New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-23
Broadway Stars Give Ser
vices To-day to Help
Sufferers.
UNDERGRADUATES
TO SELL PROGRAMMES
Decoration of Palace Begins for
MiIliOn-DOllar Fair to Aid
Allied Wounded.

Activity in the several relief societies
in New York City appears to increase
rather than dwindlc with the advance
OF spring. This afternoon and evening
nj the Hippodrome one of the largest
entertainments yet inspired by war
funds will be held. and preparations are
already being made at the Grand Cen
trail Palace for the fair, which. its pro-
motors hope. will collect 81 10000 for
the Allied wounded and destitute.
Most of the men and women whose
names have been blazoned in electric
lights along Broadway during the last
season will appear at the liippodrome
to-day for the benefit Of the Permanent
Blind Relief and other Allied char
ties. A hundred debutantes will dis
tribute programmes. and the boxes VIII
be occupied matinee and evening by
persons well known in New York
Other funds which will share IN the
proceeds Of the entertainment are the
American Red Cross, the American
Jewish Relief, the Belgian Relief Com
mittee. the Sccours National and the
British War Relief.
Model Shows Fair.
The National Allied Relief Commit
tee has already begun its decoration oil
the Grand Central Palace for the Mill
ion Dollar Fair. A model of the in
terror OF the building as II Will appear
when the bazaar opens is now on ex-
bjbition at the Hotel Biltmore.
Replicas Of scenes in the warning
countries will be constructed IN the
Palace. White Hall Street, the Avenue
de rOpera. Mini Novgorod, the water
front at Naples and street scenes IN
Siberia and Japan will be shown. Inc
gardens at Versailles, the Peace Palace
NJ The Hague and the French Chamber
Of Deputies will also be reproduced.
On Thursday evening, May 4, the
Lafayette Fund will exhibit a. the RitE'
Carlton moving pictures showing the
packing. transportation and dlstribu.
ton OF the kits for the comfort OF
French soldiers at the front.
Conference OF the officers and work
ers Of the various branches OF the Com
mittee for the Relief Of Jews suffering
Through the War will be held at Phlla-
delphis on May Il. Reports OF the dis
tress now being suffered by Hebrews IN
cities of Russia and Poland will be laid
before the conference.
Alfred Noyes TO Aid Allies.
Alfred Noyes will read from his
poems at Aeolian Hall on Tuesday. May
2. for the benefit OF the National Allied
Relief Committee. Lady Spring-Rice,
Lady Colebrook. Mrs. Nicholas Murray
Butler and others will be patronesses.
The st. Dsvid's Society of the state
OF New York forwarded last week 70
Mrs. David lloyd George 1888. to be
used for the relief Of Welsh soldiers in
iured in the war. This is the third IN
stalment sent by the society within the
year.
Contributions totalling sl,573.6i have
been received during the last week by
the European War Relief Fund OF me
American Red Cross here. Jacob ii.
Schiff gave $3.50 of this amount.
The Secours National is shipping to
France next week 1860 cans of corned
beef. A check for $4,000 is also being
forwarded One hundred and iifty-four
dollars and fifty cents was collected
Yesterday by the fund.
Belgian refugees at Lyons. France,
will also receive 5000 francs, the pro
ceeds Of the entertainment given for
their relief at the Automobile Club on
Fehruary Is