The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-03


st. Paul, October liking Albert
and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, who
will visit st. Paul October s, will be
accompanied by retinue of twenty
three mobiles, officers, secretaries
stenographers and servants.
There is also a party of clever
American officials with Brand Whit
lock. American ambassador to Bel.
GUM. at its head, according to WORD
received today by Mayor Hodgson.
Definite instructions as to the re-
ception or their majesties and the
proper observance of rank and etiquei
are laid down in the letter received
by the mayor from the state depart
ment, Washington.
The personnel of the royal
party is:
His majesty. the king of the
Her majesty, the Queen of the
Belgians.
His royal highness, Prince Leo
pold, Duke of Brabant.
His excelency, the Belgian am
bassador, Baron de Cartier de
Marchienne.
The Countess Gislaine de Car
aman Chimay, lady in waiting to
her majesty.
Lieut.. General Baron Jacques,
commander. Third division of the
RAINY.
Col Tilkens of the general staff,
said de camp to his majesty.
Major of artillery, Count Guy
d'Oultremont.' adjutant of the
court.
Max Leo Gerard, secretary to
his majesty.
Charles Graux, secretary to his
majesty
Lieutenant of Cavalry Goffinet,
officer of ordinance to his majesty.
Lieutenant Colonel Nolf, physi-
clan to their majesties.
Pol lie Teller, secretary OF the
Belgian embassy.
One stenographer.
Eleven servants.
unoted States Represented.
The party representing the United
States Government which is accom- :
panying the royal pair consists of
Brand Whitlock, newly appointed am
bassador to-Belgium and Mrs Whit
lock; Major General William NJ :.
Wright, U. s. 70; Admiral Andrew
T. Long, U. s. NJ; Jefferson CAT
frey, secretary of the embassy of the
United States Colonel Patterson, u. S.
A. and to Major General Wright; j.
NJ. Nye, chief of special agents, de-
partment of state: E. T. Bell, conf
Dental stenographer; three special
agents, department of state. and three
press representatives, members of the
official party.
Instructions On Rank.
The instructions as to the proper
observance of rank and precedent in
receiving the royal visitors follows:
''The king should sit on the right
hand side of the motor and should ride
only with highest ranking official OF
the state present If the governor is
present, he should ride with the king
If-the governor is married and his
wife is present, she should ride with
the queen
eff the mayor is present he should
ride with the prince. If the mapor's
wife is present she should ride with
the lady in waiting 10 the queen.
"The chairman of the reception
committee would ride with the am
bassador of Belgium. The wife of the
chairman of the reception committee
or the chairman of the ladies' recep-
ton committee would ride with the
Baroness de Cartier the wife of the
Belgium ambassador.
Ride Two By Two.
"Other members Of the committee
should ride two by two, each with a
member Of the party in the order in
which their names appear upon the list
(aboye). Two motors should drive In
the order mentioned above.
"In case the governor, mayor, chair.
man of the reception committee, OF
other persons should be unmarried, Oh
their wives should not be present II
is always to be understood that the
wife of the governor. or Of the mayor
or of the chairman of the reception
committee, or the chairman of the
ladies' reception committee, in the
order named, shall be the highest
ranking lady of the local committee
and that such persons would appear
with the lady of the visiting part o.
corresponding rank, but that in defaul
of any of such persons the next rank
ing person will assume the place O
the absentee"