Smyrna times., 1963-03-07
Vice President Johnson To Greet
Swedish Royal Prince Bertil
at 325th Anniversary Celebration

arrival of Peter Minuit and his
New Sweden Company at ''The
Rocks" in Wilmington are rap
idly rearing completion.
State and city officials along
with officers of the Delaware
Swedish Colonial Society ex-
pressed delight that Vice Pres
ident Lynden Johnson, the af-
fable Texan, will come to the
city to greet His Royal High
ness Prince Bertil of Sweden
and his official party as a ges-
ture of friendship which has
long existed between the TWO
nations.
For Prince Bertil 1t will be
a return visit after Is years.
and his sixth trip to the United
States. He accompanied his
father Grown Prince Gustav
Adolph and Princess Louise
when they came to the United
States aboard the Kungsholm,
docked at Wilmington Marine
Terminal and on that occasion,
June %, 1888 presented the
black granite statue designed
by the late Carl Miles to the
people of the United States.
Crown Prince Gustav Adolph
became i'll, so Prince Bertil
assumed the ceremonial duties.
1t was his first time In such a
capacity outside his native
land--but an act he was to re-
peat often in the new role which
found his SO efficient here at
the 300th anniversary obser-
vance.
Not only will there be the
official party with Prince Ber-
til, but a delegation from VIII
mington's Sister City--Kalmar,
Sweden--will also be on hand
for the jubilee, headed by City
Council President Arthur Kai-
jber, and Mrs. Kaijber. Others
in his party will be: Lars Sch
OFT, vice chairman, city con-
ell and member of Parliament;
Wilhelm Peterson, chairman of
the city finance committee and
Mrs. Peterson; Bengt Fag-
ergren, vice chairman of the fin
ance committee and Erik Joh-
ansson, finance committee
member.
From the Province and City
of Jonkopping will come Cover
nor and Mrs. Allan Norden-
STAN, who has been named of
ficial representative for the
people of his area.
Accompanying Prince Bertil,
who is bachelor, will be Am
bassador and Mrs. Gunnar Jar
ring, of the Swedish Embassy,
Washington, Dc, Col. Costa
E. Tegner, aide-de-camp, Air
Attache, Swedish Embassy,
Mrs. Tegner and Allan Kast-
rup. general manager, Amer
ican-Swedish News Exchange,
New York.
AT least a dozen Swedish
newspapermen and correspon-
dents are expected to cover the
events whichwill be spread over
TWO days.
Prince Bertil and his party
will be extended on official
welcome in Rodney Square,
Wilmington at noon on Thurs
day, March 20, before the of
fetal party proceeds to the
Hotel DUPONT for Wilmington
Rotary Clubs luncheon. There
the Rotarians from Kalmar will
be honored and Ambassador
Earring will be the principal
speaker.
Following the luncheon, the
Royal party and other dignit-
aries will proceed to the VIII
mington Art Center, 230l Kent
mere Parkway, where Prince
Bertil will open the Swedish
Glass exhibit and the display
of artifacts. From the 300year-
old Warship VASA, which was
raised intact several years ago.
A cannon from the VASA will
fire a salute to mark ''Kalmar
Day" in Wilmington just be-
fore Prince Bertil meets Mayor
John E. Babiarz.
Officers of the Wilmington
Society of Fine Arts will re-
ceive the official party after
the opening ceremonies.
Also expected to arrive by
March 28 are some 90 tourists
from Sister City Kalmar who
will remain to participate In
the official ceremonies on Fri
day afternoon, March 29 at Fort
Christina Monument.
On Friday noon Mayor Bab-
iarz and members of City Coun-
ell will honor the royal party
at a Hotel DUPONT Luncheon.
Here Governor Ebert N. Car
vel and his official family and
members of the General As
sembly will join in paying tri-
butte to the visitors prior to
revsiting Fort Christian Noun
ment which will be designated
a national historic site. State
Archivist Leon De Valinger, Jr,
is chairman of the ceremonies
at the Rocks.
DR.. H. Edgar Hammond will
preside at brief services at Old
Swedes Church, which will re-
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