Evening star., 1926-11-09
DINNER WITH JUDGE GARY.

Columbia University being close to
st. Luke's Hospital, went for mo-
ment to visit my friend Mrs. Mabel
Potter Daggett, who had been several
times with me in Rumania and who
had had breakdown with heart
complications and had been unable to
greet me on my arrival at New York.
The nurses and doctors of the hospi-
tai were, of course. eager that /
after my short interview with Mrs.
Daggett. whom / luckily found much
better than l had expected, l looked
into the children's section.
Here I had my first view Of little
negro baby who sat like a piece of
coal in his very white sheets and
looked at me with huge pathetic eyes
that seemed to be set in china. l
fondled his woolly head, and | must
say l found him a very lovable fel-
low There was also a little child
there-this one, on the contrary, al
most uncannily white-who was being
kept alive on bananas. The child
could absolutely eat nothing else,
and when any other food was tried
fell back Immediately into a most
precarious state. This was the first
time that those of the hospital had
known such a case.
Now l was expected at the head
quarters of the Young Women's
Christian Association, where Ileana
Joined me. To my pleasurable aston
ishment, / was greeted in Rumanian
by all the girls in chorus, whose
voices rang around the stone pas
sages and filled my ears until they
hummed. A Rumanian young lady
who had come over to America to
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preparing to become q doctor, had
taught them these Rumanian words
of welcome. which the girls certainly
seemed to enjoy, for they cried them
out to me wherever l moved.
Touching Ceremony Described.
In the reception hall a very touch
ing ceremony took place. To the
sound of beautiful chanting the girls
entered, the solemn procession
marching toward where we sat on
raised dais. The president. Mrs
Hamilton, held a lighted candle, from
which all the girls lighted their own
candles. Then one of them stepped
forward and presented Ileana with
silver ring with the Girl Reserve
badge engraved upon it.
Ileana, moving forward, saluted her
blue triangle salute. There she stood
that daughter Of mine, who had come
from an Eastern land far beyond the
sea. facing those girls of America {,
With emotion they looked into each
others eyes, a same thought, a same
idea, a same hope binding them to-
gether Race. language, creed meant
nothing to them at that moment
They were just the future, the hope
Of every mothers tears, looking at
each other, and we Of the older gen
GRAFTON felt the tears suddenly mount
burning to our eyes.
Here, indeed, was the symbol of
good will among men, East and West
the Old World and the New stretching
real spirit Of Christian love and un-
derstanding. think not one of those
who looked on remained unmoved.
That evening had quite an unusual
experience. ] was invited to a mans
banquet alone Of my kind. 1t was
the great annual dinner of the Iron
and Steel Institute, Of which dear
Judge Gary is the chairman and Of
which Col. Ament is member. 1t
was he in fact, who was eager that
| should accept this invitation to a.
world to which | really seemed very
little to belong.
Asked to Make Speech.
Never before had / sat among so
many business men, and l had to
make effort to realize that it was /,
Queen of Rumania. sitting there, look
ing down upon that immense crowd OF
ardent workers come together from