Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-08
THOUSANDS GREET
MRS. MACSW|NEY
Woman's Committee Meets
I Her Upon Arrival, Throng
Escorts Her Through CITY.

l. c!oo"eo oy thousands OF sym.
patnizers in the cause of Irish inde-
pendence. Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney,
WIDOW Of the late lord mayor of Cork.
itosether with her sister-in-law, Miss
MARY McSwiney. arrived in Washing
zen at $3.50 o'clock last night, where
before the unofficial American com.
mission on conditions in Ireland
Arriving on time. Mrs. MacSwiney,
whose husband gave up his life for a
principle, stepped from the train and
Immediately found herself the center
of special committee Of women Sc.
lected to bid her welcome to the city,
and after brief introduction, was es-
corted by Mrs. Champ Clark, Mrs.
Henry F. Ashurst and Mrs Rosa
downing, through q long line of
pretty girls wearing the colors of the
Irish republic to waiting automobiles,
which fell in line behind more than
10000 marchers. and moved to the
residence of Peter F. Drury, 1921
Rhode Island avenue, at whose home
Mrs. MacSwiney and her sister-in-
law will stop while in the city.
Members of Reception Party.
Those in the committee to greet
MIS-. MacSwiney included Mrs. Joseph
france, Mrs. William Z. Borah, Mrs.
! James Reed, Mrs. John Burke. Mrs.
Hannis Taylor, Mrs. Thomas Carter,
| Mrs. p. H. Pickford, Mrs. Peter A
Drury. Miss Mary OToole, Mrs Frank
z. Walsh. Mrs. Edward Heating, DR..
francis Foye. Mrs. Basil Marley, Mrs.
W. II. Clagett, Mrs. Dowd, Mrs r F.
Rourke, Miss Sarah Post Grogan, Miss
Joy webster, Miss Edna Sheehy and
N ss Amelia Rosser. Former Senator
Vardaman of Mississippi joined the.
! reception committee as the train
pulled into the station.
There was little about the appear
ance Of Mrs. MacSwiney to suggest
the tragic purpose of her visit to
America. A mere girl of the pure
Celtic type. with brilliant eyes, quick
and engaging, and q strong, WELL
shaped mouth, containing a perfect
set of teeth, this Irishwoman, who
patiently watched for seventy-two
days while her husband starved.
| smiled to the onlookers as the long.
parade wendell its way from the sta
ton, along Pennsylvania avenue and
through various other streets to its
destination. ~
Arriving at Mr.. Drury's residence.
the great crowd, determined to get
closer view. overran the police and
refused to dispense until she had
opened an upper window, and, wear
ing q smile, which she said mirrored
the happiness she felt at her recep-
ton in America, waved her hand to
the cheering thousandS and bade them
a CHEEKY ''Good-night,J
Mrs. Afaesw1ney.A Statement.
Later, when pressed for an inter-
view by newspaper men inside the
house, Mrs. MacSwiney issued the
following statement:
THE wonderful welcome extended
to us by the people ofaWashington. is
deeply appreciated by Miss Mac
Swiney and myself. We appreciate It
as an offering to the sacred cause OK
liberty We feel certain that the great !;
American people sympathize with our
suffering country. tca
ireland loves America, and looks
to her now In her great hour OF need
I am glad of an opportunity to visit
the capital Of the United States.
have eyar turned THAR eyes toward
America, the champion of liberty.
feel confident that Ireland will not
look in yaifi." Z = =. x
There was an. Informal reception at
the house last ntEnt. and shortly
Macswiney and her sister-in-law re-
She She attended mess. ii st. Matthew'S.
Church this morning. preparatory TO
taking the stand at, the heartng this
afternoon. l:-.s
The visitors were accompanied on
their trip from New York by James
Burke and Harry Boland, members or
the Dali Eirrean of Ireland, the latter
being the secretary OF President DE
Valera
VIII Receive Visitors. -
Announcement was made last night
that pilgrimages of Irish sympathtzers
to the home Of the widow of the irish
martyr would be held during her stay
here "A delegation from Baltimore
WIFI be received by Mrs MacSwiney
night ut s. o'clock:
: .xif & IoSai, irish; Organisations and
many .cfyfc .hodies were REPRESENTED
m the parade. which was q silent one.
Illuminated by red fire and
torches. jeremiah 0'Connor acted as
grand marshal and. surrounded by his
aids. Andrew L Hicke1, Captfl James
Purcell. Robert Barrett, Rosa Down
ing, Joseph A. Daley. Edmund OSulli-
van and Daniel -Callaghan, led the pro-
cession.
Miss Agnes Whalen, carrying the
American flag, and Miss Amelia Ros- I
ser, bearing the flag Of the Irish re-
public, headed more than zoo former
service men Of the United States Army
and, Navy in uniform, and, massed be-
hind these ten ABREAST was the long
tine of man and woman syrnpathizers
kssthe cause Of Irish independence.
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