New-York tribune., 1919-10-04
King Albert
Cancels Part
OF Program
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of up-ended waste paper baskets with
rulers for beaters.
The high light of busy day came
at noon, when the royal family was re-
ceived at City Hall by Mayor Hylan.
1t was the simple tastes of the visit
ing soveregns that dictated their de-
parture early yesterday from the Wal
dorf Astoria to the Forty sixth Street
pier. there to board Rodman -Wana-
makers Yacht Noma. and finally to land
formally at the Battery. Belglans po-
Gtely disclaimed responsibility for any
OF the arrangements. All was done by
the State Department, it appeared.
King and Queen of Belgians
Anyway. when they arrived at City
Hail Plaza it was as the King and
Queen of the Belgians, and no longer
simply foreign gentleman and his
wife and son.
Policemen by squads and platoons
Kept the crowd back further than is
customary at City Hall specsacles. The
Mayor Hylan. his wife and daughter
rad taken their places on the bottom
step of City Hall. Grouped back of
hem were city officials, other favored
ones possessed of magic card calling
for admittance to the Aldermanic
Chamber, policemen, photographers and
reporters.
Then through Park Row from Broad
Day came the head of the procession,
troop Of mounted policemen, followed
y military band and provisional
re-imcnt consisting of two companies
ri the 22d Infantry from Governors
.land. 4 battalion of marines in blue
itcss uniforms, with caps. belts and
owes as white as pipe CLAW could make
rem, and two companies of artillery
com FORTS Hamilton, Schuyler and
notte1. All were led by uhite haired
-olonel John c. F. Tillson, commander
the 22d Infantry. The colonel, his
djutant and their two orderlies were
Mounted.
Soldiers Line the Driveway
The infantrymen formed a line
rough the driveway in City Hall Plaza
fom Park Row to Broadway and there
ere still other lines in Printing House
-luare and in front of he Posoffice.
Mayor Hylan. his red hair glinting
e the sun, looked eagerly toward the
stoffice. where the royal guests
night first be seen. roar Of cheers
rom the skyscraper canyon revealed
hat they were approaching. Another
moment and line of automobiles had
turned into the City Hall driveway
rom Park Row, black, red and yellow
ribbons streaming from radiators and
lenders.
Mayor Hylan and his family started
Town to the curbing. then King Albert
climbed from his automobile, followed
hy Rodman Wanamaker. who intro
auced his majesty to Mayor Hylan
ard the others.
The Queen and Prince Leopold de-
scended from successive automobiles,
and when all had been presented Mayor
Hylan spoke to King Albert, then
lrasped him by the arm and piloted
NtNl 70 lle SleDS Ol wy man, IOltONcu
NJ Mrs. Hylan with the Queen and Miss
\irginia Hvlan with Prince Leopold.
Cheers for City's Guests
A secret service man named Martin
ordered chats off but most everybody
grouped on the steps and had seen fit
70 nay this courtesy without iustruc-
tiorl
There were cheers a, the Mayor CON
ducted the King up the winding stairs
in the City Hall to the aldermanic
chamber. which had been cleared Of all
chairs so that the dais which ordinarily
hears the bench Of the president Of the
Board of Aldermen was cleared. All
he windows were curtained with
American flags. The gallery WAS hung
Nlth American and Belgian flags and
30 tho centre was a large flag Of the
CRY % New York.
The gallery WAS packed with human
rs. and so was the main floor. except
for an aisle down the centre that was
preserved by a double line of police;
Mayor Hylan took station in the
centre Of the das, with King Albert
~ his right and Queen Elizabeth on
H'a left. Mrs Hylan was at the left
of the Queen and in the background