The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-23
BY L. L. STEVENSON

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] Prince Frederik and Crown Prin-
cess Ingrid of Denmark, an incident
occurred which | believe could hap
pen nowhere except in America.
Months ago, Al Smith. through the
Danish Consul General, Georg
| Berch, extended an invitation to the
prince and princess to see New
York from the tower of the Empire
State building. The invitation was
accepted and on the day set, the
prince and princess and the consul
+ general and his wife arrived. 1t
happened, however, that that day,
the ex-governor was out on the
Pacific coast attending the AL Smith
day at the Golden Gate exposition.
So Mrs. Julia Chandler, who is in
charge of the observatories, act
ed as hostess and in the course of
time, the party saw all of the tower.
even making a stop on the l03rd
floor terrace which is closed to or
binary visitors.
At the conclusion of the tour. Mrs.
Chandler stopped at the souvenir
department to make gifts of alliga-
tor-skin compacts to the princess
and the wife of the consul general.
Right after the presentation, pref
ty young girl came up and Whis-
pered to Mrs. Chandler. The girl
is Miss Alice Carlson, who was born
in Stockholm, Sweden, and is host
ess of one of the tea rooms. AS is
well known, Sweden is the home of
the wife of the crown prince, and it
was Miss Carlson's tirnidly put wish
to be allowed to speak to the prin-
cess. Naturally, the permission
was granted at once. Then followed
the unusual scene of a working
girl from her own country welcom-
ing Princess Ingrid to this working
girls adopted country.
The princess was charming, Mrs.
Chandler reported, and talked with
Miss Carlson longer than she did
with any member of the party ex-
cept her hostess. She asked Miss
Carlson if she were an American
citizen and Miss Carlson, who mas
been here nine years, replied that
she wasn't yet but hoped to be. Miss
Carlson also told the princess all
about the observatories and how she
never tires OF the views, enjoying
them even on cloudy days. To that
the princess replied that she never
had had more thrilling experience
and that she would not have known
what New York was really like had
she not seen it from the tower. And
when they parted, princess shook
hands with a working girl.
Needless to state, the whole ex-
perience was quite a thrill for Miss
Carlson. How much of a thrill the
actual meeting really was may be
gagged from the fact that on the
night Lauritz Melchoir, of the Met
ropolitan, gave an after-opera sup
per for the prince and princess
Miss Carlson went to the Gripsholm
: restaurant just so that she might
catch one glimpse of Frederik and
Ingrid.
A recent survey disclosed the fact
that Columbia university students
who attempted to finance their own
education did so in such varied
ways as acting as an audience at
dedication, counting the number
and kind OF weeds on Long Island,
walking dogs and watching babies,
as well as looking after pets while
owners were out to movies. In ad-
dition, they entertained guests on a
yacht, gave representations at par
ties and aided those whose contract
bridge was of the kind that makes
partners see red. Judging con-
tests, speaking in high schools and
teaching Sunday school also helped.
Tutoring furnished the greatest
number OF jobs, about 8OU students
receiving from 81 to SO an hour
for such work. Tutoring varied
widely also. While most of it had
to do with higher education there
was one job of teaching an 84-year-
old woman arithmetic. She wanted
to keep track Of her sons who run
her business for her.
A group of show people were dis
cussing the present day crop of song
writer's and soon the conversation
centered on one composer.
II think" remarked AL Donahue,
band leader, that his songs will live
after him.
II don't know about that" offered
Genevieve Rowe, soprano, "but
they certainly did live before him."
fRen Syndicate--WNU Service.)
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