Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-24
WARM WELCOME IS
GIVEN KING ALBERT
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street and the great throng burst
! into cheers and huZZas that reused
the echoes.
Market street looked well despite
the mist. The crowds, the flags,
Belgian and American. intermlngled
in the decorations stretched across
the highway and on the business
buildings, gave the scene holiday
air. The cars swung out Market
street to Front, up Front to Maclay,
out Maclay to Second, down Second
to the heart of town and thence back
10 Front street and up State from
Front to the capitol, where the party
left the machines at the main en-
trance of the Capitol and proceeded
through the rotunda to the second
floor.
Children Wave Flags
All along the line of march pupils
of the public schools waved Belgian
and American flags and cheered and
sang as the party passed. The boys
and girls stood we'll back toward the
curb and conducted themselves most
admirably. More than one of the
royal party expressed themselves as
highly pleased with this magnificent
showing.
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Seller school sang the Belgian an
them. They were the same girls
who on the visit of the French Blue
Devils here, at the beginning of the
war, sang the French anthem and
war songs for them. The King
smiled and appeared to enjoy hear
ing his own language so well render
ed. Miss Lichtenberger, who trained
the girls was highly complimented,
Capitol Inspected
The visitors were conducted into
the Senate Chamber, where they
viewed the Violet Oakley historic
upon their beauty and significance.
The King was much impressed and
said so. Thence they went through
the hall of the House and in the
Governors reception room the King
was introduced to the members of
the reception committee by the Gov
ernor, assisted by E. J. Stackpole,
Mr.. Mccormick and others. He visit
ed the Governors office and when he
had gone again into the rotunda was
heard to remark:
"A beautiful building; a wonder
full building, and worthy of the
dignity of such a great State"
Through the rotunda the royal
party went to a point in front of
the building where preparations had
been made to plant tree in honor
of the occasion.
Trees Planted
Walking from the main entrance
of the Capitol down the western ap-
proach through a lane of thousands
of people, King Albert, Governor
Sproul, Prince Leopold and other Of
ficials of the city and members of
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just such of the General Hartranft
statue where an evergreen tree was
to be planted.
State police kept the crowds back
and opened the narrow passageway
through which the party walked.
Preparations were complete for
turning the earth over the roots of
the tall tree. AS King Albert stepped
up to it he grasped a shovel and
turned two shovelsful of dirt over
the roots The heir apparent, Bel
gian officers and city officials stood
nearby. Governor Sproul then turn
ed two shovelsful OF earth over the
roots.
After the planting Governor
Sproul and King Albert walked back
to the waiting automobiles just in
front of the Capitol and while
thousands cheered they were off to
the Steelton plant of the Bethlehem
Steel Company. The King apparent
yenjoyed the tree-planting and,
although there was little time in
which to crowd all the events
planned for the reception, word
came from within the Capitol
building that the planting program
was not to be omitted.
Go to Steclton
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party were taken to the train which
was waiting for them, and left at
once for the lower end of the plant,
where the coke ovens, frog and
switch department, and bridge and
construction departments are To-
Gated. The train was composed of
two cars, one an open flat car which
was occupied by the party most of
the time, and the second another
flat car covered with a canopy, and
with seats arranged back to back.
Very few of the royal group cared
to occupy this car, but stood
throughout the trip, interestedly ex-
amining every department.
The King was taken in charge by
E. F. Entwisle, assistant general
manager, who was present in, the
absence of General Manager Frank
L. Robbins, Jr. The Crown Prince
Leopold was piloted through the
plant by Henry B. Bent. In almost
every department the royal party
expressed their amazement and ad-
miration at the wonderful things
they saw. They were rather disap-
pointed at their inability to get to
South Bethlehem, but when they
had completed the tour of the Steel
ton works. they were more than
satisfied.
At the conclusion of the tour, the
King told a representative of the
Telegraph that he wished to convey
to the people of Harrisburg through
the press his appreciation for the
his unbounded admiration for the in
dustries of America typified in the
steel works which he had just in
spected.
Asks Many Questions
During the trip through the steel
plant, the King piled Mr.. Entwislc
with questions about the work, ex-
hibiting an evident knowledge of
steel work; how many men they en-
ployed, where their iron, coke, and
coal came from, what their hours of
labor were, and questions of like sort
came constantly from His Majestys .
lips. He was particularly impressed
with the two mile and a half length
of the plant, and expressed great
regret that he was unable to stay
longer for n more detailed survey.
Prince leopold questioned Harry
Bent about the works with quite as
much interest as his father, and ac-
cording to Mr.. Bent, showed an oven
greater knowledge of the steel busl-