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were present were Judge Ebert II. Gary,
r. Fulton Cutting. Charles A. Coffin,
Henry Clews. Julius H. Barnes. A. j.
Hemphill, Henry l.. stimson. Oscar s.
Straus, John f. Lucey and William
Boyce Thompson. Mr.. Straus was deco
rated with the Grand Gordon of the Or
der Of Leopold. The King also granted
the royal patronage to the Belgian Cham
Der OF Commerce in New York.
Queen Elisabeth at Church.
Queen Elizabeth also attended mass
at ST. Albert's Church. Accompanied by
Baron Jacques and her lady In waiting
abe reached the church just before the
IL o'clock service began. Reserves from
the West Forty-seventh street station
cleared a passage through the crowd
which had congregated about the church.
and her Majesty was escorted to seat
In the sanctuary by Mgr. Stillemans and
Father Roosens. whom the Queen at
once recognized as one of those on whom
she had bestowed a decoration during
the war.
On leaving the church at the end of
the low mass the Queen paused n mo-
ment to greet several Of the members of
the congregation who wore miniature
Belgian flags, The crowd in the street
gave her a rousing cheer as her motor
car started, toward Fifth avenue
The Queen lunched in her apartment
at the Waldorf and at 2 80 set out for
the home of Mr.. and Mrs Henry p.
Dawson at Glen Cove, l.. l., where
reception was rendered to her by the
American Red Cross, marking the In
auguration OF the membership campaign
OF that organization. The Queen paid
dollar for certificate OF membership
received an Illuminated copy of an adj
dress which was read by Mr.. Dawson,
chairman of the Red Cross War Council
and in recognition OF her work as a
nurse during the war received a silver
medal from DR.. Livingston Farrand,
president of the organization. She was
accompanied on her trip to Glen Cove
mont, Mrs. w. X. Draper and Dr. John
Van Schaick, Jr., who was Red Cross
Commissioner to Belgium
Gen. Pershing, in mufti back from a
vacation on Cape Cod and in the Adiron-
dacks, met the Queen for the first time
since her arrival in this country. He
promptly followed her Majesty's. exam
pie in paying a dollar for the privilege
of enrolling as a member OF the Red
Cross. Several hundred persons, prom
| inent residents of New York and Long
| Island, gathered on the lawn of the
| Dawson estate for the simple cere-
monies
Reads Address to the Queen.
Mr.. Dawson, in reading the address
| to the Queen, said that the American
Red Cross welcomed the opportunity to
| greet the sovereigns of Belgium and
through them the Belgian people who
had laid their country as sacrifice on
the altar of freedom.
"The national spirit of Belgium is
| typifed and personifed in the persons
| of your Majesties," he said, ''and your
example to your own country has stim-
| uiated courage, endurance and sacrifice
in all who unfeignedly love the cause OF
| freedom.
I'm the qualities manifested by your
| Matesties and the venerated Belgian
! prelate, now also a welcome sojourner
| in our land, the American Red Cross
discerns the spirit of service and sacri-
| flee of the American people who made
| their Red Cross an instrument through
which they might express in tangible
| form and by restorative acts their SYM
| pathy for their suffering associates and
| allies and their unfaltering determine
ton to spare no effort or sacrifice until
| the war should be won. Among the
| proudest privileges of the American Red
| Cross was that of taking the American
| peoples message direct to the sacred
| soul of Belgium and to its distressed but
unconquerable people
And now that the war happily Is
ended, the American Red Cross still as
sumes the privilege of acting as q
medium through which the American
| people may express to your MajestieS
our national admiration for yourselves
our hopes for long and prosperous lives
to you both, and our will that from the
| crimson fields of war there shall hav,
| sprung mutual understanding and &
bond of friendship between the two ma
lions which shall outlast all the muta
lions of time"
Replying to the address. the Queer
said:
II am deeply touchd by the greeting
prepared for me by the American Re-
Cross. 1t is impossible to put into word
the gratitude that we feel in Belgium to
ward your society and I think 1t is ;
great privilege to have the opportunit!
to-day OF expressing my thanks.
Your various activities during tn
war. in accomplishing relief and il
bringing help wherever 1t was needed, II
our military and civil hospitals, TO on
children and to our refugees, have beef
SO wonderful that they deserve universe
admiration.
"And now that the war is over, ia
from thinking your task finished. 20,
purpose TO extend your field OF useful
ness.
81 fully agree with you that the actor
of the Red Cross should not be limite
to the calamities of war. In time o
J peace there are a great number OF prob
lens. tuberculosis, epidemics, babies dis
eases, for instance, which need tn
closest attention.
rs 1t not true that the only ones VIII
are always prepared for all emergencle
are those who never allow their efforts I
be interrupted?
May be allowed to say that l shaI
follow the development of your wor
with the keenest interest and sympathy 4?
After the series of audiences whic
occupied all of the afternoon King AL
bert motored to Tarrytown to make
farewell call on John D. Rockefeller
Jr. In the evening in the Waldorf tn
members Of the royal party saw an ex
hibltiou OF all the motion pictures whicl
have been taken of them since their ar
; rival in this country, including thos
mads during their transcontinental triI
l The Belgian rulers and their entour
' age will beard the special train whic
7 is to taie them TO Washington at
r o'clock this morning Their schedul
D calls for stop Of several hours in Phila
delphta. where the King will inspect tn
Hog Island shipyards. The party wi
reach Washington. according to presen
q arrangements, about 10 p. NJ.
< KING WILL ADDRESS
HOUSE AND SENATE