New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Relief Society
Takes Governors
Island for Fete
Annual Garden Party Be
comes Celebration of Pill
grims Landing; Army
Assists in the Program

Governors Island was invaded yes
terday by m army in pink organdie ana
yellow tafeta, armed only with para
sols, and speaking no more martial
passwords than How sweet you look, "
It was the annual garden party for
the Army Relief Society. expanded this
year INTO celebration Of the tercente-
nary OF the landing of the Pilgrims.
Inaer The patronage OF forty patriotic
and educational organizations. the At
TAR attracted thousands OF visitors,
who crowded the little fairy all the
afternoon and evening, and displaced
military routine with such fem nine
business as lemonade and dance music.
Patriotic exercises were held under
the bl0ssoming trees. from 4 flag
draped grandstand. where the speakers
retold The story Of the birth OF demo
cratic government II the cabin Of the
Maytiower, and reminded their hearers
that ii was the duty OF modern Ameri-
cans 10 preserve the tradition Of lib
erty handed down ~ the founders.
General Clusters Widow Speaks
The chief addresses were made by
Colonel Weigel, chief Of star, and A.
tor B Parker.
Mrs. George a. Custer, widow OF the
famous general q smiling lttle vet
eran OF eighty years, spoke, and the
crowd rose cheering 20 us feet.
Never forget the wives ard children
Of the army, she said My heart al
ways sinks when this country takes
over another island possession, for
know that means more homes broken
up, more officers sent 20 lonely posts
and more families forced into the
struggle to make both ends meet
1T is the families Of the men who
AIRED efending the flag in far away col
onies for whom the Army Relief pro
vides, ard that is why We ask you to-
day to become members Of our So
cicty'
There were games and aeroplane
stunts after the speechmaking, ending
with polo game played by army Of
fcers
Sixty wounded men firm Fox Hills
Hospital had special box seats, and
afterward were taken to the Hotel
Commodore for dinner.
Committee on Hos pitalty
Lieutenant General Robert Lee Bull
lard and Mrs. Billiard headed th nos
pitality committee, assisted by Rear
Admiral and Mrs. james II. Glenaon,
Brl gaGIer Genera ard Mrs Oliver b.
Brdgman. Colonel and Mrs. Samuel "
Miller, Colonel and Mrs Henry L.
Stimson, Mr. and Ms John A Stewart,
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. George
W Burleig h, Miss Harriet NJ Center.
Alton B. Parker and DR.. George +.
Kunz.
Srlgrave Institution, which directed
tho Pilgrim tercentary exercises. was
represented by Andrew B. Humphrey.
Miss Ruth Lawrence. T. j. Oakley
Rhinelandcr, Lanier Washington, Rob
err c. Norris Miss Constance Darcy
Mackav Charles Stewart Dawson and
The Army Relief Society was repre-
scented by Mrs. Henry s BischotF, Mrs
Malcolm Stuart, Mrs Wright p. Edger-
ton. Miss Elizabeth K Lamont. Mrs.
Lydia P. French and Miss Harriet NJ.
Center
Among those occupying boxes were
James " Gerard, James Speyer. Will
am A. Taylor, Sigmund ElsAer Mrs.
Willard Straight. B. B Odeu, J. Hor-
ace Harding. Manton 3. Metcalf, Colo
mel Howard S. Borden, Colonel D. B.
Wentz. Colonel Samuel P Colt, Frank
Williams and Major Helen S. Bastedo.