Evening star., 1941-09-25
Windsors
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Service agents, she asked the colored
elevator operator, Andrew Chris
tan, where Mrs Merryman suite
was located. She went up alone
when the boy volunteered to show
her.
On the fourth floor, the operator
Abandoned his elevator long enough
to show the Duchess to the proper
door. Four or five other guests
were taken to the same apartment
for the luncheon, which was un-
scheduled before a White House
luncheon had to be Cancelled due
to the death of Mrs. Roosevelt's S
brother. G. Hall Roosevelt.
Within about half an hour after
his arrival the Duke and Duchess
left the apartment to return to the
Embassy.
Crane Holds Up Their Car.
Unescorted by motor cycle police
men for the first time today, the
Windsors' car was stuck for four
or five minutes behind moving
construction crane as they pro-
reeded up Massachusetts, avenue
Their car would move to pass one
vay and the crane would lurch in
the same direction. After repeated
iockeying with the cumbersome ap-
paratus, the couples car managed
to pass on to the Embassy.
After the Duke returned from his
conference with Mr. McEntee the
Duchess and he left the Embassy at
4:40 with Melbourne Chrlsterson'
president of the National Press
Club, and MRS. Esther Van Wag-
oner Tufty, president of the Wom-
ems National Press Club, for down.
town receptions given in honor OF
the visitors by both clubs.
They were greeted in the National
Press Club lounge and the Duke
talked briefly to board members ana
committee chairmen of the two
clubs.
The Duchess, accompanied by Mrs.
Tufty, departed for the Willard
Hotel across the street, where the
womens club was entertaining at
tea.
Guests at Tea for Duchess.
Guests at the tea included Mrs.
Richard Casey wife OF the Aus
tralian Minister: Mrs. H. Pott, wife
of Rear Admiral Pott, naval at
tache of the British Embassy; Mrs.
r. l.. Benson, wife of 1t. Col. Ben
son, assistant military attache; Lady
Chalkley, wife of Sir Owen Chalk
ley, commercial counselor at the
Embassy: Mrs. S. L. ChlldS, wife OF
the Embassy counselor: Mrs. Hoyer
Mlllar wife of F. r. Hoyer Mlllar
first secretary of the Embassy; Lady
Rumbold, wife of H. A. c. Rumbold
second secretary; Mrs. Hume Wrong,
wife of the counselor of the Ca
madam Legation; Miss Craig Nc
Geachy of the British Emassy staff,
Mrs. George Mercer Marine, volun-
teer in the British press services
cousin of the British Ambassador
Lord Halifax; Marie McNalr, presl-
dent of the Newspaper Women's
Club of Washington, and the fol-
lowing relatives of the Duchess:
Mrs. Merryman, Mrs. George
Barnett of Washington, Mrs. G.
Phillips Hall of Washington and
Mrs. Colston Dyer, who lives at
"Warfield Manor" Huntly, Va. Mrs
Herman Rogers, close friend of the
Duchess, in whose villa outside Paris
the Windsors were married, also was
present at the reception.
Dinner Party Tonight.
officers of the Women's Club, who
poured. included Patricia OMalley
first vice president; Elizabeth May
Craig. second vice president; Fran
ces Lide, recording secretary; Virgila
Stephens, corresponding secretary
and Ruth Cowan, treasurer. A
leather book, containing signatures
of the guests and club members
was presented to the Duchess.
Later, the Duke was scheduled te
arrive at the tea with Mr.. Christer-
son shortly before 6 o'clock to meet
the Duchess before their return tc
the Embassy to prepare for dinner
party tonight
The WindSors will remain II
Washington until 1:50 pm. tomor-
row when they will depart by train
for the Dukes Canadian ranch.