Evening star., 1953-10-30

vious occasion, when he came to
this country while the royal fam
lily of Greece was in exile.
Traditional military honors
were rendered today with the
King inspecting the Marine
Honor Guard.
The visitors were escorted to
Ward Hall wherei he Queen
peered intently at a 20-milli-
meter anti-aircraft gun and at a
Tiny Tim" rocket.
The King and Queen also Wis
tied couple of clasSrooms and
saw the demonstration of gear
used aboard ship.
At Bancroft Hall, where they
were greeted by Capt. Charles A.
Buchanan, commandant of mid
shipmen. the visitors toured Me-
meorial Hall in the building and
viewed a typical midshipman'S S
room. From the steps of Ban
croft they watched the $500
midshipmen assemble for lunch
and then followed the brigade
into the dining hall.
They lunched with the Acad-
emy superintendent, Vice Ad-
miral C. Turner Joy. and Mrs.
Joy. Then visited the chapel.
Departure honors included a
21-gun salute.
King Paul was graduated
from the Royal Hellenic Naval
Academy in the class of 1922
with the rank of ensign. He
served on the destroyer Helle,
which took part in a campaign
in Asia Minor.
To Attend Reception.
When his brother returned to
the throne in 1885, Paul returned
to service in the Navy with the
rank of commander. During
World War II, he served aboard
a destroyer that took part in a
daring mission near TaraS, Italy.
On their return. to Washing
ton this afternoon, the King
and Queen will visit the national
headquarters of the American
Red Cross at 5 o'clock. Half an
hour later they are scheduled to
attend a reception in her honor
by the General Federation of
Women's Clubs at 1874 N street
NV
The Queen will receive a small
group of Girl Scouts at o'clock
in Blair House, to which the
King and Queen moved yester-
day from the White House.
The girls, who will present the
Queen a bouquet. are Laura Dali
zell. 8, and Betty Payne, 9, of
Mount Rainier, Md; Carol
Mayne, IL, and Marilyn Fisher,
IL. of Arlington. and Mary Anne
Conover, II, and Judith Crone,
IA, of Alexandria.
They will be accompanied by
Mrs. Roy Layton, National Girl
Scout president, and Mrs. w. S.
Lockwood and Miss Dorothea
Sullivan. of the national organi-
Zation.
Dinner for Eisenhower.
The final event in the crowded
day is to be dinner in honor
of President and Mrs. EiSen-
hover. which the royal couple
will give at the Greek Embassy
at 2221 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV.
The King made his only pub
lie speech yesterday at a lunch
con given by press, radio and
television in the Mayfower Ho-
tel. The Queen spoke also. It
was brief and wifely state
ment which said, in effect, that
her husband spoke for the
family.
The 6-foot 4-inch King spoke
feelingly of his country's graft
tude for American economic and
other assistance, but chiefly it's
spiritual leadership, since World
War II.
II pray to God" he said, that
neither we nor others in Europe
shall ever fail to recognize the
spirit of greatness that lies in
herent within the people of the
United States.
May none of us ever, by
grossly misunderstanding you,
turn your spirit away from us
in bitterness and disillusion-
ment."
Paul Wooten, who presided,
then called on the Queen. She
appeared a bit taken aback.
Then she smiled, turned to the
microphone and said:
My husband and I always
agree. I couldn't say more than
Ne has. This is how we both
feel, very strongly"
In Civilian Clothes.
For the luncheon, the King
had changed to a blue suit and
a hard collar from the field
marshal's uniform he had worn
earlier at Mount Vernon and at
Arlington Cemetery. At those
places, he had placed wreaths
at the tomb of Washington and
the Tomb of the Unknown SOL
dier.
The Queen was in an ivory
brocade coat dress, fitted close
to her slim waist. 1t was trimmed
with mink. She wore on her
thick brown curls a small hat,
also of mink. There was a single
strand of pearls around her
throat.
The King and Queen obviously
work as a team. On their en-
trance to the luncheon, the
Queen turned to chat with Theo-
dore F. Koop, president of the
National Press Club, next to
whom she was to be seated. The
King. quite inconSpicuously,
called her attention to the 400