The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-18
KING AND QUEEN
WON HEARTS OF
THOSE ON SHIP
Each Game Into Personal Contact
With Many Members Of Crew
Both Manifested Liveliest In.
terest in Everything.

King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
OF Belgium, after n week at sea, on
their Nay to America, became tho
most popular persons On board the
George Washington, II Il II possible 20
except that u0iet. modest, likeable
boy whom they call Prince Leopold.
heir apparent 10 the Belgian throne.
Each had some personal contact with
officers and men. ana in every quarter
the opinion Was expressed that while
maintaining their oficiai dlgaity
they were. al one southern Jackie ox-
pressed u. mighty good folks
One warm afternoon the king and
Admiral Long. Captain McCauiey ana
n member Of his suite was playins
deck tennis" Al the men were eX-
perts at the game, and the play was
so close the king manifested the deep-
cst interest. At length n CAME tho
kings turn TO serve, and. looking the
field over. he removed his blouse OF
n lieutenant general. and resumed
play In his shirt sleeves. II happened
that m official photographer was
handy, and the scene was preserved
for posterity.
Queen Elizabeth II an accomplished
photographer, and has taken nan
photographs since coming Dr. board.
She knows light effects. position ana
all the other things when most ANA
NfANH NANkH anu NMAAN III hHHNN
Keeps one man pretty busy develop
Ing and printing her pictures. DUR
ing the games between the king and
his friends she got n number of
snaps. and was herself photographed
one day while she focused her cam
era on the royal party.
II was apparent from the beginning
Of the voyage that the queen was not
to appear prominently in the news
reports. II being made known to the
correspondents that she did not par
~ticulnrly care for publicity Of the in
innate sort. But she did no hide
herself, going O all parts Of the ship
and manifesting tho liyeliest interest
In the sailors and soldiers.
In company with her lady In walt
ing. Countess rarman-Chimay, she
visited The sick bay. and expressed
her sympathy for the men who were
lll. Her experience In the Belgian
hospitals during the war told her the
sick bay was Ideally equipped and
spiendidly conducted, ayd she con-
graduated the medical force Va
charge.
In her apartments the queen main
tanned the atmosphere OF her home.
and one 81 the officers who dinod
with the royal family said Of II after
| ward:
1T was Just like going into the
= home ~ any other wcll-hrpd family
The king and queen made Us feel Of
ease. and In 1--WE minutes we were
an chatting away lust gs We would II
We we're at h table Of n ~ ou
old friends. To me II seemed tina.
these royal people Of little Belgium
were cultured and refined n verl
human. will remember that din
ner as n OF the most pleasant cN
] %perionccs 81 my military life"
one day on board an officer havini
been selected to line with h kin
missed his invitation. n not know
ing Of the honor went as u to tn.
big mess room for his evening meal
He had Just eaten his MI when tn
courier came to tell him the roya
family was awaiting him In the ain
Ing room. He had dined sumptuous
ly. but there was nothing else for d
aud he had to eat another dinner.
queen Elizabeth Won the hearts q
the sailors when she appeared at tn
games In honor % her son wearin
one Of tho little round white hats ia
iacgies like So we'll to wear in sum
mcr. She had draped Il with a whit
we'll. but through the gau2e the SAL
ORR saw the mark nj their rank, an
they were Immensely pleased.