The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-18
MARIE RECEIVES
TR|BUTEOF CITY
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Marie. the woman, the wife and the
Imother
When Hilton u. Brown, city host
and escort of the Queen, presented
Her Majesty with a memento Of her
visit, at the banquet at the Columbia
Club, which marked the close of the
celebration here he told of Marie,
the woman, her splendid record in
the World War and her works Of
mercy.
1--WE are glad and anxious to show
our respect to you" he declared.
mot only because Of your royal
blood, but because you are a woman
to whom any city can be proud to
pay tribute"
In reply 70 this speech, the Queer
told of her love for America and
her fine reception here, choking a
bit as she told her listeners. who
included the dinner guests and radio
audience, that il was with deep re.
greet that she will have to return to
her country before visiting all the
places planned.
But there is such a thing as
duty" she stated.
Her visit has been cut short and
she will return home shortly be-
cause of the illness of her husband,
King Ferdinand.
Arrives at 5:45
The royal Roumanian special. in
which the Queen is touring America,
arrived at Union Station at 5:45 p.
m. Wednesday and left at about l
this morning for Louisville, Ky. Long
before the hour Of arrival, the sta
ton was crowded and every effort
of police was needed to handle the
milling throng Soldiers of the
| Eleventh Infantry, FIT Benjamin
Harrison. were on hand and with
fixed bayOnets formed an aisle
through which the royal party
marched to the waiting automobiles.
Prince Nicolas and Princess
Ileana were not in the party. having
made the trip from Chicago by
motor
When the train arrived. a welcome
committee, consisting of Brown, Adjt.
| Gen. William II. Kershner. Alec j.
Lupear and Wallace Lee. boarded
the royal coach and greeted the
royal visitor.
When the Queen alighted she was
| Sorgeously clad in a cloth.of-gold
/ coat, golden turban and slippers,
and smiling a queenly smile that
made the anxious throngs feel that
here indeed was queen who meas
ured up to the tales in story books.
A note of the picturesque was
added to the welcome at the station
by Roumanian women in native cos.
| tunes. These the Queen greeted in
the language Of their native country
and they bowed and kissed her hand
as dictated by their traditions.
Procession Starts
After running the gantlet OF sa-
bers and eyes Of thousands Of ex-
pectant onlookers, the Queen was
placed in a machine and the pro-
cession got under way. The 18th
| Infantry Band played the Rouma-
Mon anthem and police and soldiers
formed the guard for the royal
party.
The automobile parade went di-
rectly to the Monument. whore the
| Queen. escorted by Brown. present
ed a wreath of white and mauve
chrysanthemums TO Col. Oran Perry.
| the superintendent, TO honor the SOL
der and sailor dead. Thousands
crowded the Circle and surrounding
streets to witness this event. the
most striking ceremonial Of the eve
ming.
| The great monument was bathed
in tioodlights and a spotlight played
up and down the huge column. The
! presentation took place on the south
steps and here sailors in white uni.
forms, soldiers, Marines and Boy
Scouts formed the guard Of honor.
Standing at rigid attention, the
white suits Of the Jackies looming
out in the semidarkness formed a
dramatic setting for the first public
act Of Queen in this city.
Five oumanian-American Boy
Scouts, members of Troop SO Of this
city, formed a special bodyguard at
| the Monument. William Fortune,
son Of Russell Fortune, in Boy Scout
uniform, presented the Queen n
wreath OF chrysanthemums follow
ing the Receiving of the Queens
wreath by Colonel Perry. one Of
the Scouts received a kiss from the
Queen. A signal was given by an.
other Boy Scout and the chimes Of
Christ Church peeled forth, while the
! Queen stood on the steps and gave
that individual hand-wave of greeH
/ ing.
To the Library
| Again. the procession was resumed,
going up n. Meridian st. to the Cen
trail library, on the steps Of which
Mayor Duvall presented the golden
key to the city. Here also thousands
were on hand to witness the event.
A cold drizzle was falling and the
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