The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-03
.BELGIUM'S ROYALTY
DROPS 'INCOGNITO"
FOR n. Y. ENTRY
King, Queen and Prince Leo
poId With Suite Formally
Welcomed to City for Open.
ing of Their U. S. Visit.

NEW YORK. Oct. S.-The king and
queen Of the Belgians, with Prince
Leopold, heir apparent to the throne,
east aside today the royal "incognito'
which had shrouded them since their
weicome at noon yesterday to the
United States by Vice President Mar
shall and boarded the yacht Mona in
the Hudson river to make their formal
entry into New York
Driving from the Waldorf Astoria TO
the foot of West Thirty fourth street,
the royai visitors were received by
Rodman Wanamaker, chairman of
Mayor Hyian's committee on reception
to distinguished guests, committee
members and city officials. The Noma
Immediately cast off and started on a
cruise about the harbor prior to the
official landing at the Battery at AS
O'clock
The program called for the arrival Of
the party at city hall at 1915 o'clock
for formal welcome to the state and
city Of New York by Gov Smith and
Mayor Hylan and the comforting upon
the king Of honorary citizenship OF the
city. T |
The royal party was then to motor
back to the Waldorf for private
luncheon. At $3.50 o'clock the king and
school children in Central park and the
king was to plant a tree There were
no other formal plans for the day but
1t was understood that the king, queen
and prince planned to visit theater to-
night
King Recognized
The "incognito" which the king and
queen chose to assume upon their ar
rival yesterday was as novel to New
Workers as was the actual fact of the
presence in the city for the first time
in history of a reigning king and queen.
The ,'incognito" proved only partially
effective SO far as Albert was con-
cerned. When he went for an automo-
bile tour of the city with Prince Leo
pold, the well-known face of the sol
der king" was frequently recognized
and he was ferVently cheered. He re.
ceived an especially enthusiastic ova-
ton at Columbia university, where he
was recognized by throng OF students
leaving their classes.
AT the close of his ride King Albert
visited the Belgian bureau, where he
was greeted by 200 Belgians in an in
formal reception.
Queen Elizabmeth's "incognito" aided
by heavy white veil, proved more eff
fectlve. Accompanied by the Baroness de
Caraman Chimay, her lady-in- waiting,
Marchienne, wife of the Belgian am
bassador to the United States, the
queen visited several Fifth avenue de-
partment stores and made small pur-
chases from saleswomen who failed to
realize the frank of their quiet GUS
toner.
In the evening the king and queen
essayed to visit a Broadway moving
pcture show, but every theater they
visited displayed the standing room
only sign and they were forced to
abandon the plan.
The queen with her lady-in- waiting
and the Baroness de Cartier de
Marchienne then visited a cabaret, &C
companied by Baron de Caraman
Chimay. King Albert spent the evening
chatting with friends,
The royal party will remain in New
York until Saturday when they will
start on tour of the nation which will
take them to the Pacific coast and back
again to Washington, where they will
be received at the White House. The
first scheduled stop is Boston, where
the royal party is expected to arrive on
Sunday morning.