Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-10-03
ALBERT FORMALLY
ENTERS n. Y. TODAY.
Belgian King Boards Yacht and
Returns to City for
Reception
CHEERS FOR ROYAL PARTY

New York, Oct. 4.-Thr king and
queen of the Belgians, with Prince
Leopold, heir apparent to the throne.
cast aside today the royal "incognito
which had shrouded them since their
welcome at noon yesterday to the
United States by Vice President Mar
shall. and boarded the yacht Mona in
the Hudson river to make their FOR
mall entry into New York.
Driving rapidly by automobile from
the Waldorf Astoria, where they spent
the night in regal suite. to the foot of
West Thirty fourth street, the royal
visitors were received by Rodman Wan
amaker. chairman of Mayor Hylan's
committee on reception to distinguished
guests committee members and city
officials.
The Noma Immediately cast off and
started on cruise about the .harbor
prior to the official landing at the
Battery at II :45 o'clock.
Honorary Citizenship Of City
The party arrived at City Hall at
12:15 O'Clock and was given formal
welcome to the state and city of New
/ York by Governor Smith and Mayor
Hylan. Honorary citizenship of the
city was conferred upon the king.
The royal party then motored to
the Waldorf for private luncheon. At
80 o'clock the king and queen will be
greeted by $4,000 school children in
Central Park and the king will plant
tree. There was no other formal plans
| for the day. but it was understood that
the king, queen and prince planned to
visit a theatre tonight.
The incognito which the king and
queen chose to assume upon their ar
rival yesterday was novel TO New
| Yorkers. as was the actual fact of the
presence in the city for the first time in
history of reigning king and queen.
The 'incognito' proved only partially
effective SO far as Albert was con
cerned.
Soldier King Recognized
When he went for an automobile tour
of the city with Prince Leopold the
we'll known face of the soldier king"
was frequently recognized and he was
fervently cheered. He received an es-
pecially enthusiastic ovation at Coum
bia University, where he was recog-
nized by a throng of students leaving
their classes.
At the close OF his ride King Albert
visited the Belgian Bureau. where he
was greeted by 200 Belgians in an in
formal reception arranged by Monsignor
j. f. Sillemans, bureau director. The
king decorated Monsignor Silemans
with the order of Knight of the Crown
and conferred on Pierre Mali. Belgian
consul general, commandership of the
same order.
Queen Elizabeth's S 'incognito. aided
by heavy white veil, proved more
effective. Accompanied by the Baroness
de Caraman Chimay, her lady in wait =
ing, and the Baroness de Cartier de
4 ,Marcbienne, wife of the Belgian am :
bassador to the United States, the queen
visited several Fifth avenue depart
ment stores and made small purchases
from saleswomen, who failed to realize
the rank of their quiet customer.
The royal party will remain in New
York until tomorrow, when they will
start on a tour of the nation. which
will take them to the Pacific coast and
back again to Washington. where they
will be received at the White House.
The first scheduled stop is Boston
where the royal party is expected to
arrive on Sunday morning.