New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

much for you in Ireland soon, as soon
as we have cleared the Brtishers out"
Prac tically ali of the prearranged
/ plans for welcoming Mrs MacSwiney
that had been carefully prepared By
the committee IN charge went awry
Yesterday, The police steamboat Pa
troll left the Battery early with a vel
coming committee OF thirty women, and
Grover Whalen. representing Mayor
hylan. The Patrol met the Celtic off
the Statue Of Liberty, as the Dig liner
was moving UP the river from Quaran-
tine to her pier.
passengers on the Celtic cheered the
Patrol, which came up astern of the
liner. The women OF the committee
called for Mrs. MacSwiney, but she
was IN her cabin at the time. and by
the time that she came up on deck. the
Patrol had sheered OFF to Pier 5S 10
land her committee.
Among the members of the committee
aboard the Patrol were two corsins Of
Mrs. MacSwlney. Mrs. Peter Mac
Swiney, and Mrs. Annie MacSwiney
Dixon; Mrs. f. F. Walsh and her daugh
ter, and Helen Todd. Others were John
D. fitzgerald, presiden. of the Cork
Mems Association, who organized the
a =
rick's Cathedral Thanks giving Day.
which preceded the Union Club riot.
The Patrol was in charge of Marine
Inspector James II. Eallock
The Celtic docked at 9:45 o'clock
On the voyage up the river H. D.
Ches terbrooA, personal representative
of Byron r. Newton, Collector Of the
Port. was on board to take care of the
exam mination of the six pieces of Mrs
MacSwlney's baggage. This exnmina-
ton was completed on the ship before
it docked
One of the first to greet Mrs Mac
Swlney down the bay WAS Oswald Gar
rison Willard, editor Of The Nation.
who arranged for Mrs. MacSwinev'
visit. He told her of his committees
plans. Mrs. MacSwiney Will be gaest
l Of Willard and mis- sister-in- law part
! OF the time she is in this country.
special squad Of twelve picked
longshoremen had been chosen to han
de Mrs. MacSwiney's baggage by Jos
eph v Ryan, vice president Of the
Longshoremen Union, but they were
unable to get onto the pier and the bag
gage was carried ashore by stewards
Inc longshoremen, however, took the
baggage from the stewards and carried
1t to the Hotel st. Regis, where RYAN
turned it over personally to Mrs. Mac
Swiney
And want to say. Mrs MacSwiney.'
said Ryan, that the White Star Line
cooperated with Us in every way in
facilitating the handling Of your bag
gage
AS he finished Mrs Macswiney OBJ
served that he was wearing u button
on the lapel Of his coat that bore a
photograph of herself and her baby
a S she saw 1t her face frightened, anc
she said:
"I SEQ you have picture Of myself
and baby, but baby doesn't look like
that now; she is much bigger than that
now. wish l was with her"
Few of the Celtic's passengers saw
Mrs MacSwiney during the eight-day
run from Queenstown to New York.
Notwithstanding the strained re!a-
tions between Britain and Ireland and
the prominence of her identification
with Sim Fein forces, Mrs. Mac
SWlney made an unusually favorable e
impression with the British officers and
crew of the vessel that brought her tc
America.
She was described by some Of the
officers as splendid little woman; a
lady first and last lady-a woman
who commanded the respect and adj
miration OF all who came in contact
with her.
The kindly feeling she had won
from the British officers and crew in
whose care she had come to this coun-
~ apparently was reciprocal. for MYs
Macswiney before leaving the Celtic
expressed her appreciation OF the
courtesy that had been accorded he
during the voyage. She informed the
staff Of the Celtic that her trip had
been made most comfortable and pleas
ant and expressed the hope that i;
would be her good fortune to return
to ireland Oh the same Steamship
The presence Of Mrs. MacSwiney,