New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-15
MRS. CORNELIA ADAlRHERE
tn APPEAL TO AMERICANS IN THE
INTEREST OF THE HOSPITAL
SHIP MAINE.

Mrs. Cornela Adair who. in the absence OF Lady
p.,solnb Churchill in South Africa is at the head
q e. E,xsc,rive COMMITTEES Of the American hos
,ltsI ship Maine. arrived here from England yes
+srsay or the White Star liner Oceanic MIS-
,,sr comes 20 this country 10 acQuaint Americans
-, -. urork ana object Ct the Maine. and 20
Ter their sympathies in its cause She is &C
,,srted By her dauEhter-in-law, Mrs Nads-
- Richie whose husband sailed for South
80 IS q Lieutenant in the Leicestershire Heo-
-sn-v or the same day that she started Tor this
COUNTY, - =. ,z,
- a. ~ev-yo-k ara Newport society. She was
a-lz Mss Cornelia Wadsworth, che OF the
...s,l daughters % General Wadsworth, OF Gen
Z ser hrst husband. Mr.. Richie. was
- =. 6 prominent Boston family Her mar
- - TIE late John George Adair. Deputy Lieu
-. - Donegal and High Sheriff Of the county.
-, 80 n 49, Mrs. Adair has lived IN England
- -srv years and IS OF the most hospitable OF
80, hcsresses. continuing on the banks OF the
-ss-es the traditions Of her fathers hospitality
q, The Gsneses Valley.
As soon as the Oceanic was locked Mrs. Adair
vert 70 the Waldorf-Astoria, leaving her baggage
A he charge CT servants. When seen al her rooms
by z Tribune reporter yesterday Mrs Adair said
-be-. was urtle 70 add 70 her letter 70 The Women
- ire United States" which has already been
n-4utea IN The Tribune She spoke earnestly and
enthusiastically O. the work and needs OF the
zfa.ne Z shan spend three weeks in this country.
she said. BY that tine my son VIII be near the
4-ont and 7 am anxious be in London then, so
81 as 70 hear al first hand any news from
sorth Africa that may concern him. I do not
exrest 70 lose much tine IN this short visit,
rouever I shall visit Chicago. Pittsburg Phila-
sslphia and several other cities besides
New-York- and "a each place I planning 10
hid drzwtng-room meetings IN the homes OF my
trends q; which I shall tell just what our enter
wise Is This is the sole object OF my visit I
want ne American people 10 know more about their
ss;o Ead 7 think that when they DO they VIII
shgF taei- sympathy for The work Il is
rnFEsh enterprise nor has il anything 70 DO with
N merits Of the Il is sufficient that terrible
var Is being waged and are trying 70 relieve the
suffering that such q war entails The Maine Is
me work and the gift OF Americans. and its in
Eerests are those Of humanity alone.
7 hope that Americans VIII show as much sym
rsrhv FOR his work as the English have shown 10
Us when We were in trouble. When the Chicago
1rs tex place .0o9 were raised IN England in
Two hours and sent 10 the relief OF the sufferers.
and this gift afterward increased many times
evs- When the JohnstoEn food happened and
xhsr Tire great earthquake worked such havoc in
Charleston Englishrnen stepped forward with
pr9mptuess and showed their sympathy in a prac-
tea way Now II Is Americas chance 10 repay
this and SHOW her appreciation
Il ire Franco-Prassian the English sent
Eza8 q France 10 relieve the sick and wounded
E.d yet the French are. vou might say, hostile 70
Engiznd- But here the English our own kith
and KIN and surely work could be more beautt-
n s1c appropriate than the sending out and
maintaining Of this hospital snip. We do not ask
i0r charity II this work We want + all 10 be
spontaneous and my visit here IS 70 Be z beg
gtlg one = any sense But want the Maine 10
Be American all through Il Americans cannot
ETpp0r- the project We must turn Il over to the
English and say, Here Is the ship Take II and
use i well We cannot support IL I hope this
VII not happen
Mrs Adair then explained that there was q sur
pms Of about Sc 0Oo after The Maine was fitted out
Ead that ire monthly cost Of the ship would be be
tEee1 So. 60 and SO 90.
Two months have already gone by since the
Maine EFT London Docks" she said, so that you
an how easily q surplus disappears So far
! has been Americans IN England who have con-
r1bGted the most. although have received
Fe1eruus gifts from America"
Ms Adalr paid z glowing tribute 10 the geHer-
EfIy Of Bernard n Baker Of Baltimore the presi-
is1t OF the ALLanL1c Transport Line who gave out
shit, and her used a
nsoesszry. Mrs Affair added that she hoped 10
hEve help from committee Of American women
mich would take charge CT the Names interests in
gnertCa-.
Mrs. A6sir spoke enthusiastically Of the Maine
hsslf and said that z hospital ship II was
rsts every detail ana that everything in II was
e TIE best