The sun., 1919-01-07
CATS IN SHOW FOR
ANIMAL CHARITY
Persian Feline AristOcrats on
View for Two Days on
McAlpin Roof.

The silver cats are out 70 gather sill
yer and gold--or copper or greenbacks
or cheques, anything that's money-for
the New York Women's League for Ami
mails These beautiful creatures. the
princes and princesses OF Persian cat
dom, have tender hearts though they
look 30 proud and naughty. and, when
they heard that the big free hospital for
animals on Lafayette street. maintained
by the league was in need of money for
Its work among needy cats and dogs
and sick and injured horses. they at
once organized a show in its behalf.
Anyway, their mistresses, who form the
silver Society. did ths--and what's the
difference?
The show opened Yesterday In the roof
garden OF the Hotel McAlpin and Will
end to-day. While not so large rs some
in previous years. this sixth annual ex-
hibition OF the Silver Society indicated a
reviving interest in the breeding of fine
cats a pursuit which the war knocked
badly.
Only part OF the awards were made
yesterday. The judging will be COM
pleted and the champions named to-day.
The awards so far are as follows;
cls. i-ChinShila male kitten. First.
Mrs c. p. wateroury's Misty Boy. C.as
2--chInchilla mae rovice. First. Green
wlch Kennels Romeo Ard Patsy. second.
Mr. Francis NJ. wilson. Argen omar.
Class s-Chtneh.'ia male open, Firr. o1 snd
,horne; second Miss Carroll Mays The
viking. Mrs. Conveys Hampton Brush
was absent. and Mrs. q z. Glherts Gany-
mede, a magnificent veteran OF cat shows.
was there but not for competition, Hehind
, prizes he surveyed the crowd as one who
possessed too many honors 10 car" for any
" sc TSar aa "ss'o Es.ot T' sseSnd
! Mas Myra Mora,- KING Carnival class 6
| churchll.s vintage oTierta; second
| Misty Gin. Cas- S-Chinchilia fema e,
open; FRS, and winn;sr, Mr.: chqrcGiiLs
delay Marvel; third Mrs. II. l. VESTS
| FURRY CLASS lI--shaded silver male nov
| Glow; second, Mrs. ChurchiIrs wntarge
! vicky Van third. the Misses Champions
Argent Moon. C'a.s i2-shahed silver
silver Echo: second. Mrs f. $. G-rherich''
! r p,1 IL; 'h'Y' Miss Mays silver
Fa Gas, ,s-shsded Silver male champion
First. the Mlssos Champions Champion
Argent Dazzle Class shaded silver
ado MIKE; second. Mrs IL v. Furnesss
I wake Robin. Class l5--Shaded silver re-
NAE kn,.n. T!rsi Miss J9seIh!ne Camp,
/ rom!in's v!ctorynte; third, Mise Ella W.
/ Goulds Pollysnns. Class i6--Sha AIDED sill
yer female novice First; Mrs; churchili,'
wich Kennels Greenwich Grey Mist: third
Mrs Tomlin's Greenwich Dorothea; fourth,
! Miss E.hel windus's Lamoie Bun;vHf-
| C,ass i--Sh add silver male, open. First
| and win.er the Misses Champions Argent
Mcorclo "a third. the Misses Champions
! Argent Miss; fourth, Mrs Furness's star
| Flower
| The sale Of tickets brought in very
: good sum for the Free Hospital for AMI
mails. During the lifetime o. Mrs Rus
sell Sage she gave this institution 1000
year in token Of her love for dumb
friends. and the heads OF the league feel
| the loss of that donation.
There is TO be another cat show at the
McAlpn January II and IS. The En-
pire Cat Club will give this. and the
proceeds are TO be given to THE Sun
Smoke Fund.