Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
Rooseve|ts Guide
Royalty on City
Sightseeing Tour
They View Mon-Mude and
NoturoI Beauty, os Well
As Americans at PIoy
By HAROLD b. ROGERS.

BY HAROLD b. ROGERS.
King George and Queen Elizabeth
were given breathing spell yes
terday afternoon in the midst of a
hot crowded program wIlen sight
seeing tour through the Capitals
far-reaching parks treated them to
views of air fields majestic memo
rials. cooler green retreats, and in
formal groups of typical Americans
at play.
For about an hour and a half,
the King and Queen, accompanied
by President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
Sir Ronald Lindsay. British Ambas-
sador, and aides, motored through
East and West Potomac Parks. Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkway. and
Rock Greek Park, nearly to the
Maryland line and back.
On the return, however, a pre-
viously scheduled tour of the grounds
of Washington Cathedral, where
thousands had gathered to glimpse
royalty. was Cancelled The motor
cade. instead of winding through the
Cathedral Close, came up Woodlay
road, on the north of the grounds,
turned southwark on Wisconsin ave-
nue., and proceeded thence to the
White House without stop. by way
of Q street, Dupont Circle, Con-
necticut avenue, Seventeenth street
and State Place. They reached the
White House at 4:07 pm.
1t was a pleasant tour for the
small party, providing occasional re-
lief from the heat of the day, which
had scared above 80 degrees earlier
in the afternoon.
View Lincoln Memorial.
Leaving the White House about
2:35 pm, the party motored down
Seventeenth street, past the reflect
Ing pool, where the King and Queen
had their first glimpse at a distance
of the Lincoln Memorial. They drove
past the Paul Jones statue, to which
it is understood President Roose-
welt called attention, swung around
the Polo Field and along the drive
toward Hams Point. To the right,
President Roosevelt was said to have
pointed out to the King the develop
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new airport is under construction.
Golfers were playing the ancient
Scottish game from the land of
Queen Elizabeth on the courses of
East Potomac Park. Rounding Hams
Point. the party came into sight of
the Naval Air Station and Boiling
Field, aviation centers for the Navy
and Army Across Washington
Channel was seen the Army War
College, and further along the
Washington water front, now under
an elaborate program Of renovation
and reconstruction.
Passing by the site of the me-
mortal to Thomas jefferson. where
construction is under way, it was
understood President Roosevelt
pointed out to the King what an
imposing project this would be on
the shores of the Tidal Basin.
Swinging around the rose gardens
OF the Department of Agriculture,
the party passed on to the Lincoln
Memorial. where a large crowd had
waited for the royal party The
assemblage, estimated at about 5000,
cheered the visitors as the party
passed by the east front of the
memorial. between the temple and
the rejecting pool. The cars did
not stop, however, but went on
around the memorial circle, onto the
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
for long, leisurely trip through the
parkway and Rock Creek Park it
self.
Car Avoids Fords.
Beside the stream, under bridges,
and over bridges the party passed.
but avoided carefully passing
through any of the many fords
available throughout the park area.
An entertaining variety of Amer
leans at play greeted the royal
party as it wound its way through
the wooded retreats of the park.
alongside rocky walls and among
the Fairgrounds and picnic grounds
Men, women and children in all
sorts of play clothes saw the party
pass. Some stopped short in amaze
ment, incredulity, and finally some
fell to arguing as to whether they
had actually seen the King and
Queen.
i saw him, I saw him." screamed
out several people as belief finally
daWned. after the party had passed
We saw the King" called out
another group, in surprise
One pair of men. however, had a
stiff argument about it.
AS press car passed them by
oIy, n
phasls, was swearing Justify and
claiming: Damn it. they were there.
100! His companion, apparently,
didn't believe it. Many, however,
who apparently had waited for
royalty, were overjoyed at seeing
them
The royal party missed the Zoo.
Instead of following the parkway
through ford and into the Zoo
logical Park, the automobiles swung
up out Of Rock Greek Valley into
Cathedral avenue, across Connect
cut avenue, turned right on Woodley
road, right again on Klingle road
and down into the valley again, thus
by-passing the Zoo. No explanation
was made for always missing the
lords, but it was believed by some
to be necessary because of the diff
Guilty of the motorcycle police
on two-wheeled vehicles passing
through fords.
See Informal Pastimes.
AS the King and Queen rolled
through this section of the park be-
You'd the Zoo, they came upon sights
familiar to Westinghouse in hot
weather. Boys standing in Rock
Creek had their shirt tails out A
hiker plodded along the roadway
with his long pants rolled up to the
knees. A group of happy children
enjoyed a picnic under adult super
vision. A horseback rider, for some
reason, was leading horse along
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