Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-10
HELEN WILLS HAPPY
. OVER COURT FETE
Tennis Champion Thoroughly
Enjoyed Presentation at
Court of st. James.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, May 10.-Helen Wills
American tennis champion, thoroughly
enjoyed her presentation to Queen
Mary last night in the first court Of the
season at st. James.
The California girl smilingly told re-
porters: Il was not bit nervous, al
though I know 1 should have been. II
was a very wonderful and colorful scere
and shall never forget it as long as I
live"
From early evening until finally the
long queue in the mall outside Buck
ingham Palace dwindled and dispersed
Miss Wills was the center of attention.
So eagerly once did the crowd throng
about the car in which she sat with
Miss Harriet Walker. another presentee,
that a party of police hurried to their
protection.
Helen Unperturbed by Crowds.
"I never knew such crowds around
any debutante's car" a veteran police
man accustomed to such scenes re-
marked Through the glass windows of
her limousine, however. Miss Wills
could be seen, quite as calm as on a
tennis court, unpcrturbed by the josling
tllrong.
She wore n gown of rich creamy
satin. without trimming, and striking
In its simaiicity.
The brilliant ceremonial began shortly
after $50 pm. with the Queen enter
ing the throne room as two bands
played the national anthem in nearby
alcoves She took her place on the
throne by the side Of that ordinarily &C.
cuoied By King George, who is recuper-
ating from mis- illness at Craigwen place.
The Prince Of Wales took his place
among other members of the royal FAM
lily ct her side. He was dressed in the
uniform Of a colonel of the Welsh
Guards
Queen Mary wore a tissue gown Of
changing hire with an embroidered over
dress in soft pastel shade and a train
Of Indian brocsde shaded to tone with
the gown and lined with pale gold and
pastel chiffon tissue She had a
diamond and pearl diadem and ropes Of
pearls and diamonds. with family orders
g;!ttering On her breast.
Eight Americans Presented.
As the court chamberlain called the
names Of the prcsentees each walked
the distance of the throne room to the
front of the Queen and curtSied once to
her. The individual ceremony took
hardly more than half a minute. the
brief period constituting in most cases
elimination Of considerable time and
expens=.
Prese 1ted with Miss Wills last night
were seven ether American girls.
Eight others are to be presented in
the court tonight. Their names are
Mrs. George Barnett, Virginia; Miss
Marie Cullum, Pennsylvania: Mrs. Paul
Grenning, California: Mrs. George
Lawrence. jr.. New York; Margaret
McKittricS, Missouri; Catherine Nor
cross, Georgia: Margaret Tyner, Illinois,
and Adeiine Winst~n Georgia.
Those presented last night in addition
TO Miss Wills we're: Elizabeth Behn. New
York: Alice Coonley, Illinois; Lillian
Emerson, North Carolina; Mrs. Albert
Halsted Ohio: Jocelyn Pierson, Mary
land: Harriet Walker. California, and
Virginia Wyllis, New York.
It was explained that the first court
holds no social priority over the second,
the situation being merely that there
were so many to be presented it was i'm
possible for al to be accommodated al
one court.