The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-24
PHILADELPHIA
TO BE HOST
TO QUEEN
Rumanian Royal Party. to
Visit Sesquicentennlal
This Autumn
QUEEN MARIE of Rumania will

visit the Sesquicentennlal IN
Philadelphia while in the United
States this autumn according TO
an announcement by officials OF
the expedition.
An invitation to attend the cen
tennial extended Her Majesty by
Alexander p. Moore. former am
bassador to. Spain, has been en-
Enthusiastically accepted. 1t Is the
oueen's desire to see America at
work and at play" and surely she
could find no better opportunity
than at the Quaker City's big snow:
The exact date of the royal
oarty's visit to the exposition has
not been set. Officials are await
ing word from the queen with the
idea of setting the day named apart
"a Rumania Day.
According to advices received
from Paris, the Queen will sail for
America late next month and Will
return to Europe shortly before
Christmas.
The itinerary of the Queen is in
the hands of the Rumanian Govern
rnent from which source an Of
1lCIdI SIdlCAnGul 40 OAPC$%~~
win Not Travel IncognitO
Her Majesty will not travel in
cognito. as has sometimes been the
case when royalty visited this
country.
It is understood Queen Marie
will ende-.vor to visit every State
in the II.,ioa and in order to better
see tic country she will travel
by motor.
She will be formally received IN
washington by President Coolidge.
During her visit at the Capital
she win stay at the Rumanian
Legation.
one of the outstanding features
Of the Queens visit will be the
presentation by her of rare ex:
amples OF Grecian, Serbian and
Runanian art to the Mary Hill
Museum in the State Of Washing
ton. The Queen will dedicate the
Rumanian room OF the museum,
which is situated on a high cliff
overlooking the Columbia River.
Among the works OF art she will
present is a bedroom suite, the
woodwork OF which is set with
precious stones In ths' Byzantine
manner.
King Unable. to Make Trip
Announcement has been made
that King Ferdinand will be un-
able to accompany the Queen AZ
the Rumanian Parliament convenes
in October.
Ex-Ambassador Moore, who s.
confined to the American Hospital
at Neuilly, France. as q result
of an injury to his leg, was I'M
able to present in person the In
vitation to the Queen to visit the
SesquicentenniaI. He therefore
sent the invitation to Her Majesty
through Premier Ayerescu Of Ru-
mania Notification Of the Queens
acceptance followed.
Mr.. Moore was operated upon
Immediately after his arrival in
Paris last week. He has since
progressed so favorably that he is
hopeful Of being able to sail for
the United States the end Of this
month.
Officials of the exposition are,
naturally, much pleased with Queen
Marie's acceptance of their in
vitation. It was suggested that IT
might be possible to arrange TO
! have the art treasures she is
bringing to this country placed on
exhibition at the Sesqui on the
/. date to be set apart as Rumanian
Day.
AMERICAN ENVOY
IN WASHINGTON
James r. Sheffield, American Am.
bassador to Mexico, arrived In
Washington today and is at thu
Willard where he plans to remain
several days. Mr.. Sheffield lande I
in New York on Sunday accom-
panied by his wife and son and
plans to remain in the United States
until November /. when he will re-
turn to Mexico. He came to'Wash-
1ngton to confer with Secretary
Kellogg.
The Secretary Of Commerce, Her
bert Hoover, who is now on the
Pacific Coast, stopped en- route there
in Spokane, Wash, and stayed at
the Davenport Hotel where he was
the guest of honor at a banquet
given him by the Columbia Basin
Project Committee.
CABINET HOSTESS
RETURNS TODAY
y Mrs. Jardine, wife of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. and their two
daughters, Miss Marian Jardine and
Miss Ruth Jardine, and their
niece; Miss Rita Hulme. are ex.
pected to return to Washington
today from Southampton, Long
Island, where they passed the sum
mer. The Secretary, who is in
New York. will remain there on
business, and will leave Syracuse
n. Y. August 81, when he will 20
to Kansas returning to Washing
ton the middle of September.
Former United States Senator
Joseph France is at the Waldorf
Astoria, New York, from Baltimore
EvlTE !.