New-York tribune., 1919-11-09
Writ to Restrain Police
From Interfering With
Contests To Be Sought
by Major ]. F. Dunseith
Drive to Close Tuesday
Battle of Manhattan" To
Be Final Feature; Five
Regiments to Participate

The Red Cross will resort to court
action this week in an effort TO stage
boxing bouts in New York for the bene
fit Of its membership campaign, which
IS now under way.
Major James +. Dunseith. command
ing officer of the LIST Field Hospital,
Few York Guard. will appear in the
Supreme Court tomorrow and ask for
an injunction restraining Pol ce Com
missioner Enright or any of his sub
ordinates from interfering with an ath
letic carnival to be given by the Red
ross, the proceeds TO be devoted to
rhe Third Roll Call The application for
n injunction follows the action Of Po-
ice Inspector Dominica Henry IN stop
ping the boxing exhibition which had
been scheduled for the 1st Field Hos
pital at the armory Friday night. No
admission was charged at the armory.
but q collection was 70 be taken up by
Red Cross women workers during the
show.
Loss Estimated at $4,000
The action of the police authorities.
declared Major Dunseith yesterday, de-
Drived the Red Cross Of sum estl-
mated at between 81 900 and 81 600. In
event the injunction granted enter
tainments will be given BY the Red
Cross this week and viii be featured
by boxing bouts.
A feature of the close Of the drive
for members on Tuesday evening will
be tie Battle of Manhattan which
wil be "fought' under Red Cross au
spices. ans have been made for mob
illzation of the five infantry regiments
which make up the 1st Brigade, n. \.
c.. together with engineers, coast ar
tillery, cavalry, signal corps and ambu-
lance corps. These outfits VIII depl0y
over New York Tuesday night, sweep
ing it from the Har.cm River to the
Battery Every member Of the Amerl-
can Legion is invited to Join in the
celebration. as well as veter MS of for
eign wars and G. A X. members Al
part cipants will be in uniform. The
Red Cross women workers vii turn out
n full force, while the field workers
cipal streets of the city. The marchers
will be on hand TO enroll recruits. lie
regiments II march through the prin-
viii be halted at different points so
Red Cross appea.s can be made.
AS climax to the dem onstration all
,evirneuts with armories between
rwenty-third and 125th streets viii
meet in tire vic nifty of Times Square
between 10 o'clock and l0:@o and hnlsh
.he battle" beneath the h.azing lights
of Broadway.
TIE Red G. IS drive viii be pushed
i 10 M
oampaign. The goal for New York is
/ 900 900 members, and the leaders ex-
r,ect to secure this number before the
xind-up Tuesday. More women work
RS are needed. and those who can Oh
7er their services should report lmme-
diately to Mrs. Forester, at 20 East
Thirty-e ighth Street.
Major General John +. O'Ryan,
chairman OF the athletic division for
the Third Roll Call, issued state,
ncnt yesterday in which he declared
Red Cross activity IN connection WIN
he war is not over and cannot be DIS
continued for some tine.
The Red Cross is still engaged, and
viii for some time be engaged IN the
relief Of families of soldiers killed in
ne war; said General Organ. "ln
Ike manner it wi be active in the
lel,ef of needy soldiers. With the ex-
perience gained in the war, win lts
Experienced personnel, the Red Cross
should constitute mighty force tor
better things in the future life Of
America.
Purpose of Drive Stated
THE strength Of the Red Cross ls
N its membership, for it is this great
membership which maintains 1t as u
living force, as body that understands
suffering. 1t is to vitalize this char
actcristic Of the Red Cross that is the
object Of this drive for membership.
Governor Alfred f. Smith yesterday
accepted the chairmanship of the state
campaign committee for this years
,irive for the sale of Red Cross Christ
mas seals. According to an announce
lnent from Greater New York Head
quarters. las West Forty-sevcnth
Street, Dr.. Hermann NJ. Biggs, State
Commissioner of Health, will serve as
vice chairman and Homer Folks as sec
1etary
In accepting the Craftsmanship Gov
crnor Smith called on all citizens to
assist the committee in promoting the
campaign, which is designed to spread
information about the menace OF tuber-
eulosis.