The sun., 1919-10-24
ALBERT TO ATTEND
ROOSEVELT MEETING
King and Queen Will See the
47th Star Sewn on Nc
mortal Flag.
MAYNARD TO BE PRESENT
Flying Parson to Deliver In
vocation and Benediction
at Public Library.

In connection with the membership
drive conducted by the Roosevelt Mem
orial Association 1t was announced to-
day that King Albert and Queen Eliza
beth OF Belgium will be present at the
principal meeting for New York to be
held on the plaza Of the Public Library
tomorrow afternoon. when the forty
seventh star will De sewn on the Mem
orial Flag by five school girls.
Word has also been received that
Lieut.. Belvin w. Maynard 1.-The flying
parson," will deliver the invocation and
benediction at this meeting.
In addition to a musical programme
furnished by Miss Kathryn Lee, a
Metropolitan Opera singer, and the Fiji
teenth New York Infantry Band,
speeches will be made by Governor
Allen Of Kansas. Carl F. Akeley, ex-
plorer and big game hunter who was
with Col, Roosevelt in South Afri-
ca; Capt Arthur F. Crosby. former
rough rider. and representatives from
many patriotic organizations.
The Memorial Flag, which is day by
day approaching its Anal resting place
on the grave OF Col. Roosevelt, and
which has had journey of nearly a
which goes to the credit of school boys,
was taken to eight schools on Staten
Island yesterday and viewed by more
than three thousand children. In front
OF Concord School No. IL, three hun
dred children were assembled in the line
OF march and scattered flowers in the
path OF the boys carrying the flag.
Lining the path of the flag bearers
from the pier at Tompkinsville landing
to the Richmond Borough Hall 800 pu-
pills Of the Richmond Public School No
is, each carrying a small flag paid ST.
| lent tribute to the emblem. 1t was re-
| ceived by Borough President Calvin D.
Van Name. who kneeled and kissed the
flag In conclusion to brief address.
The flag was then taken to Staten Island
Academy and thence to the Curtis High
School where Richmond's star was
sewed on by Pauline Feldman, Thelma
Alderman, Clara Handy, Ruth Mason
| and Lottie Watson.
The flag bearers then visited numer-
GUS other points of Richmond, ending
| their march at Tompkinsville landing,
whore United States Quarantine tug
took the flag to the foot Of Joralemon
| street, Brooklyn. Later in the Afternoon
exercises were held in front Of Borough
Hall. where in spite Of the rain there
| was a good attendance. Addresses were
made by Borough President Riegelmann
| and Samuel Abbott father of the flag
| movement. The flag was kept under
guard all night at the Brooklyn Borough
Hail.
The programme Of the flag to-day
will open In Brooklyn at 9 30 this morn
ing at the Girls High School. where
Brooklyn's star will be sewn In place by
girls Of that school, II will then be
| taken to a number of schools, and a
| demonstration by several thousand ele-
mentary school children at the Wash
!ngton Monument, Williamsburg Bridge
plaza, will mark the conclusion OF
Brooklyns exercises. Runners will then
deliver the flag to the memorial commit
| tee at the Manhattan end of the Man
haitian Bridge.
AS a result of the recent public meet
| ings in Carnegie Hall addressed by Ma
| jor-Gen. Leonard Wood 1t was an
nounced yesterday by the treasurer, Mrs
A Barton Hepburn, that contributions
amounting to approximately $4,000
| have been added to the funds OF the
| Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Associa-
| ton.