Evening star., 1953-10-29

King Faul ana queen FTe0erlke
of Greece-especially the diminu.
tive Queen-won the hearts oi
Washington citizens in the briei
glimpSes they had of the royal
couple on their arrival yesterday
Those who came in contact
with the King and Queen found
them cooperative, accommodate
ing guests.
One spectator. gazing at Kine
Paul, who is 6 feet 4 inches tall
commented, That's a lot Of
king"
A comment on the Queen by
a woman spectator at the Dis
trict Building ceremonies was
"She's cute as a button" Thai
seemed to sum up opinion oi
Frederika, for men as well as
women.
The visitors were greeted off,
cially at the airport by Secretary
Dulles and Mrs. Dulles, heading
a number of dignitaries. After
the ceremonies there, the King
and Queen. accompanied by Sec
retary Dulles and Admiral Rob-
ert B. Carney, chief of naval op-
erations, climbed into an open
car for the ride to Washington,
followed by other members of the
royal party and their welcomers.
Carries Fathers Baton.
The King wore a field mar
skal's uniform and carried the
marshal's baton which had be-
longed to his father, King Con-
Stantine. The Queen wore a light
gray coat with a narrow fur col
lar and a small smoke-gray hat
on her brown curls. He is So, she
is 36; neither looks it.
There was applause as the car
pulled out of the airport. The
King saluted and kept his hand
at salute for some distance, re-
turning the Salutes of troops that
lined the way. The Queen waved
her ungloved hand.
AS the car picked up speed,
Mr.. Dulles donned his top coat
not an easy job sitting down in
an open car. The Queen. seated
between her husband and the
Secretary. carefully held the coat
while Mr.. Dulles put one arm
into it, then the other.
People stood along the road
side all the way to the Memorial
Bridge. Some waved, some just
looked, some of the men stood
Stiffly at attention. Before
reaching the bridge the car
passed the George Washington
University football team prac-
ticing in park space. The King
waved enthusiastically.
Notes Lincoln Statue.
At the Lincoln Memorial, the
pace of the procession slowed and
the crowd grew heavier. Pass
ing in front of the memorial, the
Queen quickly called her hus-
bands attention to the Lincoln
statue, on which the lights shone
The procession turned west on
Twelfth street and then into
Pennsylvania avenue. It arrived
right on time, 4::30 pm, in front
of the District Building, where
the civic welcome was held.
Greeting the royal visitors
officially for the District were
Edgar Morris, chairman of the
Citizens Committee of Welcome
President Samuel Spencer of the
Board of Commissioners, Com
missioner Renah F. Camalier
and Brig. Gen. Louis w. Prentiss
Engineer Commissioner.
Red Roses for Queen.
In a stand facing the open
area before the District Building
Mr.. Morris made a brief speech
extending "a most cordial vel
come" He presented the Queen
with a bouquet of red roses and
then one to Mrs. Dulles.
Mr.. Spencer welcomed the
visitors on behalf of the District
Government and Washington
citizens. He spoke of the influ-
ence of Greece upon our culture
and our way of life and presented
a key to the city to the King
After a pause for photographs
the King gave his reply.
1.-THE Queen and I are deeply
touched by the warm welcome
we have received" he said. He
said Washington is the symbol
to the world of freedom and
democracy. MY people and the
people of the United States are
linked in insoluble bonds" And
he said Greece has been helped