Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-06-09
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Speaker and Mrs. Bankhead were
others presented from the portico
groups. Postmaster General and
Mrs. James A. Farley, the Governor
of Maryland and Mrs. Herbert R.
O'Conor, the Minister of the Union
of South Africa and Mrs. Ralph w
Close, Lady Marler, wife of the
Minister of Canada-he was i'll and
could not attend: the Chief of the
Division of European Affairs of the
Department of State and Mrs. j.
Pierpont Moffatt, Miss Irene Boyle,
social secretary of Lady Lindsay,
were also in the group who met them
on the portico.
Sir Ronald, feet 6 inches tall, led
the King through the crowd. Lady
Lindsay led the Queen on separate
path. 1t was on this trip through
the garden that history was made.
None in the crowd knew who
would meet the royal couple AS they
moved along, guests stepped back to
make path for them. Sir Ronald
and Lady Lindsay would sight a
familiar face, and go toward it. All
faces in the vicinity would light up
then those who were not introduced
would look glum.
The Nations Wealthy.
Of to one side of the garden,
standing in the shade of large
tree, was group Of the Nations
richest folk.
In this group were J. P. Morgan,
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Mrs.
Rockefeller, and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
Mrs. Vanderbilt was one of those
picked out by Sir Ronald. She
dropped the King a pretty curtsy,
then chatted with him for about five
minutes.
Both the King and Sir Ronald
were hot. Sir Ronald appeared q
bit anxious at times and did his
best to duck a number of persistent
dowagers who pursued him with
anticipatory looks.
One woman managed to thrust
herself squarely into the Kings eye
and Sir Ronald gave her the first
taste of the well-bred way in which
a Lordship can drop an icicle into
a woman's heart.
who is that?" whispered the
King, as she approached.
Lifted Out of Her Curtsey.
Sir Ronald didn't answer. He
grabbed the woman's hand and gave
it a yank, lifting her right out of an
incipient curtsey.
How do you do? So glad you
could come" said Sir Ronald with a
fond smile. and passed on, the King
following patiently. They APP
preached Representative Edith
Nourse Rogers, Republican, of
Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Rogers shook hands with
King George and said: We're treat
ing you very badly, aren't we?"
The King, who had been looking
into Mrs. Rogers pleasant face with
the relief of man who has just es-
capped a blow of fate, looked fright
ened again.
"Hows that?" he asked.
The Pest Comes Back.
Its so hot" replied Mrs. Rogers
"You can't be used to so much heat
oh said the King.
He smiled broadly and began to
look in love with life once more.
Again the original pest appeared
She had circled around and put her
self in the royal path once more
Again, Sir Ronald grasped the per-
sistent ones hand, gave it a yank
and said:
How do you do? So glad you
could come"
About one third of the women who
met the couple curtsied, the rest
merely shaking hands.
Attorney General Frank Murphy
was one with whom the King chat
ted. The King was heard asking Mr.
Murphy some questions about Sit
down strikes.
When he came upon Senator
Smith, Sir Ronald paused and in.
PRODUCED the King. Senator Smith
reminded the King that the South
Carolina plantation which has beer
in his family for many generation!
was obtained under land gran,
signed in 1747 by King George II
King Knows His Nickname.
Telling of the talk afterwards
Senator Smith described it in part
as follows:
Il want you to meet Senator
Smith of South Carolina" said Sil
Ronald.
Cotton Ed Smith," the King in.
quired.
Asked If he curtsied to Queer
Elizabeth, the Senator said:
No, I just said howdy- do, Maj.
esty."
Among those presented to the King
were, in addition to those already
mentioned:
Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister
OF the late Vice President Charles
Curtis; Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, di-
rector of the Mint; the former Aus
trian Minister, Mr.. Edgar Prochnik
Senator and Mrs. Robert LaFollette
Representative and Mrs. Charles E
Eaton, Senator w. Warren Barbour
Senator Rufus c. Holman of Port.
land, Greg, the former Secretary
OF War and Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley
the American Ambassador to Ger.
many and Mrs. Hugh C. Wilson
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lodge, Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Feis, the Sec.
rotary of War and Mrs. Harry
H. Woodring, the new Chief o.
Naval Operations and Mrs. Harolc