Evening star., 1959-12-13
INDIA
'FoIksy' Party Honoring Eisenhower
BIozes With Imperial Pogeontry
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ton. AS a more modern touch,
there were bearded paratroop-
ers IN green battledress, white
puttees and automatic rifles
guarding the main entrances to
the park.
In the middle of the large
putting green lawn, a circle of
sofas and chairs reserved for
the presidential party attracted
the crowd like a magnet For
many, a good part of the after
noon was spent in a densely
packed, doughnut shaped
throng staring at the empty
chairs and awaiting the arrival
Of the star performers.
Then the lancerS. parading
up and down with their silver
tipped weapons, cleared the
narrowing passage leading to
the palace.
Nehru Joins ThrOng
First on the scene was Prime
Minister Nehru, slipping al
most unnoticed into the
midst of the throng. He was
smiling and affable in his in
evitable knee-length brown
achkan, with a rose in his
buttonhole and a white Con-
gress Party overseas cap.
Almost as suddenly he
vanished, then appeared a few
minutes later on the fringes
of the throng, deep in con-
verSation. :
The energetic Indian Prime
Minister has a habit of pop
ping up at unexpected places.
Earlier in the day he had
found time to pay an i'm
promptu call on New Delhi'S
press headquarters, peaking at I
outgoing messages about the |
Presidents visit, exchanging
greetings with distant teleg-
raphers in London and New |
York and delivering himself
of a flood of optimistic COM
mentS about the Importance of .
it all in the cause of world
peace.
Next on the scene were the
Presidents son and daughter
in-law, Mai. John and Bar
bara Eisenhower. She was
wearing a suit of splendid gold
Indian brocade bought in the
United States for the occasion.
Ride a Cranky Elephant
They, too. had made news
earlier in an otherwise quiet
day by taking a ride on a
towering and cranky Indian ele-
phant near the palace grounds.
Barbara had confessed herself
a little nervous, particularly
when the elephant refused TO
kneel to let them of and
backed into a tree instead.
1T was like one of those
ferris Wheels" she explained.
John kept leaning over in that
little basket and l kept think
ing that the whole thing was
going to fall off"
Now recovered, however, they
sat primly side by side on their
sofa and under the glare of
hundreds Of curious eyes. made
polite conversation with the
dignitaries on hand.
At last, heralded by a long
trumpet fanfare. the two Presi-
dents arrived and took their
places. Mr.. Eisenhower waving
and grinning broadly for the
benefit of the massed photog-
raphers. 7
Press Close to Eisenhower
Then. preceded by a score
Of struggling Secret Servicemen
and Indian detectives, they
strolled slowly around the
grounds, lost in the sea of ad-
mirers. Mostly without success,
spectators thrust themselves
into the Presidents path to
speak to him and shake his
hand or snap his picture. Some
tried to hand him petitions and
letters which wound up in the
hands Of the security guards
instead.
Discuss Summit, Arms Cut
Retreating again to the rela-
tive safety of the wicker
circle, the President mounted
chair to wave cheertully at
his besiegers. Gradually the
milling crowd was channeled
into a more or less orderly
procession which filed past in .
unending stream until. with a
final wave, the party withdrew
again to the red sandstone
palace.
Tonight the President and
Mr.. Nehru sat down at the
American Embassy for another
of their heart-to-heart talks
on world, problems.
From all reports these con-
versations are centering on
the prospects of the forth
coming summit conference, in
which Mr.. Nehru takes a great
interest, and in the problem of