The sun., 1919-10-06
BOSTON GREETS
ALBERT QUIETLY
City Restrained But Sincere in
Welcome to Belgian
Royalty.
H0NORED AT CHURCH
Crown Prince Greatly Inter
ested in Harvard Under
graduates.
HONORED AT CHURCH

By u StdF Correspondent Of The Sun.
| Boston. oct. at is probable that
Albert of Belgium never heard of the
Boston police strike. At any rate he'll
never believe that this city has ever.
since the days of William Lloyd Gar
rison. indulged in anything more un-
conventional than/a good lusty cheer.
and that in a moment of forgetfulness.
King Albert, Queen Elizabeth and
Prince Leopold entered Boston at 10
this morning and left before 8 o'clock
this evening. In its best clothes and
equipped with umbrellas, galoshes and
mackintoshes. for the day was, damp
, and gloomy and rain impended,
! the city Jared forth to do the
visitors honor. The crowds were
of good size but repressed. They
clapped their well gloved hands and
waved their handkerchiefs. Now and
then the younger folks cheered. but
to be wholly accurate, the crowds were
silent
| 1t wasn't because Boston was not
glad to see the stalwart monarch who
! gave the Kaiser TO know that Bel
oughfare. Far from that. But by nc
| stretch of the imagination could the
reception be called enthusiastic. 1t is
quite likely that it was as King Albert
wished. He is not given to effusions
! himself. However. everybody seemed
to enjoy himself except perhaps the
photographers. The photographers
We're thrown out of more places than
ever. Virtually everybody in Cam
bridge took a shove at photographer
just before the ceremonies at Harvard
Univefsity)
! Guests Have Busy Day.
The King and Queen. under the chap.
eronage of Mayor Peters, crowded more
into the few hours they were in town
than the ordinary individual would in a
month. They were a bit late in getting
| here.
| Directly from their private train
they were escorted to the Cathedral OF
the Holy Cross. 1t is quite impossibl,
to set on paper the beauty of services
that followed. The great church has &
capacity Of 4,5O0. and it was thronged
! Cardinal Mercier, Cardinal O'Connell
the King and the Queen, occupied
| thrones. The solemn faced STRIPPING
who is heir to Belgium's crown sat Quit,
alone behind his parents. The solemn
/ % toh ad llN
George j. Peterson of st. Vincent's
Cardinal Mercier. who has been Boston:
guest since yesterday, delivered an ad
dress and prayed for President Wilson.
"In this wonderful country" said this
| Cardinal in his quantity accented Eng
! llsh, "I have had many bright days fol
which | thank God, but surely non'
more glorious than this. Here at thi:
| solemn moment is our beloved Queer
and the man who is the living spirit OF
patriotism in Belgium. All feel happy
! In this united, patriotic brotherhood. Or
both sides of the Atlantic We are th'
same. We pray for the same thing;
and have the same altar. We realize the
majesty, unity and catholicity of oui
| divine church.
/, "When go back to my people shall
| take with me the picture of faith anC
| Christian honor and charity which yot
have given me. America gave the worlt
a splendid answer when you entered thu
war. You sought no territorial or po
litical gains. You came in to help save
the world. want to express to you II
the name of our glorious King, in tn,
name of our nation, in the name OF the
! Catholic Church, a tribute of homage
and gratefulness. 1 pray for the re
covery OF the noble President Of thu
United States"
Guests mt Dinner Party.
The Royal family was then taken tC
| the Copley Plaza where Mayor Peters
| -. ,hair host at tunpheOn SocietV re