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Show KING ALBERT DINES ON THE NEVMHEXIGU SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14 (By the Associated Press) Belgian roaHy entered San Francisco today and the city took them to its heart with true western hospitality They were erected erect-ed with ihe ceremony due reigning monarch's but beneath the formalities they must have felt the ungrudging admiration bestowed upon a heroic soldier and his devoted queen. The guns of Ihe New Mexico, flagship flag-ship of the Pacific fleet, boomed a deep-throated salute as they crossed the hay from Oakland and King Albert Al-bert dined tonight upon the super-dreadnpugbl super-dreadnpugbl which flies Admiral Hugh Rodman's four starred pennant. The king entered here upon the second phase of his tour ol ihe United States- He made the most earnest plea ho has voiced thus far for his Stricken country. "Her determination to live causes her to strain every effort." he said. "She asks tho sympathy and help of those powerful friends who already have aided her in her misfortunes." With simple dignity his majesty responded re-sponded to ihe welcome given him by Governor Stephens, Mayor Rolph and Herbert Hoover, devoted friend of 'he hosts of hungry refugees whose gratitude grati-tude sounds for him a daily benedic tlon. Belgians Made Honorary Citizens. Cheered, It seemed, by half the city's population, Albert, Elizabeth and the duke of Brabant rode through two and a halt miles of Market Street from the ferry to the city hall through a lane of men and women. In the splendid rotunda of the municipal building they were made honorar citizens of San Francisco. His majesty maj-esty expressed his appreciation and his sweet -faced consort was showereii with flowers grown under the far western sun. Her triumph was no less than that of her husband It was at a luncheon in honor of the kinc and his aides nf the Palace Ho tel that his majesty made his most miporrant speech of the day. More than a thousand men and women stood and cheered him frantically fran-tically as he rose to respond to the address of welcome. In the uniform of a lieutenant general, his breast bare of decorations, his face was grave as he looked out over the fnces before him and paid heartfelt trlbuie to the Callfornlans who had done so much to aid his people But first of all, in his simple English, he vo'ced his thanks to Hoover, only to be halted halt-ed by applause. San FrancLsco's rise from the ruins of fire of 1906 may be a lesson fot stricken Belgium, King Albert of Belgium Bel-gium told his hosts today at a luncheon lunch-eon by the combined civic and commercial com-mercial clubs of this city King Albert's Speech. "I come from my country thai has been sorely tried by the war," said the king, "a country where they feel already tho approach of winter. Here I find this magnificent city bath?d by a radiant sun and the distinguished gentlemen who receive me are the faithful friends of Belgium. "How shall 1 express the emotions that I feel in finding myself here with such a warm welcome? From the bottom bot-tom of my heart I thank the city of San Francisco and all California for their inexhaustible generosity towaid the Belgians. "I salute with proiound gralitude the name of Mr. Herbert Hoover. "In her history San Francisco has a page from which Helgluni may learn a great lesson. Afttr the frightful (ire of 1906 the city so deeply smitten did not lose courage and in a few years she raised herself from her ruins richer and more beautiful than ever. "Belgium also reconstructs little by little her factories that were destroyed destroy-ed by the enemy. But the work of her reconstruction will be long and arduous ar-duous Her determination to livo causes her to strain every effort "She asks the sympathy and the jhelp of those powerful friends who have already aided her in his mlsfor-I j tune." When he had finished he was presented, pre-sented, in behalf of five commercial I ! organizations, with a silver fruit and flower dish, together with honoran membership in each of the organiza 1 tions The queen was absent from the puncheon, attending one given in her honor at the St Francis by the women j of San Francisco, but Prince Leopold sat near his father and blushed with a boy'3 embarrassment when he rose to acknowledge an introduction by Mayor Rolph Queen Gowned in White. The queen, gowned In white, with a I long, loose coal of brown elvet with , furs and hat to match, captivated the iwomen who lunched with her Many ' . I pairs ol white -,n were rehl by the handclapping when her majestv was presented by Brand Whitlock. United j States minister to Belgium, who : shares with Hoover the gratitude of the nation- Her majesty was attended attend-ed by her lady in waiting, Countess de Caraman-( hima . and Mr.; Wlil'h rl; Later she received tho Belgian rellel workers of the clt) at the Palace After the luncheon the queen rejoined re-joined her husband and the whole Belgian party went for a long motor rid" about the city. Mr. Hoover rode with his majesty and as they climbed Into their car Albert accepted a cigar which he smoked with evident enjoyment. enjoy-ment. King Inspects Ship, Before the dinner on tho New Mexico. Mex-ico. Albert inspected the great ship with interest and showed his familiarity famil-iarity with all kinds of machinery. In response to the welcome of Admiral 'Houman at the dinner he paid a warm tribute to the services of the American Ameri-can navy. He said- "I am happy to find nnself on board the flagship of this brilliant Pacific fleet and to be able to salute In her the magnificent navy of the United States. "It is impossible to exaggerate the services that your fleet rendered not! only to the armies but to the livil population in keeping open the p"ths of the sea. "Wilhout it the soldiers would not have had munitions, the women and children would have -one without bread. The American navy ha added a new page to its glorious record. "I thank you for what it has done, for Belgium. I felicitate it on the ad- I mirable spectacle that you gave me; today on board this splendid man 01 war." oo |