New-York tribune., 1919-02-25
Charity for Service Mems
Families Draws Record
Crowd to Madison Square
$4,000 Receipts Likely
Parade Precedes Vaudeville
Programme; Dance Con
tinues Till Early Morning

n the war relief charity ball of
,hs Knights of Columbus. Eventually
sbout $1,000 persons found their way
inside. The receipts were estimated at
$4,000. They will be used to assist
the families of soldiers and sailors.
Attendants said there had been no such
crowd at any ball since the first charity
hall of the knights of Columbus seven
teen years ago.
Madison Avenue and the side streets
began to fill long before o'clock, when
the doors were to be opened. At the
/ appointed hour the doors to the upper
balcony were opened. Within q few
minutes each entrance was a vortex
Of men and women struggling to get
inside Reserves were called from the
4 East Twenty second Street police sta
tion
Fire Commissioner brennan began
+ % look worried by $3.50, and at 8
,clock ordered the doors closed to all
except boxholders. Thereafter the
police waged a good-natured but not
always successful battle with the late
,omers in an effort to keep an aisle
dear for boXholders. Women in furs
and satins and jewels and wondrous
opera cloaks stood about in dancing
slippers, waiting hopelessly for the
doors to open or the crowd to give
4 ground so that they might hunt up
4 their cars.
Those Kept Out Good Natureo.
1 Men and women of all degrees were
4 in the crowd that filled Madison Avenue
! and Twenty sixth and Twenty
streets, stretching around even into
Fourth Avenue. Although impatient to
get IN, they we're mlraculously patient
With one another. Occasionally there
would be surging forward at a rumor
that one door or another was to be
opened, and those in front would bat
Ter at the door, but it was all done
apparently in spirit of fun. Once or
twice when a door was opened 10 let
N some favored arrival there was a
concerted rush which carried several
Of the vanguard inside.
AT 10 o'clock the police announced
mat perhaps after midnight, when the
entertainment programme had been fin
4 she'd some OF those inside would 90
and others could be admitted. Those
( who were waiting greeted the an
nouncement with cheers, and most OF
hem seemed to oe prepared to wait.
All VINO got discouraged and went home
vill receive their money back on turn
ng n their tickets.
Inside the crowd was almost as great
, IN many instances the first comers had
4 panted themselves in the first boxes
I nat offered, and those who had paid
| ior the boxes found it difficult some
| lmes to ind seats. One class of box
I no.aers, however, never had any such
| ainleulty They were wounded soldiers
1 rom various hospitals. Their places
were held sacred. One of the boxes
! w was occupied by several wounded men
4 o. tne Tooth Infantry "Fight;np
0s,h OF IRISH american tradition.
Mahy oil those on the floor were in
caHorm. There were soldiers of
ufeat Britain and Canada. as we'll as
4 S' the United States There were Red
Sfoss nurses and women yeomen. and
:nlrty Of the ushers were knights of
u soiumous secretaries soon to 90 over
8 seas. Fourth Degree knights of Co
amoius were in dress uniform, and
s'arted Proceedings with a parade
"archlng to the music of three bands,
mere was an exhibition drill by
aeh OF the Marine Corps who saw ser
nee IN France. Hymns of the Allied
nations were played by Hauschels Or
I snestra- The Paulist Choristers sang
ana Anna Fltziu sang the "Star-
4 spangled Banner" Others on the pro-
Mamme we're Irene Castle, Clifton
webb, Mae Weeks, Marie Dreseler
xsfi hyson, Dorothy Dickson, George
D. Cohan, Nine. Roshanara, Willie
ooiller Al Jolson and Fannie Bricc
Vharies A. Hauschel was musical di-
rector, and the entertainment was un-
I Ger the direction of Eliza Maxwell.
Mss Dressler was to draw the lucky
1 number in rattle that followed the
grand march at midnight, the owner
o. which was TO receive 1919 model
automobile. Almost everybody was in
crested and excited concerning this
] event.
Many Personages Among Guests
Vne Of the few who Sc med preoccu-
ped at that stage of the proceedings
was Herman Patrick Tape. Mr. Tape
ana Lady Duff Gordon were to award a
soid medal to the best gowned woman
me ball. Before the rattle came
vll Mr. Iappe learned that his fellow
;Iage was Ill and would not be present
me symptoms Of Mr.. Tape himself
"ete not encouraging at the moment
VI +'SN tAt lHlOIHdLiOD.
among those present were General
snsnks, commander of the port Of en-
Sa,Eatlon and debarkation Lieutenan.
eoloncl Kincaid and ten other officers
=, =, 'ne 9th Division; Bishop Patrick J.
hayes, the Rev. Patrick Dineen, Ma
.sek hnecht, of the French High Com
sission; Alberto d. Moreira, brazilian
sAarge dAHaires; T.. de Cartier. Bel
l.
ccaaries f. Murphy, Frank 2. Malony
eofnelius f. Kennedy, Mrs. Oliver Har-
man. Andrew 3. Heating, Harry P
'I1h and DR.. John j. Cronin.
frogramme girls were: Miss Julie
psalanon, captain; Miss Symphorosa
.1s'ed, Miss Grace Bristcd. Miss Vir
sa'a Aiezandrc,, Miss Marion Tiffany
a'ss Genevieve Ciendenin, Miss Mar
sSfes Warren, Miss Lucille Baldwin
css Audrey Hoffman, Mrs. Levi,
I isylor. - anu - O. "e'''"H'
me following were patroncsscs
I NJ Donn Barber. Mrs. Simon Barucn
] 90 Edward l.. Baylies, Mrs. August
s,aaons' Ars. James Byrne. Mrs. AL.
~ Ihapin. Mrs. Henry Clews, Mrs
saf,e Cochran, Mrs. Paul d. Cravath
~. william Astor Chanler, Mrs. Johr
rasee Ira. Charles II. Marshall, Mrs
Hi pass My Pendleton, Mrs. Thoma;
e.san, ars: Charles II. Sabin, Mrs
l,'mmaer maer L. Schif, Mrs. Joseph Slevin
nfs. alfred +. Smith, Mrs. Herbert
ky.nan, Mira. Henry w. Taft. Mrs
v'amn y. Thaw, Mrs. Cornelius Tiere
"; X. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Reginaii
,1nderbilt, Mrs. Cabot Ward. Mrs
ssn Payne Whitney. Mrs. Orme VII.
~ VIZ. wafs. J. Walter Wood and Mrs. A