New-York tribune., 1919-10-05
Gets Another View From
Woolworth Tower, but
in Both Cases Fog Oh.
scures M any Points
Attends Luncheon
At Bankers Club
King, Queen and Crown
Prince Also Visit Lii
brary in Days Tour

King Albert tried hard yesterday tc
see New York from aloft. First he
went up in a hydroarplane Next he
went to the top of the Woolworth
Building. and in the afternoon, just be
fore sitting down to luncheon at the
Bankers Club. he peercd over the cop.
ing of the Equitable Building Each
effort to get I. birds eye view of the
city was partially foiicd by the Fog.
The King and Queen, and Prince Leo
pold were to have started for Boston
at midnight.
The luncheon at the Bankers Club
was given BY the Commission for Re-
lief IN Belgium, and it was there that
king Albert accomplished one of the
big objects of the Belgian royal fam
fly's visit TO America He personally
-snsed. in the name of his people, tn.
leaders Of these Americans. who sent
cod and clothing t. Belgium, when the
ehahitants were starving in the clutch
e the German invader
Hlng Albert voiced hisrogret that
itcrbert Hoover. VINO directed the work
oversees. could not be present yester-
day.
hing Albert's Speech
% wish it we're in my power His
AaJestF said, ITO make you feel the
emotion nat VIII move all Belgians
when tbs learn that have at last
been able to bear TO the City of
New York and to the eminent citi-
zens who have devoted themselves
20 the work for the Commission for
Relief in Belgium a testimony of
mo sentiments OF gratitude Of a
whole people that they have saved
rom famine.
That Belgium was able to resist
Tor four years the frightful moral
oppression Of the enemy is in great
part due to the fact that she was
not wholly abandoned by mankind
and because she knew that there
erful nation that was interesting it.
self in her unhappy fate
Commission for Relief wf always be
pronounced with gratitude in the
comes Of the rich. as we'll as in the
homes of the poor. | regret that
Mr. Hoover could not be present to-
lay. With the sentiments that | ex-
oress to you here | should have liked
scepially TO associate the name of
his great friend of the Belgian ma
TN.
Thanks to you gentlemen, Bel
GUM did not perish. and now she
asks to be able to resume her place
among the producing nations of the
world. She is APPLYING all her
energy 70 the work Of her economic
reconstruction and is trying by her
ahor to continue TO merit that
-ympathy which the great American
fortunes"
Guests at Luncheon
Alexander Hemphill pres idcd al the
luncheon. and among those present
we're General Thomas II. Barry. com
mander Of the Eastern Department;
tormer Ambassador to Germany. James
". Gerard; Charles Evans Hughes,
Daniel " Lamont, Brand Whitlock,
lillian Fellowes Morgan. George T.
" son, DR.. William T. Manning,
Bishop Charles S. Burch, Nicholas
hurray Butler. Henry l.. Stmson, A.
Barton Hepburn. Frank A. Vanderlip
and Henry Clews.
l. was busy day for their majesties
ana hls royal highness the prince. 1t
As only \ little after o'clock In the
morning ~hen the X ing left tho Wal
dorf Astoria He was accompanied by
lieutenant Commander Thomas B.
Hasler, ald 70 Rear Admiral James II.
''iennon. commandant Of the Third
NaTal District; General Baron Jacques,
'oioneI Tilkens and Count Guy d'Oul-
eraont. They went in motor cars to
~ oiufnDla Yacht Club, a. the foot Of
y eft Il snty-sixth street, where Ensign
renH Lamb was busy tuning up "A Mar
''h hydro-a -alrplane bomber.
Into the Cockpit
ne King and the members Of his
A'aH climbed into the cockpit after
pong introduced TO Ensign Lamb and
his efe~. hnsign Paul w. Carter went
s.onz az Secord pilot, and in addition
'aefe ~erc Ch5cf Mechanic " l.. Care
,.n aid Mccaonic " f.. Smith
>, ~ fnc conclusion Of the fight the
hf4nz decorated Ens!gn Lamb with the
'fdef Of Leopold. Aftcrward Mr. Lamb
taic tne King had pronounced the Mar
IN bomber the best Of the type he ever
rad ,een.
ineJ fiew zig-zag coursc over Man
'"l'sn Tor thirty minutes, then alight-
- on shs yiYnr At The starting point,
@he ne King returned 70 fhe Waldorf.
shortly aftcr % o'clock 'hc King.
WIN Prince Leopold ard mot of The
sato1rsgc, left the hotel again and
were driven 10 the Woolworsh Build
~ They found on arriving that a
,argf crowd nd collected in front Of
he zhyscrsper, and the KING salutcd
repeatedly inge soonse 10 cheers
Inc roJal p.rty was ushrred INTO An
'3sYator operated By John Mcdonald.
mo had last secn the Klnq whcn ne
fas fighting in Frandcrs with ma
Continual nm p0Ve tWelps