New-York tribune., 1916-02-26
LAUDS MARJORIE:
REBUKES DANIELS
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on preparedness are positive. jumped
at the chance to tell his readers from
Alaska 10 the tropics Of the plan sug-
gested by Marjorie Sterrett.
His first mention of the scheme viii
appear in the May issue. reaching the
newsstands on April 3, and from that
date on Adventure" will carry news
Of the battleship to every corne- sf the
earth where sailing ships navigate. II
its readers respond in the coin Of all
the realms where they are seeking their
fortunes. Marjorie's fund will be the
richer by pesos. piasters. heller, yen,
centimes, pfennigs, sous and multi
colored beads.
Under the command Of Major Gustav
II. Lamm. the Elton Boys Brigade and
Girls Hospital Corps of the United
States Boy Scouts will attend to-day's
matinee performance of Defence or
Tribute" the great preparedness piet-
ure. now helng shown at the Park
Theatre, Fifty-ninth Street and Broad
way.
Members Of both organizations will
report in full dress uniform at the
boys headquarters. 15ith Street and
Third Avenue. promptly at o'clock
After inspection every marcher will
receive battleship button. The $50
boys have been trained by Adjutant
William J. Siegrist and Captain Harry
Patterson. The girls will be chaperoned
by Mrs. Frances Scoebel and Mrs. Mary
Uthe. The youngsters will leave the
subway at SiXty-siXth Street and follow
their own band down Central Park
West to the theatre.
Auburn Sends $3.50.
One example Of how best TO instill
patriotism in youthful hearts was given
by the Auburn branch of the Rotary
Club, which has organizations all over
the country On Washington's Birth
day, working on the theory that we'll
fed bodies make better minds, the club
gave dinner TO seventy-fve boys.
Then the purpose OF Marjorie's fund
was explained. With $3.50 came the
following letter:
Dear Sir:
"On the evening of Washington's
Birthday. February p, a dinner and
theatre party were given by a number
Of Rotarians Of the city OF Auburn,
n Y, 70 about seyenty-hve boys. and
that the boys might gain in patriotism
from participating in bu' "r one ot
the great battleships 81 ION was
taken. and We are sct ou the
money. so that each gut ar
one Of the badges that he
highest order Of patriotic .ican
citizenship. Very truly youft.
"ROTARIAN COMMITTEE OF EN-
TERTAlNMENT
Lyman H. Rust. Charles II. Abbott,
F. II. Hosmer. DR.. II. b. ketcham, Benn
Kenyon, W. II. Beck
Among the interesting letters re-
ceived yesterday was one from the eld-
est Of four brothers. students at Mount
/ Pleasant Academy, at Ossiring -Hud-
son. There is in il that great love OF
/ the United States which demands the
respect Of every real American:
/ Dear Editor:
Here are some dimes from Richie
and Laddy and General and me for Mar
jorie Sterrett's Battleship Fund.
"Our school sent a company of boys
70 fight in the Civil War, so We want to
help Marjorie Sterrett help our country
now.
"The other fellows are going to send
some dimes, too. We oil think it's a
great thing. The fellows in the Upper
School are going 10 send some. Every
body wants to help. We hope the fund
grows and grows, so we can build a
battleship soon.
I'VE aren't very big now. but we will
be some day. Then we are going to be
real soldiers. / am nine years old.
"BlLLY CUSTER"
/ Out at the Edison plant in West
/ Orange plans are in full swing for the
/ battleship dance which the Alva Club
lis TO give on April 26. The officers Of
! the club are: Mrs. Thomas A. Edison,
honorary president; Miss Anna Law
I less. president; Miss Anna X. DOnnelly,
vice president: Miss Blanche Boetsch,
secretary, and Miss Mae Wiegel, treas
urer The arrangements for the dance
are in charge of Miss Florence +. Day,
chairman OF the battleship dance COM
mittee, and not the clubs secretary, as
was stated enormously in a previous
notice.