New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-01
$4,000 LEFT over
FROM FLEET FUND
Vanderbilt Praised for
Cutting Former Enter
tainment Bill in Half.

Much favorable comment has greeted
the report Of the Mayors committee
for the entertainment of the Atlantic
feet during the recent naval review.
Perhaps the features of the report,
which has been sent to Mayor Mitchell
by Cornelius Vanderbilt, chairman OF
the committee. are the return of APP
proximately $4,000 Of the money pro-
vided for the use of the committee
and the splendid showing made ct
cost which was less than one-half of
the expenditure required when the
fleet was here two years ago.
Mr. Vanderbilt was interchangeable IN
his efforts to make the celebration
success and stuck 10 his post early and
late, despite the narrowing conditions
under which he was compelled to work
during the last days of preparation.
Unstinted praise has been given him as
well as his associates, Willard ID.
Straight, chairman of the finance COM
mittee; Finley j. Shepard, Of the sail
ors' entertainment committee, and Col
onel Daniel Appleton, of the officers
entertainment committee.
The total cost Of the celebration and
entertainment was $4,000. At the
time of the preceding entertain
ment the bill was $4,000. The pri-
vate subscriptions this year were
about S27 900, and the city appropriated
$4,000. OF the money given by the
city, $1,000 was returned and $4,000
of the private funds was sent back to
those who gave it.
Various forms Of entertainment, in
GLIDING the luncheon for the Presi-
dent at the Biltmore Hotel, cost Sl2,-
600. Most of the balance of the funds
went for grandstsnds, floats, fire
works, etc. The sailors had $4,000
baseball tickets and $500 theatre and
motion picture tickets. They smoSed
1913, $50 free cigars aud cigarettes.
Also they deposited $4,000 at the Y.
N. c. A. and went to hear Billy Sun
day.
In speaking of the general conduct
of the sailors while ashore, Mr.. Van
derbilt said;
an this connection ii seems only
proper to refer TO the unanimous praise
of the enlisted men on leave in the
city and their extremely fine showing
at a time when there were thousands
of them - &c seen every day on the
street and in public places. 1t is in
teresting to note that the citizens
everywhere commented on their splen-
did appearance and character. 1t is
not too much to say that the enlisted
men themselves contributed as much
as any single factor to the pleasant
character of the week preceding the
review"
The members of the executive com
mittee for the entertainment OF the
fleet were:
Colonel Daniel Apple Martin W. Lttleton
ton. COMMANDER j. ~ D.
Bernard ". Bsruch. Kelly, u. $. y.
George W. Burleigh. Charles VI. Lincoln.
Jobn q Boschen Sam A. LeWisohn.
Edwin II Blashheld James r Macdonald.
Edmund L. Baylies Dudley Field Malone.
George r. Baker, Jr. Ralph Pulitzer.
Dom Barber Frank Presbrey,
George Gordon Bat Victor Ridder.
tie FINLEY j. Shepard
Frederic r. Coudert Herbert l.. Satterlee.
Joseph r. Day. Charles h. Sherrlll.
lanes r. Ford Willard d. Straight.
Samuel W Fairchild. Arnon |" Squiers.
Isaac Guggenheim. Henry ). thompson.
4 Augustus Healy. +. ,. Tomlin.
Timothy Healey Archibald p; watson.
August Heckscher. George 7. Wilson.
DR. George f. KunB.