Evening star., 1941-09-26


members of the boards Of the clubs
met the Duke and Duchess infor-
mally in the rear lounge OF the Ma
tional Press Club.
The Duchess short time later
went to the Willard and stood with
the womens club president, Mrs.
Esther Van Wagner Tufty, on a
small platform at one end of the
reception room. The United States
flag and the British flag were at
either end OF the platform, which
was banked with fern.
Talks on the Record.
After she had shaken hands with
the 140-odd members and guests,
the Duchess made brief on-the-
record talk.
Two of the Duchess cousins, Mrs.
George Barnett and Mrs. Edward
Colston Dyer, the latter of Warfield
Manor, Huntly, Va, saw her for the
first time in years at the tea. Mrs
Barnett kissed the Duchess when
they met and Mrs. Dyer shook
hands.
After the receiving line had been
dispensed with, the relatives of the
Duchess, Mrs. D. Buchanan Merry
man, her aunt: Mrs. Barnett and
Mrs. Dyer chatted together in a
small family group" for few min
utes. Mrs. Dyer, although she is
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to the Duchess.
Mrs. Herman Rogers, close
friend of the Duchess, also attended
the tea and took part in the family
talk. 1t was at the Rogers villa
outside Paris that the Windsors
were married.
During the afternoon members OF
the club signed leather-bound
volume, later presented to the
Duchess.
Both the Duchess and the Duke,
who Joined the party for a few
minutes after the mems reception,
wrote their names in the clubs
guest book, under the signature of
William S. Knudsen, who had been
the clubs guest at its luncheon last
week.
The Duchess signed her name as
wallis Windsor" while the Duke
who wrote in pencil when no pen
could be produced quickly, signed
simply Edward" He also put the
date of the occasion under his wife's
name
Acting Police Chief Edward J..
Kelly joined the women's tea late
in the afternoon to be presented to
the Duke, recalling that he had
been assigned to the police escort
for the Duke when. as Prince of
Wales, he visited Washington "a
years ago.
Relieved from duty at the Willard
Hotel. Capt. Robert J. Barrett, as
sistant chief of detectives, was the
only known casualty among the
policemen who guarded the Duke
and Duchess yesterday. Capt. Bar
rett slipped and fell on the Embassy
steps, but stayed on the job for an
hour despite an injured ankle.
Commendation for the police came
last night from Sergt. H. Holder of
Scotland Yard. the Dukes personal
bodyguard, who visited local police
headquarters during the evening
and was escorted on a tour of the
police Offices by 1t. Archie Winfree
and 1t. Walter Thomas.
Sergt. Holder, who has been with
the Duke since he became Governor
General Of the Bahama Islands more
than a year ago. viewed a police
lineup, visited the cell block and
examined the fingerprinting appa-
ratus. He complimented the police
on the efficiency of their service in
holding back the crowds and speed
ing the Windsors about town,
90 crowded was the Windsor
schedule yesterday that the Duchess
could spare only 20 minutes to have
her hair done. According to Emile
/ Beauvais, who did the job. the
Duchess telephoned his beauty par
lor at 9 am, only an hour and a
half after she arrived in Wash
ington.
The appointment, he said. origi-
nally was made for Ills am. but
when it was definite that the Presi-
dent would receive the ducal couple
at noon, the Duchess secretary
changed the appointment to AIS
This allowed the Duchess less than
half an hour If she were to 60 to the
press club parties on schedule.
The hairdresser explained that he
had waved the Duchess hair in the
old days when she was a frequent
Washington visitor and had very
long locks. The hair is short now.
Emile, who brought his son along
to wave one side while he was
waving the other, described the
Duchess hairdo as very modern. y
In his limited time, he had only a
chance to redress rather than se-do
but he applied brilliantine gener-
ously to give the waves slime,
If the Duchess had any gray hair
he said, he didn't see 1t.
While the hairdressing job was in
progress, the Duke came into the
room to observe the operation for a
few minutes, during which the war
was discussed, the hairdresser said.
According to attendants at Union
Station. the Duke and Duchess and
members of their party are travel
ing with LOG pieces of luggage, which
I'LL three baggage trucks.