment equal to her own. am cure
he Is happy to consider me as MS
mother, in the place of tho one he
scarcely knew"
Marie said she often smiled at the
position she had been forced into by
the circumstances that she was the
queen.mother in-law of the Balkans
81 can assure YOU" Marie added
laughingly, 81 am a very lenient moth
or in.law, and not the traditional term
agant. The three children have Civ
en- the thrones of Greece, Rumania
and Jugo Slavia are supremely happy
with their choices, All are bound to
get on we'll together and II We have
such peace and contentment in our
family life, why can't we have it as
political and geographical neighbors?
Whatever else may be criticised for
| won't be blamed for my efforts at
bringing about peace and harmony in
the Balkans