Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-20
EVERYBODY WAS HoRR1FED.
An incident not down in the pro

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gramme upset the entertainment giver
by the Long Island Railroad Branch o.
the Young Mems Christian Association
in the waiting room of the Thirty
fourth street ferry in Long Island City,
Wednesday night. A very pretty
blonde, dressed entirely in bright red
who some how get on the platform
sang several "spicy" songs that threw
the gathering into panic.
The young women present stopped
their ears with their fingers and were
horror stricken. The young men look.
ed aghast, while the less scrupulous
members of the gathering in the back
seats applauded vigorously, and the
blonde warbled away as unconcerned
as if she was appearing before Coney
Island picnic.
Every effort had been made by The
railroad company to encourage the
Railroad Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. Mrs. Austin Corbin took an
active interest in the affairs of the as
sociation, and aided in fitting out the
rooms over the express sheds, which
were destroyed by the big fire on the
night of January II last, that wiped
out the freight and express warehouses.
This left the association temporarily
without home.
The entertainment Wednesday night
was one of series given with view to
aid in raising funds with which to equip
new home building. An elaborate
nroprammA WAS nrepared
In order to save the expense Of en-
goging hall, the railroad company
gave the association the use Of the big
Thirty fourth street ferry waiting
room, while the James slip waiting
room was utilized temporary for ferry
passengers. The Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association has many
friends in Long Island City, and the
place was we'll filled with spectators
when the entertainment began.
Everything went along swimmingly
until toward the close, when three late
comers were ushered in. They were
two young women, with an elderly,
gray whiskered man. j. Henry Nc
Kinley was in the height of \ tenor
solo, "Nearer. My God, to Thee" when
the trio took seats.
No one knows how it happened, but
following the solo some one invited the
young woman in red from the back Of
the room to favor the audience with a
few selections. The request was appar.
emily made innocently enough, and the
young woman in red responded with
alacrity. She tripped lightly toward
the front Of the spectators, followed by
her companion, who took seat at the
piano. Then the symphony in red be
gau. Her first selection was
Pm from gay Paris,
dance the gay can can, &c
AS she tripped back and forth in front
of the gathering it was seen that even
her slippers and stockings were red. A
dead silence followed the first verse. No
one attempted to interfere, and the
young woman at the piano banged
away and the song went on. AT its
conclusion some young men in the rear
applauded heartily. Instantly the
young woman was on her feet again.
This time she warbled
l couldn't blame the girl, could you?
This latter song apparently didn't
take quite as we'll as the first. The 81
lence following its rendition was pain.
full.
Taking advantage of the pause, the
two women, with their escort, quietly
bundled themselves out of the building,
and were soon lost in the direction of
Tony Miler's Hotel.
Then a feeling of indignation arose
among the promoters of the entertain
ment and their friends. They looked
upon the intrusion of the young wo-
men as a sort of "put up job on the
part of somebody, and the leaders of
the association expressed quiet de-
termination to ferret out the culprits.
The entertainment was concluded, but
everybody went away talking about the
naughty girl in red, and wondering who
she was.
There were several angry men about
the Long Island Railroad depot, and
should they succeed in discovering the
culprits 1t will probably go ill with
them.