The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-12
Speaking of Kings and
Dukes and Gay New York
Continued from Page Sikh

the North Carolina Christian Advocate
recently under the heading of "Junalus-
ka and other Things said:
Lake Junaluska is now growing rap
idly. and | believe is destined to have
a large influence upon southern civili-
cation. 1t is established primarily for
southern Methodists, and seems to me
to deserve the hearty endorsement, and
wherever possible support of Methodist
people.
At Tate Springs I was the guest of
Mr.. BENJAMIN N. Duke. who was there
in search for health that has been
kept up with varying success now for
a good many years. | have known Mr..
Duke intimately for twnty- three years;
and l know no one who seems to me
to be more unselfishly concerned to do
good in the world. For more than a
quarter of century he has especially
cherished the opportunities to do good
that have come to him through Trinity
college. Through all these years he has
carried the college on his heart, and
carries it now despite long continued
ill-health and. the bewildering confu-
sions of the resent and recent past. A
college that had only enough to run
on in 1914 lacks good deal of having
enorgh now. If Mr.. Duke had not this
year provided additional income for
increase of salaries and for new teach
ers, Trinity college would have been
seriously handicapped His thought of
the college in times of illness and
sometimes in hours of despair has been
an inspiration to me that will go with
me the rest of the way. Because of
what he has done for Trinity college,
for the Methodist church, for North
Carolina and southern civilization and
for hosts of poor and deserving people,
every good man and woman who reads
the Advocate should feel sympathy for
Mr.. Duke in his trying Illness and be
moved to prayers for his health and
happiness and many more years of
useful living"
echoed by thousands and thousands of
the friends of Mr. Duke who appreciate
and love him as one of the noblest rep
resentatives. the finest examples of
southern manhood in this day ana gen
Grafton!
And tell you all the other wonderful
things that came my way in New York
town?
Angel faces, listen: I have jus. one
page allotted to me and | can't use any
more srace and it would take reams of
paper and reams more to tell you about
the wonderful Vatican choirs; the beloved
j, Belgian prelate, Cardinal MERCER; Mrs
NsPankhurst, de Valera, the Irish chief; the
Shops the drives, the funny little sand
wich places we went to in the wee sma
hours Of the morning; the dozens of cele-
brities I met and enjoyed, and, oh, yes:
saw the King Uwce in the same
place., and Queen Elizabeth, and there
were wires pulling between New York
and Washington for Mrs Kettig and my
self to meet the King and for Dolly to
have an Interview with His Majesty
and Mr. Tumulty and Mr.. Acting Secre-
tary of the Interior Phillips, and whole
lot of other "big bugs were getting busy
with our friend Mr. Kirby, to effect the
meeting, tut alas, trains will leave New
York, you know and l had perfectly
good Job" waiting down here for me
my nice little job which I had been treat
ing like step-child for four long weeks
and, besides, / don't speak Belgian, or
whatever it is that Belgians speak. and
the only thing could have talked to the
"Kink" about would have been clothing
the Belgian babies and-er- err Belgian
Hares" (and they have such large fami-
lies, being first cousins once removed
from rabbits, and altogether I guess 1t
was just as well that His Majesty, King
Albert, the whatever he is q thought
had his number) was spared the ordeal.
not to speak of yours truly.
DOLLY.