The New York herald., 1922-12-29
ALBANY OPENS arms
TO Smiths AND ZOO.
Mayor and Crowd of 5000
Greet Governor Elect,
Family and Pets.
PARADE TO MANSION
One Son Runs Out of Line,
Another Quits House to
See School Chums.
MIELERS ARE. CORDIAL
Turn Official Home Over to
New Tenants - ParsOn
to Be Counsel.
MILLERs ARE. CORDIAL

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Albany, Dec. %.
Al Smith came back to-day. The
boy from Oliver street who became
Governor arrived to head the State
government for second time. He will
be inaugurated Monday. The return
was more like the welcome to ia
vorite son in an old home town. 1t
was just such a welcome as Oliver
street would give Mr.. Smith. And to
the hundreds who tramped through
snow to their shoetops and faced
gale to cheer him he was just AL No
one had more fun out of it than Mr..
Smith, unless it was his sons and
daughters. Whatever pride he felt
over returning to the Executive Man
sion to succeed the man who Sue
ceeded him two years ago was not
shown.
To the Smith children it was holi
day. While formal greetings we're being
exchanged in the mansion Walter was
scooting through the back door to join
five minutes they were at it again.
Cheering Crowd at Station.
Some parade" the Governor-elect re-
marked when the family and a rare as
sortment of pets left the train and
started out through the packed station
where the band was playing and 5000
men and women were cheering.
With Mr.. Smith came his mother, Mrs.
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his wife. Alfred. Jr., Emily, Catherine.
Arthur and walter. The invoice of the
pets included:
Three dogs; Captain, the police dog,
and Chang, a Pekinese. both of which
have been at the mansion before. and
new unnamed Japanese spaniel pre-
sented to Mrs. Smith at the Grand Gen.
trsl Terminal, New York, to-day by Mrs.
w. w. Cohen.
One monkey, which occupied the CEN
ter of the animal stage and which was
most unwelcome to the dogs.
One canary bird, very meek and song.
less beside the monkey.
''Where are the goldfish?" the Gov
ernor-elect asked in apparent alarm
when the train neared Albany and the
parade" was forming. Walter ex-
planned that the flsh were to be sent I'D
later.
Two ponies, gifts to the Smith chill
dren. we're shipped by mistake to
Controller Fleming in Troy. They will
arrive tomorrow.
Monkey Becomes sssnooky.n
The family left New York on the
12:25 train. The police band went To
the Grand Central to give Mr.. Smith a
send off and played all his old favorites
Tammany,' The Sidewalks of New
York" and all the rest. Tom Foley.
John Gilchrst and a few friends were
there and several ~undred passersby
Joined in giving Mr.. Smith cheer.
On the ride up. the family occupied
room and several chairs in a Pullman
Walter adopted the monkey as his own,
after family argument Mr.. Smith,
asked the monkeys name, said he
would not want to repeat what he had
called it, but Walter announced he had
named it Snooky.N
Smoky and Walter occupied the
space usually assigned to three persons
In a Pullman room. Tne other chill
dren sat in chairs and tried to make
Chang friendly. with the new Japanese
spaniel. Toward the end OF the trip
they were succeeding.
Mr.. Smith had only one serious con-
ference. That was with Col. Frederick
Greene who may be Highways Commits
sioner. The Colonel sat down next TO
the monkeys cage while Mr.. Smith sat
opposite, in his shirt sfeeves and with
his new inaugural hat, brown derby,
on the back of his head The monkey
kept tugging at the Colonel's coat and
once got hold OF his scarfpin. But the
Colonel lost nothing and was silent
about the appointment.
welcome From Gov. Miller.
Major Coogan. military secretary to
Gov. Miller. met the Governor-elect at
the train, extended the Governors COM
piments and an invitation to the man.
sion.
Then the parade started. Mr. Smith
led with Mayor Hackett of Albany.
Politicians remarked that II was the
first time in about thirty years that a
Democratic Mayor of Albany had well
coined a Democratic Governor. Mrs.
Catherine Smith and George Van
Nance. the new Governors secretary
and members OF the family followed
Charles NJ. Winchester and Edward
Corning, Democratic leader, were in the
welcoming delegation with dozen
others.
When the family reached the automo-
blcs in front of the station Alfred. Jr.,
who had been separated from the party.
tired to crowd through the line and had
an argument with a policeman. Mr..
Smith heard IL and rescued the boy just
as the officer was taking him away.
Mr.. Smith. Mayor Hackett and John
Y. Lyons, Secretary of State, rode in the
first automobile. The Governor-elect
waved his hand to the thousands who
stood along the way, collars up and
caps down. A police escort and the
Tenth Regiment Band led the parade
from the station to the mansion.
Governor and Mrsh. Miller were watt
ing at the mansion when the Smiths arr
rived. The greeting was cordial. Fiji
teen minutes later the Governor and Mrs
Miller left the mansion.
"suocky" Meets walters Pats.
Left alone. the Smith family went to
eNeir old rooms Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
greeted many Of the old servants. Pho
toEraphers arrived and wanted a group
picture. Mr.. Smith rounded up all the
family except Walter The Governor
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