The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-27
DR.. GRAY'S FETE NOW
" FOR ALL NATIONS"
Fear of Offending Any Leads
Him to Embrace All
the World.
RED CROSS FINES TERMS

nv. Charles de Garmo Gray. known
also as col Charles de Garmo, has de-
cjcl that 1t would be better IL his fete.
'agcant and ball which he is going to give
for the Red Cross did not smack too much
~ any one nationality He wants to be
impartial and not hurt the sensiblities of
any one people by leaving them i'm the
cold by lack of representation I'm his mon
st"r entertainment So now IL is to be
,.lci the Rail OF All Nations.
Many ot the cuuhonious features of the
u'I name. the Chinese Fete, Oriental
Pageant and ROYAL Subscription Bar "
have had to Ice left out because the words
Ban Of All Nations" did not fit I'm with
II smoothly But the ideas embraced in
the Old name are still retained. II any
thing they are simply enlarged upon The
scope OF the fete, the pageant and the
bal instead Of being limited to the
oriental h. now 20 be universal
such is pr GraNs conception of his re-
fashioned fctc. Dr Gray himself was
,rtmsuc yesterday and felt encouraged
what Do" said was an Endorsement OF
'.r enterprise 10y Miss Mabel Boardman.
nr head OF the Red Cross But the vet.
c.'uary spent Little if any time at the feto
Vices 10 IN" knickerbocker Annex, and
.t.ir work was accomplished in the way
U' raising funds for the Red Cross No
work being mapped out for his manager
and st"uorrdphcrs. who are loaned by A
business school u the name Of charity the
latter idlcd their time reading or prac.
tC.us on donated typcwtitcrs.
I'll" only difference between Miss Board.
mans statement made to the fete man
ayers, Of the basis on which the Red Cross
WI accept Ia" contributions, and the res.
o.u'iou- passed by them last week rela.
I've I" W" division or the proceeds. is this
That hile the minutes Of the fete's execu.
tive committee state that DIR. Gray is &c
receive 20 per cent of the gross proceeds
IN addition to expenses and programme
I'nnts. the statement Of Miss Boardmar
indicates that Or. Gray will be expected
10 pay all expenses out of his 20 per cent
and that the Red Cross will demand I'd
p'' cent. of the gross
Miss Boardman's statement follows:
Through a misunderstanding those
originating the Chinese fcte, for the bene.
NJ of the war relief work of the Amer.
icau Rcd Cross. utilized letterheads usina
ih" emblem. giving the names of the Red
Gross officials and also stating that tn.
f't' was under the auspices of the Red
cross. The attention of the executive
committee Of the Chinese f,.te CONSISTING
IL Herbert u. Minor. VI. j. Sulzer. Morton
Belwou, Sulzcr and Dr. G. ID. Gray, was
called 20 this misunderstanding. and they
declared their intention Of removing the
emblem. the names OF the officers and the
statement Under the auspices of the Red
CrUss from the future literature. letter.
heads. &c. used by the committee.
The committee also decided to revert
TO the original intention of giving the
fete FOR the benefit of the war relief
work
The policy Of the American Red Cross
whore Offers are made OF enterta inments
rs o. accept with gratitude. as donation
'ac proceeds of such entertainments. bu
HiVtys with the understanding that they
are not given under the auspices of thu
Red Cross. The executive committee OF
fn" Chinese fete assume all expenses ant
ob, cations regarding the fste. Seventy
I've per cent of the proceeds are to b,
donated to the American Red Cross th'
gemtiu.ng % per cent. Is TO go TO the
paymcn; Of all necessary expenses"