Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-10

viii among naTfOns SNAIL ne the
outcome Of the present struggle.
II speak 10 you a. a friend
from Holland I'm Holland"
IN NATIVE TONGUE
She concluded with a phrase In
her own native Dutch:
Long live and prosper, Hope
College"
Everything is orange today in
honor Of Juliana's House OF
Orange. There were orange flowers
and orange ribbons in buttonholes,
something she has not seen for|
many months. TownSpecple havel
hung out the flags of Holland and
their own Red. White and Bluel
as their Dutch-founded HopeI
College today confers the degreel
Of doctor Of laws on the heireSsl
to an empire of 6s.000.000 people.
JUST PLAIN FOLKS
To-day Holland is saying what
The other Holland has always
known. that the Netherlands
princess is Just plain folks. So III
is fitting that the first person toI
greet her when she arrived here
and stepped from her AUTOMOBILE
which brought her from Detroit
was 72-year-old Pete Smit, al
bricklayer. whose father came
here from the Zuider Zee morel
than 100 years ago.
Said the old man in Dutch.
II am n Hollander, your
highness." i
She stretched out her hand.
took his gnarled one In her own
and said:
81 am 40 glad Ia meet you.
You are kind TO welcome me
here"
WITH HER HUSBAND
II was a happy princess who
came here, for beside her was her
prince consort. Bernhard Won undI
zu Biesterfeld-Lippe, now chief
liaiSon officer between the Dutch
and the British forces in England,
and aide TO her mother, Queen
Wilhelmina. He few 10 Canada
Sunday IN British bomber toI
see his princess and spend few
days with his two children. 3
year-eld Beatrix and 2-year-old
Irene. Said the princess, beaming ::
II knew nothing of his COM
Ing. He Just walked into the
house-by the back door, too. 1
couldn't believe II. thought
was Just dreaming. And there
he was, safe and sound, to be
with us for a little WHILE"
AS the princess granted a press
interview in her suite at the
Warm Friend Hotel here, she held
in her arms a little Dutch girl,
wearing the costume of Volendam.
c m p etc with wooden shoes.
pretty peaked cap, wide sweeping
skirts. The child is g. year old
Eilene Struer Of this city, who
with her 4-year-old sister, Nina
came to welcome the princess of
Holland.
IL have a little girl almost as
old as you are" the princess
said 10 Eilene as she Rugged her
affectionately. Prince Bernhard
talked TO Eilene, who was quite
captivated. and held his hand.
NO CLEAN SHIRTS
The princess was simply dressed
in sports clothes for her travels.
The only bit of decoration on her
orchid tweed coat was the en-
blem of Hollands army, the in
sigma which the loyal Dutch SOL
diers wear on their uniform $
today.
Juliana is today a prettier prin-
cess than before her marriage.
Her fresh Dutch coloring. soft
blue eyes. and her smile win
friends wherever she goes.
The royal couple with their en-
itourace drove 10 this city from
Detroit, escorted by state police
They will return tomorrow and
Ientrain for Boston at 4:45 p. m.
Said the princess:
ut Is i like coming home to
| drive ipto this town. see theV
i Holland, nSnes, ntkl 81 a-IY,x
and pretty .gardeng and then
Il the costumes Of, the little girls
\ And ! have often heard of this
city. seen pictNes OF your tulip
festivals. Yes 1t seems like
\ home"
EVERY SEAT FILLED
The princess received her degree
in the Hope Memorial Chapel. Ev-
cry seat was filled and people
fought for cards of admission.
DR.. Wynand Wichers. president
OF the college. and Mrs. Wichers
scheduled a reception this after
noon for the princess and her
consort. Mayor Henry Geerlings
entertained them at luncheon.
The princess and her conSort
have been riding in open cars 10