Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
NEW YORK NIGHT"
At WALTER REED
SoIdier-Patients From En-
pire State Take Pride in
"Coney Island Carnival"

! A number of novel features formed
part Of the past weeks program of
amusements, entertainments and rec
reations of the Red Cross, "Y,"
Knights of Columbus and Jewish
Welfare Board of the Walter Reed
Army General Hospital that were out
of the ordinary, each of which proved
to be attractive and which were duly
appreciated by the soldier-patfents
for whose benefit they had been ar
ranged. Among those there was on
last Monday night in the hospital
gym" a real get-together known as
New York night" at which those
from the Empire state took an espe-
cial pride.
The evenings entertainment had
been arranged under the auspices or
the Jewish Welfare Board, the I. M
c. A, the Knights of Columbus and
the Red Cross, under the personal dl-
rection of Mrs. NJ. S. King. The stage
was arranged to represent Coney Is
land, with booths of various amuse-
ments. Among the young women as
sisting in the successes of the evening
Johnson, Clara Conrad, Rosa1ee Flor
ence and Kathrine Wilbur.
Representatives Crowther and Crit
fin of New York talked to the boys,
giving them earnest assurances that
the federal government would give to
a square deal. A large body Of the
Red Cross nurses of the Hospital
Corps, attired in "civies." were pres
emit and lent additional interest to the
entertainment.
One of the big features of the even
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where aquatic sports were pulled off
by a bevy of Washington girls in
fancy swimming. The pool was gen.
erously decorated with Chinese and
Japanese lanterns, while a big cleo
trio spotlight was thrown on the SWIM
merS.
Fair Was Given.
A walter Reed fair" was held
Wednesday night with carnival fea-
lures arranged by Capt. w. H. Bundy,
entertainment director of the Red
Cross activities at the hospital.
Ten nations were represented in
the league of nations scene. The
national anthem of each nation
and as each anthem was played the
representatives of the countries stood.
Sideshows in booths were arranged
along the sides of the auditorium.
There were Hawaiian, Indian and
other music, with an Indian war
dance. Washington florists contrib
uted the floral decorations, and they
were generous and pretty. Mrs.
Henry r. Rea. field director Of the
Red Cross in charge at Walter Reed,
was present, having especially return.
ed from her home in Sewickley, Pa
Among the recreational, amusement,
religious and educational events carried
"a ri
in Army and Red Cross motor trucks
of patients to the American League
base ball games from the Red Cross
house: the daily dances at 2:30 to
4 pm. in the gym" for patients
distribution of tickets to the best
Welfare Board; tennis ON the courts
of the ''Y' and Knights Of Columbus
courts and hand ball on the alleys of
of the Knights of Columbus from 6
am. until 9 pm. Then there is the
stellar attraction of the Rea swim
magnet. Among the excursions and
outings by automobiles, trolley lines
and river boats the weekly excur-
sion to Mount Vernon, under the
auspices of the Red Cross and War
Camp Community Service, Monday
had as guests more than $50 men. On
Tuesday the Jewish Welfare Board
took a party of boys on a tour
through the city. and out the Conduit
road to Glen Echo, Cabin John and
Great Falls and another party to Rock
Creek Park. Thursday the Red Cross
was hostess to a party of the boys,
lunch. under the direction of the
educational department.
Host at Garden Party.
Capt. Bundy of the Red Cross was
host that night at a garden party
"for lazy men" at his home. Yester-
day Mrs. Zappone of the Red Cross
was hostess to party of the boys
assisted by the War Camp Community
Service on a. trip about the city.
Friday afternoon there was a swim
ming carnival in the Rea pool and it
is said to have been scream
The al-fresco moving pictures pre-
scented nightly, weather permitting,
by DR.. Simonss of the "Y' and Capt.
Gittler of the Jewish Welfare Board
at the huts of those activities are
among the popular evening amuse-
ments. The Keith Theater headliners
appeared as usual at the hospital
and the regular weekly trip to
Keith Theater Wednesday matinee
were on the bill. Wednesday after
noon there was match game of
base bail between the Walter Reeds
and the Army Medical School that set
the fans bowling. Capt. Cecil Ander-
son of the executive staff lectured
before the forum in the "Y" hut