The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-02
KING ALBERT
LANDS TODAY
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the royal party's progress from Sandy
Hook. where the George Washington
anchored during the night, to the
army piers in Hoboken from being the
same triumphal entry that was accord
ed General Pershing. No private
craft were permitted to go down the
bay and the noisy welcome they furn-
ished ives reserved until the George
neared the Statue'of Lib
erty. Then they made up for the OPP
portupity denied them before. aided
by the vast crowds on shore.
The George Washington broke out
the Belgian flag from the main mast
and as, escorted by destroyers and
seaplanes, she passed through the mar
rows. the emblem was greeted with
a salute of twenty-one guns from
Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth.
The king and queen stood on the
bridge of the George Washington as
she warped into her dock. The form.
er swept the crowd through field
glasses and the queen busily snapped
pictures with small camera.
The steamer was locked on the
north side of the pier, the berth OF
The Imperator, which was moved TO
the south side of pier number two.
Vice President Marshall delivered
he address of welcome. The king re-
piled briefly.
The king said that he and the queen
greatly regretted President Wilson's
illness and expressed hope for speedy
establishment of his health, which
Is so precious" He said their Voy-
age to this country was distinct step
m their lives and that they hoped TO
gain many new thoughts and ideas.
After the greetings were exchanged
he doyal party shook hands with the
members Of the welcoming commit
tee, then boarded automobiles tor the
ferry trip to New York.
The royal party arrived at the war
iorf Astoria shortly before one O'Clock
and was acclaimed by thousands in the
streets about the hotel.
Given Noisy Welcome.
NEW YORK, Oct. king Albert
Of Belgium and his queen, Elizapeln'
arrived here today on their long-anIi'
visit to the United States.
AS they came up the bay they "ere
given one Of the most vociferous ap'
plauses ever accorded a foreign V1sf
tor. Sirens screeched and thousands
of boat and factory whistles tooteu
out a noisy welcome to the heroic
rulers Of the little nation Germany
under foot.
They will visit several cities In var
ious parts of the country after they
have been feted here.
Albert was crowned on the death o,
his uncle, King Leopold II, the OLD
kings only son having died. Albert
and his queen, Elizabeth, who en-
deared themselves by their heroic Ell
forts to alleviate the suffering OF their
subjects during the German occupa-
ton of the little kingdom, have three
children Prince Leopold, heir-appar'
emit. Charles Theodore. count of Fian-
ders. and Princess Marie Jose.
Even before the war Elizabeth nad
already shown her concern Tor ner
subjects. On one occasion at NINE
disaster In 1911 the queen QuleuS
but quickly made up supply tram
and rushed unceremoniosly to Inc
scene. For days she worked as a
nurse. entering the homes OF the poor
miners and caring for the suffering
her identity unknown.
With the outbreak Of war in 1914 she
devoted her time to caring TOT
wounded soldiers on the field and IN
camp. She Travelled with other nurses.
quarters with them and do
her work with them. Thousands OF 0oi'
lars from her own money she spent IN
thus serving the victims OF the Ger
man heel
Elizabeth was princess of Bavaria.
But from the day she was married to
Albert in Munich in 1900 she never re,
turned to visit her kin. Tours were
made In other countries, and when al
last she saw Austria lined with Ger
many against the country Of her adop-
ton, she pledged her fidelity to the
Belgians forever.
Albert was born in 1875. He was the
child of the count and coun'
tess of Flanders, the counts brother
being King Leopold IL. Prince Bau.
dom, born in 1869, and who would
have succeeded to the throne, died at
% years. There were also twin prin-
cesses in the family-Princess Hen
riette and Princess Josephine. jose
phine died in infancy.
Philip, count OF Flanders, was
lover of art, a taste of which was
to Albert. The countess
was Princess Marie of Hohenzollern.
Her family was only distantly related
to the Hohenzonerns Of the recent re-
CINE.
Geneologists point out that Marie
was of the elder Swabian line, which
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