Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-01
GERMAN BAZAAR ENDS
TONIGHT AFTER WEEK
OF GREAT SUCCESS
Gratifying Results Achieved by
Remarkable Exhibition for
Benefit of Sufferers From
Wars Horrors
RECEIPTS ABOUT 100000

The greatest bazaar -er held in this
city. that for the German war victims, is
closing today at Convention Hall after a
week of record-breaking figures in at
tendance and receipts.
More than $4,000 has been emptied
into the Golfers for the widows, orphans
and Red Cross of the Central Powers OF
Europe by the 100000 persons who have
jammed the big hall for the week ending
Saturday night. An additional S25,00O or
$40, 900 is expected by midnight, when the
last odds and ends OF the $50 booths will
have been sold and the last ticket receipts
ascertained. larger crowd than ever Is
expected tonight.
Today is Philadelphia day at the big
hall the entrances of which were be-
sieged by large throngs at . o'clock when
the doors were opened. They came, rich
and poor, to drop a last coin into the
Red Cross box, to drive last nail into
the huge Isernen Kreuz. and to take
farewell look at the Schuetzen- Graben
and Unterseeboot U-9. They came to
revel in the holiday atmosphere of Ger
many at war that permeated the big
structure from floor to rafters, and to
give their last Bazaar Gabe for the
mourning widows the babies and wounded
soldiers of the Germanic Allies.
Any one who has looked down upon the
tides of persons surging in the all-too-
narrow aisles will know that tonight in
the vast, white structure at Broad street
and Allegheny avenue there will be en-
acted a dramatic scene as the bazaar
ends. Close to the stroke of II, thou
sands of voices, filled with war-made sor-
row and sympathy, will piously chant
"Nun Danket ALLIE Gott." moment later.
led by massed bands, THE Star-Spangled
Banner" and Die Wacht am Rheln" tri-
umphantly will usher out the bazaar,
which has for a week centred the eyes OF
the German-American on this city
BIG ATTENDANCE AT BAZAAR.
officials of the German-American Char
ity Association of Pennsylvania. Inc
formed to launch the project, are out
spokenly pleased over the results. Thou
sands of persons were turned away Friday
and Saturday nights, No attendance fig
ures were kept, but the police estimates
gave 10000 on Monday, 10000 on Tues
day. 10000 on Wednesday. $4,000 on
Thursday. $4,000 on Friday and $4,000 on
Saturday as the attendance. The largest
amount taken in on a single day was
Thursday s26500.
The proceeds, mainly ''nickel-and- dime
contributions, will be counted tomorrow
and appoTtioneJ between the Hilfsford
and the Deutschwehr, two organizations
headed by Louis III, Schmidt, TO be cabled
Immediately to Germany for distribution
among the Observation-Disclosures or war
sufferers. Part of the money will go to-
ward the maintenance of American was
hospitals In Germany, Austria Hungary
and Turkey Absence of large single con-
tributions. such as marked the 14-day,
$500, 900 bazaar in Madison Square Gar
den New York, was pointed out.
Creed and race were forgotten in the
assembling of the huge gift for the
sufferers Protestant, Catholic, Jew and
worked side by side under
the direction of a committee of 55. A
thousand aides bore the brunt of the
work. The officers OF the bazaar corpora
tion are DIR. c. j. Hexamer honorary
president; Joseph Schlenz, president; Henry
Lierz, Louis Schmidt, John B. Mayer,
j. Pfeiffer and Frank Schantz,
vice presidents; Arno p. Mowitz, general
Albert Heinrich, assistant sec
retary; Ewald Grobel. recording secretary;
Herman Heyl, treasurer, and Mrs. An
tonic Ehrlich chairman OF the Women's
Executive Committee.
MUSICIANS LEND THEIR AID.
Many prominent musicians OF the city
are on the program today and tonight.
After the last articles have been disposed
of, the bazar will be closed with the
singing of anthems and the Offering of
thanks by Joseph SchlenZ president.
The most successful booth financially
was the Strumpf Bude. where 1000 worth
OF stockings were sold a day. The imi-
tation submarine U-s. duplicating the Ger
man U-boat with torpedo machinery, and
every detail. was the exhibit that engaged
the greatest interest. although the big
Iron Cross. into which the last of Il 900
nails are being driven today, attracted
much attention. After the war IL will be
transferred TO the Sans souci. at Berlin
as a testimonial Of the aid rendered By
Philadelphians 20 the sufferers OF the
great war.