The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-15
Their Majesties Come to Washington
Watertown Girl, Former Democrat Cores pendent, Now Fed eral Employe, Pens Graphic Description of How Crowds
 Waited Hours Along Capital Streets
 to Greet King and Queen

was SO much worse there for that very reason.
 The hands on the Old Post Office Building clock-and our watches finally crawled around to 10:30. An order snapped down the street; the lines of soldiers came to attention. The President had started from the White House on his way to the station. We could see his car com- ing around the bend by the treasury building very slowly. All along the line the white gloved soldiers came to salute with a nice precision. I tried to take picture of the Presi- dent as he rode slowly by, but be- tween excitement and trying to get a good look at him, may have nothing but the back of a soldier or policeman. I believe Mrs. Roosevelt and some naval man in glisening white uniform were in the car with F. D. R. but even to 8 resident-well a government em- ploye in Washington-glimpses of the President are comparatively rare, so my eyes were all for him. He is certainly 8 handsome man. The crowds waved and cheered and the President smiled and waved his tall silk hat.
 At ease again, the, crowds and sol- diers waited for the next bit of ex- citement The royal train still hadn't arrived in the city. The 18th Infantry band on the little green between 18th and 14th streets swung into some martial music which helped relieve the monotony. We resumed our watch of the activ- itieS of the people, ambulances, etc. When the watches finally showed HOO we strained our ears to hear the 21-gun salute, but distance and hubbub drowned out any echoes that might have come as far as our vantage point. So we just waited. Promptly at 11:30 the reverberating roar overhead heralded the ap- proach of airplanes. Once again we were treated to the sight of the ten flying fortresses," the big four motored Army bombers, flying low down the route the parade would take. Forty-two pursuit planes in flights of six followed the big planes sweeping on to what looked to us like 8 point over the White House where they swung around to the left and retraced the way back to the Capitol.
 For minute or two, we were en- grossed in watching one of the big red ambulances of the fire rescue squad picking up two patients di- rectly across the street. Before the ambulance moved away, a sten- torian 'Tenshun," and flashing sword blade, brought the khaki-clad lines up smartly. The big policeman moved into place right in front of me as I caught glimpse of the motorcycle police escort at the head of the parade just coming into view at 18th street. The little colored boys in front of us had sat down on the street so had been congratu- lating myself for the past fifteen minutes on having scured a place in the front line from which to take snapshots; and here was a great big policeman cutting of my entire view. The motorcycles came closer; the first two of the tanks preceding the cars bearing the royal visitors were rumbling into sight. saw my pictures vanishing, but just as I was about to stamp my feet, or throw a tantrum of some kind I caught his eye (the policemans). He had very kind face; so I asked him would he please move a foot or two in the other direction. He did. If the pictures come out, I'll send you copies.
 The motorcycles rolled by, fol-