The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-07-02
Everywhere Rulers were
Acclaimed With
Great Joy.
KING DELIVERS
TALK TO PEOPLE
Banquet Is rendered
The Royal Family
By People.
Associated Press

a FREDEAL, Rumania, July p
! King Ferdinand and Queen Marie re-
ceiyed an ovation and were showered
4 with flowers at every railway station
4 in Pennsylvania when few days ago
! thew made Their formal entry into
n that country as soyereigns. For four
4 hundred years Pennsylvania has been
A under the foreign yoke, yet every
a where the Rumanian sovereigns we're
n received with acclaim and hailed with
a joy. The day was made national
\ holiday.
Il In every city and town through
u which the royal party passed were
II such signs as Long Live Your Ma
esty, Emperor Of all Rumania," ;"
"Long Live the Royal Family" and
n "Long Live our Sovereign"
The journey was made partly by
train and party by automobile. At
4 Ardeal which is the first town in
4 Pennsylvania beyond the Rumanian
a border, DR.. M. Braiulescu, represent
ing the local government, declared to
King Ferdinand that the Rumanian
people had long waited for the NOM
ent when their severe gn would cross
the thresho of Pennsylvania and re-
deem the country from bondage of the
Austro- -Hungarians. He assured the
King that the peop of Transylvan.a
were as one in their devotion and 10y
atty to him and that they all hailed
the day of their liberation from the
foreign oppressor and their unity with
their brother Rumanans.
II In reply, the King expressed his
warm thanks and said he would have
for the inhabitants Of Pennsylvania
the same affection and attachment he
had for all people Of Rumania and
that he knew he could count with
confidence upon their support in car
rying out the purposes and pans of
Greater Rumania.
At Nagyvarad the King and Queen
were given a reception that left no
doubt in the mind observers that
taking Transy.vania by Rumanians
was genuinely welcomed by the peo-
pie, even by those Of Non-Latin ori-
gin. Thousands of persons were gath
cred at the railway station along the
principal streets and shouted terms
of affection at their Maiesties as
they passed in their automobiles.
The city was gaily decorated with
with flags, banners and Autographs Of
the King and Queen and on the prin-
cipal streets triumphal arches were
erected Elaborate ceremonies were
he in the churches and chimes were
rung and whistles blown as the roya
procession entered the town. AS in
dication of their loyalty and patriot
ism, thirty thousand native Transyl-
vanians marched in great parade
which was reviewed by their maJes'
ties.
King Ferdinand was deeply touch
ed at the cordiality of the receptions
everywhere along the route. To thu
Associated Press Correspondent n
said:
1T is source of great happirles
to me and to the Queen to find our
selves in the minds Of the Rumanial
people Of Transylvania and the Bana
who have long waited for this grea
hour of their liberation and of thei
national unity. All Of the emotio
and enthusiasm with whcih they re
ceived the first sovereign Of all tn
and enthusiasm with which they re
compense for all Of our struggles an
suffer ngs but also a guarantee Q
the link which in the Great Run1ani
will bind together the people and Tn
dynasty. do not doubt that tn
Peace Conference will ratify the rigf
Of my people to compete unity"