The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-26
BECOME INQUISITIVE
ABOUT CHINESE FETE
Merchants and Others Want TO
Know How Much the Red
Cross Is to Get.
DIR. GRAY STILL LEADER

Tea has not been served at the after
noon gatherings OF the promoters OF the
Chinese Fete, Royal Pageant and ORR
entail Subscription Bal" for several
days. The lockwood table. the rugs that
are guaranteed to be 5000 years old. the
priceless Eastern hanglngs and all the
other things which are 30 important in
keeping up Atmosphere In the offices
of the feto promoters In the Knicker-
booker Annex for the time being are
neglected.
In the words of DR.. c. dc Garmo Gray.
the veterinary who IL arranging the af-
fair. which DR. Gray says will provide
thousands OF dollars for the Red Cross,
atmosphere is all important when a spec
tacle is TO be produced or an impression
made.
AS matter of fact, ever since THE Sum
told OF the difficulties which DR.. Gray had
had In finding "a society to back him. and
which In the end would not repudiets
him. and ever since THE sun told OF the
letter which Miss Mabel Boardman chair
man OF the executive committee OF the
Red Cross, wrote to Or Gray asking him
why he was using that societys name
without permission, the veterinary and his
friends have had their hands full explain
ing There was hurried meeting OF the
fetes executive committee and consulta-
tons with lawyers.
Merchants who have been asked for
gifts wanted TO know a little bit moro
about the men who are with DR.. Gray
on the much changing executive commit
tee and what part of the proceeds OF tho
fete are to be turned over to the Red
Cross for war sufferers. They wanted to
know what society really stands behind
Dr. Gray. since the China Society and the
Chinese Students Alliance of America arc
out OF II and the Red Cross has de-
manded moro Information and the elm
iaation OF the use OF Its emblem ana
officers names
This information THE SUN is able 20
give II the word 81 men who were at
last weeks commit meeting is entirely
correct. These are .c men who attended
and voted at the executive meeting. ac-
c,rdiug 10 the report H. n. Miner. who
Was elected chairman; G. de Garmo Gray.
who was elected secretary VI j. Iulzer.
chosen treasurer, Mortimer y. Suffer,
chosen yicc-chpirmyu and George w.
Slmmis. WHO had been chairman OF tho
committee. Ninr proxies solicited from
other committeeman and held by Dr. Gray
Wer" also voted som, pf them being
-hosc Of Charles Richards, V. T Ithel. J.
:. Allon and J. J. Jackson. Richard Purdy
and John @ rkcn were absent.
And tAcse are among the resolutions
reported to have been unanimously
adopted:
THAT Mortimer j Zulzcr. treasurer.
shall receive and deposit in the Hudson
Trust Company all funds OF the Chinese
fete royal, pageant, sc. to be- drawn upon
only by himself with checks countersigned
by the chairman Of the committee
"That inoswuch ~ Dr Gray has do
mated six months Of his valuable time
without charge 20 the preliminary plans
for the fete, he shall be given complete
charge I'm the making OF contracts, the
employing Of help and the direction of the
frte
That The members of the comm'ttNo
are not responsible for expenses i-cu ~ n
by Dr. Gray.
THAT all expenses previously sct.l..
nv Dr. Gray IN behalf OF the fete shall b.
refunded 10 him
That in consideration of Dr. Gray's
valuable services the gross receipts de-
rived from the sale and advertising space
81 tho official programme shall be DR.
Gray's. hut that he shall pay for tho print
ing Of the programme.
That all receipts from tho sale Of con-
ccssions shall belong 20 Dr. Gray
THAT Of all The general gross receipts.
such as sale OF tickets at IS each, DIT.
Gray shall receive himself 25 per cent.
THAT In per cent. ~ the general net
receipts shall be given to the Actors
Friendly Society
THAT all prizes not awarded, or re-
fused. shall he sold and the proceeds
| given 10 Miss Roardman for the Red
! Cross"
THE SIN was not able to learn Just
what provision had been made for the
| Red Cross with the remaining 65 per cent.
Of the receipts but the intmation was
that Miss Bonrdmnn would get IT,