The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-23
PRESIDENT OPENS
RED CROSS BAZAAR
Button In White House starts
Charity Event in Grand
Central Palace.
"COTTON CORNER" FEATURE

President Wilson left his dinner last
night 10 open the Red Cross bazaar and
Universal Market In the Grand Central
Palace at O'Clock He only pressed a
button In one OF the White House rooms,
whercupon gong started ringing In the
bazaar and the coming machine struck a
gold medal. which will be started on Its
way to Washington some time to-day.
As he could not he here himself, Presl-
dent Wilson sent the following telegram
My dear Mrs. Mexican: May not, upon
the occasion OF the opening Of the bazaar,
send sou brief message to express my
deep interest In the objects OF the bazaar
and my hope that II Will result in material
aid for the work OF mercy represented by
the Red Cross Society? My best wishes
80 out 20 an enterprise which certainly ex-
presses some OF the best and deepest things
1n human hearts"
An announcement Of particular interest
was made last night by Mrs Archibald
Hopkins. chairman of the Womans DEPART
m"nt Of the National Civic Federation in
Washington. Mrs Hopkins has just re-
turned from Pittsburs, where 1t was voted
10y the Federated Wumans clubs that "a
block OF model tenement houses be built
and dedicated IN Washington ~ me.
mortal 10 Mrs Wilson.
The Grand Central Palace wore a
very military aspect last night Promptly
on the stroke OF : o'clock the gong rang
IN response to the Presidents button and
spelled Mr.. Wilson's name IN the Morse
code. Nine. Buckhuut, the American
soprano. led the singing Of the star
Spangled Hammer" and the bazaar was
of In full swing
The hrst thing seen az the entrance wa =
IN" melting pot. presided over by Mrs
Nelson II. Henry. where visitors we're
invited TO throw Jewels and trnklets fo-
the benefit OF the war sufferers So great
was ia" response 10 this appeal that the
pot was soon filed to the brim and
enpted. \ model camp. ambulance
corps and boy scouts held the centre o,
the floor. and Miss Mabel Boardmau.
president ~ the National Red Cross. was
knitting grey socks for the soldiers
one OF the most interesting features
was the cotton corner" OF THE EVENING
SUN. where cotton IN all Its stages ana
IN every form OF manufacture was shown
The bales sent by President Wilson and
Secretary McAdoo held the places OF
honor waiting 10 be- auctloned crr to the
highest bidder Thitty-fve hundred tex
Ties were represented. and from Hunter
college came samples OF every kind OF
workmanship IN cotton. Cotton flowers
cotton lace and silks and satlrs yer.
hung on the wallis \ cotton nat. chill
dren's dresses and cotton dolls were all
l"H OUT pfI"dtn lne Nna0e or cotton
trees. real ones showing the develop
ment Of she plant from the seed 20 the
flower
The dresses worn by Miss Gcnevirve
Clark. Miss Callle Hoke Smith, Mrs
Champ Clark and Miss Burleson AZ The
National Fashion Cotton Show IN Wash
'nton on October were exhibited on
forms. and II Is expected their owners will
be- here themselves on Monday and Tues
day TO have charge OF the cotton corner.
Tho bazaar will run for ton days longer
under the auspices OF Mrs. Martin H.
Glynu, Mrs Nelson II. Henry. Mrs. How
ard Mansfield Mrs Arthur NJ Dodge and
Mrs. Henry +. pimock