New Britain herald., 1926-10-25
QEEN MARIE OFF
 TO VlSIT STATES
Leaves New York on Her Tour
 Of Country

the rolling palace of ten special rail 1 way cars that will be her home fo the two months of her western tour
 Leaving New York at 7:5O a. m. she was due at Buffalo at s D. m She will make a radio talk thcr from station WGR, and will leav i Buffalo for Niagara Falls early to morrow morning. Her itinerary to day called for two ten minute stops one at Albany at 1:2O ?. m, anr the other at Syracuse at 4;30 D. m. 1 Queen Marie with her children Prince Nicolas and Princess Ieana and her retiuue. boarded the trair at Grand Central station at mid night after attending a benefit per formance at the Metropolitan Opera house of an interpretation of "Th' Lily of Life" a fairy tale written by the queen.
 Loie Fuller, whose ballet pre-. scented the performance, had been il for several days but was behind the scene. bundled up in blankets. di. recting the colorful light effects that mark her production.
 Queen Marie saw the ballet fol the first time at the opera house ir Paris, the second time last Thursday in Philadelphia, and expects to sec her friends show again severaI times on her western trip.
 Many Empty Seats
 The performance was given for the mothers memorial foundation of New York, but Miss Fuller is re- ported to have contracted for 50 per cent of the receipts. There were many empty seats last night. and spectators were '"ring tickets to rain-soaked crowds on the sidewalks at less than box office prices, al- though many persons sought stand ing room.
 The royal party occupied J. P. Morgans box in the center of the diamond horseshoe, and boxes on each side were filled with New York social leaders. Mrs. Oliver Harri- man, chairman of the benefit and Mrs. Crittenden Calhoun, president of the foundation, were in the Nor gan box. Queen Marie wore q dia- mond tiara, sequin trimmed satin gown, pearl necklace, and long CT mine coat.
 Police On Duty
 Policemen were scattered through the audience q q were so viEilant, they refused 10 let the queens linn cuisine approach a side entrance where a carpet had been laid for her majesty. Aft r the performance the royal party went from the opera house to the station where the queen said goodbye to Q score of persons who had shared in her entertain ment, and shook hands with q dozen policemen Of the large escort that made way for her through New York traffic.
 Greeted By IS Women
 Forty-eight womcr, one from each state in the union, today have greetings from the queen in her own handwriting for the citizens of their states. Queen Marie presented the greetings yesterday at E. luncheon given by MT. and Mrs. Ira Nelson Morris at the Biltmore hotel.
 Mrs. B. Frank Mcbane. of Spray, N. C., presented to the queen large volume containing a description Of each state, in the name Of the re- ception committee of women ap- pointed by the governors. The VOL ume was left here in order to have it Illuminated at Tiffany's and Will be presented to the queen again be- fore she sails for Rumania.
 Queen Marie then drew from brief case sheets of blue-lincd paper, each with a blue cross in the upper right hand corner, the tributes which she had written on the Levla- than while crossing the Atlantic.
 Words Too Tricky
 She had difficulty in pronouncing the names of the states as she gave out the tributes. She attempted Mississippi" several times, then gave up, saying "too many double letters. They always give me trou- ble." She pronounced Connecticut as spelled and Vermont woman corrected her when she accented the last instead of the first syllable.
 The queen told the women to tell the governors that if there was any state she could not visit, it was not her fault as the United States is so large. Tt would require six visits to take them all in," she said,
 After the presentation Queen Marie went to the Plaza Hotel where a reception had been arranged by the North American Newspaper Al liance. Melville k. Stone, counselor of the Associated Press introduced her from a gallery overlooking the ballroom to the roo persons present.
 Makes Short speech
 "I realize that I stand before the most critical audience in the world, v she told the newspaper men and women. "I appreciate that through you the public opinion of this nation is framed.
 T come here in all sincerity and simplicity to try to interpret my peo- pie to your people. By my instincts I am democratic, but my lot has as signed me to the position of a queen and the queen of q special country. I must uphold the dignity of my na- ton. When l travel through your country I seek nothing for myself, b I hope that my visit may be a means of bringing q closer sym pathy and understanding between ou. two countries"
 Dr. Frank Buchman, soul surgeon" who crossed on the Levia- than with the royal party and whose religious prccCpts are under inves- tigation at Princeton, and l50 fol- lowers were disappointed yesterday when the queen failed to appear at his headquarters as they expected.
 Prince Nicolas and Prince Hohen- low, of the royal party, where at the house on Fifty-third street just west of Fifth avpnuC owned by John ID,