The Washington herald., 1914-10-18
CAPITOL PAGES
GLORY IN CIRCUS
Speaker Clark and Senator
Lewis Give Free Tickets
to Happy Lads.
JOIN LIST OF BOOSTERS
The Palais Royal Contributes to Red
Cross by Taking 1000 Tickets
3 for Matinee Tomorrow.

speaker cIark and Senator James
Hamilton Lewis. the picturesque Demo-
cratic leader. are circus fans. They
proved It yesterday when they distributed
tickets for choice seats at the Society.
Circus" to the pages in both House and
Senate.
incidentally they went on record as
bocsters-in-chlef for the big Red Cross
war relief benefit performance that Is to
be given all this week In Convention Hall
While these two heroes Of the hour were
passing out the tickets TO the pages they
shot few hearty words of advice over
the youngsters heads at the amused
Senator'S and Representatives who were
standing eround watching the sport, urg-
ing them to patronize the benefit
Roosts Red Cross.
IT'S most worthy cause" said
Senator Lewis. and every member Oh
Congress who has been tied up here de-
batting WIZ revenues and appropriatins
money TO cover the emergency knows
how great the need Is for the Red Cross
relief. There is no bettepway OF aiding
than through contributing your mite 70
the success Of this big show. the eHftire'
profits of which are to be turned over to
the Red Cross"
Speaker Clark emphasized the worthi-
ness OF the cause and said he was glad
to give 1T any announcement in his
power. "And when you have seen the
circus yourselves" he told the young
sters. ''tell everyone else you meet what
a good show II was That will help you
to get more funds for the Red Cross"
Tomorrow night is going to be Con-
gress night at the carnival. Besides the
pages, many members OF Congress. press
Icorrespondents and Capitol employees
have secured blocks of seats.
fake 5000 Tickets.
But members Of Congress couldn't get
ahead of one enterprising Washington
merchant who wanted his patrons 10 get
the first look in at the big show. The
Palais Royal has taken 1000 tickets for
the Monday matinee. the very first per-
Torrance This was that big department
stores contribution to the Red Cross re-
lief work. The management felt that by
thus interesting the women OF Washing
ton in the relief work, and by advertising
the need for funds and a means to as
slst by patronage of this benefit per-
formance. the entire profits Of which
are to be turned in to the Red Cross,
II would be doing much more than by
making an Individual contribution.
Full page announcements in their ad-
vertisements today calls attention Of
every one in Washington to the society
circus and insures its financial success.
Members OF tho National Press Club
also have swung into line as boomers
for the society circus" and are to at
tend the first night In full force. Other
orgalizations are following suit.
The carnival. although comprising six
teen Of the best professional circus acts.
and under professional management. Il
being given with the understanding that
the entire profits are to be turned over
to Howard S. Reside. treasurer OF the
Red Cross war relief fund. The affair
has the heartiest Endorsement OF Mrs
Theodore McLsughIin. president OF the
District OF Columbia Chapter; Of Miss
Mabel Boardman. chairman OF the exec
utiye COMMITTEES. and OF Ernest P. Bicl<-
nell. national director Of the American
Red Cross