Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-24

throughout America, he had never
seen a more beautiful and stately
building. He was particularly im-
pressed with the paintings in the
Senate and House of Representatives
General Jacques is mentioned by
Mary Roberts Rinehart. in her book
Kings, Queens and Pawns." He is
one of the most famous of the Bel
gian leaders.
King and his party entered the hos
pital of the Bethlehem Steel Plant
which was thoroughly inspected.
Mccormick Decorated
After the hospital had been in
spected and the party were waiting
for the machines to be brought up.
the King decorated Vance c. McCor-
mick with the order of a Grand Of
ficer of the Crown for the work he
had done on the War Trades Board;
Mayor Keister with the medal of an
officer of the Order of Leopold II,
and the two chauffeurs who drove
the cars in which the King and the
Crown Prince rode. One of these
was Samuel Klair, driver for David
kaufman.
The machines left Steelton at 1916
and arrived at the Pennsylvania sta
tion shortly before the train pulled
in at IL o'clock. The royal party
bade farewell to the Governor and
Mrs. Sproul, expressing appreciation
for their courtesy I'm receiving them;
the Mayor and Mrs. Keist er, Mr.. Nc
Cormick. and the others who made
up the reception committee.
The Cigar Gift
One of the amusing incidents Of
the stop occurred when Arthur d.
Bacon stepped up to His Majesty just
before the train pulled out, and
offering him cigar, said:
Have cigar, Your Majesty"
Don't care If do said the King,
and Immediately lighted it, smoking
it until the train pulled out.
General jacques was very inter-
ested in the figures given him by
Adjutant General Frank d. Beary,
who told him of the number of men
Pennsylvania put into the war. The
General was here in 1918 when the
Belgian Recruiting Mission travel
ed through the country ,and remem-
bered Harrisburg well.
Occupants of Cars
Occupants of the automobiles in the
tour through the city were:
Car No. His Majesty. The King
of the Belgians, Governor William C.
Sproul.
Car No. MRS. William C. sproul,
Mrs. Henry C. Klaer.
Prince Leopold, Duke of Bfabant'
Mayor Daniel l. Keister.
Car No. 4-The Countess, Chislaine
de Caraman-Chimay, Mrs. Daniel L
Keister.
Car No. 5-His Excellency. The Bel
gian Ambassador. Baron de Cartier de
Marchicnne, Vance C. Mccormick.
Car No. Ellis Excellency. Ambas-
sador Brand Whitlock, E. j. Stack
pole.
Car No. Mrs. Brand whitlock,
Beidleman. Mrs. William jennings.
Car No SGenera enc hisa Bar9n nivIsioGn iISicGuest IS
the Belgian Army. Colonel Tilkens.
aid de- camp to His Majesty, Lieuten-
ant Governor f. r. Beidleman, Spen-
Ger G. Gilbert.
fremont, Adjutant of the Court, Max
! zee Gerard. secretary to His Majesty,
William Jennings, Bishop Philip r.
car No. 1O-Charles Graux. secre-
tary TO Her Majesty. Lieutenant Gof-
finet, officer of ordnance to His Ma
jestv the Rev. william N. Yates,
Charles W. Burtneett. co,o,o,
Noif. physician to Their Majesties. Pol
Embassy. fG s Z. z. cross. W. II. Lynch.
Car No. 12--Major General William
NJ MndyS wTisht' fons, u E G. g. s. FfS n. captain captain
Aenry Aenry" M. stine, s' Adjutant General
General Frank D. Beary. -,
Car No. 13-Colonel Patterson, T.
G A.. aid to Major General Wright. G.
CORNELL Tarler, representing State De-
nartment, Basel Miles, Major w. w.
Car No. III. NJ. Nye, chief of spe-
cial agents, Department OF state
II plE
rho ctheT cars were occupied by
members of the Harrisburg reception
reception Committee
The Harrisburg committee Whlch
received the distinguished party to-
day with Governor Sproul and Mayor
Keister. selected by the directors of
tho chamber of Commerce as repre-
sentatiyes of the various official and
civic bodies. as we'll as religious Or
ganizations included the Chamber OF
Commerce officials. the Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs, Red Cross, National
War Aid, Civic Club, Ministerial As
sociation and others:
Governor William C. Sproul, Mayor
Daniel L. Keister, E. 2. Gross, c.
w. Burtnett, w. H. Lynch, DR.. Sam
uel f. Hassler, Henry NJ. Stine,
Harry C. Wells, C. c. Cumber, John
E. Fox, Robert A. Enders.
Ed. S. Herman, Carl K. Deem, Nor
ris Jacobson, Simon Michlovitz, w.
p. Starkey, George B. Trip, William
Jennings, John S. Musser, Frank A.
Robbins, Jr., E. ]. Stackpole, AL.
X. Thomas, Flavel L. Wright, Frank
f. Davenport, George G. Mcfarland.
Vance C. Mccormick, j E. Is.
Cunningham, Gus M Steinmetz, L.
F. Neefe, Adjutant-General Frank b.
Beary, Bishop Philip r. McDevitt,
Bishop James H. Darlington, Rabbi
Louis ]. Haas, Rev. William N.
Yates, George w. Rose, Matthew
Callen, Spencer Gilbert, A. s. Patter-
son.
]. William Bowman, David Tracy,
William H. Bennethum, William IL.
Bennethum, Jr., Donald Mccormick,
Edward Bailey, Henry b. Mccormick.
Frank c. Sites, David Kaufman, Is.
M. Mead, George S. Reinohl, Cap
tain George +. Lumb, E. q. Wal
lower.
Henderson Gilbert, o. Elmer
j. Horace Mcfarland, f. b. Musser,
w. T. Hildrup, Jr.
Mrs. William c. Sproul, Mrs. Ed
ward E. Beidleman, Mrs. Daniel l..
Keister, Mrs. Lyman d. Gilbert, Mrs.
William jennings, Mrs. Henry Nc
Cormick, Mrs. E. J. Stackpole, Mrs.
Marlin e. Olmsted, Mrs. Francis j.
Hall, Mrs. T. A. Bradley, Mrs. David
Kaufman, Mrs. Henry C. Klaer, Miss
Anne Mccormick.
The Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee having charge of the traffic
arrangements and the seating of the
party in cars comprised George B.