New-York tribune., 1919-09-20
Day Is Dedicated to This
Country to Acknowledge
Nations Gratitude, He
Announces at Luncheon
Given Two Receptions
God Bless Noble Mission
of Journalism Cardinal
Concludes in Tribute

eon at the Bankers Club. The Cardinal
was attired in his cassock. piped with
tho cardinal red and he wore a warered
silk cloak On his head was the scarlet
skull cap Of his Office. He was a strik-
ing figure his great height and his un-
usually mobile face holding the atten-
ton instantly. He listened with marked
interest while General George w. VIM
cate outlined plans for a permanent
memorial 20 New Works soldiers
The huge gathering arose as one man
as the Cardinal began his address. He
acknowledged the tribute gracefully
and then said:
oh how intimately come in touch
with your noble country. Oh, how
deeply | and mine credit broad minds
and open arms to the Americans The
kind invitation to lunch with you to-
day gives me q new evidence of it. You
intend to have a victory hall to com
memorate the glories of all those who
sacrificed their lives for the sake of
Justice and humanity One could have
assumed that YOU would concentrate
your aim and your effort to erect
large and splendid monument where all
the glories, not only of your country
but also Of the Allied armies. will have
their place and their honor. That gen
erous feeling moves us, and | wish to
congratulate YOU thereon.
One Sabbath Dedicated to L. s.
Some months ago. on the Goth
general solemn manifestation of ma
tional thanAfUlness to Coda thanks
giving day and our great King Albert
was there. and Queen Elizabeth was
there. They were there with their
three royal children and we resolved
that in tie future one special Sabbath
shall be dedicated to the United States
to testify with gratefuIness to all YOUR
people.
Il can assure you that you do not
realize what you did for our people.
The Commission for the Relief of Bel
gum appear to us to be such a beauti-
fu, magn ncent. unprecedented aid.
this institution of charity, of gener-
osty that we we'll may say it is kind
OF monument of Your generosity. YOUR
nationa. generosity.
Many families were preserved from
starVation We owe that TO the genial
conception and strong, INTERCHANGEABLE
vii OF Herbert Hoover
Many OF you, who personally know
nm as l nave the pleasure to know
HIN. w0v q ike to have tell him when
you meet him that our gratitude is i'm
peIsaaole-~ not only in my soul but
IN the soul Of my OWL people.
Acknow lodges Red Cross Work
you also did a great work for our
wounded through the American Red
Cross
For all this | was ANXIOUS to come
to AMerca 70 tell you that our public
lceiing was OF enduring gratitude Be
ioTe eaviag, when asked To come TO
ms country We received many letters
ASKING Us TO tell of the grateful feel
4hgs OF our people. | am here at this
MomeHt the spokesman Of MY own ma
uoh Belgium OF course, a poor inter
prefer blt he does what he can to
EXPRESS the Geep. Intimate feeling tow
ard you
Among those at the luncheon were
oolonel Grayson. IT, p. Murphy. Major
Ienelal Thomas II. Barry. Jacob, Schiff
John n b. Stanchfe!d General Wingate,
bishop dc Nacnter. of the Cardinals
parry; J. l. {. Clarke. Alexander J.
neMlnl.l, George Gordon Battle. Nich-
olas + Brad, William {. Breed. Balm
Dridse Colby, Martin Conboy. Joseph
r. pay, Abram L. Elkus. Samuel W
fsncnilG, Ebert H. Galv, George J.
Hgilisspie Joo 4. Netiges. Robert J.
heNhedy. laurence Mcclure, II. Snow
aeA Marsha Wilian Fellowes Nor
San' Starr =. 4lUlphv, w. V. Niles,
mn@iph Petei, ira y. Place, George
Haysn Putnam. William G. Reick, Oscar
Mraus Gage f. Tarbcp. II. II. Vrec-
.snd' George T Wilson, George A. Win
gaze Aouis Stem and Henry a. Wise.
Press Writer'S Give Reception
cardinal Merc.er was honored at She
New York Public Library yesterday
afternoon ~ the Association Of For.
tga Press Corres pondeuts of New
Ar Rooms
NyFon r. HericS. former Ambassa-
eor 70 Franco. vas introduced as the
n's' speaker hy Marcel Knecht, acting
l:Tsaeht o. the association. Nh. Her
lVA 'old of Tho horojsm OF the Car
1ltai ard said this eNanA,le was an IN
Sp,,A:ion to the world.
NrFillo r. stone. General manager
w. ne socla,ed Press. vas intro
uueed u next He said the war was not
WHY nYa oV the soldiers nor by great an
fF,opFl"tona but By the irresistible
.V%e OF public opinion He conclud-
"a by ssyine to the Cardinal that His
,Mu'ineace had done more than any
;sner incNvidual TO focus public opin-
'uH uEon the grcat issues Of righteous
ness 10 tn war
Presented With Gold Pen
w. NJ, hnecht then paid an eloquent trib-
.:., sss 20 the Na2,linai and presented him
,n. " gold pen 10 write more pas
ro @S IN the name of the foreign
.S...,eSponeeHts. TWO little girls. repre-
som. en.nS A.seee and Lorraine, then pre-
sv"'e' .;rn 'e Cardinal with commemora-
Nte is OF Joan Of Arc and Nerdun.
NV represented by Rose PARA
e' Twelve, and Lorraine by Louise
''i'a'e, iouYtocn.
NAV. Nl. Mefcier repeated his state
Amn. oil his country's gratitude to
me-. s'.ca' Not fer a moment" he said
,b bSV' ior one moment. did | ever doubt
oss outcome As for my Christmas
ge'al. the press did more to make
Opb;'e b,y;Fgeiul than did. Before il was
,ss1's,ued IN France ! sent it 'clandes-
WIZ here the Cardinal spoke
bro'.n" peculiar emphasis and smiled
Engla1s 70 holland, to France, to
Ames;nao and 90 England's neighbor,
10 Js ,ba cardinal paid a feeling tribute
ses.r"; press and said its exercise Of
derfni curing the war was as won
"p"as as us dissemination of news.
thino ;.laiht is 4 rare and remarkable
mo is En- IN journalism.' he said. break
vas io; iso a broad smile, in which he
,he rvImeu noins by the audience "God bless
ne Csra Cr MISSION OF journalism said
p''Aai IN conclusion.
~ rs'ept'"n and Dinner at Astor