Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09

LII lllc Sl1dUOWS VI lIlc young
naples in the British Embassys
garden this morning the King of
England shook hands and chatted
with his fellow veterans of the
Great War and multitude of
humble folks, citizens of Britain
in a strange land, who had come
for their first glimpse of their demo-
cratic young sovereigns.
And rosy-cheeked Queen Eliza
beth, her neck encircled with pearls
and carrying the now-familiar silk
parasol. chatted with housewives in
their Sunday dresses who made
their best efforts to curtsy in
court style. patted the heads of a
couple of children who had gotten
into the front row, and was intro
duced to many of the veterans.
For fully half hour the King
and Queen mingled intimately with
their subjects, most of whom are
residents of Washington. 1t was
by far the most intimate contact
with the royal couple that any part
Of the Washington public can ex-
pect. Both Queen and King prac-
cally rubbed elbows with the quiet
crowd of about 1000, chatted with
at-least dozen of them and talked
at some length with two or three.
Crowd Deeply Touched.
1t was restrained crowd gath
cred in the Embassy garden this
morning. but it was obviously deep
ly touched with emotion. Through
out the reception the white helmet
ed. 15-piece band of his majesty S
ship Exeter, now at anchor in Bal
timore, played softly the. heart
stirring Troops" which calls the
colors in the British navy, and
many an eye was filled with tears
from the combination of the soft
music, the 230 veterans with their
breasts covered with war medals,
and the unexpected intimacy of the
contact with the King and Queen
Three of the men who had served
the Union Jack were seated-too
feeble from old wounds to stand.
These were A. E. Graham of Takoma
Park. late OF the 9th Can han In
fantry; w. H. Shaw, a Washing
tonian who served with the Cana
dian engineers. and James Moody
of the Canadian Legation. who
served through the war with the
Gordon Highlanders.
The first veteran in line to be
greeted by the King was Mr.. Ora
ham. He said the King held this
conversation with him:
How long have you been over
here?" the King inquired.
Il am an American" said Mr.
Graham, who was standing with
the aid of crutch and a cane to
make up for the loss of his left leg.
I'm what outfit did you serve?"
with the 9th Canadian Infantry,
sir"
And where did you lose your
Lego"
AT Amiens, in 1918, sir"
A reporter asked Mr.. Graham
whether he addressed the king as
your majesty"
Il said sir" Graham replied with
a laugh. Il was so nervous forgot
all about that majesty business
Ten Women Veterans.
Erest and their breasts decked
with war service medals were the
10 women veterans, at one end of
the line, formed in a hollow square
in tree-inclosed space, where they
were the last to be greeted by the
King and the first to have a word
with the Queen They were Mrs
Louis Raedon of Silver Spring, Miss
Anne Maria Leahy of the New Zea-
land Red Cross in the war; Mrs
Martha N. Scott of Queen Alexan-
dria's Royal Nursing Service; Mrs
Lillian Hadley. Mrs. Margaret Nc
Intosh, Miss Elizabeth Riach, Mrs
c. L. Harland, Miss Jean Riach and
Mrs. NJ Morton, former hospital
matron in France.
Men in morning coats, members
(See EMBASSY, Page A-5.)