Evening star., 1924-12-12
DUCHESS IS TAKING
SIGHTSEEING TRIP
Alexandra Feodorova Goes to
Mount Vernon and Arlington.
Feted by Society.

Grand Duchess Alexandra Feodorov-
ma, whose husband aspires to the
throne of a restored Russian empire,
set out from her suite in the Willard
Hotel today, accompanied by two
Washington society leaders, to ex-
plore' the historical points Of interest
in which the Nations Capital and it's
environs abound. The grand duchess
hrst went to Mount Vernon, and on
her return stopped at Arlington Gem
etery to view the tomb Of Americas
unknown World War hero.
The grand duchess arrived in
Washington yesterday afternoon at
$40 o'clock as quietly as an unher-
aided tourist and proceeded through
the Union Station with her encourage
as a rear guard. Only the presence
Of small reception committee of
Washington society women and a
police escort provided by the Dis
trict government informed the curious
crowd in the station that the visitor
had arrived.
Met at Station.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. wife Of the
former Secretary of State; Mrs. Fred
erick Dent Grant and Nine. Wilhelm
Ekengren formally. greeted their
guest anu eSCOTl0Q neE "
Lansing's automobile at the easUen-
trance of the station and hurried to
her hotel s.
AS the titled visitor stepped from
the train she was greeted enthusias-
tically by Mrs. Lansing, who made
several presentations and was intro
duced in turn to members of the
Russian encourage. The grand
duchess was accompanied by Nine
Mo1 uyfd M
miral Makaroff; Nine. Helene Orloff,
widow Of Gen. Orloff; Admiral -Viad-
imir Petroff. who came from France
with the duchess; Mrs. Henry P.
Loomis of New York, president of
the National Society of Colonial
Danes, and Georges Djamagaroff, Sec
retary of the Monday Opera Club of
New York. representing the organiza-
ton whose guest the grand duchess
will be during her stay in the United
States.
No Formal Recognition.
The unofficial flavor given to the
grand duchess visit in Washington,
it was explained, is due to the fact
that only visitors of high rank are
paid the tribute of official station by
the White House and the State De-
partment, and since the United States
recognizes no government in Russia,
officials see no way In which they
can take official notice of the presence
in the National Capital of the wife
of the former Grand Duke. Still an
other attitude, as contrasted to that
of social and official. Washington, will
be assumed toward the visitor by
diplomatic Washington. In the diplo-
matte set, she has claim in a certain
rank by virtue of the fact that she
is a sister Of the reigning Queen of
Rumania. That fact is to be reflected
in various ways in the diplomatic
corps. during her brief visit.
The grand duchess made her first
bow to washington's social life at an
elaborate Russian fete and ball CIV
en- in her honor last night at the
willard. The social calendar today
George Thomas Marye, wife of the
former Ambassador to Russia, a
which the grand duchess will be thu
guest of honor; a reception given In
her honor by Mrs. Lansing and a
dinner to be given in her honor to-
night by Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
The visitor expects to leave Washing
ton tomorrow forenoon for Ne~
York.
No White House Engagement.
No engagement has been made for
the grand duchess to be presented to
President Coolidge, and there Will be
no complications over the propriety
of a social reception by the first lady
of the land, since Mrs. Coolidge left
washington yesterday morning for
an absence Of several days.
The titled visitors suite on the seventh
floor Of the Willard is under heavy
guard while she is there, and during all
of her trips In Washington she will be
accompanied by q member Of the New
York Police Departments bomb squad.
who came to Washington with the party.
Headouarters Detective Ira Keck also
has been assigned to accompany the
visitor.
shortly before she left her hotel
this morning to 80 to Mount Vernon and
Arlington Cemetery the grand duchess
held two-minute interview with sew
eral Newspaper men, In which she 1aud-
Cd the scenic beauties Of Warrington as
observed in feeting glances on her ride
from the Union Station to tho hotel.
Every precaution had been taken b.