The sun., 1919-10-13
ALBERT AT MASS
IN ANCIENT MISSION
Spanish Fathers in Santa Bar
bara Church Welcome
Royal Partf.
OPEN GARDEN TO QUEEN
First Woman to Enter Since
Mrs. William Mckinley
Nineteen Years Ago.

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, Oct liking
Albert OF Belgium. with his consort and
the Duke Of Brabant, attended mass
to-day in the historic Spanish Mission
of Santa Barbara. The scene within
the ancient church was in striking con-
trast to the pomp OF the service In Bos-
toms cathedral last Sunday. but was
not less colorful
Franciscan friars in their dark brown
habits waited upon the gray stone steps
to receive their Majesties and throng
Of pensioners had gathered around the
doors when the royal cars approached.
The Spanish fathers formed in line and
led the procession, while four Of them
hello canopy over the royal Belgians
as they fled slowly down the aisle.
The King and Queen dipped their An
gers In holy water and crossed them
selves reverently when they passed the
sacred portal
They were ushered to seats at the left
of the altar upon the sanctuary. which
never before had ~ ceived ruling mon
arch, although 1t had been n place of
worship for 1873 years. All three knelt
as the simple service began and fol-
lowed the mass devoutly. Sisters OF St
Vincent and st. Francis sat Just back OF
the Kings encourage but the cowled and
long cloaked monks had a room apart.
Welcomed by Superior.
The Belgians were welcomed by
| Father Julius. the superior of the order,
which has conducted the mission since
1t was founded in 1885 by Father Fer
mine Lasuen. The original adobe struc-
ture was destroyed by an earthquake in
/ 1912. and the one which now stands was
dedicated in 1920. Father julius greet
ed them not only in the name of his own
priests. but In that Of "all Franciscan
| friars up and down the coast and every
loyal Catholic who worships everywhere
in the church. which. after loyalty to
God, teaches the virtue of patriotism
virtue of which the Belgian King and
people have given 50 illustrious an ex-
1 ample"
After mass the party filed into the
Mission Church yard. where the King
planted a cypress and an orange tree to
memorabilia his visit there. The Queen
was the first woman in nineteen years
to pass inside the garden walls. The
last before her was Mrs. William Nc
| Kinley, wife OF the former President.
| Tho Countess de -Chimay and
Mrs, Brand Whitlock passed in along
with the Queen. All three were greeted
cordially, although the law OF the church
forbids the passage of women within the
walls OF monastery except by special
dispensatson.
| From the church the King and his
physician were driven to the beach AT
Miramar, where they plunged into the
| ocean and swan out to the end Of the
pier, sporting about in the water with
out a rest for fully half an hour. The
Queen did not go in. but followed them
to the beach and snapped their pictures
She wore a long tan colored coat of silk
and she was shod in white canvas shoes
Takes Long Motor Ride.
The King and ]. NJ. Nye, chief special
agent Of the State Department, took a
long motor ride this afternoon and AL
bert drove. They went in and out among
the mountains on the Coast Range with
frequent stops for his Majesty to tramp
up the hillside. AS he gazed over the
Pacific ne exclaimed:
TT Is hard to realize that but three
weeks ago l was in Brussels"
| At Mountain Ridge, not far from
Rattlesnake Canyon, the King told Nye
he was thirsty. The State Department
agent started in search OF we'll and