Evening star., 1926-09-30

| IT has been announced-and officially
contradicted-that her majesty queen
| Marie Of Rumania, who Is to arrive
| in America next month, is not TO
travel incognito, but in all the glory of
royalty. The incorrect announcement
| is based upon the fact that she will be
received in Washington with a troop
| of cavalry, and escorted to the Ru-
manian legation, after which she Will
dine with the President and Mrs. Cool
idge at a formal official dinner.
| The fact that she Dimes at the White
House, however, it is officially de-
clared, does not change her incognito,
for many q guest has dined at the
White House who did not appear as
queen nor king. 1t does not require
| that a queen must parade her crown
in the United States in order to re-
ceive what Americans characterize as
a "royal welcome" and Queen Marie
desires to be free from the burden OF
of1cialdom, enough so that she can
study American life las is"
| Rumania is a limited monarchy,
with an area about equal to that OF
Pennsylvania and New Jersey COM
bined. and a population somewhat less
than Greater New York and Philadel-
phia combined.
Now what is the significance of the
visit Of Queen Marie since she Is to
come ncognitoAdisguising or ignor.
ing her royal status? The King and
Queen of Belgium visited us after the
World War, but they were not in DIS
guise." They came to return the Visit
of President and Mrs. Wilson, and to
recognize the service done to their
country by America in the war They
were welcome guests, and returned
home bearing full honors and the re-
spect of the American people. They
| had been associates with America In
the struggle of war; so, too, was Ru-
mania, though that country was
ground between enemies, and forced
to surrender before our arm1stice.
| Rumania had been burdened with
King Carol in the beginning OF the
war, who, being related to the Hohen-
zollerns, was in sympathy with Ger.
many, but he dared not attempt to
throw his country into the German
side of the struggle, and so remained
neutral. King Carol died. and King
Ferdinand succeeded to the throne,
with Queen Marie. Soon Rumania
was valiantly fighting on the side or
the allies. And now we are to have
the privilege of greeting Her Majesty
the queen. Vive la Refine!
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| We have had other callers-such
as Ii Hung Chang-who liked us. LII
visited Philadelphia and saw the Lib
erty bell. and he recorded in his
diary: But they do not ring 1t any
more, because 1t is cracked is liberty
cracked, too?"
He gave a new name TO Phllaoe!.
phia, THE Place of Million Smiles,
| for he found great geniality there.
That was poetic. Ii confessed that
| in his youth his dream had been
| that he might become the poet laure-
ate of China. We seldom reach our
ideals, and Ii became only premier
and actual ruler.
| X X X X
| Another Chinaman. WI Ting fang,
| former Minister to the United States,
showed great interest in our peculiar
customs. For example, he thought
il strange that we should be sur
prised that he should function as a
matchmaker He was at wedding
| in washington where a daughter of
a Senator was bridesmaid. He had
met the young lady before, so he
asked her when she would become
| bride She replied she did not know,
| for she had not yet had an offer.
| Turning to a group OF young men, ne
remarked to one of them, This is a
| beautiful young lady, would you not
| like to marry herr
He replied, II shall be most delight
ed tor Then WI said to the young
lady. ''win you accept his oner?"