Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-20
Queen Marie and Children
Guests of U. S. President
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seal of the United States, called at the
legation which is for the moment
royal residence.
Under escort of ]. Butler Wright,
! personal representative of the presi-
dent, and Radu r. Djuvara Rumanian
! charge, the queen and Prince Nicholas
and Princess Ileana were taken swiftly
to the White House, where fringe of
government clerks from the big nearby
departments lined the railing for a
/ glimpse of the visitors as they passed
into the grounds.
Secretary Kellogg had joined the
president and Mrs. Coolidge in the
/ Blue Room as is customary on such
| occasions. Wright announced the
queen A moment later she presented
her children to the chief executive and
his lady and the formaTity that sur
rounds the meeting of the heads of
| states were complete
| Less than ten minutes had passed
before the royal party was back in the
motor cars on it's way to the legation
| to welcome the president and Mrs.
Coolidge in their immediate return
call
! The queen, Princess Ileana, Prince
Nicholas and other members of the
royal party left the legation at 9:30
! this morning for their sightseeing tour.
Wright acted as guide to her majesty,
who rode in black and olive touring
car with the top down, which led the
procession of more than a dozen ma
+, chimes The bright sunshine of a
sparkling October day brought an ex-
clamation of pleasure from the royal
i tourists as the cars got under way.
! Unknown Soldiers Tomb
The visit to the tomb of the I'm
, known Soldier was marked by a simple
ceremony of tribute, when the queen,
pausing for moment of silent prayer
with head bowed, laid or the grave
overlooking the Potomac and the dis
| tant capital, wreath of roses in the
tricolor of Rumania.
An airplane circled overhead and the
queen looked up at it.
She placed the wreath on the grave
a second time at the request of photog-
raphers, and then turned to exclaim in
admiration as she gaZed at the marble
circle of the memorial amphitheatre
on the terrace of which the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier is set.
Isn't it beautiful, seen from her?"
! she asked Wright.
Really, a magnificent thing and
what a situation"
| She chatted with Brigadier General
Samuel Rockenbach, commanding Of
flee of the District of Washington, in
/ charge of the ceremonies at Arling-
! ton, telling him:
"All my life have been used to SOL
diers."
The queen was accorded the presi-
dental salute of 21 guns as her car
! entered the Fort Meyer military reser-
/ vation approaching the tomb, and it
roared out again as the party sped
away from Arlington.
AT Mount Vernon
No military honors, but tribute of
anothre sort awaited her at Mount
Vernon. Seven old ladies, vice regents
of the seven state branches of the
Mount Vernon Ladies' association
/ brought to her the greetings of Mary
land, Florida, Texas, Rhode Island,
Delaware, Pennsylvania and the Dis
trict of Columbia. The queen shook
hands with each and presented the
prince and princess.
"These are my children she said.
Mrs. T. S. Maxey of Texas, dean of
the association, which cares for the
historical treasures at Washington S
home, led the queen through the
quantity furnished old rooms. She was
lavish in her admiration.
"The furniture is charming, isn't
it delicious?" and 81 love the old four
posters" she exclaimed as she was
shown Lafayette's room, the River
room and the downstairs reception
rooms of the ancestral home of the
first president
She was shown about the grounds
and into the tomb of Washington,
where she laid wreath similar to that
left at Arlington, and she was told OF
Washington's plans for his tomb, the
! earlier one of which still remains
above the present more elaborate
structure The queen admired the
planning of the grounds and the view
of the tranquil river, saying:
everything here seems to speak oil
General Washington's love Of God. 1t
is DeauIlIui IhlH6 IL nave tAle AONo Va
God"
The Princess Ileana and Prince
Nicholas held for moment the center
of the stage when, in the rose garden
they were shown the wishing rose
bush.
"Any sentimental wish made on one
of these blooms or sex pods, as they
now are, will be sure to come true,
lColonel Dodge told the queen.
Now, Ileana and Nicholas, make
your Wishes smiled Queen Marie.
They wished, blushing. Asked what
he had wished, and whether it concern
ed girls, Prince Nicholas replied in
confusion:
I'D rather not say"
After luncheon had been served in
the banquet hall at Mount Vernon, the
queens party hurried away on the mo-