Evening star., 1953-10-27
City Is Ready
To Welcome
Greek Royalty
King and Queen
Arrive Tomorrow;
Receptions Planned

dAAO CIIC AlOS1C VI OOGAA AAAA1Od4y
and civic bands will greet the
King and Queen of Greece when
Washington turns out to well
come them tomorrow.
King Paul and Queen Fred
erika will step from their plane
at the MATS terminal at 4 pm.
From then until their departure
on Saturday, they will be feted
at receptions. dinners and sight
seeing visits.
Washington's own part in the
celebration will center in front
of the District Building. Edgar
Morris, chairman of the citi-
zens' committee for the well
come, announced final details
after a meeting of his group
yesterday.
After a brief reception at the
terminal, where Secretary of
State Dulles will greet the royal
visitors, their majeSties will
travel by motorcade to the Dis
trict Building for the city's
welcome.
Around Lincoln Memorial.
Led by Police Chief Robert v.
Murray as marshal and joint
motorcycle escort of metropoli-
tan and park police, the motor
cade will move around Lincoln
Memorial to Twenty-Third street,
north on Twenty-third to Con-
stitution avenue and east on
Constitution avenue to Twelfth
street.
There the party will turn north
to Pennsylvania avenue and
west on the Avenue to the Dis
trict Building.
Before the arrival of the royal
party at the welcoming scene,
the Metropolitan Police Band
will start playing at $3.50 pm.
The Navy School of Music Band
and the Marine Drum and Bugle
Corps also will play. Bryson
Rash, WMAL-TV commentator
will give a brief historical back
ground of Greece and interesting
facts about the King and Queen.
When the motorcade halts at
the reception stand, the police
band will strike up the Greek
March and the Greek national
anthem followed by the Navy
Band playing the United States
national anthem.
Bouquet for Queen.
Adolph Turner, special assist
ant to the Commissioners, will
introduce Mr.. Morris, who will
welcome the royal guests and
present a bouquet to Queen
Frederika. Commissioner Samuel
Spencer will present the keys to
the city to King Paul. His Majes-
ty will make an acceptance
speech to conclude the ceremony.
From the District Building, the
motorcade will proceed to the
White House led by the Navy
Band. The King and Queen will
spend their first night here at
the White House.
Mr.. Morris said over $4,000
Greek, American and District
miniature flags will be passed
along the parade route. He
announced that members of vet
Grams organizations taking part
in the ceremonies will be released
from their Government offices at
neon. Private business firms
were urged to release as many
employees as possible to let them
gather along the motorcade
route.
Approximately 1900 service
men will form a Gordon along
both sides of the route from the
District end of Memorial Bridge
to the White House. Numerous
bands will be spotted along the
route.
List Traffic Restrictions,
Police announced these traffic
and parking restrictions:
No parking will be permitted
after pm. on Constitution ave-
nue. from Tenth to Fifteenth
streets. on Pennsylvania avenue
from Tenth to Fifteenth streets,
on Twelfth street from Constitu-
ton to Pennsylvania avenues, on
Fifteenth street from ConStitu-
ton to New York and Pennsyl-
vanla avenues, on Pennsylvania
avenue from Fifteenth to Seven
teenth streets and on E street
from Thirteenth street to Penn
Sylvania avenue.
No traffic will be permitted
after AIS pm. on Constitution
avenue from Ninth to Fifteenth
streets except some Congress
Heights buses which will be per-
mitted to proceed west on Con-
Stitution avenue and turn north
on Tenth street.
No traffic will be permitted
after 4:30 pm. on Twelfth street
from Constitution avenue to E
street and on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from Ninth to Fifteenth
streets.
No vehicular or streetcar traf-
fic will be permitted after 4:45
pm. on Fifteenth street from
Pennsylvania avenue to New
York and Pennsylvania avenues
and on Pennsylvania avenue
from Fifteenth to Seventeenth
streets.
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