Evening star., 1939-03-19
Bv BLAIR ROLES.

Leading the 1899 parade Of royalty
through this democratic capital, the
Crown Prince Of Denmark and Ice
land, who, like King Boris of Bull
garia. is handy at the locomotive
throttle, and his Crown Princess will
arrive in Washington May and
stay for three crowded days. it was
formally announced here yesterday.
They win be overnight guests at
Hyde Park, N. Y, of President
Roosevelt.
The heir to the Danish throne
now held by King Christian K. his
father, clears the royal way to WASH
ington for King George and Queen
Elizabeth Of Great Britain and
Crown Prince Olav and Crown Prin-
cess Martha Of Norway. President
Samoa of Nicaragua beats the
Danes to Washington by a day, and
within q week after their depar-
ture Prime Minister de Valera of
Ere win come to town.
Urge Graceful Welcome.
On the strength of the great num-
ber of imposing foreign visitors
who-un1ess war intrudes-will be
entertained in Washington before
the spring is gone. the State Depart
ment suggested yesterday that the
residents of the city make an espe-
cial effort to accord them all . grace
full welcome. George Summerlin,
chief of protocol. offered the sug-
gestion in q letter to Curtis Hodges
of the Greater National Capital
Committee. Edgar Morris, chair
man Of the committee, at once wrote
letters urging businessmen to CO.
operate by decorating their buildings.
The first prince Of the season
Christian Frederik Franz Michael
Carl Valdemar Georg-is expected
to make eight or 10 formal speeches
in this country. during at least one
Of which. it Is considered likely
he will refer to the strong democra-
tic bond philosophically uniting the
United States and Denmark. The
purpose Of his visit Is tvo-fold: to
greet the 25O.0OO men. women and
children Of Danish descent in Amer
lea, and to open the Danish pavilion
at the New York World Fair.
19 Stops Before Capital
The full itinerary Of the royal
Danes-Vhich reads like the book
ing for . theatrical road shown
the journey across the United
States was disclosed by Karl Eske-
lund, chief of the Press Department
in the Danish Foreign Once, who
is stopping until tomorrow at the
Shoreham Hotel. The Danes viii
embark from their ship at San
Pedro, Cal, April and proceed
rapidly eastward with 10 stops be-
fore Washington. They sail for
home from New York on the Queen
Mark May 10.
A distant relative of the Count
Court Haugwitz Reventlow who
married and then was divorced
from Barbara Hutton will accom-
pany the couple as the lady-in-
waiting of Her Royal Highness
Crown Princess Ingrid Victoria
Sofia Louise Margareta. The lady
in-waiting is Countess Sipuille
Reventlow, daughter of the Danish
minister in London. She is unmar-
ried and 81. The other persons IN
the encourage in the United States
viii be:
The Danish Minister to the
United States, Otto Wadsted. who
arranged the itinerary and who will
meet the royal couple at San Pedro;
Mr.. Eskelund; the royal chamber
lain. Johan Vest, and the crown
princes adjutant, Capt. Comdr. r.
r. Waelbach, Of the Royal Danish
Navy.
Cenduets Private Recftab.
The crown prince IS 40 and the
crown princess, daughter OF Crown
Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, who
was here last summer, IS -. Both
were born in March. They were
married In Stockholm May n. lSoo,
with al the fanfare attending royal
weddings. They have no children.
The prince IS q captain commander
in the navy and pianist. he con-
ducts uriyste musicales IN his home
at the Castle Amalienborg, Copen-
hagen When he attends the opera
at the Royal Theater ne follows the
score like . professional. He Is .
huntsman, athletic and big. Ike the
famous Danish h-American, Knute
R0ckne. -.
The Crown Princess takes an es-
pecial interest In social vsNare.
shs' y . working pa1ensas q sns