The New York herald., 1921-11-13

TULLY a thousand volunteers, in
Guiding women OF society,
business women and home
makers. are assisting in the Red Cross
roll call. which opened last Friday
and will continue until November "a.
The organization is trying to get 500,-
600 81 members in Manhattan. Identi-
fled by Red Cross arm bands and
badges. the volunteers are soliciting
subscriptions in all parts Of the city.
Mrs George c. Watson has charge OF
house solicitation on the East Side
and Mrs. It. c. Willard on the West
side.
Among the volunteers arc Mrs.
William G.. Mcknight. Mrs. Blair $.
Williams, Mrs. G. T.. Bound Mrs. En-
bury Palmer, Mrs. g. T. Kirby, Miss
Katherine Speyers, Mrs. Robert Bow
Ter, Mrs. Rutger Bleeker Miller. Mrs.
Julius Brown. Mrs. William Ives
Washburn, Jr.; Miss Caroline Linherr,
Mrs. Herman Livingston, Mrs. Rich
ard II. Higgins. Mrs. John G. Jackson,
Mrs. Mark Wiseman. Mrs. y. Il. Har
rold, Miss Louise Klotz, Miss Mary
Downey, Mrs. Grosvenor Nicholas
Mrs. William Wherry, Mrs. ". de 5.
Trenholm. Mrs. Norton de :. I4eicher.
Mrs Il. r. Richards. Mrs. L. W. Abel
and Miss Louise Van Norden
All clubs in the city are being or
ganized under the direction OF Mr. Ed
ward Percy Howard, assisted by Mr.
william ". Miller. Mr.. James a. Hawes
aud Mr.. John A. Dutton. Mr.. G.. L. (Tex)
Richard Is in charge Of sporting clubs
Mr.. Henry w. Taft, business clubs; Mrs.
Richard AldriCh. social clubs Mt. Ray
nond j. knoepel. civic clubs. and Mrs.
John Joseph Macdonald, federated clubs.
Seventeen theatrical managers have
organized 10 assist the Red Cros.. in the
drive. Tho committee includes William
4. Brady, Alfred =. Aarons. David Be
lasco. r. II. Burnside. Ray Comstock,
Frank Craven. G. II. Dillingham; Daniel
Frohman. Mrs. Henry r. Harris. Sam
II. Harris. Marc Klaw. Phillip Klein,
Thomas Ohphaut, Charles O'Reilly.
Brock Pemberton. Edgar Selwyn and
Lee Shubert.
Mrs Julia 4. Forester is chairman Of
tho committee. The vice-chairmen are
Miss Helen Bacon. Mrs. Arthur Bleycr.
Mrs Harry &. ingalls,. Mrs. Hugo
Mack and Mrs. Edward Schenk.
Mrs. a. Barton Hepburn. who is deeply
interested in the welfare OF the city HIS
tory Club. is arranging another Father
Knickerbocker ball for tho benefit Of the
organization. 80 bc hold in the new ball
room Of the Plaza on the night OF Dc
cember Q. There will he considerable
novelty for this seasons event. In pre-
vious years tableaux vlvants Indicative
OF past happenings ia Knickerbocker
life have been presented. but the innoVa-
tion OF this year will consist Of a ono
act comedy drama, especially written for
the occasion by Mr. Edward Fales Cow
ard IL is entitled who's the King
and it deals with that phase Of local his
tory known az the Leislcr Rebellion.
The period H. 1859. when for a consid-
cradle time the Inhabitants OF Manhattan
Island were IN doubt as 20 whom they
owed allegiance James II. and William
of Orange were at war, and Leisler, a
wholesale liquor merchant, appointed
himself dictator OF the province with
heavy and compelling hand. Mr. Coward
has drawn from tho Amateur Comedy
Club some Of It's best talent. and among
those who will figure IN the cast arc
Mrs. Harry M. curtis. Messrs. Joseph @.
Lamb. william r. Wood, Albert Sterner,
Theodore u. Steinway. Wilson Ashley
Burrows and also the author Tho mu-
sic. derived from original historical
sources. has been arranged by MIR. y.
sherman Fowler VIII lwill have double
lra~tat of accompl.tled singers 70 In
terpret the music
Miss wsndern Ma'htvs will serve ssl