The sun., 1918-10-10
DEUTSCHER VEREIN
NOW RED CROSS unit
Former German Club Hero Is
Given for Q Home for Wars
Wounded.
NOTED SINGERS PRESENT
La Fayette House First Of Sew
eral to Provide $4,000 Beds
for Convaleseents.

TIE former German Club At liz Cen
trl Park South. long favored BY AM
hassador Won Bernstorr when he vis In
New York. was turned over b. the New
YORK County Chapter OF the Ped Cross
last night 70 Auxiliary -. under whose
direction II has been Transformed into
= eouvalescent home for American
soldiers and sailors
There are to be so.e9a beds IN such
ZONES IN the metropolitan area and La
'ayests House. the new name OF the
one time Deutscher vere.n, Is the frst
1sti;ution Of the sort to open It's doors.
already 100 beds are available there
md afry more are expected 70 be en-
lowed IN the near future Each
'udovnent costs the donor $500. and
n Of the running expenses are to Be
Tet BY voluntary Subscriptions
The six story structure was crowded
Eith men and women last night for the
formal opening Marcia Van Dresser
began the programme by singing The
S:ar SpanEied Banner Accompanied
by = band from the Pelham Bay Naval
Sta ton AFTER which Leo Arns,ein. chair
man Of the county chapter Of the Red
Cross. officially turned over the building
70 Auxiliary 20. He explained that many
soldiers discharged from base hospitals
and arriving here On transports from
France would be unable 70 stand the
strain OF long journeys TO Their homes
and that places where they might Be
cared for were . necessity.
Dahl Classtaes Paefnss.
Gerhard u Dahl accepted TIE hons
for the executive committee and the ad-
vtsory board OF the auxiliary. He ex-
planned that the former vas made up
Of women who would actually manags
Lafayette House and tia; the latter.
which vas composed Of men. was merely
. vermiforn appendix" He made .
caust!c reFere-ce TO former Secretary Of
State Bryan and declared that pactfs..
no longer dominated the thought o: the
country and that they would not be
keard' IN the councils that settled ine
war. He characertzsd q pacifst a. .
man who would "nght only 70 save bis
own skin
After Re.naid wer-erra,A had sung
the Battle Hymn Of the Republic. !"
MAJOR W. ". Townsend Of the Medical
CORPS spoke for Col Kennedy Surgeon
OF the Purt. who was Unable 10 Be- pres
ent because Of an attack Of Influenza. He
accumulated the importance Of conva-
lescent homes for soldiers IN and about
New York. and said that such czses
when sent 20 the summer residences on
Long Island and in New Jersey during
the lase few months had showed the
benefits Of such treatment
Marguerite sylvia sang the 'rNareei,-
iaise." and sor ore o. her encores q
song about an American solder who
tried 20 make love TO young French
woman despite the sA-t that neither Of
them understood each other-nuch All
went well until the end % ire second
verse when she trfIied: "Outs.de Re gate
! my husband wait and 50. monsieur.
adieu." which Of course ended farther
romantic possibilities But the soag
made great hit nevertheless
Laxsrfes for the wounded.
II Is doubtful II any conralescent SOL
diers IN this or any other country vii,
ind more luxurious quarters than have
been provided IN the former local
stronghold Of Kaiserism- The base
| nent IL occucied by the kitchens
bowling alleys and billiard rooms On
the frst noor are the Red Cross work
roonA where hospital garments are
made. bardages rolled and 50 eaters and
socks knitted for the men abroad A
large dining room Is IN the rear
| On the second soor are the iounging
roons-invittng with their deep cusa-
ioned leather chairs ard their view OF
| the pars-roons for the executive CON-
| rn.ttee and a small dormitory. Dorrni-
tories occupy the third, fourth and 9Th
floors, and the sixth .s given over 20
| servants CuaFtersL There are ffty-Hye
rooms In al and thir1y-hve bathrooms
| The nursing and the meals served Q:
IN" cartAsn will ali be the work j: