The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-12
BAZAAR HUSTLED IN
A TRIBUTE TO DEAD
Crowd Silenced at Signal
From COrnetists in Honor
Of War Victims.
IRISH DAY IS OBSERVED

on the stroke Of . o'clock last night
three cornetists stationed so they could
bo heard clearly on each Of the three
floors Of the Grand Central Palace oc-
cur!ed by the Allied Bazaar sounded
TAPS" With the last note even the
snufning noise mace by the feet Of thou
sands moving from booth TO booth died
away. II was a silent tribute to ihose
who have given their lives to their
countries in the war and to those who
have without a murmur sacrificed their
sons and husbands and are still left to
krievc.
Before the minutes silence asked for
by the managers OF the bazaar was
quite up a baby walled somewhere. In
the eolemnly impressive silence the
sound seemed to many a cry Of COM
miseratlon for the destitute and slauEh-
tered OF war stricken Europe. To the
minds eye of men and women In the
crowd sprang pictures Of the armies Of
bleeding feet on the march n Of blood
drenched battleields. They heard the
shrek OF shells and the cry of the
wounded. Al the end Of the minute the
cornetists played Onward Christian
soldiers and the people Joined In the
hymn, singing with their souls In the
gong. forgetting where they were 80
completely that It was not hard to
imasine the bazaar was a church.
Five minutes more and the subduing
shadow cast over the visitors to the
bazaar by this solemn ONE was for
gotten and merriment was reigning SUI
preme around Margaret Mayo's theatre
booth. where such stars as Virginia
Harmed. William Courtenay. Ivy Trout
man and others were doing stunts'
tina, kept the crowd in laughter. and
f'ocks OF one. two, Ave n ten dollar
notes, not to mention silver coins, in
q net which just happened to be handy.
Yesterday was Irish day at the bazaar
and In the afternoon Lord Aberdeen
responded to a request TO make a short
speech In the tea garden IN the mezza-
nine floor. He old OF the bravery Of
the Irish soldiers II the front. referred
20 the fact that his own son was fight-
.ns with the Gordon H~ighlanders. and
aid that the best way sympathizers of
the Allies In this country could ex-
press their appreciation OF their gal
lantry was by helping to make Just such
Affairs as the bazaar q success.
Ii would be impossible to enumerate
oil the attractions at the bazaar yester-
DAY. But II may be said that Aladdin
with his magic lamp n Orpheus with
his lutte never conjured up more sights
end sounds to delight he eye or charm
the ear than greeted visitors TO the
Grand Contra! Palace. Nor was Midas
with his power of turning TO gold ali
that touched his hand more successful
than the managers OF the entertainment
and the workers who gave up their day
TO tend booths and canvass the crowds.
One feature which added much to the
beauty OF the scene was a bevy of girls
whose faces put to scorn the roses they
carried-and sold-as they oun
through the aisles between the busy
booths.
Particularly we'll patronized was the
booth OF the "Societe des Gems de Let
tres" in charge OF Mrs. Newbold IA
Roy Edgar. There were displayed IL
this booth autographed books n paint
trgs by famous authors and artists. many
OF which were sold at high figures.
Several beautiful pieces Of art work
or ginally purchased from the Morgan
collection by Mr.. Duveen. have been put
IN sale al the bazaar. These have beer
added TO TAKE the place of those article:
from the Morgan collection obtained
rom NJ. puvecn through Mrs. Charles
II Marshall which have already beer
sold. The ones put OH sale for th'
first time yesterday were obtained
trough the influence Of Mrs. Cornelius
6 Cuyler.