Human Queen

One Mrs. Adalin Macauley, National President of the American Legion Auxiliary, got the surprise of her life, so she said, when Queen Mary of Britain tugged at her sleeve in Buckingham Palace. She, it was assumed, had gone to the Palace with the idea of being-treated with condescension by an enameled-faced, crabbed, haughty

Queen. The extent of her surprise may be gauged, therefore, when she was introduced to a perfectly ordinary woman dressed in perfectly ordinary clothes, albeit a bit out of fashion. Not only did Queen Mary not wear a crown, nor her gorgeous coronation robes of state (although a priceless rope of pearls was around her neck and two fascinating diamonds glittered in her ears), but she showed every evidence of the charm that one expects in a human woman.

The Queen tugged Mrs. Macauley by the sleeve because she had hot finished speaking to her, the latter in her apparent nervousness haying hurried away too quickly. Said the Queen:

"How did you enjoy yourself in France?"

Let Mrs. Macauley tell the story in her own words:

"Wasn't that splendid of the Queen? She had asked previously about our visit in London and then wanted to know about our wonderful visit to Paris, and so the Queen, just as any other woman might do, reached over and gave me a tug on the sleeve."

Then Queen Mary asked if she were from New York. Replied Mrs. Macauley: "No, indeed, my home is in Menomonie, Wis."

Said the Queen: "Oh, yes, of course," and smiled her very engaging smile.

Related Mrs. Macauley:

"And I had to smile, too, because I knew perfectly well, and the Queen knew that I knew, that the Queen had never heard of Menomonie."