The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-10
WARM GREETING
GIVEN MERGER
Belgium's Militant Cardinal
Says Mission Here Is to
Thank America.
GUEST OF ARCHBISHOP
Declares Germany Already Is
Plotting Revenge for Her
Deserved Defeat.
GUEST OF ARCHBISHOP

Desire Felicien, Cardinal Mercier,
servant and soldier of God, came to
this city from Belgium yesterday upon
journey which will take him through
most Of the American country and will
afford him that opportunity which he
| holds to be a sacred duty, to express
the gratitude Of his nation to ours.
He arrived on board the Northern
Pacific. an army transport, with thou-
sands Of American doughboys for his
fellow passengers. Perhaps nothing
describes him SO well as the thunder
ing cheer upon cheer with which they
bsde him farewell as he stepped from
shipboard TO shore.
For he had been among them daily on
the voyage. talking with them and walk
Ing the decks with them a tall, con-
spicuous figure and personality, In the
habit with bright buttons and the scarlet
skull cap which is the fatigue dress Of
his office. Physically he Is of the manner
leave no impress at ALL He is 6s years
old. the contour OF his body being long
and strong and slender. The stress Of
the sea never detained him an hour in
his cabin.
Cordial directing for All.
As he stepped on shore yesterday ne
said that he could almost feel sorry
that his journey across the ocean had
come to SO early a conclusion; that he
had not felt 50 rested and refreshed in
twenty years. He went through the
long ordeal of presentations and hand
shaking which no distinguished traveller
may avoid upon coming here smiling
cordially and with gracious word for
-, every one, and afterward stood an hour
and talked with newspaper representa-
tives and other interviewers at the home
of Archbishop Hayes, on Madison ave.
nue.. Through all this he came with his
serenity unruffled and saying that fatigue
had not overtaken him.
After staying at the episcopal resi-
dence overnight as the guest of Arch
bishop Hayes he will leave this city for
parade of Gen. Pershing and his war
riors that shall have passed the Cathe-
dral by noon. He will come back to
this city on April II and will be received
at City Hall, and the day after will go
to Albany. From Albany. where a re-
ception will be rendered him by Gov
Smith, he will go again to Baltimore, at
tend a meeting of the Catholic Bishops
at Washington and deliver an address.
and from Washington on September rs
begin the journey that will take him
through so much OF the United States
Warm Welcome for PreIate.
Some notion of the warmth which is
certain to greet him everywhere upon
his American travels was afforded him
yesterday while the Northern Pacific
was carrying him from Sandy Hook to
the army pier at Hoboken. where he dis
embarked. The police boat Patrol with
Mayor Hylan and a goodly representa-
tion of the Mayors Committee of We'll
come on board and with also two other
committees. one appointed by Arch
bishop Hayes and the other by Cardinal
Gibbons OF Baltimore. picked up the
Northern Pacific at Quarantine and es-
corted her to her Hoboken berth.
The Patrol was dressed with flags,
SO was the landing pier. the Belgian flag
being central In the decorations of
course. and first one band and then an.
other playing the Belgian national
anthem. The Patrol dsembarked her
passengers at the pier within.a few min
utes after the Northern Pacific had made
fast and one OF the first to go aboard
The transport was Mayor Hylan, with
Rodman Wanamaker of the Mayors COM
mittee close upon his heels. They en-
countered Cardinal Mercier in a compan.
ionway, and there the Cardinal was ac-
corded a vivid first impression OF New
York
Mayor Hyian bowed low "Your
I'm nerce," he said, New York city
greets you. Your Eminence. meet Rod
man Wanamaker of the Mayors com
mittee."
Ultimately the Patrol carried Cardl-
nal Mercier to the foot of West FIJI
tieth street and from there he rode TO
the residence of Archbishop Hayes by
automobile. Fiftieth street, as Il
reaches westerly from Ninth avenue
especially, is not one of the city streets
where memorable persons pass fire.
quently or where the residents may be
expected to know always that a famous
visitor is coming TO the city or recognise
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