Show US U.S. u. u S. S mill Fete British Royalty But But How to Go About It fit I i a n I I EY R T MRS l ROOSEVELT I She Site will mill not curtsey If the state department had funds for entertaining royal visitors and andi if i an arbiter could be found to dis dis- dispose dispose dispose pose of conflicting social practices between Buckingham palace and the White House official Washington would be much less worried about next summers summer's visit of England's King George and Queen Elizabeth Although the state department ceremonial officer crawls under a I table when someone asks him how officialdom shall behave the mis mis- mistress mistress mistress tress of the White House avers she will entertain the royal guests In whatever manner the state depart deport department deportment department ment dictates Since the English visitors will probably enter the United States from Canada it is expected that Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles Well s will greet them and escort the special train to Washington There at Union station a host of dignitaries will meet the royal cou- cou coupie pie and a parade-like parade procession will carry them to their quarters probably probably probably ably at the British embassy Mrs l Roosevelt Roose Wont Won't Curtsey Custom decrees that King George and vand Queen Elizabeth will first call at the White House after which President and Mrs l Roosevelt will wUl return the Ule call accompanied by naval na na- naval naval val and military aides Although i I t i 1 J. J tt a ai i QUEEN ELIZABETH ELlZ but bur everyone else will there was once talk of Mrs Roose Roose- Roosevelt's Roosevelt's Roosevelt's velt's curtseying before the queen it has definitely been decided she will not But all other American women will be expected to curtsey When the royal couple is entertained enter enter- entertained entertained at a Q White House dinner the traditional American seating arrangement ar ar- arrangement arrangement will give way to English style Ordinarily the President and Queen Elizabeth would sit at one end of the table with the king and Mrs Roosevelt at the other end en l. l This time however all four will sit together beginning with the White House hostess King George President Roosevelt and Queen Eliz Eliz- abeth Sometime during the visit a 21 gun salute must be fired in honor of King George If the United Unit Unit- United United ed States at a point where guns are available it will will be done there Otherwise Oth Oth- Otherwise Otherwise the ritual will be postponed until the inevitable wreath-laying wreath ceremony at the Unknown Soldiers Soldier's tomb in Arlington national tery Since the he he have established established a n reputation of being more concerned with ViOl making their guests welcome than With Withstanding standing on cere core ceremony mony many observers observers' agree on one thing King George and Queen Elizabeth 1 will have a good time time- y t J. J h |