New-York tribune., 1898-09-19
FOR THE DEAD QUEEN.
HUNiARIANs OF THIS CITY SHOW THEIR
GRIEF-W. BOURKE COCKRANS
ELOQUENT ADDRESS

The admission cards and programmes OF the
meeting held IN the Grand Central Palace l@Nihs-
ton-ave and Fortv-third-st- yesterday afternoon
showed that the exercises were under the auspices
OF the Hungarian Literary Society Of New-Hork
and were "in honor Of the memory Of Her Majesty
Elizabeth Queen OF Hungary"
Although the meeting arranged by Hun
garians and no mention was made IN the pro-
craumc of the murdered Queens other u'e or
Empress Of Austria. and one OF the sp''ches was
in Hungarian and all the music was hy com
nosers of that nationality the occasion cannot be
said TO have been an exclusively Hungarian one
In the immense audience which nearly nled ihc
large hall Of the building, were many who had been
born In Austria. and still more who were born in
this country Members OF every European nation
gathered to show their appreciation OF the ch"r-
acter Of the dead Empress and Green. ana t"'ii
horror Of the pitless crime which caused her dtath
Morris Cukor. the president Of the literary 60
ciety presided. and before the exercises began
requested the audience not 10 applaud lbs request
was needed until the end Of w. Bourke Cochran 3
splendid and eloquent address. when hia listeners
were apparently enthusiastic over his WORDS 'h"'
they forgot the chalrman's Injunction.
The interior OF tho building was drapod IN phcK
4, the back Of the stage a large frame had been
erected with border Of Grape and from the TOP "i
.te frame str4aulers Of black led to large full
length painting OF the Empress wearing her crown.
Beside the Empress. In the painting. were her
crowns as Queen OF Hungary. as Archfuchess ana
P~acess on the right of the painting was large
six American flag draqed with Grape, and on me
left was the red green and white flag OF hungary. .
The first row Of boxes was draped win inquired
Grape. as were the pillars Of the .ie auditorium
The proceedings began with the Hungarian dirse
Xxi tettok holt testet.' performed 10y the Black
Hrssar Hungarian Band. led by Oah Pal
ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN.
In tho course Of his opening address the chair
man said:
1t Is not only to honor her memory as queen
but a a woman. that are "a thered mere to-iay
to speak Of Elizabeth OF Hungary. We honor htf
Of character she was provcrhialy rruc wife
and as a mother. She was simple and deinocralc
dy Eowered he bSrcrs Between soyeesn
people And IL this woman, who devoted hcr
life 10 doing generous deeds. VINO was the innocent
Victim OF a dastardly assassin.
Maies,y than her on-expressed admiration for re
publican governments. and especially ior the insi-
whom she always entertained the highest esteem.
amounting almost % affection And r. was there
e2t lana to BE- among The frst in expressing the
eincere compassion and heartfelt condo encc Of the
American Nation TO the noble and grici-strlcken
The Hungarian Nation loses not only lis adored
s,rsnre that oven years before she crowned
Oneen Of the Magyars her heart went out 10 them
can "a foTget the persistent Efforts Of the Queen IN
her own simple. gentle woInaIy way to ,iag hting
re conetit ltional rights preserved throughout a
thousand years? who can forget the sublime ana ana
magnaujmOur act whereby the Queen donated the
ooo 0I0 0orjns presented 10 her by The people upon
her coronation IN 1861 toward the founding o. the
Home for the Veteran Heroes who Fought IN the
revolution OF lSS-'N?
After a male chorus by the members Of the Hun
qarian Singing Society, conducted by Tivadar Roni,
S y Utvari gave address In Hungarian. He
smoke of the character Of the Queen. saying that
she was always kind. good ana Democratic and
Of most
couseless crimes Of the century. In her Hun
garians had lost the best Queen they had ever pos
sessed carl Cril followed with n violoncello solo
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