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think the King and Queen of the Belgians did too. At least, they went farther west.

Grover Whalen came into his own then. He developed a skill in public reception which I think is very desirable. I think it's very important to have such a person or such an officer somewhere. We are pretty cheesy in this country in the way we do our public receptions. I speak as one who has been received not only in large, but in very small European towns and communities as a public officer of the United States engaged in a visit of some sort, which at the moment was official and semi-official. I have been received in a little bit of a town in Belgium which is at the very head of the valle de St. Lambert and other small towns in European countries. The particular one in Belgium, whose name I can't remember, is just north of Liege. It's a little bit of a town.

You might expect to be received in state in the City of Brussels and you are received in magnificent state by the mayor and corporation of Brussels. It is something. All the ancient relics are shown to you. The cases are opened. The ancient gold-plated or solid gold maces and things are all brought out and shown. The mayor receives you in a robe of state with a gold collar and chain.

Even in this little town, however, at that same time