Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-17
Formal Visit to White House
First Event-Mount Vernon
ny on tuesday.
PRESIDENT GIVES DINNER
FOR HER THAT EVENING
With Princess Ileana, She Will
Stay at Rumanian Legation.
Prince Nicholas at Hotel.

visitor, Marie of Rumania who IS
coming here tomorrow evening TOT
O short visit before beginning an ex
tensve sightseeing tour of America
As the official guest Of the Nation
her ma jesty. accompanied by the
youthful Princess Ileana and Prince
Nicholas and an encourage of II, will
arrive in Washington about 6 O'Clock
on a special train direct from New
York and will go first to the Ru
manan legation and Immediately
afterward to the White House to pay
her formal compliments to the Chief
Executive of the country which Is
her host.
few minutes later the President
and Mrs. Coolidge, in accordance
with official custom. will return the
royal visit at the Rumanian lega
tion near Sheridan Circle. which has
heen fitted out in regal splendor for
the entertainment of the Queen and
her daughter
Informal Dinner Later.
The brief formalities over the royal
party will have an informal dinner
at the legation before retiring to rest
for the strenuous program of enter
tainment and sightseeing arranged
for Tuesday. Her ma esty, her royal
will occupy the entire legation build.
Ing, while Prince Nicholas and his
stan will reside at Wardman Park
Hotel, temporary headquarters Of the
legation.
The program Tuesday will include
visits 10 Mount Vernon and the Tomb
OF the Unknown Soldier In Arlington
Cemetery, with lunch "somewhere en-
route: and will be brought to a
grand climax with a state dinner at
the White House at O'Clock. to be
a notable event in the history of Off
Cial society
Queen Marie and her party will bid
adieu to Washington next Wednesday
morning and proceed TO Annapolis
and Baltimore. and then to New York
Tor a series OF functions prior to her
trip west. She. will again visit the
capital on December :" according to
the itinerary mapped out by the Ru-
manian legation.
Lands Tomorrow Afternoon.
The Queen is scheduled to land at
quara ntine in New York harbor to-
morrow afternoon. instead of pro
ceeding on the Leviathan for a
glimpse Of New York's famous sky
line, as she had thought Of doing be.
fore learning II would seriously upset
carefully laid plans. She will be taken
into the city for brief stay and then
escorted TO the royal special train.
arranged for by the United States
Government.
At quarantine she will he greeted
of1cially by J. Butler Wright. Assist
ant Secretary of State. he representa-.
tive for the occasion Of the President.
and welcomed on behalf of tbs
A 4xl-
will he accompanied by Mai Charles
?. Summerall, commanding the End
Corps Area. and Lieut.. Col Arthur
Poillon, First Cavalry. who has been
designated AS military aide to the
Queen during her trip t. Washing.
ton and back.
The period of her maiesty's Official
visit extends only from the time of
her landing at Quarantine until her
return to New York Wednesday. Aft
er that she becomes an informal guest
OF the Nation
The royal train Is due to arrive AT
Union Station between S and O'Clock
tomorrow evening. Assistant Secre.
tary Wright and Col. Poiilon will ac-
company the regal visitors to this
city. where they will he met at the
station by Secretary of STATE kellogg
and other high Government officials.
Following informa! greetings in the
presidential reception room of the
terminal, Queen Marie and her chill.
dren Will emerge on the plaza and
enter automobiles under escort of a
squadron of Cavalry from Fort Mver.
The procession Will move rapidly up
Pennsylvania avenue TO East Execu-
tive avenue. thence through Madison
place to H street. west to Sixteenth,
north on Sixteenth street 10 Massa
chusettS avenue. out Massachusetts
avenue TO q and along . to Twenty
third street, on which is located the
legation.
Special Police Precautions.
AS on other occasions of visits of
royalty, special precautions will he
taken by military and police authori-
ties to protect the Queen and her
party during their stay mere Since
her majesty is coming here as a
Queen. and not as a private visitor OF
distinction. she will be accorded more
official honors and he greeted with
more official fanfare than featured the
recent stay here OF the Crown Prince
and Crown Princess OF Sweden who
desired few formalities.
The Queen had let il he known,
however. that she wishes TO imhihe
the spirit Of democracy which char
scterizes America. and which. she
admits. has intrigued her into com :
Ing across the ocean 10 see for her
self lust what this means.
Queen Marie will nor be the first
sovereign to come here. King AL
bert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
preceded her several years ago. and
Don, Pedro. Emperor Of Brazil. was
here in 1916 Official visits also have
been made By the President OF Lii
IBERIA and the President O. Haiti. in
addition to many prospective rulers
such as the heirs apparen: of Grea
Britain. Russian and Sweden. and the
presidents -elec: of seYe. =. SoGtr
American republics. |, = recalled
also. that Queen Lihuokalani OF
Hawaii was here duri:E ;hA tieNe-
land administra tion. but II is a mat
ter Of dispute whether she MAS the
actual ruler of Hawaii at that time
The legation building was vacated
several days ago by NJ. Radu T
Dtuvara. the acting Minister. 10 give
Queen Marie and her attendants the
use Of the house. The handsome
structure has been entirely refitted
for It's distinguished guests and IL
presents q brilliant picture to the