The Washington times., 1926-05-29
PRIMO SHOWS
DEL. IGHTFJI
QUAIL TIES
Visiting Royalties Have
Presented Engaging Side
to Washington
nv JEAN ELIOT

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faphers his reply was They re very
Numerous
Moreover. the .hurnanness or this
distinguished visitor is everywhere
commented upon. On reaching
Washington he went immediately
forward TO shake hands with the
ogfneer or his train. he personally
thanked the leader Of the band
Wlaich played AZ Union Station TO
welcome him: and from New York
comes the tale OF his having wrung
the hand Of big Mat McGrath, the
policeman who was one Of the star
athletes III the Olympic games in
Stockholm, and Of the evident en-
jOyment displayed BY the Erowp
Prince ii renewing the acquainta
shegun then.
Royalty Engaging
Somehow. II would seem that
royalty has been most engagingly
represented u democracy Ii wash
lngton. Take. for example the two
Princes 81 wales, who have been
otfr guests IL II written that
when the first Albert Edward.
Prince sc Wales. was entertained
AZ the White House il President
Buchanans day. he stood between
the President and his niece and
hostess. lovely Miss Harriet Lane,
rs greet the guests invited to meet
him most eraciously, apparently
ntiife ObIivious Of the fact that
The grease from q hundred candles
fn the great crystal chandelier over
he'd was slowly dripping down
upon his shoulders. And hes the
very glass az fashion end the
mold Of form Of his age
All Of rs remember moreover,
how the second Albert Edward,
Prince Of wales, grandson Of the
man who afterward became King
.Ssvard VII. shook hands with ell
coIners at that mammoth reception
given FOR him BY the Congress az
fhe United states until his right
hand was SO swollen and painful
~ ~ b useless, then offered hlo
left hand with an ingrat iating Srlile
az apology rather than q point
tie hundreds ~ guests mo h
been looking forward he q.
perience 81 receiving the
greeting.
Twice visitor
The present Prince 81 Wales has
BEEN twice tn Washin toni once
when he came officially to cpnp
HIS countrys and his gpyexe
atittde to President llso1 kok
American participation III the war
ana again several years later when
rs was having real holiday 20
tke United states and STOPPED 81
ID the Capital only long enong ,
nav his respecfa 10 President
Coolidge.
Four OgereigEis
Four soyerelgns have been here
.ince washington was, the first g
fueen. Emma. widow Of King
zanlelIa zneha OF Hawaii, who
topped OF here on q trip around
~ v-orld ID Sc received In state
81 President ANDREW johnson;
|[fng Kalakaala 81 Hawaii, came.
"a. ii the Grant AdfnInistfatio
Elzen. there was Dom Pedro, EKn-
5eror 0f Brazil, who WAS q guest
81 President Grant at the White
House and who attended with him
he opening Of the historic Centel.
sfal Exposition IN p Philadelphia just
81 years. ago. He put UP ~ the
id Arlington Hotel long since
gone down before the march 81
progress. And IN those postwar
lays when President Wilson was
wing III at the White House came
ne King and Queen OF the Bel.
rams. bent, like the Prince Of
Wales, Upon expressing the graft.
tude Of their people
With president Wilson able only
Ia receive the royal visitors for q
few moments in his bedrooms
wearing the gray wool sweater
which has been written into his
tOry-it tell to the lot of the late
Vice President Marshall and Mrs.
Marshall to entertain for President
and Mrs. Wilson And It ranlgles
= bit even vet that the MarshaIis.
who were living at a hotel, were
forced to borrow from Mrs. Thomas
Walsh her big house in Massa.
causetts Avenue IN order that their
dinner IN honor 81 King Albert
given d suitable setting. Their
A4ajestiea were housed In another
borrowed mansion, then the home
0R Mr.. and Mrs. BreclIinridge Long
and now the Mexican embassy.
On the theory OF "noblesse oblige.'
II would seem that some dignified
and comm0dious residence should
be provided for the entertainment
Of the nations guests.
King Albert had been in Washing
ton before when he was Duke OF
Flanders and when his chance Of
inherittng the throne seemed remote
President Mckinley entertained him
then. but the festivity OF which he
IS said to have retained the lnappiest
memory was a dinner given at the
picturesque Alibi Club, when the
meal was served by be-aproned club
members on long oalken table set
out with pewter mugs and dishes.
When he came as sovereign, with
his gracious Queen, King Albert
was also accompanied by the heir
to the throne, the young Duke Of
Brabant. lad Of II, he must
have been somewhat bored by the
round Of ceremonials and official
functions. but I remember that he
was carried off one afternoon by
pretty Miss Anna Hamlin-- since
dead. poor lamb daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Charles 81 Hamlitl, who
took him to the most popular
cabaret Of the time. introduced him
10 a score OF pretty girls and gave
him one glorious time to remember.
The most recent royal visitors to
washington were sister Of the
Emperor Of Japan and her consort,
who were on a trip around the
world, travelling as Count and
Countess Ago. President and Mrs.
Coolidge took them on a weekend
cruise on the MayfloWer as q
happy way Of showing them the
honor due their station and vet nh