New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-23
Borough President Marks
and Commissioner Ward
Add Their Dimes.
HOLIDAY VISIT
ENDS IN RECEPTION
Girl Visits Washington's Head
quarters TO Invoke His Bless
inc on Children's Warship.

paredness on the children oaN'i's"iP'
With childish ave in the presence Of
things that had belonged 10 Washing
ton himself. she tiptoed around the old
fashioned rooms and listened round
eyed while speakers told again the DID,
old story Of the man who said; In
time Of peace prepare for war"
Washington smiled down upon her
from, his portrait in the hail. and up
stairs in the shadowy bedroom win
II. quaint blue-covered iour-poster, the
atmosphere Of long ago still lowered
81 never thought Of Washington as
-,sl nan before" she whispered, but
it looks as if he really might have gone
20 he'd IN this room. hope he didn't
have had dreams Of the British"
Meanwhile people downstairs hsd
learned she was in the building, and
soon she was giving a small reception
ell nv herself. People wanted to sec
the little girl who started the l. ). :
Anerica fund with dime and letter
20 The Tribune.
Tells How Fund Started.
r over and over again she had to tell
the story Of how she thought other
children might like to give dime too'
"a helm make their country strong, now
Theodore Roosevelt wrote her won
derful letter and how the fund had
grown to more than eleven hundred
dollars, sent by children all over the
Borough President Marcus N. MARKS
Yas one Of those who heard the little
girls story. ,:;o.h
said: q" have five children, and am
sure they would want me 70 give
dime apiece for them
Marjorie dimpled her thanks for the
two shining 25-cent pieces the Borough
President put into her hand:
"Whether you get enough dimes TO
finish the battleship or not, ne went
on. at is good 10 see the children eN-
messing their patriotic spirit by con-
iributing toward national defence.
trust that they will remember about
rrenaredness for peace, too. and pc
equally enthusiastic about studying me
laws Of the land and, later on aDly
helping to make our city the loeal OF
virtue and good government
PARK Commissioner Cabot Ward ap-
,lauded this sentiment from the door
vav. and later lived up 20 IT by con
tributing two dimes toward Marjorie :
fund
~ have been reading all about you IN
The Tribune" he said. shaking hands
with her, land l certainly want to con-
graduate you on your fine idea.
Others Add Blessing.
The blessing Of these two city tatn-
ers was supplemented by that OF Ihe
patriotic personages present. -.
George Wilson Smith, president OF the
Washington Headquarters Association
also enrolled in Marjorie's list OF con .,
tributors, declaring that the spirit oil
the children who wanted TO Dulld =
battleship for Uncle Sam to-day was
the same as that Of the patriots OF
1916. and should be encouraged. Colo-
mel Richard Henry Greene, civil w Ar
veteran. and Walter II. Tufts. OF the
Washington Continental Guards, VINO
took Marjorie's eye immensely because
lie was all dressed up in Colonial uni
form, also patted her curly head ana
wished ncr luck. 'olOltl VI t'uc
the grandfather Of Gertrude and Rich
ard Holbrook. who were among the nrsi
20 enlist under Captain Marjorie.
Another leader of patriotic society
as. d Marjorie If she would come and
make speech TO the members about
her plan. The little girl was so en-
barrassed that she hid behind a big
cabinet, but was finally lurcG out by a
handful Of hyacinths and the promise
that she needn't make a speech, never,
never. never-at least, not until the
battleship America is christencd.
While Marjorie was communing with
the spirit Of the first American advo-
cate of national preparedness, present
day citizens were clicking OIL the inal
tallies on the voting machine placed IN
the Grand Central Palace by the Amer
ican Legion to determine how New
York viewed defence. The machine is
not far from Mariore's Battleship
Fund booth, into which visitors 20 the
Panama Pacific Exposition Prize Win
ners have been dropping their dimes
for week and q half.
The Preparedness Vote.
The vote ON the machine was closed
at o'clock yesterday afternoon. When
II was totalled 1t stood as follows:
Are you in favor Of preparedness?
Nes........11,54 $40 NO......... 1880
Are you IN favor of larger army
Yes....17,4 $50 No......... .463
Are you in favor of larger navy &?
Yes......17.740 No........ 1890
Do you think President Wilson's plan
Of defence adequate?
leS........14,l20 $50
Do you pledge yourself TO serve one
TO two months each year in the CONT
mental army If Congress passes the
bill?
Yes........ 1901 No......... 1I16
DO you pledge yourself to enlist as a
volunteer in the event of war?
Yes........l7,030 No........ 40
The name, age, occupation and ad-
dress Of every person voting on the
nachi.4e is in the possession Of the
American Legion, and they will be for
warded to the War Department for ref
erence. From the vote, it looks as if
Marjories battleship, al least, would
have d sturdy crew, If this nation were
ever forced into war, with only forty
nine out of more than H. 600 citizens
unwilling TO defend their homes.
At the Park Theatre yesterday,
where the films are asking the all-im-
portant question, defence or Trib-
ute?" the 100000 coupons distributed
among the school children Of the city
began to come home TO roost. Each
coupon brought with il a dime, a goodly
part of which is going to be added TO
Marjorie's fund at the end Of the week.
when the film starts out on its mission
of enlightenment around the country.
All day the theatre was crowded
with boys and girls, who wanted 20 see
1ust why it is that their elders are
continually talking about bigger
armies and navies these days. and az