Evening star., 1926-05-27
SWEDISH ROYALTY
DUE HERE TODAY
Crown Prince and Princess
viii Be Received at White
House This Evening.

| With the Government highest
| diplomatic officials on hand to extend
an official welcome to the National
| Capital. their royal highnesses. the
! Crown Prince and Crown Princess of
Sweden, will arrive at Union Station
| late this afternoon for a week end
round of ceremonies, including the
dedication Saturday afternoon of the
John Ericsson Memorial.
The royal party will be met in the
Presidents room of the station by
Secretary of State Kellogg and other
! State Department officials and will be
escorted at once to the Swedish lega-
tion, at 2249 r street, amid the fan
! fare and trappings of United States
cavalry.
| Shortly thereafter the royal pair
| will so to the White House. where
they will be formally received by
| President Coolidge. Later they will
return to the legation for dinner.
Includes Former Premier.
The remainder of the distinguished
party will stay at the Willard Hotel.
The retinue includes former Premier
Oscar Won Sydow, governor of the
Province of Gothenburg: Court Mar
shall Nils F. l.. Rudebeck, master of
the royal households: Count Goran
Posse. colonel and chief of staff; Fritz
Henriksson, councillor of the Swedish
foreign office: Consul General Olof H.
Lamm of New York, DIR. Borje H.
Brilioth. director Of the Swedish
American News Exchange, New
secretary, and Col. Oscar Solbert.
former aide to the President. in charge
of the royal tour in this country.
The special train assigned Crown
Prince Gustavus Adolphus and Crown
Princess Louise Alexandra. through
the courtesy Of the State Department,
Is due to arrive at Union Station at
4:40- o'clock this afternoon from New
York. Secretary Kellogg and the Of
fetal welcoming delegation will be
waiting in the presidential room at
the east end of the station.
After brief and informal greetings
at the station the party will emerge
on the plaza to the sounding of
trumpets and the clanking of swords
in salute. A squadron of Cavalry
from Fort Myer will then start its
journey through the heart of the city.
Route to Be Up Avenue.
The route of the procession will he
along Pennsylvania avenue to Fiji
teenth street, south Of the Treasury
to East Executive avenue, north
through Madison place to H street.
west to Sixteenth street, north on
Sixteenth to r and thence to the
legation. During the progress of the
royal party up Sixteenth street the
automatic traffic signal lights will be
fixed at red, to halt all intersecting
traffic.
The military cavalcade will disband
upon arrival of the crown price and
crown princess at the legation.
The reception at the White House
will take place at 6 O'Clock. The
royal couple will be ushered into the
blueroom, used for such formal cere-
monies, where the President will join
them and exchange the preliminary
formal greetings. This brief ceremony
will be akin to that attending the in.
PRODUCTION of foreign diplomats. 1t Is
understood. Secretary Kellogg will
make the introductions.
Immediately after the more dignified
meeting the visitors will be ushered
into another room to meet Mrs.
Coolidge under decidedly less formal
conditions.
President and Mrs. Coolidge will en-.
tertain the Crown Prince and his
consort at dinner tomorrow evening
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