Evening star., 1923-09-16
RED CROSS FUND
REACHES SSl17,OI)
Belasco Theater Perform
anCe SWeIIS Total for
Japanese Relief.

Diplomatic, official and social Wash
ington packed the Shubert- BeIasco
Theater from orchestra to second bal
cony last night in a climax to the
local Red Cross drive for the Japanese
relief funds. to witness the premier
of Rex 1ngram's "Scaramouche," pro-
ceeds Of which, it is estimated, will
swell the local subscriptions to SlI7,-
600.
Early in the week the house was
sold out. Early last night crowds had
gathered in front of the theater to
witness the celebrities as they en-
tered. And when the performance
was being brought to a close by
AlScha Elman's rendition of selected
arlas on his violin there was still a
crowd outside W%aIing for a glance
at the notables as they betook them
selves away.
cabinet officers. diplomats and per-
sons in the social limelight in wash
ington occupied the boxes
SO Pleased He Gives $50 More.
Just before Elman was to play his
last selection a man stood I'D in the
inezzanine balcony and in a voice
easily heard all over the theater an
nounced that he felt that +bs nerfor-
nance which he had witnessed was
worth much more than the amount
deposited at the box Office in exchange
Tor Enthusiastically since the Red
cross was to get the proceeds. He
SAID that he was going to leave $50
more at the box Office on the way out
Ihat started a voluntary contribution
which brought additional hundreds of
ooliars into the Red Cross fund for
Washington.
Commissioner Cuno II. Rudolph
MADE the opening remarks. Then he
introduced DR.. Thomas E Green.
me theater was decorated with
the coiorS OF Japan and America The
frnr, ed Sohtalned the following parties
from embassies and legations:
trance-Andre de Laboulaye coup-
seIor OF embassy and charge d'affaires.
ana Nine. de Laboulaye: Cen. Georrs
a L. Dumont, military atUache; Jules
Belgium-Leon LIE Marie de warzee
d,Hermaille, counselor of embassy and
cnarge d'affaires ad interim, and
Nine. de Warzee; Mile. Diana. lie
Maire de Warzee d'Hermaille.
Great Britain-Mr. Henry Getty
Chiffon, counselor of embassy and
charge daffaires ad interim, and Mrs
Chiffon; Col. c. Z. c. G. Charlton
| military attache: Capt. F. l. Totten-
nam, r. n, naval attache; S. c. Law
renee, attache.
Italy-Commander Count Ettore
| Sommati di Mombello, naval attache
| and Countess di Mombello.
Japan-Masanao Hanihara. ambas-
| sador; Nine. Hanihara; Sadao Saburi
counselor of embassy and Mime. Sa-
| buri.
Peru-Senor Alfredo Gonzales
Prada, secretary of embassy and
| charge d'affaires ad interim, and Sonora
| de Gonzales Prada.
| d'affaires ad interim; Sonora Don Emf
lez, counselor of embassy and charge
d'affatres ad interim; enora Don Emit
| liza Benoit de Teller.
| Norway-Alexis Fl. C. L. Lundh
commercial counselor, and Nine
Cuba-Dr. Arturo Padro y Almeida,
| d'affaires ad interim.
switzerlandmDr, Nv sdardtoz; Charles Brugg;
charge d'affaires ad interim.
| Roumania-F. Nano. secretary OF
| legation and Mrs. Nano.
| Persia-Abdullah Khan Ebtezam
Panama-Senor DR.. Don Ricardo ].
| Alfaro and Sonora de Alfaro.
Poland-Hipolit Gliwic, counselor
of legation! Maj. Cassimir Mach. mill
I
venceslas Sokolowski, secretary OF
! legation.
Siam-Phya Burr Navarasth.
Czechosloyakia-Dr. Frantisek Chval-
| kovsky.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and
! guests were also in q box, as was
| Mrs. John Allan Dougherty, manager
| Of the Washington division. Red
| Cross; Commissioner Rudolph and 9TH
1 ers. Occupying seats in the audience
was Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and a party.
| Return or Mercy.
DR.. Thomas z. Green of the National
! Red Cross organization. in a brief ad-
| dress, extended praise to all who aided
| in making the presentation a success.
! Regarding the relations between
America and Japan, he said:
when nearly two decades ago dis
aster struck upon our western coast
and San Francisco, Sitting smiling by
I the Golden Gate, crumbied beneath the
| touch of earthquake and horror of con-
! fiagration, Japan was the first nation OF
all the world to come In the guise of
the Good Samaritan bringing assist
ance and offering aid. What she gave
for that day and for her ability was an
| infinitely greater sum than we have
| given now. We are merely proving
| again the perennial character of mercy
| that:
1T is twice blest; it blesseth him
I who gives and him who takes
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