Court Circular

P: The King & Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess Svasti and other members of the Court, have arrived at "Ophir Hall" in Purchase, N. Y., 25 mi. north of great New York City in the U. S. A.

P: Adjutant General Frank W. Ward, chief of the military staff of the Governor of the State of New York, had the honor of being received by His Majesty and said: "The Governor wishes me to say that he and Mrs. Roosevelt hope to have the honor of paying a visit to Your Majesties before you leave this State."

P: The King played nine holes of golf on "Ophir Hall's" private course. The Queen's set of short clubs has failed to arrive from Siam.

P: Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Reid had the honor of Their Majesties' presence for luncheon at No. 15 East 84th St., New York City.

P: The Queen passed the afternoon shopping in West 57th Street, accompanied and counseled by Mrs. Reid. The-- King, attended by the Physician in Ordinary, Rear Admiral Thavara Chayant, was pleased to consult Dr. John M. Wheeler in his office at No. 30 West 59th Street.

P: Dr. Wheeler diagnosed a mature cataract of the left eye and an incipient cataract of the right eye. An operation room has been prepared at "Ophir Hall."

P: His Majesty was graciously pleased to approve the design of a two-foot key of "precious metal" to be presented to him with the Freedom of the City of White Plains.

P: The Department of State of the United States of America issued, with His Majesty's gracious approval, a pamphlet entitled:

Program for The Visit to Washington of His Majesty the King of Siam and Her Majesty the Queen April 28 to May 1, 1931

P: The essence of this program was compressed into a single day, April 29, thus:

"10:15 a. m.--Their Majesties and the other members of the Royal Party will arrive at the White House for the official call on the President and Mrs. Hoover.

"11:00 a. m.--The President and Mrs. Hoover, with the President's military and naval aides, will call upon Their Majesties at their residence.

"11:15 a-m--Their Majesties will receive the Vice-President and Mrs. Edward E. Gann; the Chief Justice and his wife; the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and their wives.

"11:30 a. m.--Their Majesties will receive the members of the Cabinet and their wives; the President pro tempore of the Senate and his wife; the General of the Armies; the Chief of Staff; the Chief of Naval Operations and his wife; and the Commandant of the Marine Corps and his wife.

"12:15 p. m.--His Majesty will receive the chiefs of the foreign diplomatic missions in Washington.

"2 p. m.--Their Majesties and their party, accompanied by the Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson, the Siamese Minister and the Acting Chief of the Protocol Division, will leave the residence for Arlington National Cemetery to place a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

"2:30 p. m.--The Royal Party will arrive at the north entrance to Fort Myer military reservation. A troop of cavalry will be waiting for the Royal Party to act as an escort on the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery.

"Salutes appropriate to His Majesty's rank will be fired by the Sixteenth Field Artillery. The commanding general of the Sixteenth Brigade and staff will receive His Majesty and party at the entrance to the amphitheater.

"A guard of honor will be at attention as His Majesty places the wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

"3 p. m.--The Royal Party will leave Arlington National Cemetery for Mount Vernon by motor by the south entrance.

"4 p. m.--The Royal Party will arrive at Mount Vernon and proceed immediately to the tomb of George Washington, where His Majesty will place a wreath.

"5 p. m.--The Royal Party will leave Mount Vernon for Washington.

"6 p. m.--The Royal Party will arrive at His Majesty's residence.

"7 :45 p. m.--The Royal Party will leave their residence for the White House, accompanied by the American naval and military aides to His Majesty and the Siamese Minister for the State dinner tendered by the President and Mrs. Hoover.

"The State dinner will be followed by a musicale.''

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