The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-24
INVADED A ". M. G. A. SHOW.
A Vision in Red Shocks n Long Island
City Audience.
New York Sun.

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The Long Island Railroad branch of the
Young Mems Christian Association gave an
entertainment in the waiting room Of the
night. to help raise money to furnish the
new house of the association at No. As Bor-
den avenue. An elaborate programme had
been prepared. Active among the workers
in the association are Frank T.. Half, SUI
perintendent of stations on the railroad, and
also superintendent of the E~ast-avenue Bap-
fist Church in Long Island City; j., D. Cum
mings, superintendent of buildings, and L.
Save rt the Expense Of engaging a hall the
railroad company gave the association the
use of the big Thirtyofourtn-strest ferry
waiting room temporarily for ferry pas
Rengers.
The railroad Y. M. c. A. has many warm
friends in Long Island City, and the place
was we'll filled with spectators when the
entersa awimpaina 6esa Until E nsaE ths c Tsne
when three late Corners were ushered In.
They, were two young women. with an
Mckinley was in the midst of a tenor
solo, "Nearer, My God, to Thee when the
was an exceedingly pretty. fsir-faced girl.
with blond hair and blue eyes. and she
was dressed entirely in bright red.
after the solo some one in the back of the
room asked the young woman in red to
sing. 81 The request was made innocently
enough, and the young woman I'm red re-
sponded with alacrity: She tripped hgntly
IN front Of the spectators. followed by the
the piano. There was a dash or lively
music, and then the symphony In red be-
gan with:
.Tve been to gay Paree.
The naughty sights to see."
The audience was surprised, astonished,
amazed, shocked, in regular degrees as the
song progressed, but the singer went on
gayIy. When she came to the line which
AI dance the gay cancan."
and demonstrated with ~twinkling feet the
truth of her assertion. the vOuQR women IL
fingers and averted their horror-stricken
gaze. But the singer was not disturbed AS
she danced back and forth in front OF the
grieyed young women, those who were not
too severely shocked to look at her observed
even her slippers and stockings and skirts
were red. 1t was dreadful.
A dead silence followed the first verse,
but no one m to interfere. The
and the song went on. It its Conclusion
the unterrified young men In the back seats
applauded vigorously; instantly the young
crashed and the vision in red sang:
THE poor girl didn't know, you know,
She hadn't been in New York long"
Somehow this song didn't seem to take as
rendition was painful. Taking advantage of
the pause, the two women. with their gray
whiskered escort. bundled themselves out or
the building and disappeared in the direction
of Tony Miller's hotel.
Then the promoters of the entertainment
anu am , ntT,si Ir1en ne the pes youn 20 sson; In wss s sha
result of a conspiracy, and the leaders or
the association expressed a determination TO
The entertainment was concluded, but
everybody went away talking about the
naughty girl in red and wondering who she
There were some angry Y. M. c. A. men
about the Long Island railroad station yes
coed in finding out the c~onspirators 1t would
90 Ill with them.