New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-14
PATRIOTIC TEA AND FAIR.
TT WILL BE GIVEN BY THE DEFENDER9
AUXILIARY CORPS

The Defenders Auxiliary Corps New-York d.
vision, will hold patriotic tea and fair under the
auspices OF it's Babylon Branch at Babylon. Long
Island. on Friday next. the proceeds to be applied
the relief work to which those interested de-
voting themselves. and especially. in this instance
hospital assistance for invalid soldiers.
Mrs James c. Bergen. Mrs. Alfred wagstaK. Mrs.
W. L. Andrews Mrs. Edwin Thorne Mrs. William
Arnold OF New-York; Mrs. stevens and the Misses
Happen. Strong True. CARL Of Babylon, and Mrs
and the Misses Sands. ~ Washington. will all pre-
side at tables and will have the assistance OF large
delegations OF friends from the city and from the
neig hbor1g villages
Attractions OF various kinds offered. and ad-
vantage is being taken OF the occasion by the
South Shore Country Club. upon whose new
grounds the fair will ne held to open its golf
/. links with initial match game. technically de-
scrlbed a mixed foursome competition. The
managers OF the fair offering prizes FOR the
winners and rllnners-up. and the entry fees for
the game go the benefit OF the fair fund
The following extract is from the announcement
OF the game made by the club:
"The conditions governing the competition are an
follows A preliminary round will De played in the
morning. The eight lowest scores to qualify for
match play in the afternoon, which shall be at
twenty-one holes The semi-fnals to be played Sat-
urday morning. twenty-one holes. and the finals In
the afternoon. twenty-one holes"
The New-York Division OF the Defenders Auxii-
larry Corps organized In July, with the idea
that there was room for assistance to the soldiers
the front before they became invaded, when
this corps proposed 10 help supply. Although the
members then scattering for the summer. pur-
chases OF material were made from time TO time
funds secured. and forwarded to the dner-
ent who kept work The results Of their ef-
forts have been sent where and when asked Tor.
and have been various In kind and widely spread
In donation. Supplies Of well-hlled emergency or
comfort bags. plOw-slips. ration bags. towels pa
jamas bandages. sponges, writing paper, pehcns
and stamped envelopes. pipes tobacco reading mat
ter, beef extract crackers. clam oouillon ginger
ale, and cash for purchase Of medicines nave peen
forwarded t. Tampa. the United States steamship
New Hampshire. the authorities in charge OF mo
Army Building Neg,-York; United States steam
ship Relief. United States steamship Jason Troop
{. Relief Committee Of the list Regiment and Camp
WikOf.
The latter-day developments have caused the
women 20 turn their attention to hospital needs.
They have nurse to Camp Wikon arq nave
been instrumental In procuring supplies 70 Do sent
there for use by her among the sufferers. Tho
need Of further supplies is urgent.
Al this time the money IS all gone. the war -
over but the need FOR assistance from non-comDat-
ants Is not. and IL is in the effort to raise funos
with which to continue work that the fair IA ~ Do
held.
F. p B. Sands OF Washington whose summer
home at Babylon. Long Island. will act as treas