The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-31
Not Since They Burned White House In
1874 Have British Caused Such Stir


WASHINGTON-Not since
they burned the White House
in 1914 have the British
caused such a stir in the ma
tons capital as they are caus-
ing in connection with the
visit of King George and
Queen Elizabeth.
To be strictly accurate. 1t INIT
10 much the British that are caus-
ing the stir n 1t il the rather
large group of excited Washing
tonians who are getting all pop
eyed about the affair. But the
point u that the stir In taking
place
Most of It centers around the
big garden party which in to be
thrown for their msjesties at the
British embassy. This thing Is
being handled with enough formal
itv to fit q coronation. and the
acute grief nourished In the bos-
oms Of people who thought they
ought to get invitations. but didn't
q q pitiful and saddening thing
to behold
STIFF SHIRT
AFFAIR
That this would be q formal at
fair and no fooling because evil
dent back In mid-March. when
four or five carefully selected
newspaperwomen were invited TO
the British embassy and there
given an advance fill-in on what
the program would probably be
like.
Thereu be some l.400 guests.
Top-notch officialdom will be
there. Of course: Chief Justice ana
Mrs. Hughes. Admiral and Mrs.
Stark and General and Mrs. Craig
Representing navy and army,
speaker and Mrs. Rankhead. Sec
retarv of State and Mrs. Hull,
Vice President and Mrs. Garner,
chiefs Of foreign missions, ana
20 on.
In addition. some 400 "outstand-
inr Americans" from other parts
Of the country win be present.
they're people in whom their ma
jesties have shown some interest.
or else they happen TO be folks
whom Ambassador and Mrs. Lind
say think their majesties would
enjoy meeting.
IATECOMERS
OUT OF LUCK
Anyhow. all the guests are told
what time TO show up. the idea
being to get them draped around
the grounds before the king and
queen put in an appearance. Once
their majesties appear. the gates
Of the embassy will be shut, ana
latecomers will be turned away.
Arriving at the embassy from
the White House, the king and
queen will 20 first to . portico
overlooking the garden, while 4
band plays God Save the King"
Then they come downstairs and
stroll about the garden briefly.
Here and there someone Will be
pulled out Of the crowd to come
over and be introduced. Thereu
be no clustering around: the guests
are instructed to form q wide lane
for their majesties to pass through.
Later. when they have returned to
the balcony to have tea, their
majesties will receive certain
guests at the tea table. such
guests being summoned by men,
bers Of the embassy staff.
II . rain comes up. the guests
will Just have TO take II. unless
they choose to spend their time
huddled under q refreshment tent.
CURTsEY COURTESY
NOT NECESSARY
Somehow the idea Of this for
mality got all over town. and Inn
pressed various folk with the idea
that the divinity with doth hedge
. king hedges him even when he's
visiting the capital Of . dcmoc-
racy.
Someone circulated q report that
the state department protocol Sec
ton had drawn up elaborate rules
on behavior in the presence OF
royalty-bowing from the waist,
backing out OF the romm. and all
that sort Of thing. The protocol
section has been denying it ever
since. and 10 pretty sore about it.
At the White House. people will
Be expected TO behave IN the pres
encs Of the king and queen Just
about - they would in the pres
encs Of the president and his wife.
The British embassy y authority
for the statement that it's okay to
shake hands with royalty instead
q hoWing and curtseying.
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