Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-15
BELGIAN ROYALTY
ENTERS BAY CITY
AS MONSTER GUNS
BOOM OUT SALUTE
King, Queen and Crown Prince
Reach San Francisco and
Are Taken to Ctty'S Heart
in True Western Style,
MAKES EARNEST PLEA
FOR STRICKEN LAND
His Majesty Says Belgium Is
Determined to Live and In
Order to Do So Is Straining
Every Effort; Big Parade,

tBN MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WlREl
San Francisco, Calf. oct. 14,--Bel-
gian royalty entered San Francisco
today and the city took them to its
heart with true western hospitality.
They were greeted with the ceremony
due reigning monarchs but beneath
the formalities they must have felt
the ungruding admiration bestowed
upon a heroic soldier and his devoted
queen.
The guns of the New Mexico, flag
ship of the Pacific fleet, doomed a
deep -throated salute as they crossed
the bay from Oakland and King Al
bert dined tonight upon the super
dreadnaught which flies Vice Ad
miral Rodman's four-starred pennant.
The king entered here upon the
second phase of his tour of the United
states. He made the most earnest
plea he has voiced thus far for his
stricken country
Her determination to live causes
her to strain every effort" he said
"She asks the sympathy and the help
of those powerful friends who already
have aided her in her misfortunes'
With simple dignity his majesty re,
sponded to the welcome given him by
Governor stephens, Mayor Rolph and
Herbert Hoover, devoted friend of the
hosts of hungry refugees whose graft
tude sounds for him a daily benedic-
ton.
Cheered, it seemed, by half the
clty's population, Albert, Elizabeth
and the Duke of Brabant rode
through two and half miles of Mar
ket street from the ferry to the city
hall through a lane of men and Wom-
en-. In the splendid rotunda of the
municipal buildings they were made
honorary citizens of San Francisco.
His majesty expressed his apprecia-
ton and his sweet-faced consurt was
showered with flowers ground under
the far western sun. Her triumph
was no less than that of her husband
1t was at a luncheon in honor Of the
king and his aides at the Palace hotel
that his majesty made his most inn
portant speech Of the day
More than 1000 men and women
stood and cheered him frantically as
he rose to respond TO the addresses of
welcome. In the uniform of a lieu
tenant general his breast bare of dec
orations, his face was grave as he
looked out over the faces before him
and paid heartfelt tribute to the Cali
fornians who had done so much TO aid
his people. But first of all, in his
simple English, he voiced his thanks
to Hoover, only to be halted by ap-
plause.
When he had finished he was pre-
sented, in behalf of five commercial
organizations with a silver fruit and
flower dish together with honorary
membership in each of the organiza-
tions.
The queen was absent from the
luncheon, attending one given in her
honor at the st. Francis by the
women of San Francisco, but Prince
Leopold sat near his father and blush
ed with boys embarrassment when
he rose to acknowledge an introduc.
ton by Mayor Rolph.
The queen, gowned in white. with
long loose coat of brown velvet with
furs and hat to matcn, captivated the
women who lunched with her. Many
pairs of white gloves were rent by
handclapping when her majesty was
presented by Brand Whtock, United
States ambassador to Belgium. who
shares with Hoover the gratitude Of
the nation. Her majesty was attend
ed by her lady in waiting, Countess De
Caraman-Chimay. and Mrs. Whitlock,
Later she received the Belgian relief
workers of the city at the Palace.
After the luncheon the queen re-
Joined her husband and the whole
Belgian party went for a long ride
about the city. Mr.. Hoover rode with
his majesty and as they climbed into
their car Albert accepted cigar
which he smoked with evident enjoy
ment.
Before the dinner on the New Mex
leo, Albert inspected the great ship
with interest and showed his famil-
iarity with all kinds of machinery. In
response to the welcome of Admiral
Rodman at the dinner he paid warm
tribute to the services of the Ameri-
can navy.
II am happy to find myself on
board the flagship of this brilliant
Pacific fleet and to be able to salute
in her the magnificent navy of the
United States" said King Albert
1T is impossible to exaggerate the
services that your fleet rendered not
only to the armies but to the civil
population in keeping open the paths
of the sea.
without 1t the soldiers would not
have had munitions. the women and
children would have gone without
bread. The American navy has added
a new page to its glorious record,
II thank you for what 1t has, done
for Belgium. l felicitate it on the
admirable spectacle that you gave me
today on board this splendid man-of-
war"