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Show ALBERT CITIZEN ; OF H YORK King of Belgium Formally Welcomed to City hy Mayor Hylan. NEW YORK, Oct. 3. Because of the illness of President Wilson, .-King Albert of Belgium has decided decid-ed to cancel all his engagements in connection with his tour of the United States after those in Boston and Buffalo, up to October 14. From Buffalo the royal visitor 'will go to some point in California and will remain there until he is scheduled to visit San Francisco on i October 14. His schedule after ;that date stands tentatively. KLVv YORK. Oct. a. The name of Kliitf Albert of the Belgians was added today to the long roll of famous men who have liecn made honorary citizens of. the city of New York. The ceremony v.a3 on tho steps of the hintorlcCity hall. Krorn tho moment that the klnjf and his consort, jueen Ellzahoth, landed at tho Mattery, until his arrival at tho City hall, lie was. tho center of an ovation i which rivaled, If tt could not exceed, the welcome given to General Pershing;. 1 At the entrance to tho City hall the king wus greeted by Mayor Hylan. In his aldrcss of welcome the mayor ex-) ex-) pressed his conviction that a new and Kreater Belgium would arlno out of the wreckage of the ureal war. King; Albert replied, eulogizing New York and expressing appreciation of l)ls reception. The king- and queen, with the Duko of Brabant and their suite, left the Waldorf-Astoria Waldorf-Astoria at 10:15 o'clock and motored to , ; tho foot of West Forty-second street, l i whore they bonrded the private yacht of Hodman Wanamaker, chairman of Mayor llylans committee of welcome to distin- Kutshed gnosis. They were taken for a will through tho North and East rivers het'ore going to the Battery. Their 1 majesties and their son stood on the bridge of the yacht and viewed the river scenes Interestedly, commenting now and then on the skyscrapers. There was a flurry of excitement on the yacht when she listed heavily as the throng of wel-comers wel-comers on board rushed to the shore iile whllo alio was being warped up to plor A of the Battery. The king and queen looked unconcernedly at the throng oii shore, however, and paid no attention tn the orders sending the passengers to the ot,her side of the boat. As tljo procession of motor cars turned into lower Broadway there was a shower of tick or-tape and confetti from the crowded windows. .The king acknowl- ; edged tho greeting given him and Queen Elizabeth smiled her appreciation, j A guard of honor, consisting of blue- jaeketa. marines and regulars, presented i arms as the royal party entered Park Bow and went on the plaza in front of the City hall. It was learned today that King Albert expressed tlte wish to go to Washington incognito in order to express in person his sympathy with President Wilson in Ms Illness. The king abandoned his plans J n receipt of a telegram from Rear Ad-j Ad-j mhal Gary T. Grayson, the president's ' physician, that the president's condition I rendered it necessary to prohibit his receiving re-ceiving any visitors. |