Evening star., 1951-10-28

the Princess and her husband.
Thursday there will be visits
to Mount Vernon and the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier in Arling-
ton National Cemetery, noon
appearance at the Canadian En-
bassy to receive Ambassadors of
British Commonwealth countries,
luncheon with the TrumanS at
Blair House, a reception with 1000
guests at the British Embassy
from $3.50 to $50 pm, and a
dinner given by their Royal High
jnesses for President and Mrs. Tru-
man at the Canadian Embassy at
Is pm.
Leaving Blair House at 10 am.
Thursday the visitors will reach
Mount Vernon at 1925 am. The
Princess will place a wreath at
the tomb of George Washington.
AS the Princess and her party
reach Arlington Cemetery at 1l:15
am. they will hear another 81
gun salute. At the Amphitheater
she will be met by Maj. Thomas
w. Herren. Commanding General
Iof the Military District of Wash
Ilngton. and be escorted through
1.-THE trophy room to the tomb
where she will place a wreath.
Reception at Canadian Embassy.
The Canadian Embassy recep-
ton from 11:45 am. to 1880 pm.
will have no formal ceremony as
the Princess receives ambassadors
and senior officers of their mis-
sions from Australia. Canada,
Ceylon, Great Britain, India, New
Zealand. Pakistan and Union of
South Africa.
After lunch at Blair House and
before the main reception at the
British Embassy at $3.50 pm.
Elizabeth and Philip will acknowl-
edge greetings of embassy en-
ployes and some 1000 other ma
tionals of Commonwealth coun-
tries.
Present plans-and all plans an
nounced yesterday are subject to
possible laSt-minute changes,
especially in event of inclement
weather-call for those well-wish-
ers to gather on the lawn between
the sidewalk and embassy wall on
Massachusetts, avenue. When the
motorcade arrives about $40 pm,
the Princess will walk up the side
walk to point near the embassy
entrance.
Sir Oliver Franks, the British
Ambassador, and Lady Franks.
have invited carefully selected"
1000 guests to the reception in
side the embassy. The selection
is not along socialite lines. Lady
Franks has explained that the
gueSts-including all members of
Congress and their wives-were
chosen with a view to having
Elizabeth and Philip meet rep
resentatives of many different ia
Gets of American life"
Will Visit Cathedral.
Miss Truman is on the list,
but her parents are not. They will
be guests of the royal couple at
IA dinner at 8 o'clock that night
at the Canadian Embassy. Others
invited to the British Embassy
reception include members of the
Cabinet and judiciary, heads of
some Government administrative
agencies, chiefs of the armed
forces, presidents of the univer-
sites in Washington and repre-
isentatives of various religious
groups and farm. labor and wom-
ems organizations.
Friday. before Elizabeth and
Philip take off by plane fors Mon
treal, will be a time of intensive
sightseeing.
They will go first to the Wash
ington Cathedral. arriving at the
Woodley avenue entrance at 1890
am. In the crypt she will see the
silver candlesticks recently pre-
sented to the cathedral by her
father, King George VI,
The Library of Congress, Su-
preme Court and Capitol then
will be visited.
I At the library at 11:05 am. the
Princess will receive a bouquet
from a group of Girl Scouts. After
viewing the main reading. room
from the gallery she will stop
where the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and the Constitution
are enshrined.
/ At the Supreme Court at 1880
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