The Washington times., 1915-02-22
QUEEN MARY THANKS
|, US, RELIEF BODIES
Lady Wi|Iiams.Ta Brings
Message From England's
!, First Lady. y

NEW YORK. Feb. 22-"Queen Mary
10 deeply touched by the splendid as
distance being rendered by the various
societies and organizations in the
United States" said Lady williams
Taylor. wife Of Sir Frederick Williams
Taylor. Of Montreal Canada. who ar
rived in New York Saturday from Eng
land with her daughter. Miss Brenda
williams Taylor
Queen Mary has expressed the great
est appreciation Of the work that has
been done here. and Is being carried on
by these splendidly helpful activities, -
she continued.
Lady Williams Taylor will leave here
for Montreal on Wednesday to resume
her work as head Of the Canadian
branch Of Queen Mary's Needlework
Guild.
At a reception to be rendered to her
today by the patronesses Of the Ameri-
can branch Of the Needlework Guild
Lady Williams-Taylor, on behalf Of
Queen Mary. will personally tender to
the society her majesty's appreciation
Of the work It Is doing. and the ex-
pressed wish Of Queen Mary that the
work shall in no wise infringe on the
work being done by the several other
relief societies here.
Queen Mary Is president Of the guild
In England.
Lady Williams Taylor told Of the mar
velous relief work being done by Queen
Mary.
The distribution Of the great quanti-
ties Of clothing furnished by Queen
personally by. Her Majesty" said Lady
Williams-Taylor. "The clothing is sent
to st. James Palace, and its distribu-
ton to the various hospitals and
OF whom represent the wives and chill
aren Of soldiers. is an enormous task.
Visits Hospitals.
I'm addition to this work Her Majesty
personally visits the hospitals for wound
ed and convalescent soldiers, and, to
show Her Majesty's kindness of heart
and thoughtfulness, she never speaks to
one or shows any little courtesy to one
without showing the same attention to
them ALL"
Lady Williams-Taylor said that prac-
tically all social entertaining at Buck
ingham Palace had been deferred for
the present, but that a series of after
noon drawing rooms soon would be
given. These will be a revival Of the
afternoon drawing rooms given in
years these drawing rooms in the pal :
ace have taken the form of evening af4
fairs.
m Besides the numerous activities and
personal interests Of Queen Mary, Lady
williams Taylor said her majesty found
tlme to devote to knitting and that 4
large number Of knitted articles sent
70 the military camps represented the
personal work Of England's Queen.
Only Son Serving In War.
Lady Williams Taylor and her daush-
ter have been abroad since November.
They have been living in Salisbury, a
short distance from the military camp,
and in their home there cared for a
number Of convalescent soldiers. Lady
Williams Taylors only son now is serv-
ing as aid on the staff Of General Alder
son.
Miss Brenda Williams-Taylor Is en-
gagged to marry Captain Cope, son of
SIR Anthony Cope. Bart. Of Bram-
his regiment on the firing line.
One of the greatest needs Of the
wounded and convalescent soldiers" "
said Miss Williams Taylor. rs for some
one to read to them and write their
letters. The trained nurses have not
time for this sort Of thing. I should
like to have gone to the front to as
sist in this work. but am not q train
ed nurse, and amateurs are not per-
mttted to Co."