Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-23
Canadians Stand Hours in Rain
To See Elizabeth II and Philip

QUEBEC, June % (AP).-
After q slow start, Queen Eliza
beth's tour Of Canada is begin
ming to assume the proper
tons Of q major success.
The crowds are growing.
There are more and more spon-
taneous, signs Of affection and
enthusiasm as the Queen and
Prince Philip sail up the st.
Lawrence River aboard the
royal yacht Britannia toward
Canada's big cities.
Z Ancient Quebec. the only
walled city in North America.
is blazing with flags and deco
rations. The people are tin
Cling with excitement over the
possibility Of catching a glimpse
of the Queen wearing a dia-
mond tiara and a regal gown
for the state dinner being given
tonight by the provincial gov
eminent Of Quebec.
1000 Workers Cheer
But that's pageantry. Per-
haps more significant indica-
tons are:
The thousand workmen in
an aluminium factory at Arvida
waiting after hours, clapping
and cheering, as the Queen and
her husand walk through the
plant. ,
Virtually entire populations
Of small towns and cities In the
northern part Of Quebec prov
ince-Baggotville, Chicoutimi.
,Arvida - standing hours in
pelting rain to see the couple
pass.
A housewife rushing to bring
her washing from the clothes
line as rain starts to fall, then
forgetting it as police sirens
signal the queens approach.
Members Of the queens party
are frankly relieved. They had
been worried by what looked
almost like apathy in the first
tour Of Canada.
Specific Detectives
For both Britain and Canada
this trip has specific detectives.
The queens purpose is to &C.
ment commonwealth relations,
firming up ties between Can
ada and Britain. The Cana
dams are using the tour to
publicize their great industrial
expansion. Elizabeth has al
ready visited the worlds larg-
est aluminium plant, paper
mills, an iron mine, and hydro
electric installations. He has
trudged miles through the fac
tories, asking the right ques-
lions and showing interest in
technical operations.
At the aluminium plant at
Arvida yesterday. she donned
protective spectacles to visit
the avenue Of electric furnaces
where the aluminium is actually |
distilled-and where there is
o real danger Of electrocution. |
Technicians explained that
If two persons touching each
other happened to brush
against the base bar feeding |
more than $4,000 amperes Of
current into furnaces, every
one in the vicinity would be
electrocuted. Guards stood in
front of the base bars so no
one could come in contact with
the current.
Often Asks Questions
Having walked the equiva-
lent of three long city blocks
by that time. Elizabeth was
obviously tired. She stood
with crossed ankles while the
plant manager explained the
operations. She f1dgeted con-
tinually. But the expression OF
interest never left her face,
and she frequently asked
questions.
Workmen of duty stood
around her watching and TAX
ing snapshots.
The royal couple had an
other long program today, in
GLIDING ceremonies on the
plains Of Abraham, where the
British Gen. Thomas Wolfe
scaled the heights Of Quebec
toward the end Of the Seven
Years War and took the city
from the French. The descend
ants Of the Frenchmen are cele-
brating today for the Queen
they call their own, thronging
the streets in a holiday Of i'm