The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-07

and Baltimore.
 Plans for their protection, however were far outdone by the prepara- tions in Washington to regale the royal visitors.
 An offlial government reception, a garden party at the British enl- bassy and tea party given by Mrs. Roosevelt headed the list of Wash- ington events. There, arguments have ragged for weeks over guest lists, protocol, what to wear and whet'4er or not to curtsy. The cap- itol was polished and fiag-draped; the White House guest rooms lacked nothing in comforts or luxury.
 Secretary, Mrs. Hull
 The royal party will be accom- panied from Niagara Falls to Wash- ington by Secretary and Mrs. Hull, Sir Donald Lindsay. the British am- bassador, and Lady Lindsay, and many state department, military and embassy aides. Two special cars will be attached to the royal train at Niagara Falls to accommodate them.
 Except for Wednesday night, when they will be en route, the king and queen will spend their nights off the silver and blue streamlined train that has carried them across Can- ada to the Pacific and back.
 Members of the royal entourage said the king was spending today, between appearances on the trains platform to acknowledge Canadian cheers, studying the details of the Washington program and acquaint- ing himself with the background of those he is scheduled to meet, so that he could chat with them more easily.
 By Auto to Falls
 The royal train arrives at St. Catherines at 5 p. m. and after greeting the mayor there, the king and queen will go by automobile to Niagara Falls, exploring the scenic wonders from the Canadian side. They will don raincoats and enter the wind tunnel under the falls, receive officials of the Niagara Parks commission and later have dinner with officials at the General Brock hotel before boarding the train for the United States.
 Before arriving at St. Catherines, however, the train will have passed through more cheering crowds at Ingersoll, Woodstock, Brantford, Hamilton, and dozens of cross roads settlements. Never, through out the whole trip, had the well comes been more enthusiastic than those accorded in southern Ontario, and yesterday, for the first time, it had been necessary to haul out an automobile mounted on railroad wheels to follow the train and keep back crowds who raced after it for hundreds of yards.
 In Fine Condition
 The king and queen will enter the United States in better physical trim than at any time since they left London.
 Nearly 10000 miles of travel has failed to tax their energies. At the beginning, some of the royal ad- visers feared that the program of public appearances and continuous travel would be too heavy for the king. Most of his life 1t has been necessary for him to guard his health. He eats sparingly and pre- fers simply cooked food without high seasoning.
 The queen has abounding health inherited from hardy Scottish arl- cestors, eats whatever she pleases, and pays little attention to what is called in England "slimming".
 Newsmen Amused
 Correspondents on the royal pilot train were amused by the reports of Washington socialites worries about curtsying. Neither the king or queen worry about curtsies, whether or how they are executed. They have seen several thousand va rieties of curtsies, ranging from elab- crate dips with knees almost reach- ing the floor to slight bending of the knees with one foot behind the other. Many resembled an incipient squat.
 There have been several cases when the person presented com- pletely forgot to shake hands with the queen. And there was the in- cident where man, his mind in- tent upon the curtsies of the women who had preceded him, marched up and curtsied to the king.
 The bows of the men have ranged from stiff, formal bends from the hips to mere slight inclinations of the head.
 Good Neighborliness
 AS gesture of good neighborli- ness, the United States postal off, cials will permit the Canadian pos tai officials to continue to function aboard the royal pilot train during the four days the two trains are in the United States. The post office aboard the pilot train acts as the postal station for the royal rain and correspondents asking for their mail frequently see letters addressed to His Majesty the King" shuffled out among their own. l
 Canadian railway officials also will continue to carry out their du- ties on the royal train and the pilot train.
 It was noted that the royal train had an extra car when it arrived ut London shortly before midnight last night. The car carried royal Can- nadian mounted police and had been attached at Windsor earlier in the evening. The extra guard was the result of a telephone conversation between Scotland yard in London