Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
KING ALBERT SAYS
|. AMERICA WON WAR
Is Greatly Interested in
United States Resources
and Vast Distances.

/ by the dSsBc1dtpV ffeSS:
ST. louis, No., October st.-Havifis
passed through the great Kansas
wheat belt, whose golden harvest
lhelped sustain his country during the
war, Albert, King of the Belgians,
with Queen Elizabeth and Crown
Prince Leopold, today stopped at st.
| Louis for d tour Of this iniddle-w est
city's business district and Industrial
plants. The kings interest In Amer
ica's resources and vast distances was
| undated az his train rolled eastward
over the wheat covered prairies des-
pite honors and presentations that
| made him honorary state commander
| Of the Missouri branch OF the Ameri-
can Legion and enriched the fund for
Belgian war widows $4,000.
Downtown ST. Louis was gayly dec
GRATED today for the monarch's visit
when his train arrived from Kansas
City. Thousands of persons lined the
streets to cheer the rulers drive
through the business and residence
sections. King Albert was to resume
his eastern trip late this afternoon
with his next stop at Springfield. Ill.
where he will visit Lincoln's tomb.
Honored by American Legion.
That American soldiers won the
war was the declaration made by
King Albert of the Belgians in &C
cepting last night the honorary office
Of state commander OF the Missouri
branch Of the American Legion. The
presentation OF an enlarged gold fac
smile Of the. legion's emblem took
place in the dining room of the mon
archs private car soon after the royal
special left Emporla, Kas. It was
made by Sid Houston OF Kansas City.
Mo. state commander Of the legion.
who served in the war as q private.
King Albert, with his consort and
Prince Leopold. stood during the
ceremony and the queen smiled
proudly as the ribbon to which the
emblem was attached was hung upon
her soldier husbands breast.
The commander Of Belgium's armies
said he was proud to have his name as
ISOLATED with those OF the sons Of Mis-
souri, who served for the cause Of de-
Eocracy upon a foreign field, and 1t was
then he paid his tribute to the servic.
given the world by the armies of the
United States.
Receives $25, 900 for War Widows
A Kansas City banker boarded the
train at Malvern. Kan. to present KIM
Albert with a draft for SIS 900, the gift
Of Henry Laird Of Kansas City. When
Mr.. Laird. more than seventy years old
/
the United States. he announced his in
tention of giving as much as he was able
to relieve the sufferings of the war
widows Of the little nation. The kinf
and queen were greatly touched by the
gift.
The train was stopped at Ardell
where a group photograph Of the part!
was taken. His majesty was introduced
to Mrs. Otis Quisenberry, the railroad
telephone operator, and asked what the
population was.
Gust four" Mrs. Quisenberry replied
my husband, our two children and my
self. We have lived here six years and
this is the first thing that has hap
pened"
Queen Gets Roses at Hutchinson.
At Hutchinson, the next stop, the
royal party was given a fifteen minute
reception by the townspeople, the queer
being given a basket of American
beauty roses by committee headed by
Mrs. w. Y. Morgan.
Spying the white hair of Bill Nye
chief special agent Of the State Depart
ment. one woman said: There's Car
dinal MERCER"
Nye acts as master Of ceremonies. in
PRODUCING the children who are pette6
by the king and queen.
The special train stopped one hour al
Kansas City. Mo-. leaving shortly after
midnight for st. Louis.