New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
PRAISE FROM 7. R.
BUNDLE DAY CROWN
Colonel Visits Headquar-
tiers and Says That lie
Is "DeIighted.'
ISN'T HE a DEAR?'
SAYS ONE WOMAN
Clothing Is Tagged. and COM
mittee Asks Pawrbrokers Not
TO Lend Money on 1t.

w AN''N '''1'
Forrocr President Theodore Roosevelt
droppcd INTO the headquarters Of the
RYrdIe Committee, 2lo Fifth az, yes
,crday afternoon, made a twenty-m'n-
uto investigation OF the work oeihg
done there and left bubbling over win
enthusiasm. Il was the regular Koose-
welt enthusiasm "Delighted, extrsor-
binary" bully" and "wonderful' were
few Of his adjcctives.
He wen. from the top floor o. the
building to the ground floor. The ele-
,a.or was being used for the hosting
% bundles, and. instead OF waiting ne
s,id 70 Miss Frances Kellor: "lf the
i'm il being used. let US walk up
Together they climbed the stairs 20
.ho eiy.h floor and stopped on the dIt-
sorort aoors on the way down. he VS.
;,od tho departments, watched the
workers sort the clothing and express
surrri.e At finding so much Of 1t "n'cn
.hoyod little trace Of wear one Of
,,o women in the women's depar'"e".
,,;d after he left: Why, isn't ne Ju''
a dear!
Colone. Enthusiastic
81 don't mean TO be rude out "e
inc, as enthusiastic as a woman a.
borro;n counter rush. He looked 'ne
clothing over so carefully. Many ..
,ho n;ocos are really very valuable ne
oo,,r,cr.ed on hand embroidered PEI,
.;ooa, saving: And just think OF tne
t'co"', 10 Tho will receive this! no"
p0Ur III GLADDEN. her heart. II IS reailS
IL wiz enEnrfuI 70 think Of how the
an 81 of New York responded 70 tne
ppuUppaI for clothing. And such nne
aIp .L'n,, Zoo Why. these childrehS
clothing is simply grand! -. in
W. bs COMPLETED his tour OF IN
Nne he said: THE only thing l
80 81 N saw about my visit is 10 con.
Nn. ..1oto tho women for all that tneS
20 Sone The efficient way IN "niGn
.bov have handled this matter Is ,ea't.
,,o1dorfuI. came IN here as deeeImI
c;t tI and am glad ! came. II - o.,
90 extraordinary; it is sucn an ~.
traordinarv thing. The only tnIng .ms.
' =, o. needed 10 start this movemen, "ss
mark. and from that the ""0''
9binr has been accomplished
VILE waiting for Rodman "sn
,,ator Who has been one OF tne pea
NC fgures. he posed for picture.
could not, however, pose aiong ;., I'm,
inc that Miss Kellor stanu VIZ ,..ino
/ Nv Wanamaker was delayed IN s ss
10 the place, and did not see ''e
| President. .so door 70 a
waitinp taxi Colonel Roosevelt we
stopped by a policeman IN 80 sa;d ~
clothes. "Hello, hello! ne
him. az am so glad TO see w
Roosevelt cop. One that ! ani
delighted to meet, -. .Ivavs
colonel Roosevelt, VINO mas g.
beeu active in charitaole WIZ Nc
snnroached some time ago oy ~.
KeIlor. who sought his aid IN cUii ;L
inc clothing for the poor. one ','. ~.
him at his Oyster Bay nome nnu u,
cussed details of the WORK "a"S -
these have been adopted.
After his visit yesterday ne praIsee
, Miss Kellor's work and the sqppots
given by Rodman WsnamaKer. ne vs. Nc
disappointed that he did not see WI
Wanamaker. ,astn mn
for the relief work undertaken oy tne
UNEMPLOYMENT Committee OF the Ieu
Grafton Of Churches. II was part VI
the $4,000 Nobel Peace Prize' a~aIueu
,,,hen he was President for what ne
had done to bring ABOUT pence
Russia and Japan
There was much disappointment on
the mart of Mrs. ?. G. Shaw and Mrs
F p TAYLOR. in charge Of one OF the
dcrartments. They had placed TOY
hui moose on table in the room IN
wb,ch they we're at work, but Colonei
Roosevelt did not have a chance 10
/ visit the room.
Protecting the Poor.
/ All annlications will be investigated:
/ Tho sick will come IN for the best OF
/ Tho lot and needy children next. THIS
branch Of the work is being personally
looked after by Mrs. Vincent Astor.
After the cases have been looked into
tho clothing they ask for is singled OUT
and stamped. The families are then
notified Of where they are TO call lot IT,
! Considerable difficulty Is beng eHperl-
enced BY the workers in the msl!lhg
room by the NUMBER OF letteis NC
being received which have no addresses
on them. All letters should have for
wardng address. -,
To Offset any chances of the cloth
ing finding its way into pawnshops. the
committee has sent a circular to every
pawn broker in the city. 1t states that
all clothing distributed will bear
stamp: Bundle Day Committee. Not
to be pawned or sold Inc stamps
THE committee" the letter states,
feel sure that YOU will be glad to do
your share in the work Of relief for
/ the unemployed Of the city. You can
do this by refusing to accept any gar
mcnt distributed through the commit
/ tee"
4 Belgian viscount living in this city
has offered 70 assist the committee on
! bundles. He communicated with them
Yesterday, and said that New Workers