The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
ST. MARKS BAZAAR
OPENS BRILLIANTLY
Many NOtables Help to Make
Success Of Fair to Aid
Hospital.
HOPE TO RAISE 100000

One hundred thousand dollars is the
MARI set BY the managers OF the pazaa,
and pageant for st. Marks Hospital
building fund. which Mayor Mitchell
opened at the Grand Central Palace last
evening. OF this $4,000 has already
been received In donations. The con-
mittee expects hat when the doors close
next Saturday night they will have
enough to erect the larger building 81.
Marks Hospital 30 sorely needs.
Every exhibit In each OF the siN,y
booths was In place and every one OF tne
pretty flower girls. Chinese maidens IN
funny blue trousers. Coney Island bark
ers and other necessary parts OF q
bazaar were on duty when a. little after
3 o'clock Mayor Mitchell arrived.
He was accompanied ny Dom y
Der inc was met at the door %! ~
Benjamin T. Tilton. president OF the nos
pital Mr.. and Mrs. william Il. b1ns-
more n others Of the committee Wh'
took him into the theatre. which mas
been fitted up at one side or the palac"'
He spoke very briefly. merely poihtln'
out the great service to the city per
formed by st. Marks Hospital and It's
need Of more room and better equipment
He hoped, he said. that the wishes OF
the committed would he realized by TN
raising OF "A large sun OF money. Inc
Mayor returned TO the bazaar later win
Mrs. Borden Hartman and her daugI
ter. Miss Ethel Hartman for whon n'
gave a theatre party last evening IL
honor of her birthday.
Mrs. Morris lakes Fir~t sale.
The very nrst sale OF the bazaar wal
made by Mrs. GOuverneur Morris. VINO
disposed Of a picture for $50. AT otnef
sale was that Of Spot. the leopard. who
went for $500. The name Of his pur-
chaser was not disclosed. Anybody with
a taste for animals car still crafty 1t
at the bazaar, even If Spot Is gone. for a
fine young lion. captured by Lady Grace
Mackenzie. IL offered there for 500. The
pet booth also includes mice. monkeys,
birds of various kinds and a pair OF
woolley white dogs.
The most successful flower seller was
Miss Anita stewart, the moving picture
actress. Dressed in a fetching costume
of blue tulle and pink rosebuds she got
rid of a trayful OF pinks In less h
half an hour. The theatre was = most
profitable part of the show, for vaudc-
VILE ami moving pictures were o"ered
there after the Mayor spoke. and tickets
brought large prices. Those on the pro-
gramme last night were Lydia lopo-
kowa. CASTOR Sergeant, Kenneth Clark
ari Ruby FARRELL.
There are to he vaudeville and movies
every afternoon and evening till ~,
bazaar closes. with the exception y
Friday night. when the great affa'r Of
the week. the pageant by John MURRAY
Anderson. will be given. II II called
''Terpsichore." and John kondri"h
Bangs las written the prologue. which
will be spoken by Mrs Langtry ULadN
de Bathe). A hundred dancers will an
near In the dances OF antiquity. The
dances of the Middle Ages. Of the Rem
naissance and of the Nineteenth Cen
fury. The settings for each period ano
the musical instruments Were chos,.
to give An air Of historical verify. Nj
Anderson will lead the dances OF thu
! Nineteenth Century with Miss Emmy
Wehlen.
The captains Of the various booths are
as follows: Suffrage, Mrs. Charles A
%Spivacke: Hungarian, Mrs. Frank J.
Horn cardy. Mrs. T.. OFT rburg ladies
auxiliary. Mrs. Charles Van der Bruck
Mrs. IL. r. Pogenberg and Mrs. u. Mol
Ter: miscellaneous articles. Mrs. r
Welcke and Mrs. l.. Bentz wheel OF for.
tune, Mrs. c. Werminghof. Mrs. r. q
Fischer and Mrs. NJ. NJ. APPEL utility
Mrs. J. Simon.