Evening star., 1942-08-06
Dutch Will Fight On,
Queen Tells Congress;
Accepts Warship
New Subchuser, Named
For Her, Presented
By Roosevelt
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( By Roosevelt
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said, adding. With this wish I now
commission the Queen Wilhelmina. :"
At 8 o'clock tonight high officials
Of the diplomatic corps will gather
at dinner in her honor at the
Netherlands Embassy, followed by
4 reception for more of the diplo-
matte corps at 1890 o'clock, The
Queen will then return to the White
House. where she will stay till the
end of the week. Tomorrow she
will express to Red Cross Chairman
Norman H. Davis the thanks of her
beleaguered peoples for Red Cross
supplies.
Greeted by President.
Despite official silence as to the
time of the Queens arrival at Union
Station yesterday and the rain
which poured down on the soldiers
lined up along Constitution avenue
as guard of honor, spectators
crowded the sidewalks to cheer the
ruler as she passed by in a car with
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Members of the cabinet and their
wives, who also met the Queen at
the station when her train pulled in
from her summer home at Lee,
Mass, followed in the parade of cars.
She was accompanied from Lee by
her lady in waiting. the Baroness
van Boetzelaer; her secretary, Jonk-
heer George van Tets van Goudriaan,
and her military aide, Maj Gen. L.
II. van Oyen, who are all also stay
ing at the White House.
Eight bands from the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps were stationed
along the route of march. Approx
imately 4,800 troops of the Army and
Marine Corps formed the guard
along the streets, and an Army
detachment formed a motor escort
of scout cars, command and recon-
naissance cars and quarter-to ton jeeps.
When the cars pulled up in front
Of the south portico, Mrs. Roosevelt,
dressed in white, stepped out under
q canopy stretched from the portico
to the sidewalk She was followed
by the Queen, who wore black and
white print sheer frock, covered by
a full length lightweight black coat
reaching almost to her ankles. Her
rather prim modified white sailor
hat had a spray of white flowers at
the front of the low crown. Her
wedgie-type shoes were low-heeled.
Photographic Training"
Standing between the Roosevelts,
who lowered over her, the Queen
received the salute of a composite
battalion of the services drawn up
on the lawn. When the President
leaned toward her to whisper that
she should not mind the battery of
photographers because I have them
well trained" the motherly looking
monarch retorted:
"You mean they have you well
trained"
The Queen then proceeded to the
circular blue room, where she
greeted members of the cabinet and
high officials of the diplomatic corps.
Nearly 40 persons attended the
state dinner Secretary of State and
Mrs. Cordell Hull held in her honor
last night, including Vice President
and Mrs. Wallace, the chiefs of the
United States Army and Navy, the
Netherlands Ambassador and Nine.
Alexander Loudon, and DR.. Eelco
van Kleffens, Netherlands Minister
for Foreign Affairs.
Toasting the Queen, the President
said:
Il think that all of US at this table
tonight realize the symbolism of the
visit of Her Majesty to this country
of ours. We know the great part
played by the Dutch people in the
exploration and colonization that
began in the earliest days of Ameri-
can history.
And we remember that very soon
after we engaged in war to gain our
independence, it was Dutch officer
on a Dutch island in the West In
dies who fired one of the first sa-
lutes to the Flag of the United
States carried on an American war
ship under the command of Capt.
Isaiah Robinson.
"The friendship between our
great nations has never ceased. 1t
has been the friendship Of peoples
who lived for the same kind of
human rights and the same kind of
national independence.
Adds a Personal Note.
May I add personal note? The
people of this great democracy
everywhere hold the head of the
Netherlands nation in respect not
alone for her great leadership and
high achievements, but they have in
addition deep and affectionate re-
gard for her personality as the
mother of her people.
MY wife and I will always re-
member the privilege we have had
and are having, in personal friend
ship with her and her daughter and
her grandchildren. That friendship
will always endure.
"All of us here tonight Join in a
toast to the Queen
Responding to the Presidents
$1oet tho n,,oop SoiS.
Il am greatly touched by the
friendly welcome you and Mrs
Roosevelt have extended to me al
the White House.
This visit to this Capital City Is
b me the eliminating point of my
ltey in the United States.
Great thoughts have beer
thought here, and great decision!
taken, and the portraits of YOU
uyl, al, \,