Evening star., 1926-11-11
My Impressions of America
By Her Majesty the Queen of Rumania
The Star and Other Members OF the Norfh
Newspaper Alliance
West Point.

saw. 1t would take too many pages
Therefore must I be forgiven II some
of the other hospitality shown me
should not be mentioned IN TINS
sketchy record I am making OF my
days. None of it will be forgotten, Tor
In spite of the little time left to me
to do ANYTHING for myself l take upon
NV hours of night to write my diary
as 7 have done ever since the war
and these pages will one day De a
precious possession for any country
SO when | get home the King ana my
children will know all | did, saw OF
felt, step by step. Nothing VIII DC
lost.
Hardly had finished shaking
hands with those many ladies than !
was hurried off in an open car. IN
spite of my heavy cold. with MI
Ralph Jonas, president of the BROOK
lyn Chamber of Commerce; Maj. WI
lis Macdonald, jr., and Maj. FRANK
I. Hanscom to Brooklyn, where l was
to be received by the 106th Regiment
Before stepping into the motor pri-
vate offered me, with beaming smile
a stupendous bouquet of orchids.
Later l sent him my picture on
post card as thanks.
Prefers Open Automobile.
I love driving in an open motor if
can. New York can really only be
understood in an open motor. It's a
pity to have a roof over your head
and not be able to look out at those
extraordinary buildings unequally
characteristic of this greatest OF
cities. Besides, thus l could better
see the population in that part OF
town whom ] had not yet had occa-
e,;o 90 Gnhnn1St and Girl Guides
Boy Scouts, all the youth Of Brook
lyn, were lined up in smiling array
to see me drive past. ] felt entirely
st home in the military atmosphere
which greeted me, and ! was agree
ably reminded of many a happy day
with my own regiment at home.
After having hung a wreath beneath
the regimental war memorial tablet L
was solemnly led into a huge covered
hail. where the regiment was pre-
sented to me. We walked down the
front. and afterward the regiment
marched past us while we sat on
raised platform. ] was declared hon.
orary colonel of the regiment and
given a wondrous silver sword by Col.
Thomas Fairserv1s. ] felt immensely
flattered and keenly appreciative OF
the honor done me, and here again
was able to admire how beautifully
the American troops know how to
march. The giant armory was lined
all around it's four walls by an en-
thusiastic public, who took a fiatter'
ing part in this manifestation in my
honor
MY son was offered silver cigarette
case with the badge Of the regiment.
He bushed with pleasure like a
schoolgirl and his satisfaction beamed
from his face.
Throat Becomes Sore.
This ceremony was. of course, fol-
lowed by the inevitable presentation of
great numbers of people, but the hour
fixed to go back again came, as always,
too soon. I loved the brisk drive
home, whirling at a fantastic pace,
with my shrieking motor cycles in
front. at the side and behind me, dusk
coming on and New York becoming
more and more mysterious, but ! can
not say that this made the drive have
good effect upon my cold.
That evening at the Sulgrave In
dinner, despite my good doc
tors care, for the first time l was
afraid that perhaps my throat would
cause me serious trouble. l was real
ly suffering badly and needed all my
royal training not to give up that
evening.
The banquet was beautifully done.
A choice company was there to meet
me. Mr.. John w. Davis. former Am
bassador to England, the chairman
for that evening, and one of my per
sonal friends, must have found me
Door company, because, alas, my voice
had almost completely disappeared
and I had a shooting pain on the right
side of my throat. l really hung on
with deadly determination, meaning at
any price to carry it through to the
end, but I could not help thinking OF
an old pioneer friend who used to
say to me when things were difficult
zone step at time, your majesty
no man can do more
The speeches made that evening
were particularly charming, for they
expressed to me delightful apprecia-
ton of nv country and of the efforts
the King and I had made for the
welfare of our people through many
years.
Enjoys Warmth of Speeches.
Mr.. Davis, DIR. John Grier Hibben
Of Princeton University and DR.. John
H. Finley, all three spoke convincingiv
and found words which went straight
to my heart. The delightfully."- couched
address Of DR.. Finley was a little
treasury Of witty eloquence. And
was very much amused at being COM
pared to Penelope who did not re-
main at home. If only l had not
been suffering that evening. l know
that banquet would have been one
of the most charming meals that had
been offered me in New York.
CT
in New York, for there is still such
an enormous amount to relate.
The hour l had been sitting peace
fully by myself in Calvary Church
of which my friend Samuel Shoemaker
Is minister, was an hour Of almost
heavenly peace. The simple service
was a boon to my soul. / loved the
singing, the beautiful atmosphere OF
devotion and Sans forcible sermon
which rang with truth. The rest OF
the day, although Sunday. was for me
no day of rest I visited the eXhibi
ton Of Mr.. Nagy's fine pictures. He
is q friend of my sister, and 1t is a
great deal owing to his first-rate les
sons that she has become an able
artist. / bought one of his colorful
masterpieces, which will one day be
hung in my daughters palace in Bel
2raQe.
There was a big lunch, where al
last was able to meet the many ladies
from the different States sent by their
respective governors to bid me vel
come to this big country of yours. A,
the end of the repast handed to each
a message to take back with them
even to those States which, alas, ow
ing to the immensely of your dis
tances and the short holiday accorded
me, / shall not be able to visit.
Gala Opera Beautiful.
All this too rapid, too harried, with
the feeling that that there were many
oh. so many, i would have liked to
have known more closely and yet
had always to pass on. / feel that
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