BOUND NORTH

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23371, 13 June 1939, Page 9

BOUND NORTH

ROYAL TRAVELLERS BACK TO CANADA FAREWELL TO AMERICA NOBODY FORGOTTEN IjAST stage of tour 3y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright • ' (Received June 12, 8.35 p.m.) NEW YORK, June 12 Refreshed after a day of informal fun at President Roosevelt's Hyde Park home, Their Majesties are speeding back to Canada to-night in the Royal train, with three Provinces —Xew Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island—to bo > visited before they sail for England on Thursday, by the Empress of Britain. Prior to their departure just before midnight, for Halifax and the voyage homeward, frankfurters, soda, iced tea, beer, ham, turkey, salads, baked beans, bread, doughnuts and cookies were served. The Queen wore a Chablis print, with ft grey background, a grey straw hat ■with ft high crown, .and grey stockings. Her only flower was a gardenia. Mr. Roosevelt's open ear carried Their, Majesties to the station shortly before midnight, and the President, his Trife and mother hade farewell to their Boyal guests just before the latter stepped on to the train. There was a erowd waiting at the station which cheered while Their Majesties received salutes from a guard of honour of the United States Infantry. Their Majesties forgot nobody in the farewells, and the King shook hands with the Xew York State troopers who had escorted and guarded him during the visit. The Queen stood beaming at -' his side, wearing a pink dinner dress and a white fur. With her was Mrs. Roosevelt, wearing an ermine cape over a cerise evening frock. After Their Majesties had thanked everyone who through his or her services had contributed to their visit, they bade farewell to MV. and Mrs. '' Roosevelt. The Queen was first to step aboard the train,'followed by the King, -*nd both stood on the rear platform ■while photographers' flashlights boomed. Apparently they retired as soon as the train pulled out. Their Majesties apparently were asleep when the Royal train passed through the suburb .of Rennsselaer - shortly before 1 a.m. en route to Canada, disappointing 100 people lining • the rain-drenched streets. INFORMAL TEA «NEW DEALERS" MET - ADMINISTRATION'S WORK THEIR' .MAJESTIES' INTEREST WASHINGTON. June 11 During their stay in Washington Their Majesties met executives of the "Xew Deal" at a .small, quietly informal White House tea, which was devoted to informing the visiting Sovereigns concerning the social and economic activities of the Administration. It was- attended by members of the Cabinet and heads of Government agencies. Each w'as presented, and about a dozen sat for brief conversations, answering questions and volunteering information on what his or her particular agency was doing. The tea was a restful interlude for Their Majesties in a busy day. The

guests included tho Secretaries of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, of Agriculture, Mr. H. A. Wallace, of Commerce, Mr. H. Hopkins, and of Labour, Miss Frances Perkins. Earlier, Their Majesties had inspected a typical Civilian Conservation Corps camp near Washington as a part of their study of the New Deal. • Incidentally, the White House staff did everything possible to meet Their Majesties' taste in food and drink. The t?a that was served was made from *atcr treated so that it had the exact chemical content of London water, in the hope that the tea would taste like London tea. Whether Their Majesties thought it did was not learned.