OCR Text |
Show CLEVELAND WELCOMES CARDINAL MERCIER CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 16. Cleveland today paid homage to its newest citizen, Cardinal Mercier, primate of Belgium. The citizenship of Cleveland was conferred con-ferred upon the aged prelate by Mayor Harry I.. Davis. It is the first timo that, citizenship lias been bestowed officially of-ficially upon n non-resident. Cardinal Mercier early tonight had received $3H,000 toward the reconstruction reconstruc-tion of Belgium. A check for $25,000 wafl the gift of a mnn who asked that , his nam, bo withheld, and $10,000 fame fro.;' 11 e Catholic churches of the Cleveland Cleve-land diocese. The other $1000 was pre- j sentcd by an anonymous donor. |