The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-19

is now the Duke of Windsor for centerng world at tenton, but during the high day of her life she was of the outstanding rulers abroad.
 The mother of five grown children Marie had been described as a 'queeny mother and motherly queen" Perhaps the greatest disappointment of her
 life was what she termed the deficiencies and deser- ton of Prince Carol" the present king The latter renounced his rights to the Rumanan throne 1n December 31, 1925, and disappeared from Ru- mania. Later he appeared in Paris with Mazda lupescu, daughter of Rumanan industralist ais companion. By coup he later regained the throne
 On several occasions Queen Marie was reported o have tried to induce Carol to return to his family and his place crown prince After the leath of King Ferdinand, Mihai (MichaeD the 5oung of Carol and Princess Helen was proclaimed sing. His grandmother thereafter devoted much of time the boy king his preparation for leader hip of his people.
 Queen Marie noted for her kindness and houghtfulness toward others and for her great works of charity among the sick and bereaved and the poor Her philosophy of life she once expressed follows:
 Do your duty, be good to others. Have the faculty of forgiving seventy times seven Take joy where you can find it and live it with all your heart Keep clean tongue in your head. If possible, hurt no Believe, hope forgive. Be patient, never despair In the hour of diversity square your shoulder and lift up your head to God and to the stars The sun and heaven lie behind the clouds"
 Ability to speak five languages made Queen Marie brilliant converse tonast and was to her. she said like living many different lives Her spoken and written expressions repete with wit fined humor and delicate feeling. She was of nde- pendent thought which indicated by her views on religion
  faith. Queen Marie communicant of the Protes- ant Church of England. Hers however was a sort of individual personal religion.
 Church played a great part in my life she said. Without being thinker, I very much above the differences of creed saunch Protestant and felt tempted to change my religious confession as I found a freedom in the Church that is unallowed others. We need religion, but prefer mine without barriers doctrines canons aggressive creeds or narrow dogmas."
 Not overfond of society the queen preferred the company of and conversation with a few clever people Parlor games bridge and card games gen. erally bored Queen Marie, but she enjoyed tests of wit and intelligence. Among the latter she classed puzzles and questions and answers. She seldom touched alcoholic drink not because she was opposed to prohibition but simply because, she said she did not like it.
 Simplicity in personal appearance which appealed to the queen illustrated in the matter of dress. Although her position demanded sumptuous and costly rament she preferred the painest garb of everyday life Except on great state occasions when she was obliged to wear the crown jewels simple necklace usually the only adornment of jewelry.
 Asked what she regarded her greatest achieve nent Marie replied without hesiation: ITO have pulled through, especially in the face of all my try's trials and my own personal sorrows and ordeas"
 Among her greatest sorrows she listed besides the affairs of Prince Carol, whom brought up to be our heir and to carry out work after were gone, the death of her youngest during the World War and above all the last cruel sickness and death of my husband whom God took when his country needed him most"
 Included in the published works of Queen Marie were The Lily of Life" "Stealers of Light" My Country and "Iderim' In 1918 she was elected an honorary member of the French Academy of Fine Arts