From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, November 18, 1926: A vast crowd gathered at Union Station late yesterday as the special train, “The Royal Romanian,” pulled in hoping for a glimpse of Queen Marie of Romania. Regally clad in a golden cloak and sables, with a golden turban on her head, Queen Marie was escorted by Hilton U. Brown and a special committee, pausing briefly to wave to the crowd and pose for photographers, to an open car that carried her slowly through flag-draped downtown streets lined with cheering dense throngs of people. At the Circle on the steps of the Monument, she presented a wreath and then was driven to the steps of the city library where Mayor John Duvall gave her a key to the city. Queen Marie’s brief visit concluded with a brilliant banquet at the Columbia Club.