New-York tribune., 1917-11-28
Wounded
Address Throng
AT Hero Land
Overseas Guests Mingle With
Stage and Society Celeb
rites at War Bazaar

Yesterday was British Day at Hero
Land, the great war relief bazaar at
the Grand Central Palace. The build
ing hummed like an overworked bee
hive, and thousands of visitors pressed
about the entrances from morning TO
midnight, discussing the war IN ac-
cents that were made in Devonshire,
Lancashire. Canada. and even within
sound of Bow Bells.
The day was observed by speeches
BY military men on furlOugh because
of wounds, by the presence of distln-
guished British guests and by loud and
frequent bally-hooing that all might
know about Britannia, the famous
English tank, who lives in small
house back of the Palace and CLIMBS
a trench every time new crowd Is
admitted TO her quarters.
Rub shoulders With Celebrities
Not the least exhilsrsting part OF
spending a few hours-snG incidentally
as many dollars as you have with you
at Hero Land is the knowledge that
at any minute you may rub shoulders
with your favorite celebrity OF the
stage or society.
Before you stands Mrs. ". X. Van
derbilt. eating a sandwich or even an
ice cream cone. Houdini sits in the
corner on a table, not trying TO get out
If a strait-iacket or & milk can or
ANYTHING, but Just sitting like anybody
else. And the next minute Mrs. IL
lam Astor. Pauline Frederick, julia
Merlowe or Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
may be saying, ooh, excuse me-was
that your foot ," Moreover, it's an
impossibility TO find a military man
who has not brought down score or
more Of German airplanes, planned
successful strategic attack or Daggeo
half a dozen U-boats. -.
James Montgomery Flagg did his bit
with a stick Of crGyon, Jamming part
of the main floor with admiring crowds
while ne sketched John Drew, Raymond
Hitchcock. Margaret Ellington and irwin
s Cobb. Mr. Cobb, never less humor-
list than when taking the pose, admitted
his suffering before the picture was
auctioned off and casually explained
that his is not the Greek type OF male
beauty.
Bayonet Charge is Thrilling
Beyond the sketching platform sol
diers gave a demonstration of the
deadly bayonet charge used after going
"over the top" 1t was interesting, but
crewsome, and women drew their furs
closer and shivered as the men
charged fifty feet and stuck their
knives into sacks made TO represent
Teutons' torsos. Faces, helmets and
even iron crosses were painted on the
sacking to inspire the martial spirit.
This business Of sticking is exceeding
iy systematic; once down, once
straight through and once up-with all
possible strength. Following this last
night was a Carnival of indoor sports
that included fencing and wrestling:
Julia Marlowe, L. Ii. Sothern, Nor
man Trevor and Eugene Cowles were
among the actors who appeared in the
afternoon and evening at the Novelty
Theatre, on the fourth floor. MISS
Marlowe recited and Mr. Sothern spoke
ON the work of England in the war.
To-day win be Jewish War Relief
Day. Prominent Jews from all over
the country will be present: Mrs.
Jacob II. Schiff is arranging the pro-
gramme, with the assistance OF Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson, Daniel Frohman,
Felix NJ. Warburg, Mrs. d. 5. Guggen-
helm and others.