New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
HTNG4RIANS GET flag.
ZSENSI PRESENTS 1T AT GRAND CEN
TRIAL PALACE-RIG PARADE.

God bless the liberty loving Hungarians in
good health AMI prosperity So sang the Hun
garians yesterday. though in their own language.
az the exercises in the Grand Central Palace TO re-
ceive the Zsens delegation and its flag The words
are a translation Of part Of the Hungarian Hymn
The Kossuth song also sung by the Hun
garians yesterday, though it was not down on the
programme "Kossuth Louis Informed US. the first
lines of it run literally translated. that If his
regiment Is out. ne will 90 to the battieheid MN
self country must have liberty
The exercises. which largely attended. were
held at the close Of parade that was brilliant
with color and strange foreign costumes. in which
about eight Thousand persons participated the
hall was gavly decorated with American and Hun
garian flags the former greatly predominating
There were no Disturbances The star, Spaneled
Banner sung first, and many efforts were
made 70 remove what the leaders call mistaken
impression with respect to the purposes or tho
mission This flag" said Joseph zsensi. has no
political significance whatsoever. It is intended
to express nothing else but appreciation OF the
good will ~ the United States"
The object Of a frantic reclamation as he entered
the hall was General Figyenessy, a veteran of the
Hungarian Revolution Of 1875 and the Garihald up
rising Of 1883, the aide-de-camp OF Louis
kossuth- Zsensi. who was also warmly received
wore the costume Of the Hungarian nobiHy- ne
carried crooked sabre inclosed in a velvet Gov
cred aboard. When introduced to the meeting DIV
DR. Gerster. he acknowledged the demonstration
by waving handkerchief of blood color With a
black and white border around It. page in quaint
Magyar costume was on either side Of ms chalr.
Morris I Cukor, in his address, said IN part re-
ferring to the objections 70 the flag as anu-Arner-
lean:
| want 10 say without reservation that Whle We
have tender spot in our hearts for the little land
which gave us birth. end where the, dQsl OF our our
forefathers Is mingled while We shall htEII STaSS
10 pray To the OmnipOtent Father thdr niue Mas
var land should forever be prosperous ana !!apPS,
yet. the Hungarian American knows OF put one
land to which mis- answering allegiance II nyt, 20
which he swears unflinching devotion unto ueath
and that Is the United States OF America.
There were several other addresses. Inc nag
will be taken shortly to Bridgeport Conn. the
headquarters of the Hungarian Sick Benevolent
Societies Confederation, which Is celebrating us
tenth anniversary 1t is the oldest Hungarian or
ganization in the United States and as such is en-
Titled TO keep the banner the first year ~,
he visit of the delegation TO Mayor Low az me
City Han. has been postponed from to-norro" 10
Thursday.
The gift to President Roosevelt consists OF a
Hungarian cowboy outfit. and other artlclss cflar-
acterlsuc OF hungarian outdoor life NO GATE mas
yet been liked for its presentation.
irving X Bacon, who says he represents LallthoiE
:; ambrose: supreme president OF the Natonai
SlaFonlc Society OF America. said last evening tnat
MI Ambrose will try to get an injunction against
the committee which claims to represent all the
Hungarian societies of this country, asserting that
the committee has no right TO make such an as
sumption.