St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-06-18


or show any visible signs of the
heat.
His visit in Minnesota was the
first time in his tour of this coun-
try that no Negroes were part of
the official welcoming party that
has greeted the emperor on his
arrival at the various cities that
his party has visited.
His first contact with a Minne-
sofa Negro was with a member of
the staff from this newspaper.
The emperor's first official
meeting with a Negro from this
state with in the governors office
when Billy Williams. veteran aide
to nine governors, gave the state
guest register to sign.
Wednesdays trip was the sec
ond rough day in row for him.
Vincent Wilbur, press officer for
the u. S. State department,
travelling with the emperor's
party said.
His visit to Chicago was al
most a grueling as his stay in
Minnesota and that the toughest
part of his stay in America is
over, even though from now on he
will cover a lot more miles, Will
bur pointed out.
Tuesday night when the EN-
GAL Is JUNE IS CSrfrIa huF
peror landed at the Twin Cities
in his chartered TWA Constella-
ton, he was wearing natty
blue double-breasted business suit
and showed signs of fatigue after
his madhouse day in Chicago.
After a brief ceremony at the
airport that included welcome
by the mayors of Minneapolis and
st. Paul and a military honor
guard, he was whisked off to his
hotel suite. ...
Wednesday morning he appear
ed quite fresh and was wearing
a sand-colored field marshalrs
uniform zedecked with nine rows
of ribbons, a new pair of tan shoes
and his now famous swagger
stick.
The motorcade left the hotel
and made way to the Christ
Lutheran church, where the EN-
peror attended a devotional SER
vice.
Joseph Simonson, U. s. ambas-
sador to Ethiopia, is a former pas
tor Of the church.
After the service and a break
fast prepared by the ladies of the
church, the emperor made his way
across the street to the state
capital where he was officially
welcomed to Minnesota by c. Ell
mer Anderson, governor.
Leaving the capitol, the 10 car
caravan made its way to the loop
OF st. Paul and headed across the
river for Minneapolis by way of
the state fair grounds and the
University of Minnesota.
After a brief stop at the Veter-
ans administration, the party
started for Its first stop, Roches-
ter. the home of the International
ly know Mayo clinic.
The emperor and his party were
late leaving the hotel Wednesday
morning and were never able to
get back on schedule even by
travelling so and 10 miles an hour
on the open highway.
School children waving home
made Ethiopian flags, greeted the
Emperor at the outskirts Of the
city.
The crowd that met him in Ro-
chester was much larger than that
in the Twin Cities and he was
nearly mobbed when he got out of
his car 10 inspect the new multi
million dollar Mayo clinic.
He was met at the clinic by
the mayor Of Dorchester and DIR.
Jan TfIlish. an executive Of the
clinic.
DR.. Charles w. Mayo, head of
the clinic was chairman Of Mime
sofa Committee for the visit of
Halle Selassie and was in the
Twin Cities making the last min
ute arrangements for the banquet
that was held that night in honor
of the emperor.
After a hurried trip through the
clinic, the notorcade left for the
Doty farm, where he had his much
publicized lemonade.
The Doty farm was selected as
a typical" American farm, but a
farm with Oriental rugs, deep
freezers and all kinds Of gadgets
IL hardly typical Of the farms in
Minnesota
The farm comprised some 800
acres when compared to the sy-
erage sized farm In that section
OF the state which Is about FAC
made q great impression on him
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