New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-12
LITERARY GEMS
FOR BELGIAN Aid
Authors Club Sale Will
Include Many Original
Manuscripts.
TO AUCTION WAR
WORKS OF ROOSEVELT
Autograph Letters OF Noted
Writers and Numerous
Drawings Offered.

What promises 10 be one OF the most
popular methods OF raising funds for
the benefit OF the stricken people OF
Belgium will be the sale. at the Ander-
son Galleries on the afternoon and
evening OF May 20. Of a collection OF
original manuscripts. presentation
books, autograph letters and original
drawings, all Of which have been given
10 the Authors Club, under whose
auspices the sale will take place. The
Anderson Company prints and dis
tributes the catalogues, and conducts
the sale free Of charge as its contribu-
ton to tho cause. Tho entire coiiec-
ton, embracing Gal items, will be
nlaced on exhibition Saturday morn
ing.
Preceding tho Introductory note IN
the catalogue by the committee OF ar
Rossiter Johnson, James
Howard Bridge, George Sidney He'll
man and Joseph Kennsrd-apears the
following stanza:
BELGIUM.
Yes. pity for thine unjust nee' 49,.
d., INV O, INV radiance for thy vsor. praise
IN. whole world shall inherit
The glory o, thy spirit
Ara nroudly ie thy debtor until the end on oS'
mo such literary sale as this has
ever taken place in America says the
Authors Club, "and the sentiments in
scribed in many Of the books senti-
ments relating 10 an unparalleled
event IN the annals OF mankind-sive
thi, collection a unique historical In
terest" The fund obtained from this
saIa will be forwarded to the Ameri'
CON Minister at The Hsgue-Henry
Van Dvke. a member Of the club-wnc
will give his personal attention 70 IL
Among the original manuscripts are
some Of great interest and importance
One of forty-six pages Is signee
"Theodore Roosevelt. April y, 1910
For the Belgian Sufferers Sale: ~ J
a manuscript of Chapter 10 OF "Atri
CON Came Trails" published In 1917.
cow of Van Tiles Game OF I'm
n;res" contains an introduction slgne'
bv Colonel Roosevelt urging that IN
United States prepare for war AS al
agent in producing the peace o
righteousness. Impotence Is never I'm
nrsssive China is entirely peaceful
p'' and wholly unable to be of thu
SLIGHTEST use on the side OF interna
,ionaI peace. The United States VII
hs as impotent as China If she per
mits herself to sink into the same con
dition of helplessness.
Albert Bigelow Paine contributes un'
nuhlished manuscript OF twenC.nlne
naoes by Samuel l.. Clemens MARS
Twain"), entitled "The New wal
scare" which was written In 1898.
Richard Harding Davis's contriou.
t;ons include the original manuscript
NJ "The Bar Sinister" and of the boy
Scout" also valuable collection OF
autograph letters signed. which Will De
sold separately. The oil paintings con-
tributed include: THE Shore at Bar
Harbor" and Rocks at Great Head
by Walter Russell. Penrhyn Stanlaws
the artist. offers TO paint a portrait
and give the proceeds OF its sale TO the
fund. Bids of not less than SOU VIII
be received at the sale.
Other interesting items will be draw
ings by Howard Chandler Christy, Wal
ter Russell. Frank Dumond. George
Wharton Edwards. Harrison Cady, 4
Fuhr and others. A document signee
in full by Napoleon and Robert T.
n, 81 arcnnnQUlpd hy
a fragment of Peary's flag and an au
tograph note signed.
Among the many we'll known author:
who are represented by copies OF theli
books. TO which inscriptions, autograph
letters, fragments of manuscripts
stanzas, quotations from prose Writ
ings. or autographs in other forms have
been added by them are the following
oscar Fay Adams Jane adams Felt I, AdieI
Brady. James Bryce. John Borroushs. Ellis Parke
Butler Nicholas Murray Butler. Miss Carman
Richard Harding Davis. Charles De Kay. Mar
stuart Cutting. Helen f. Johnson, Robert nde :.
Joseph 5 kennarI. Julie VI Lippmsn. Henry Cabo
Lodge Hamilton Wright Mahie william ID. Nc
Crackan. George Barr McCutcheon. Percy Machaye
Edwin Markham. Edward ;. Martin. Frederl
Marvin. Frank j. Ms,her Charlotte Porter Msdiso
q. Peters. sarah " b. Piau. Horace Porter
George II Putnam. Arthur Is. Reeve. ,. asne
Repp'ier Anne Ritchie Rush Khee. , Ciln,o
ScolI ard Molly Elliot Seagell Frank Dempte
sherman Charles d Sigsbee. William NJ sloane
Edwin f. Slosson Wendell Philips stafford
M.rsare, Deiand. Austin Dobson. A. Conan Doyle
George Wharton Edwards. Maurice Francis Esan
IIamlin Garland. George ). HOLMAN. Henry ho.l
William Dean Howells william James. Bfande
Matthews George Middleton. ); Weir Mitche
John Morley Alfred Noyes. Duried osborne. A.
bert Biselov Paine. Gilbert Parker. Louis rcha.e
ton Edward Pepe. Oscar sitsus. Euth Mc
Emery stuart william II. TAFT Booth Tarkinyou
William p Trent. John Townsend Tro~bndse
Henry van Dyke william II. Nenahle Kate Doug
las Wisgin and Richardson l.. Wright