The sun., 1919-10-05
QUEEN ELIZABETH
/. VISITS DINASAURS
deception Committee Takes
Royal Pair Through
American Museum.
RECEPTION AT LIBRARY
War Workers Flock to Shake
Hands of Visitors and Hear
Selves Praised.

had her fill Of things medical pnysioios-
ical and anatomical yesterday. After
dividing the morning between the re-
eearch department and hospital wards
Of Rockefeller Institute and the Inter-
national Conference Of Women Doctors
at the Waldorf, she was carried on late
In the afternoon along with King Albert
and the Prince to the American Museum
of Natural History where for more than
an hour they were led through corridors
lined with specimens of the great am
ph!bious dlnosaur brontosaurus and
other excessively bony creatures, cages
containing skeletons OF monkeys and hu-
man beings sitting in Darwinian prox-
Unity, and similar highly scientific ex-
hibits. She preserved her pleasant smile
to the end, though a look Of relief was
observable when at last the party
escaped from the undressed mastodons
with their superfiulty of ribs, and got
in among the pretty groups Of stuffed
birds.
Reception at Library.
The visit to the museum was pre-
ceded by a reception at the Public Lii
brary, where at O'Clock representa-
tives of the various war organ
izations, which the royal pair have
such sad II grateful cause to re-
member. met them In the exhibition
hall. More than 1900 people jammed
the pavements of Fifth avenue between
Fortieth and Forty-second street long
before the party was due and stood
patiently waiting for a glimpse of the
visitors When at last the string of
automobiles with their Belgian colors
came slsimming up the avenue a shout
arose which gave effective denial to the
saying that New Workers. are "fed up
with visitors and paradcs."
After four years of drain on their war
enthusiasm the watching crowds still
had enough left to cheer the heroic pair
again and again. Waving and salutes
and smiles OF genuine, even affectionate.
interest came in such profusion that
even the trailing army car containing
the newspaper reporters was the unde-
serving recipient of many such tributes.
Tinted confetti came in showers, as IL a
rainbow had burst high in air. and from
ofiice windows where confetti was lack
ing the employees cast handfuls of any
kind Of paper hastily torn into frag-
ments.
Up between the preposterous lions that
guard the library entrance Albert and
Elizabeth and young Leopold and their
train passed, to be welcomed within by
another shout. There were several war
workers there-several. Looking at the
assemblage of blue and grav and white
and khaki uniforms one would have said
that II they all saw due service no SOL
der or sailor or refugee con.d have been
neglected during the war. The prominent
and accredited representatives Of the
Red Cross. Salvation Army. Radio Ser.
vice, knights OF Columbus. Y. NJ c. A
and Y. w. c. A. were stationed In tbs
alcoves Of the room, each organization
in its own section, and the King and
Queen passed along from one tn an
other. conversing as well as the steer
hundred other war workers who sur
rounded them on every side and tripped
over each other in their anxiety for 9
royal handshake would let them.
Doughnuts a Puzzle.
The King had a good talk with the
Salvation Army men and women. two ol
three of whom had been in Belgium witt
Herbert Hoover in places where foot
wasn't as plentiful as the visitors find 4
at the Waldorf-Astoria. Albert shool
hands with them and told them how
much his country appreciated theil
splendid work" Somebody reminded
the Queen that these were the lassiei
s'who made doughnuts."
"Doughnuts? Doughnuts?" inquired
Elizabeth with a puzzled look, no
recognizing the English word. Some
body who spoke French volubly trans
lated the Yankee goody into that tongue
whereupon Elizabeth's brows relaxet
into delightful smile. as II she hat
eaten doughnuts and the memory stil
fingered pleasantly in her mouth.
But the Salvation Army didn't get al
the pairs compliments They lingeret
to shake hands with Red Cross workers
knights of Columbus workers-with al
they met, in fact-assuring them al
alike THAI Belgium would never forge
them After an hour of this they re
tanned SO much cordiality that the las
woman they greeted, plump member o
the League of Catholic Women. was Jus
as much delighted with them as the yer,
first one they struck. Anyway, the Cath
alic lady was fairly beaming as she wrig
gled her way out, announcing to all sh
encountered:
You Just ought to have seen the wa,
they shook hands with me- Nothing
wooden about themr'
Gives and Receives Medals.
The King pinned a few decorations o
the breasts of prominent persons at tn
reception, but II he hoped to tighten hi
cargo by so doing he was folied, 10
prominent persons and organization
presented to him fully as many decora
tions az he gave away. Lieut.. Corneliu
w. Willemse, a detective In the Ne,
York Police Department, was tho recip
ent of the Medal of the Order of tn
Crown from his Majesty-the Lieuten
ant Is Belgian born, and was assigne
by the Police Commissioner to act a
bodyguard to the royal party-and the
his Majesty pinned the medal OF Gran
Onicer OF the Order OF Leopold on IN
breast. of Rodman wanamaker an
thanked him for having sent to Belgiui
the first two ships that carried America
relief. The incest medal the King r,
ceived was that OF the American Numi,
matte Society. presented to him by EC
ward T. Newell. president of the organ
zation, who was supported by Howlan
Wood. s. p. Noe and George F. Kunz
Myron 7. Herrick. former Ambassa dc
to France. greeted the King and Queer
who paused to talk with him, and Roi
ert T. Underwood. DIR. II. w. Buckle
OF st. Paul, representing the knights {
Columbus; Major William NJ. Wrigh
who was with one Of the first Amer
can army units to reach Belgium IN
King gave him decoration yesterda
the minute he clapped eyes on him). an
Herbert l.. Pratt, George Perkins. VIII
lam M. Kingsley, William Fellowe
Morgan and Michael s. Hogan OF IN
Knights OF Columbus were others wh
a were among those present Mrs Augu,
% Belmont likewise managed 10 shak
hands with Albert and Elizabeth. thoug
she had to grab a polIcemans arm an