New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-26
Most Regal Woman in
New York To Be Queen
Of Festival Tomorrow.
MORGENTHAU PLEADS
FOR ARMENIAN FUNDS
Saws Americans Have Saved
Hundreds Already - Weeks
War Contributions Large.


held az the Biltmore tomorrow for the
relief OF the war sufferers Of France,
Belgium and Poland. II will be a won
derful all-day and most-of-the-night
fete, where grand opera stars will APP
pear as strolling italian singers, actors
and actresses will come on in the roles
which first made them famous. and war
relies. exhibition dances. fashion
fete and costume ball will be among
the attractions. The Queen will be
chosen by a committee, and ss her
FIRST leap year prerogative will select a
King.
Miss Edna May, the Salvation Army
girl of "The Belle Of New York" will
be rivalled by Miss Ada Lewis, the
tough girl Of "O'Reilly and the Four
Hundred Miss Blanche Bates will APP
pear as Madame Butterfly. Miss Rose
Coghlsn as Lady Teazle. Miss Katherine
Kidder as Madame Ssns-Gene, Miss
Katherine Grey as Louks, Of arms and
the Man; Shelly Hull as Tho Gin
derela Man" and John Miltern will
represent THE Heart Of Wetons.' Nine.
Wslska will appear in Russian songs,
George Harris. jr.. in old French songs
and Miss Estelle Wentworth as Media.
Among the other artists will be Miss
Katherine Emmett, Rita Elliott, Edward
Martindale, Robert billiard, William
Elliott, Miss Helen Ware. Thomas Al
len Rector, Nine. Msude Fay, Lois
Ewall and T. Roy Barnes.
Pageant Modelled After "PaEliacci."
The pageant for the evening festival
will be modelled after the opera "Pag
liacci."
The patronesses will be Mrs George
Gould, Mrs. Herbert Sstterlee. Mrs.
Henry Flagler. Nine. Psderewski, Mrs.
Horace Andrews. Mrs. Alfred Norris.
Mrs. J. $. Morgan. Mrs James Barthol,
omew. Mrs William Greenough. Mrs.
W. 7. HollinEsworth, Mrs. J. II. Trow-
bridge. Mrs. Seth Low, Mrs. Nicholas
Murray Butler and Baroness de Graf
fenried.
NJ. Ignace Paderewski is president of
the Polish Victims Relief Fund. Miss
Gladys Hollingsworth of the American
Girls Aid for France, Joseph II. Choate
honorary president of the War Relief
Clearing House and Mrs. Henry S.
Bowren OF the American Committee for
Relief Of Babes in Belgium. William
Greenough is chairman of the festival
committee.
Ambassador Henry Morgenthau yes
terday sent to DR.. Samuel T. Dutton,
secretary of the American Committee
for Armenian and Syrian Relief, the
following letter:
Il again want 10 urge upon your
committee the great necessity Of their
securing additional funds to enable Us
to render further assistance TO the Ar
menian sufferers IN Turkey.
III you could only bring home TO the
public the large amount of good done
by the expenditure of the funds al
ready sent US, and the great number
Of people that We were able 70 save
from dire distress feel convinced
that there will be a generous and
prompt response.
ION behalf Of the Armenian suffer
ers. as we'll as the missionaries and
consuls who have distributed the funds,
I h.. ,,r,afs
tee for their untiring efforts and ready
compliance with my past requests"
The committee has collected more
than $3.50. 900 10 date. Contributions
may be sent TO Charles Z. Crane, treas
urer. American Committee for Ar
merriam and Syrian Relief. 10 Fifth
Avenue.
Red Cross Gets SI.S2i.
Dollars by thousands continued TO
pour into the other funds for the relief
The New York State Board of the
American Red Cross received Sl,S24.34
during the last seven days. bringing the
total to S643,07s.09.
The Red Cross shipped on the
steamer Palermo thirty cases OF hos
pitai supplies, hospital garments and
clothing. valued at Sl,90S.52. for ltsl-
ian relief. 1t also shipped 10 the Amer
lean Relief Clearing House in Paris
ffty-seyen cases of similar supplies,
Va ued az S4.075.
The American Ambulance Hospital in
Paris announced collections amounting
TO >l2.7l4.9O.
The Serbian Relief Committee an
nounced sl,78O1O had been added,
bringing their total 20 s247 .i9442,
while the Polish Victims Relief Fund
reached s257,426O5, with collections
during the week of Sl.5s2.
The American Jewish Committee an
nourced that up to March "a. S3.ll3,-
1870 had been received In cash and
$562.2sS77 in pledges; S7,7l6.33 was
received through the American Red
Cross.
Recitals for Red Cross.
Il was announced yesterday that on
April Is and 20 two intepretative mus
cal recitals OF "Lohengrin" and Par
s.fal" would be given at the Waldorf
by Miss Frances Nevin and John Her
mann Loud, one-third Of the gross re
ceipts 70 go 20 the New York Red
Gross. The patronesses will be Mrs
Joseph II. Choate. Mrs. Henry Clews,
Mrs. John T. Drexel. Mrs. J. Amor
Haskell. Mrs. August Heckseher Mrs
Richard H. Hoffman. Mrs. William ?
Clyde, Mrs. Clarence 5. Day, Mrs. Law
renee Lewis Gillespie. Mrs. Charles
Dana, Mrs. Charles Day Hslsey, Mrs.
John J. Mason, Mrs. William {. Dem
crest. Mrs. F. W. Goodrich, Mrs. Ar
pad G.. Gerster. Mrs. +. y. Breitung
Mrs Joshua A. Hatfield. Mrs. Howard
Carroll. Mrs Henry S. Bowen, MIS-.
Newcomb Carlton and Mrs. 7. II.
rockingham.
Another concert was announced for
March 30 at Masonic Temple. Clermont
and Lafayette Avenues. Brooklyn, b.
Narcnr.t Polson MurrAy Chapter. I'm