The sun., 1900-11-14
TWO LITTLE GIRLS AT SEA.
THEY WERE or THE CHORUS AND A
PARSON DISAPPROTED or THEN.
Story Of Charity Concert on the Minnehsna
At which the Rev. Mr.. CavsnnEh Feao
Dave Harums Horse Deal and Misses i'or-
ente and York Decided Not TO Appear

Ssory OF tnaTtty concert on tho "'""e".".
At which the Rev. Mr.. CavsnaEh Fead
Dave uarum's Horse Deal and Misses Flor
ente and York Decided Not TO Appear
May Florence and Ethel York. chorus girls
who until recently have boon playing at the
Shaftesbury Theatre In London. we're pas-
sengers aboard the Atlantic Transport steam
ship Minnchaha which arrived yesterday from
London. Nearly every room In the big twin
screw steamship which carries only capih
passengers was crowded.
II fell to the lot Of one Of the sedatest OF tho
women passengers To be doubled up win 'he
chorus girls She says that she found them
perfectly proper. although they did induise
& in I little champagne. which is supposed 10 Dc
the inrnemorial privilege OF all wcll-reghateo
chorus girls Naturally the young women did
not conceal their lights under bushel. ana
the whole ships company had found out oelore
the voyage was few days old that they hao
been at the Shaiesbury. and that they eA-
pected TO get an engagement at the ta'iho
here
There was quite a lot OF amateur taieh'
aboard the liner and when the voyage began
10 grow dull some one suggested thAt 'hero
should be a concert for the benefit OF nautical
charities IN this city and London and ihcl-
dentally. for the amusement of the passengers.
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and Columbus o johnson was made chairman
OF the Entertainment Committee.
Tho managers were the Rev DR. ! NJ Hatha-
wnv and Lnoch q johnson. 7. Scott Lowry
was TIE accompanIst Among The talent
were Miss GLADYS kGstle who did a cake walk
Grace Meredith \ whistliiS soloist; nnd the
Rev William II tavanach Of Phlladelpha,
who, some of his fellow passengers said. Is an
EPISCOPAL clcr Synan The Rev Mr. Cavanach
read the account Of the horse deal in David
Harum
Chairman Johnson went to the chorus GIRLS
ard asi ed them to lend their services 10 help
along the show Tiey said hat thev would TO
deligh ed and Mr Johnston announced that
one OF the Young women would do Il cake walk
ami that tho other would sing Then. accord
ING 10 sevcra! passengers the Rev Mr. tavanagh
announced that II the chorus girls were per-
iaittei ro aplcrr. he woGid have nothing TO DO
Poultney Bceluw and tho matronly woman
who roo med with the chorns 'lgls took their
part 1h"} themselves decided, ior the saLo
Of harmony, not 70 appear. and their parts
were cAt ont "i the Programme The sedate
woman. after th!- incident. became conspicl-
ously frlendiy with the chorus giri, although
many OF the other women Passengers avoiced
them
says that -hn wont to the clergyman and gavo
him a "pir'n Of her mind" The concert oc-
cured on Monday evening and went without
a hitch
The choru. girls, after they landed here.
were wlllirg to talk 20 the reporters about
everything except Why they were turned down
by the clergyman They are good looking
and not a bit bashful. like most chorus c.rls.
They said that they had not come here under
eneI cement but expected 10 so TO the Casino.
II they could not get something TO do there
they would take what they could get el lsewhere.
They refused 10 say anything more about the
trouble with the clergyman than that the
matter was cOmIToml-ed
The Rev Mr. Cavanagh would not talk about
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