Evening star., 1938-07-02
TO ARRIVE
IN D. c. TONIGHT
Swedish Tercentenary Party
Tours City; Grown Princess
Coming Tomorrow.

fTlnCe 6eftll OF sweden Will arrive
In Warrington by train 1T 1925 o'clock
tonight to symbolic his oountry's re-
gard for the land which first received
frigate load of Swedish colonists
800 years ago.
Changing her plans, Crown Princess
Louise will leave Crown Prince Gustav
Adolph, who Is remaining in New YORK
because Of . kidney ailment, to come
here tomorrow morning, it was learned
late yesterday by Counselor Wenne-
berg Of the Swedish Legation.
The more than 60 prominent Swed-
ish delegates to the tercentenary cele-
bration, who came from the Delaware
Valley yesterday. left their quarters in
the Shoreham Hotel at 8 am. today
for . bus caravan tour Of Washington
and Arlington. They visited the John
Ericsson statue ON the bank Of the
Potomac. dedicated by the Crown
Prince and Crown Princess on an
earlier visit to America.
F1nland's nine representatives, like
wise honoring the 30oth anniversary
Of their eountry's first American set
tlement, accompanied them. Dr.. o.
ten linden, former Swedish foreign
minister. was to speak with Secretary
OF State Hull, however, and other
delegates planned to interview Gov
eminent officials.
Group to Inspect Greenbelt.
Twenty visitors, desiring to compare
rapid Swedish housing progress with
Government projects here. will inspect
Greenbelt, Nd. at 2 pm. today. Min
lister and Nine. Jarnefelt will give 4
reception for the Firms ut S pm, in
the Finnish Legation.
Distinguished Swedish and Finnish
women will be honored tonight At 4
dinner given by the National Woman's
party in the garden Of the Alva Bel
mont House, IA B street NE. Mrs.
Stephen Pell, national chairman, will
preside.
Among the guests will be Miss Ker-
stem Hesselgren, member of the lower
chamber Of the Swedish Riksdag and
pioneer in labor legislation; Dr.. Hanna
Rydh, who has done archeolosical
work in Africa, France, Greece ana
Sweden; Mrs. R:ckard Sander, wife Of
the Swedish foreign minister and early
organizer Of adult education, and Miss
Kyllakki Pohjala Of the Finnish Par
Lament.
Finnish Foreign Minister Rudolf
Holsti, speaking at luncheon in the
Shoreham Hotel yesterday and 1T =
press conference afterward, assured
America his country will continue war
debt payments 80 long as the United
States wants them"
Collaboration Hailed.
Il must confess that the debt is not
large" he said, but we have . prin-
ciple Of absolute honesty. And We
remember the food you sent US by
Herbert Hoover in the days after the
war"
Minister Holsti pointed out that the
collaboration of Finland and Sweden
IN the celebration here gains signifi-
canoe tn light Of the growing close
alignment Of their foreign policies.
Mr. linden expressed deep appreciation
OF Minister Holsti's sentiments, in an
interview after the luncheon.
I was . member of the Leasue of
Natlons Council when Germany was
brought in-a time of great optimism.
Now We have to turn to other methods
OF international cooperation" he
said. 1T Is noteworthy that the aims
OF Sweden and the United States are
almost identical"
Edstrom Gives TAX.
Secretary of State and Mrs. Hull
were guests 1t the luncheon. Other
speakers were J. sisfrid Edstrom,
chairman Of the Royal Swedish New
Sweden Commission, and Senators
Joseph F. Gufey Of Pennsylvania and
Ernest Lundeen Of Minnesota. Sena-
tor 0ufey Is chairman Of the United
States Deleware Valley Tercentenary
Commission, which sponsored the
luncheon. --.s
The whole party sailed to Mount
Vernon on the City Of Washington
late yesterday, returning by bus.
We like President Washington,s
nome very much, but these amazing
firefies, lightning bugs, are what excite
ls, ;" many exclaimed. This Is the first
twilight We have seen in Washington
and In the land Of the midnight sun
We never have such creatures"
Plans for the Crown Princess and
Prince Bertil include services of the
Lutheran Church at IL I'm.
tomorrow In the auditorium of Hotel
2400. The Swedish Minister and Nine.
Bostrom will hold 4 reception at 4 pm.
1t the Legation. The Delaware Valley
Tercentenay Commission will give .
dinner in the Aay6over Hnkel at 4