The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-03

to the honor the King had conferred
| upon New York Belglans. He cited the
loyalty Of Belgians in America and paid
the following tribute to the heroism Of
the Belgian defiance of the Kaiser:
Il have the honor in the name of the
Belgian colony of New York to bid your
Majesty welcome and his Royal High
ness, Prince Leopold Our colony, small
In numbers as It is, has never lost cour-
rage nor ceased to wait during the trag-
ical years OF the war, because we have
never forgotten the superb words OF
your Majesty. "A country defending it's
honor may De martyrized but cannot
| fall
These words OF your Majesty have
been consecrated a thousand times by
| the heroic conduct of the King and
Queen as we'll as Of Prince leopold
throughout the duration of the war
1.-The visit which your Majesty is kind
enough to pay us to-day viii in future
days be our inspiration and we promise
upon this solemn occa sion to work more
| and better than ever for the honor and
prosperity OF Belgium"
The King replied:
II am deeply touched by the words Of
Mgr. Stillemans. As soon as 1 arrived
here / wished to come among my coun-
trymen In New York. 1 am proud Of
you. / thank you for your signs of 10y
| atty to me. / hope that the Belgian col
onies in America will help improve the
| prosperity of America and that you will
prosper under those who preside over
| such a free country as America"
The King then conferred upon Mr..
Mali the title of Knight Commander Of
the Order of leopold And upon Mgr.
| Stllleman he bestowed the medal of
Knight Of the Order of the Crown.
1t was impossible to learn from the
King personally just what were his sem
sations incident to his again visiting
America Breckenridge Long declared
| that the King would see no interviewers.
City's Official Welcome To-day.
To-day the city of New York will
Officially welcome the Royal Belgians
AT Twenty third street they will be taker
aboard q cutter and carried to the Bat
terry. They will land at IL 80 thii
morning at Pier A. where Major Gen
Thomas Barry. Rear Admiral Glennoi
and two companies of infantry. two o
, marines and two more companies o
sailors will meet them.
They will be guided by RodmaI
wanamaker to the City Hall, wher
tho Mayor will greet them. Likewis
the Mayor will deliver a speech. !
small reception will follow King Albert
reply and the party will return to tn
Waldorf.
At 8 o'clock in the afternoon they viii
be taken to Central Park, where $4,000
, school children will greet them. Their
will be a patriotic celebration, afte
which the King will plant a tree. II
. the evening, according to the pro
sramne. the King will attend. the per
Torrance at the Hippodrome.
Tomorrow at 10 the King and tn
Prince will take a view of the city from
the WOODWORK Tower. Following tina
they will visit the Stock Exchange AM
the Produce Exchange and have lunch
con at the Bankers Club. At three tn
King and Queen will attend a reception
5 at the Public Library given to them b.
representatives OF war work organiza
! lions, including the Salvation Army, tn
Y. M. C. A., the Red Cross the Y. W
c. A.. the Jewish Welfare Board. TIL
X. of C. and the War Camp Communit,
Service.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow night tn
/ King will attend a mass meeting Of tn
: American Legion at Madison Squar
: Garden.
= On Sunday the King will be enter
tanned by Boston. remaining Their
; twelve hours and proceeding west b