Evening star., 1939-02-15
Diplomats
Describe
Royalty
Give Background
OF Those Soon
To Visit Here

Work with the blind and deaf is
one Of the interests Of Crown Prin-
cess Ingrid of Denmark, while the
Crown Princess Martha of Norway
is a patron of the arts and crafts of
her country.
These and other background
glmpses into the personalities and
avocations Of Crown Prince Fred
erick and Crown Princess Ingrid of
Denmark and of Crown Prince Olav
and Crown Princess Martha of Nor
way, who are to visit here in the
spring, were given in informal talks
at the Women's National Press Club
luncheon yesterday at the Willard
Hotel by the Ministers Of Denmark
and Norway.
Hope Ridings Miller, president of
the club, introduced the speakers,
Mr.. Wadsted, the Danish Minister,
and Mr.. Morgenstierne, the Nor
wegian Minister, who were accom-
panied by their wives.
Mr.. Wadsted portrayed the younger
members of the Danish royal house
as thoroughly democratic and human
young people. The Prince, he said,
who is a captain in the Danish Navy,
is good sportsman, fond of hunting
and an excellent tennis player. But
his greatest pleasure. he added, is
music and an enthusiastic patron of
the opera.
Sponsors Benefits for Blind.
Princess 1ngrid, who has spon-
sored many benefits for the welfare
Of the deaf and the blind, is the
daughter of Crown Prince Olaf of
Sweden and at the time of her mar.
riage it was related that one of her
ladies-in-waiting remarked that
Sweden has given the best they own
to Denmark"
Instead of landing on the Eastern
shore of the United States, the
Crown Prince and Princess of Den
mark will go through the Panama
Canal, arriving at Los Angeles.
From there they will visit the ex-
position at San Francisco, travelling
east by train. En- route they will
visit many cities of the Middle West
and will arrive in New York, after
a visit to President and Mrs. Roose-
velt at Hyde Park, on May 2, in
time to officially open the Danish
exhibit at the Worlds Fair in New
York.
After short visit to Washington,
their royal highnesses will sail for
Denmark on May 10 on the steamer
Queen Mary.
viii Go to Hyde Park.
Mr.. Morgenstierne outlined the
plans for the visit of the Crown
Prince and Princess Of Norway, who
will arrive in New York on April
~, going directly to Hyde Park for
a short visit to the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. They will attend
the Worlds Fair May 2 for the off,
c1al opening of the Norwegian ex-
hibit. Crown Princess Martha is
particularly interested in the exhibit
OF the arts and crafts of her coun-
try.
Crown Prince Olav is an enthu-
siastic yachtsman and has frequent
ly sailed in both national and in
ternational races, Mr.. Morgen-
stierne said. He also is a skilled
skier and has entered many of the
skiing contests of his country.
To Visit Williamsburg.
The Norwegian royalty is con-
templattng an extensive tour of
this country, planning to cross the
continent before returning to Eur
ope In July. One point of interest
which the Crown Prince and Prin-
cess will visit is Williamsburg, Va.
Among other guests who attend
ed the luncheon were Nine. Ertegun.
wife Of the Ambassador of Turkey;
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, Mrs. Emil
Hurja, Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry.
Mrs. Breckenridge Long, Mrs. Rob-
ert H. Jackson, Mrs. Donald Rich
berg, Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Mrs. j.
Parker Van zandt, Mrs. Warren
Lee Pierson, Mrs. Alice Nibley Smoot
and Mrs. Francis Cabell Brown.