New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Friendly Sons of St. Pat
rick Give Half of Funds
Raised at Benefit
Big Concert Planned
John Mccormack to Give Re-
cital Either in Opera House
or Hippodrome
star Correspond dent

StaT Correspondent
CAMP MILLS, L. l., Aug. PA COM
mittee from the Friendly Sons Of ST.
Patrick came TO Camp Mills late this
afternoon to discuss with the officers
OF the 165th Infantry the disposition Of
the $4,000 welfare fund raised for the
old seth at the society's recent beneht
q, the Polo Grounds. Manhattan.
The committee, including prominent
New Workers, were the guests o.
Colonel Hine at a dinner served IN
t1ont of mis- tent They announced, fol-
Loving a conference, that $4,000 had
been appropriated outright to be even
IL distributed among the various COM
rany commanders 10 buy the boys Of
the old seth all the little extras they
NAV need before leaving this country
fer France.
subcommittee we're appointed 70
see that the 69th had entertainments
and music to keep them merry before
they depart. Following the meeting
Daniel VI. Brady, brother OF the late
Diamond jim" Brady and chairman OF
the committee, announced:
Committee Strong for 6sth
This committee stands sOlidly be-
hind the old 69th. We want it known
that we are going to leave nothing IN
done TO keep the boys comfortable
and happy until they leave And as Tor
the dependents. don't doubt for MIN
NE that we will look after every
worthy case. We are all Of Irish eS-
traction and are back Of this regiment
/ until the finish
The committee included John D.
| Crimmins. Morgan J. O'Brien, justice
Victor J. Bowling, Joseph P. Grace
| George Mcdonald, H. H. Nreeland' H.
| y. Hampstead, president Of the New
/ York Giants; William II. Williams
vjce-president of the Delaware & Hud-
SON Railroad; James Butler, J. A. Nc
Kenna. who has two sons officers IN
the regiment; Colonel Louis D. Conley'
formerly commander of the old 6Stn'
and J. l. Clarke.
The committee came to camp IN
special car over the Long Island road
provided for shem by Ralph Peters
F president of the road, VINO accompa-
MED them.
The visitors fingered in camp after
s.ldiers' mess and saw Major WilIam
. ! Donovan. commander of the LIST Bat
/ TALON, put over a new hollow-square
formation when the men OF ms COM
mand gathered on the parade ground
/ for nightly retreat
! BEFORE they left. the members of the
/ committee announced that John NC
! Cormack. the Irish tenor, viii give
| berert concert for the 69th in Man
/ haitian on September %. II Will De
held in either the Metropolitan opera
House or the Hippodrome. And Nc
Cormack has sent a number OF taking
machines, with a supply OF old lrIsn
records he makes, to camp. He IS
/ coming here in few days, with MS
family. and will sing The star
. Spangled Banner on the parade
ground at retreat.
Camp in Second Week
Camp Mills swung into its second
week to-day, and it looks as If no time
IS TO be lost in putting the men
through all kinds Of new sprouts, IN
nreparatior for the days ahead. Hur-
dies are being erected on the far edge
of the camp. and the men will be
taught TO Jump like wildcats. guns IN
hand. so that when Charge. ~ 10
sounded IN France they will display
the same energy and speed which they
show now in camp when mess cal
comes.
Jim Corbett is coming 20 camp
Thursday 10 give the boys boxing in
struc.ions. There vas baseball game
on the % ground this afternoon.
The Kelly ID the Reillys were bitter
opponents. But the kellys won, 10
8. while the Reillys promise drastic
things when they meet again.
Early this morning Brlgadler General
Michael J. Lehman and Major conway
the division adjutant, made a survey
/. Of the camp on horseoack. Genera
: Lehman rode his steed Black Horse,
which arrived in camp from Gettysburg
to-day. Black Horse has accompanied
the general in all his travels Tor six
wears and has been with him IN Homo
lulu, Texas and Missouri
Brigadier General Robert A. Brown,
who will head the Eighty-fourth brl-
gade. wired General Lehman to-day
asking that his horse, which arrived
from Texas this afternoon, be looked
after General Brown was formerly
member Of the Twenty-third Cavalry,
. L. 5. A., stationed at Fort Sam hous-
ton, Texas.
To-day another color was added 20
the First Rainbow division. The
, Virginia Coast Artillery came into
camp early this morning under the