Evening star., 1939-06-04

bert's first visit to this country, the
first of our reigning royal visitors
had presented himself and party,
Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil He
arrived in 1876 when Brazil was an
empire, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was
President of the United States and
the city of Philadelphia was cele-
brating the centenary of the sign
ing of the Declaration of Independ-
ence Dom Pedro was accompanied
by his Empress, Teresa. AS the
visiting royalty entered the main
building, Machinery Hall, at the
Centennial Exposition, President
Grant escorted the Empress and the
Emperor escorted Mrs. Grant.
Elegant Party.
That evening George Washington
Childs, millionaire publisher of the
Philadelphia Public Ledger, enter
tained the visiting notables at his
palatial home just outside the city.
The President and Mrs. Grant, the
Emperor and Empress, were guests of
honor at 'the most notable reception
ever held in America" AS a back
ground they had the Governors of
seven States, glittering array of
Army and Navy officers in much
gilt braid, who had recently served
in the Civil War. Social celebrities
from all along the Atlantic seaboard
made the most of the occasion.
The imperial couple from Brazil
assumed truly democratic attitude.
They spent 48 hours on visit with
private individuals in Wilmington.
A plain brick, three-storied house
there still is pointed out as having
once quartered an emperor. The
host on that occasion was enabled,
as head of big ship-building COM
pany, to snare business deal of
substantial interest to both the Pres
ident of Brazil and the stockholders
of his own concern.
After Brazil tired of being an en-
pire Dom Petro fled to Paris.
Siamese Rulers.
Eight years ago President Herbert
Hoover was the official host of the
Union to King Prajadhikop and
Queen Rambaibrani of Siam. They
came to this country to have an
operation performed on the eyes of
King Prajadhikop, which was per-
formed successfully.
The protocol of Buckingham Pal
ace regarding seating arrangements
at a state banquet prevailed for the
first time at the White House when
their majesties were invited to a
state dinner. Accustomed to the
good old democratic customs, guests
at that elaborate dinner in the
White House puzzled certain visitors.
-Four great chairs were placed along
one side of the state dining room
for the guests of honor, and the
seating procedure that night was
particularly slow, according to the
"reminiscences of Chief Usher Hoover.
Windsor's First Visit.
The Duke of Windsor. who as Ed
ward VIII abdicated his throne of
the worlds greatest kingdom for
love of Mrs. Wallis Warfield, an
American, as Prince of Wales visited
the United States twice-followin
in the footsteps, being entertained
in the same music hall and even
sleeping in the same bed as had his
grandfather SO years previously.
The Prince made a thorough in
spection of the United States Naval
Academy at Annapolis, was i'm
pressed by the stiff courses and the
well-drilled students, and they treat
ed him to real college yells. A week
end was spent quietly at Sulphur
Springs. devoted to privacy and golf.
New York gave him q spontaneous
welcome very similar to that given
his grandfather threescore years
earlier, and the great gatherings