Evening star., 1926-10-20
WELCOME QUEEN
AT WHITE HOUSE
CooIidges Extend Greeting as
Royal Guest Ends Day
of Sightseeing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Queen Of Rumania yesterday
exchanged the privilege Of being the
guest Of the Nation for that of being
the personal guest Of its Chief Execu-
tive and Its First Lady.
Forty-one hours after her triumphal
entrance through New York, the gate
way to America, and % hours after
her arrival in the Nations Capital,
Rumania's Queen was formally re-
ceived by the President and Mrs.
Coolidge.
Her reception at the White House
in the afternoon, in the famous blue
room that has witnessed a century
of presidential receptions. the return
call Of the President and Mrs. Cool.
idge at the Rumanian legation short
ly afterwards. and the Queens en-
tertainment at a state dinner at the
White House last night, discharged
the traditional amenities Of nations.
These functions came as the eli
max to a day in which Queen Marie
delved deep into American history.
visiting, as preliminaries 10 ner White
House call. WaShingtOnS home at
Mount Vernon, the tomb of the I'm
known Soldier at Arlington National
Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial.
Reception Is Brief.
The reception ceremony III inc
White House was brief and formal.
Two official cars, bearing the seal OF
the United States, called at the le-
CATION, which is for the moment a
royal residence Under escort of J.
Butler Wright, personal representa-
tive OF the President. and Radu T.
Djuvara, Rumanian charge. the
Queen and Prince Nicholas and
Princess Ileana were taken swiftly
ftr,
of Government clerks from the big
nearby departments lined the rail-
ing for a glimpse of the visitors as
they passed into the grounds.
Secretary kellogg had joined the
President and Mrs. Coolidge in the
blue room, as is customary on such
occasions. Mr.. Wright announced the
Queen. A moment later she presented
her children to the Chief Executive
and his Lady, and the formality that
surrounds the meetings OF heads OF
states was complete.
Less than 10 minutes had passed
before the royal party was back IN
the motor cars and on its way TO the
legation to welcome the President and
Mrs. Coolidge on their immediate re-
turn call.
The Queen. Princess 1leana, Prince
Nicholas and other members Of the
in the day for their sightseeing tour.
Mr.. Wright acted as guide to Her
Majesty, who rode in a black and
olive touring car with the top down,
which led the procession of more
than a dozen machines. The bright
sunshine of a sparkling October day
brought an exclamation Of pleasure
from the royal tourists as the cars
got under way.
Luncheon at Mount Vernon.
The Queen wore a full-length mole
skin coat, with a huge bunch OF
Parma violets pinned to the shawl
collar. Under her coat she wore a
mouse-colored wool crepe dress of
straight simple lines and toque OF
crushed velvet to match. The In
evitable three ropes Of pearls. pearl
slippers completed her costume.
The Princess Ileana was smartly
clad in mahogany velour ensemble.
colored in black skunk, worn with a
matching plush hat of vagabond
lines and blending shoes and stock
ingS Prince Nicholas wore the
double breasted blue tunic of his
uniform as a lieutenant in the Ru
manian navy.
After luncheon had been served in
the banquet hall at Mount Vernon.
the Queens party hurried away on
the motor trip back to the legation |
in Washington. passing the Washing |
ton Monument and the Lincoln Me- !
mortal on the way. The Queen again /
exclaimed her perfect delight" with |
these memorials and with her whole |
first day Of American sightseeing.