New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
Nine. Vandervelde De-
scribeS the Dire Needs
of Stricken Belgium.
CAN'T LEAVE UNTIL
PLEA is ANSWERED
Wife of Minister of State At
tends Reception at Home
of Mrs. Black.

81 must have 100000. / cannot
leave America until l have Sl'OOo,oOo
for Belgium"
There were tears in the eyes of Nine.
Lalla Vandervelde, wife Of the Bel
Hian Minister Of State, as she spoke
for she was deeply affected by the un-
expected warmth of her welcome 10
this country.
Five hundred women had gathered
at the home of Mrs. Elmer Black, 5lz
Fifth av., to greet the emissary OF the
Queen Of Belgium upon her ARRIVAL
yesterday afternoon. They assured
Mime. Vandervelde that while they
could not take any action that would
reflect upon the German nation they
would do everything they could for
the relief of the suffering women ana
homeless children of Belgium.
Nine. Vandervelde was met at the
pier by Mrs. Frederick G. Howe, wi1e
of the Commissioner of immigration
at Ellis Island, and by Mrs. Rose Pas
tor Stokes, as we'll as by Pierre Mail,
the Belgian Consul. They escorted her
to the home Of Miss Winifred Holt, "a
East 18th st., where she will stay whiie
here.
The hospitality OF MISS hOlI sne ue
scribed later in the afternoon at MIS-
Blacks as one of the first indications
she had had of the cordially OF the
American women.
az attended a reception in London
lust before sailed" she said, "and
many Americans responded to my. plea
for funds to help the poor people OIL
Belgium. Among them was LADY
whom | had never seen before, but
who told me she wanted me to use her
home while l was here. and though
she would not be here herself she
would send orders to have the house
opened for me-"
Nine. Vandervelde will make def
mite statement to-day concerning her
plans. All she said yesterday was that
her object was to collect money for the
relief Of Belgium.
"The poor people of my country are
terroriZed to-day" she said. Driven
out of their homes, they have sought
temporary shelter in England, and
there they will be cared for until 1t Is
safe for them to return. 1t IS that re-
| turn of which we must think now. l
appeal to America for Belgium's tut
ure. appeal to the generous, kind
hearted American people to help US
/ build up our homes. We have no WI
( lagos now; no cottages. We have not
even tools to work with, or clothes, OF
/ money, or crops standing in the fife Ids.
Nine. Carlo Polifeme, of the Societe
des Femmes de France, and Mrs. j. FL
liot Langstaff, president of the I'm
perial Order of the Daughters Of the
! British Empire, represented foreign
societies at the reception. Among the
others present were Mrs. Henry VII
lard, Mrs. Arthur Elliott Fish, Mrs
Clarence Burns, Mrs. Edward Owing'
Towne, Miss Belle de Costa Green
Mrs. Morris Hillquit, Mrs. Arnolt
Furst, Miss Alice Lewisohn, Miss Heller
Varick Boswell, Mrs. Harriet Johnston
Wood, Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley, Mrs
De Witt Clinton Snyder, Mrs. Horace
Greeley, Mrs. A. n. Palmer, Miss Eliza
beth Freeman and Miss Annie kenney
the English militant. Frank Chalmers
of the Century Opera Company, sang
several peace songs during the after
noon. ,,,,.
In the drawing room of the white
Star liner Cretic, Nine. Vandervelde
! spoke of the Belgian cause and the rea'
son for her visit to this country on
| Thursday night, and within ten min
utes after her address received gen
eral contribution of 1854 from the pas
sengers.