New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-07
Miss Navy Has Fruitful
Day as Guest at the
Flower Show.
AMERICAN AMBULANCE
FOLK HELP HER FUND
Bills and Gold Pieces Oarnered
from Society People-War
Hospital Days Beneficiary.

Marjorie's battleship sailed IN flow
cry seas yesterday. The little girl
whose dime started the fund 20 add
new sea fighter TO the navy walked with
wondering eyes through the leafy lanes
Of the Flower Show at the Grand Cen
trail Palace, and then found herself IN
a fairyland tea garden. with society
maids and matrons showering dimes
and even gold upon her.
II was enough TO awe even an m
trepid builder Of battleships 10 be the
guest OF the American Committee oil
the American Ambulance Hospital at
Paris for an afternoon. In spite OF the
welcome tinkle of contributions n her
little strongbox Marjorie could not
keep her eyes off the banked masses OF
foliage. almost hiding several pieces OF
SCULPTURE by Paul Manship and the
daintily gowned members Of the junior
committee selling flowers and clga-
rettes.
Mrs. Robert Bacon, chairman OF the
American Committee. welcomed Mar
iorie at the entrance 20 the tea gar
den. and Immediately pressed into her
hands box tied in red. white and blue
ribbon and containing 200 shining sill
YER dimes. As the girl expressed her
appreciation Mrs. Charles B. Alexander
welcomed her.
Escorted by Mrs. Bacon, the battle
shin girl made o cruise Of he garden
while everywhere groups Of women
pushed forward TO meet her and snake
her hand.
$50 Gold Piece Joins Fund.
"This Is to buy the rudder, Mar
iorie," said Miss Marie Dressler' the
first to drop a greenback into the small
tin box. The dollars followed thick
and fast. and few moments later Mrs
Middleton 6. Burrill slipped a $50 gold
niece quietly into the receptacle. Al
frst | didn't think IL was real sara
Marjorie afterward. When the con
,on.s Of the box were counted it was
found that $685. had been showered
upon the girl by the members ana
friends Of the American Ambulance.
After watching Nine. Teresa Ceruttl
IN her o-Byzantine dances, as
sisted by Miss Geraldine Gray, Mrs.
Bacon introduced Marjorie to Angus
lelmont. who had just reached the
Garden. He CALAMITY added his con-
.ribution to the girls battlesaip fund.
That will help buy the mast SAID
Mrs. Bacon while Marjorie was muir
muring her thanks. Mrs ". h. Van
derbilt was another contributor.
The battleship girl was nos the onlY
ono "a have a successful day. The
American Ambulance, which VIII divide
Yesterdays receipts Of the tea garden
with the American Red Cross, expects
"a realize several thousand dollars
rom the afternoon and evening enter
tainments. Last evening Miss DreSsler
sano, and roller skating superseded the
afternoon attraction Of dancing.
The American Ambulance was
formed bv the American Colony IN
PARIS az token Of love for this coun-
try's faithful ally in 1916 and IS nam
tanned largely by contributions from
the United States. With its modern
surgery and its far-reaching extension
work it is regarded by the French Gov.
eminent as a monument and symbol OF
Americas sympathy in the present
world crisis.
Ambulance Mariorie's Ally.
Surgeons from the leading American
universities and cities have gone 70
work on its staff and the volunteers
serving in It's various activities have
hem rccr11ited from al narts of the