New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
Gift to Marjorie's Fund
Incased in Fragment OF
Civil War Relic.
BANNER SAW SERVICE
IN 4 ENGAGEMENTS
Movies of Americas" Founder
in Navy Yard Go on View
Here To-day.

If.was only a common garden variety
dime that dropped out OF one OF Mar
,orie's letters yesterday. but II had
come on its dark journey through the
,rsn wrapped in tattered fragment
o. a real hattlefag silken stripes
O. rcd barely held together by a fe"
strands OF white. A boy whose rela-
I've fought under General Mcclellan
- save the Union sent ms contribution
g. helm build the battleship that is to
help protect the united North ana
South.
"pca~ Friend" wrote Milton NJ
Thomas. seventeen-year~oid school
H.. of Trov. y y. Having read IN
The Tribune Of your battleship tund
wish 90 subscribe Ten cents. / an
.,., enclosing relic Of bsttlefiae
,.t-,, was in the battle Of Antletam'
V.1sorrcss. fredericksburg and Cold
lar6or. Va. Hoping the fund VIII
grow. remain. yours cordially
MILTON VI. THOMAS"
Tho flag was carried b. the forces
=. General Mcclellan opposing Generai
1e..e army along the Anuetam Oreeh
- e.~1er,ber s and Il. 1862. 1t later
..,. into the possession or :. W.
Piour.,. who enlisted in Clusters Cav
~ e,d rose 10 the rank OF captain
Xo serred throuChout the war being
co,rac,l several times. and after zen
.rsi Lees surrender returned to MS
,or,o at Chatham. ~ Y. where he died
shout Nre wears later.
Pefore, his death Captain Blount pre-
,er.ed tie battle-scarred relic TO MS
cousin r Milton Thomas. lumber
6oaler. OF 1'roy. y. Y. the father OF the
bov who sent a piece Of the flag on 70
,,s,tor;o Nv. Thomas knew his son
g. ssrding a dime to Msrjorie's fund.-
t.. vas unaware that piece OF MS
cherished flag was going with It. How
over. as the entire banner was IN tst-
3o-s he does not expect 20 miss the
4-sonent that Marjorie will prize SO
highly.
Marjorie PictUres To-Day.
This is the DAY when Marjorie VIII
sDnear for the first time upon the
screen at several motion picture the
stres around New York. The children
who will never have chance to meet
,he thirteen-y -year-old originator OF tho
children's battleship idea face 10 face
may choose from the list, given IN an
o.ber column. the theatre nearest
tbeir home and see the girl there IN
the Selig-Tribune News Pictorial.
Nariorie's film was taken when she
visited the armored cruiser Washing
TON in the Navy Yard. Dressed IN
the cap and cape OF her father
member Of the Marine Corps. she IN
spected the ship from stem 20 stern
and learned Il great deal about war
vessels. She is writing her impres-
sions Of the trip. and these VIII be
published soon
Meanwhile. children may look up the
theatres where the Sehg-Trlbune News
Pictorial is running tomorrow and
see life on battleship as Marjorie
has seen II. Some dav all the motion
picture houses will be showing the
launching of the l.. s =. America, the
gift Of the children Of the Onieed
States.
Owing 20 the exhibition OF patriotism
BY the visitors TO the Panama-Pacifc
Medal Winners Exposition AT Grand
Central Palace. steps are being taken
70 put the spirit into some tangible
1orm in addition 20 that of dropping
dimes into the Jars AZ the Battleshlp
Booth. al the head Of the main stair