Evening star., 1926-10-13
QUEEN RISES EARLY
FIRST DAY ON LINER
Eats American Breakfast
and Drinks Tea-WiII Spend
Time Reading.
By the Associated Press.

ABOARD S. S. LEVIATHAN, Oc-
tober 13.-Queen Marie was up at
6:45 o'clock this morning, after a good
nights rest. She had a cup of tea
and later breakfasted on grapefruit,
soft-boiled eggs, toast and coffee. She
had a dip in the ships plunge at
$3.50 o'clock.
Il was very tired last night, but
1 rested splendidly," she said, every
thing is so comfy in my suite.'
In addition to choosing the pride
of Americas merchant marine for her
voyage, She has selected distinctly
American dishes for her meals. Corn
on the cob and fried sweet potatoes
were features of her first meal aboard.
Going to tour a prohibition coun-
try, Marie during her voyage desires
plenty of water to drink.
Prince Is TeetOtaler.
so far as drinks are concerned" ,"
she told an inquiring functionary,
always have plenty of ice water for
me. If l cannot have ice water, then
let me have hot tea
There will be plenty of ice water for
both the queen and Prince Nicholas,
who has been teetotaler for three
years. In saying that he had not
touched alcohol for three years,
Nicholas explained that he was an
officer of the Rumanian navy, and
that he did not desire any one ever
to accuse him of not being sober.
During the voyage Queen Marie
VIII pass the time chiefly in reading
and writing and listening in on the
radio. When she gets out in the
West she hopes to have a chance to
go horseback riding, this being her
one outdoor sport. Prince Nicholas
plays golf and he and his sister Ileana
both go in occasionally for tennis.
Ship Leaves i'm Rain.
The big ship put to sea last night
at 8 o'clock from Cherbourg. 1t was
raining, but every light around the
waterfront was agloW and the U. S. S.
Memphis, brilliantly illuminated, play
ed her searchlights upon the Le-
viathan.
In order to see the illumination
Queen Marie remained on the deck of
the tender Welcome as it put out
from Cherbourg to the liner.
Capt. Herbert Hartley, his staff
and crew of the vessel were drawn
up to greet the royal party. The Ru-
manian national anthem was played
as Marie, Princess Ileana, Prince
Nicholas and others came aboard.
The royal party had dinner in their
private dining room.
After dinner the Queen remained in
her suite, but Prince Nicholas and
Prince he-Langenburg, the
Queens nephew, attired in lounge
suits. mingled with the crowd in the
main salon. The orchestra played Ru-
manian airs.
Mrs. Wilson Returning.
Rumanian and American flags are
intertwined throughout the public
rooms of the ship and the floral deco
rations are predominantly of the Ru-
manian colors.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson is returning
on the Leviathan from a European
trip. She had luncheon with Queen
Marie on the train from Paris to Cher
bourg.
Through a member of the royal
party on board the Leviathan all doubt
has been put at rest as to what Queen
Marie's religion is. Rumors that she
expected to leave the Church of Eng
land and join the Greek Orthodox
Church, to which her children belong,
were said to be without foundation.
The Queen, this informant said, did go
to the Orthodox Greek Church with
her children for communion, but she
feels that the difference between her
church and the church of her children
is SO slight that there is no reason for
her to transfer her membership from
the church into which she was born.