Evening star., 1938-05-30
By BLAIR BOLLES.


Crown Princess, asSwedish royal band
II members of Stockholm male
chorus, more than half a hundred
leading citizens of Sweden and a
few Firms will be welcomed to the
United States by the President. the
Secretary of State and 2l-gun sa-
lutte in Wilmington, Del, June 27,
This is one of the most impressive
royal companies which has ever
headed toward America-and in sharp
contrast with that of last March of
the Sultan of Oman, whose party
numbered only four.
The arrival of the Swedish group,
which will cross the Atlantic Ocean
on the motorliner Kungsholm. will
mark the peak of the celebration of
the tercentenary of the founding OF
New Sweden, a colony which included
parts of what are now Delaware, Penn
sylvania and New Jersey. New Sweden
was a short Lived colony, but its in
habitants gave America sort OF ar
chitecture which even today typifies
for us the rugged pioneer who was the
first rugged individualist-the log
cabin.
Wilmington Center Of Area.
Wilmington is in the center Of the
area settled 300 years ago by an expe-
dition from Sweden planned by King
Gustavus Adolphus and sent out
under the direction OF Peter Minult,
the Dutchman who as governor
of New Netherland arranged the
famous transaction by which the
Indians sold Manhattan Island for
$25. more or less.
At Fort Cristina. named after the
beautiful young queen Of Sweden who
succeeded Gustavus Adolphus and who
was reigning when the expedition set
forth, the Swedish and Finnish colo
nists made the first permanent settle
ment in the Delaware River Valley.
Queen Cristina was portrayed by
Greta Garbo, Sweden's gift to Holly
wood, in a movie several years ago.
The Crown Prince and the Crown
Princess who we're in this country In
1926 to attend the unveiling of the
John Ericsson Monument in Potomac
Park, will arrive in Washington July
3 for a three-day stay. Their timer
ary takes them from Wilmington to
Philadelphia to Swedesboro. N. j.. and
then to Hyde Park July and 2 as
the guests Of President Roosevelt.
To Visit Midwest.
From Washington they 80 to New
York City. After they visit Boston
and Chicago, they will proceed to
Minneapolis, where Swedes and de-
scendants of Swedes abound. After
the l7th century until the middle OF
the 10th, Swedes took little interest
in America. But in the l840s the
Scandinavians once more began to
cross the ocean to this continent, and
Minnesota and the neighboring States
proved the most popular spots for
them to settle in.
The Crown Prince who is heading
this royal party is Gustaf Adolf, Duke
of Skane. heir apparent to the king
ship of Sweden, the Goths and the
Wends He is IS, tall, dark and hand
some. Her Royal Highness the Crown
Princess was Lady Louise Mount
batten, Princess of Battenberg, grand
daughter of Queen Victoria of Eng
land. With them will be His Royal
Highness Prince Bertil, younger son
Of King Gustaf, who celebrates his
80th birthday anniversary June 16.
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the personal suite of the royal family
which is content to travel with but
five servants-two chambermaids, one
valet and two footmen.
Nils Rudbeck, master of the house.
hold Of the Crown Prince, heads the
suite. Then come Brita Steuch, lady
in waiting to the Crown Princess; 1t.
Col. Gunnar Ekeroth, aide de camp
to the Crown Prince; Count Nils Fer
sen Gyldenstolpe, chamberlain; Cum
mar Hagglofi, chief Of section of the
ministry for foreign affairs. private
secretary to the Crown Prince; H.
Ernberg, physician to the Crown
Prince, and Nils Erik Millar, secretary
of the household of the Crown Prince.
Parliament to BE Represented.
The cabinet, parliament. the church,
educators, the army. the city Of
Stockholm, the city of Gothenburg,
social work, engineering, industry and
trade, the Swedish cooperative move
ment, labor, the press and the family
Of Johann Printz, first governor of
New Sweden. will be represented ir
the ofiicial delegation.
The Rt. Rev. Gustaf Ljunggren
bishop Of Skara, has g. double interest
in the trip. He plans to visit Trinity
Lutheran Church at swedesboro. N
j., which is still under his turisdic-
ton, although New Sweden has not
been identified with Sweden since the
Dutch took over its government In
1855. ......
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