El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-15
KING POPULAR
WHILE ON SHIP
Albert and Consort Make
Friends With All On
Beard.

Board.
New York. Oct liking Albert
and queen Elizabeth, Of Belgium after
a week az sea- o. their way C
America became tie most popular
persons on board the George WASH
ington, IL It is possible to except that
quiet modest Iikeabls boy whom they
cal prince Leopold. neir apparent to
the Belgian throne. Each had some
personal contact with officers and
men, and 81 every quarter the ouin-
tanning their Official dignity they
we're, as one southern jackie eI-
pressed it, mighty good folks"
one warm afternoon the king with
admiral Long, Capt McCauiey and a
member Of his suite was playing
perrs at the game. and the play was
so close the king manifested che
deepest interest. At length 10 came
the kings turn to serve. and. look
Ing the geld over, he removed his
blouse Of e Lieutenant general, and
resumed play in his shirt sleeves. tt
happened that an official photograph
er was handy, and the scene was
preserved for posterity.
queen TsI-es Pictures.
Queen Elizabeth IS an accomplished
photographer. and took many photo
graphs on board She knows light
el1ects. position and all the other
things which most amateurs lack.
and while On Brussels keeps one man
pretty busy developing and printing
her pictures During the games be-
Tween the king and his friends she
got number o. snaps, and was her
se-t tographed one day while she
focused her camera On the royal
party.
It was apparent from the begin
ming OF the voyage that the queen
was not 10 appear prominently in
tne news reports, It being made
known 20 the correspondents that
she did NOT particularly care for pub
lcitT OF the intimate sort. But she
did not aide herself, going 10 all
parts OF the ship and manifesrinr the
ALe-est interest in the sailors and
soldiers
IN company with her lady IA wait
ing. countess Carman-ChiInay she
t-atiaa the sicEnays and expressed
ler sympathy for the men who were
III Her experience IN the Belgian
hospitals during the var cold her the
sickbay was Ideally equipped and
splendidly conducted, and she con-
charge.
Made Guests at Ease.
In her apartments the queen main
tanned the atmosphere Of her home
ana one OF the officers who dlned
with the royal family said OF e after
ward
1t was Just ike going into the
hong Of any other vel bred family.
Ihe king ana queen made Us feel
az ease. and IN five minutes we were
a- chatting away j9st as we would
y We we're az the table Of one Of our
Old friends To me it seemed that
Lnele royal people OF little Belgium
were cultured ard refined ana VEN
human, VII remember that dinner
as ore q the nest pleasant exps-
rl5nces OF my military life.n
one day on board an officer having
peen selected 20 dine with the king
missed his Invitation, ana not know
ING me honor vent as usual 20 the
1-s mess room tor his evening meal I
he had Just eaten his flu when the Z
courier cane 20 ten him the royal ]
lalniiy was awaiting him in the din I
ING room He had diued sumptuous- Z
- lut LneTe was nothing else for IT, {
era he had TO eat another dinner.
wins Sailors Hearts.
queen Elizabeth won the hearts Of {
tne ealiors when she appeared at the I
games ~ honor Of her son. vvearinr +
one Of the little round white hats
tne 1ackie1 Ike so vel 70 wear II
-A.a---l-s -A-a AAaA with a
F7ilta veil but through the gauzs the 4
sailors saw the marx OF their rank
and they were immensely pleased.
Prince Leopold saw ali there was
70 zee about the ship. he is still z
student a. Eatoul but was given
leave m order that he night accom- /
pany his parents 70 America he is
a quler. bright eyed boy Of is. with I
q peasant smile and a perfect com
lranQ o. English He IS fond OF ath-
letlcsl but admitted one day. while I
ena-tlnE vita tne correspondents on I
deck, that he is an EXPERT IN none i
BIS eyes sparkled when asked what Z
ne most desired 10 see IN America /
and he promptly answered the Rocky I
n 7ntains and the delta Of the Mis- 4
sissippin
Prince Leopold has no position In
re army other than that Of q uri- /
rale soldier In the Twelfth fnfant-v. I
ne Uniform Of which ne wears. His T
blouse lg cut 20 the regulations. and I
On his sleeve are the numerals a127
" hen be has completed his Classical I
education n England, IL IS under .
stood he VIII enter the Belgian mile I
IarT college. after which he viii F.
be eligible to comm ssion- Until /
then, however, he IS Private. Ire 4
duke Of Brabant"