The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-30
new ARTILLERY OF CUPID.
WENDEBS BATTERY TURNS OUT
ron FREEDMAN BETROTH4L.

The engagement Of Miss Elsie Rothchid
90 Andrew Freedman, financier, baseball
magnate, politician and man OF affairs, was
formally announced at Miss Rothohild's
lone, 81 West Fifty-seventh street, last
night with pomp and circumstance which
have not been known heretofore on such
occasions in that neiRhborhood By way
ot testimony 70 the high esteem in which
Mr. Freedman is held by his friends and
associates, Capt. Louis Wendell of Wenders
Battery, who had been invited to the re-
a. ption. brought the battery along with
him, brass band and all He said he wanted
10 surprise Mr.. Freedman. There was
every indication that Mr.. Freedman was
surprised.
Miss Rothchilds father is the owner
or the Hotel Majestic, Central Park West
and Seventy-s9cond street, and large
owner of New York real estate. His for
tune Is generally understood 10 amount
10 more than a million dollars
He had arranged for a reception to
his daughter last night. Naturally he asked
Mr. Freedman to invite his friends to come
TO meet Miss RothChild. and among the
first names to be set down on Mr.. Freed
mans list was that Of Louis Wendell Mr.
Freedman has been for many years Hon
orary Colonel Of the Honorary Members Of
Nendel's Battery.
1t may have occurred to Mr.. Freedman
that Capt. Wendell might possibly come
in uniform. and thus lend pleasing touch
IL military brilliancy 20 the betrothal re-
Ception. But Mr.. Freedman never dreamed
Of the honors which Capt. Wendell joyously
poured out in celebration Of the occasion.
1T might be- said Capt. Wendell 20 a
friend Yesterday, that somebody would
send half a dozen silver spoons or some
tea cups when he is invited TO such 70
ception. Thank God, l am not a small
man. | do the best can. ! have turned
out the whole battery and full band to do
lonor 20 my friend and the friend Of the
battery Mr.. Freedman
Capt. Wendell was as good as his word.
He turned out the battery-and the band
at $50 o'clock last night. They came out
into the glare Of upper Broadway fifty
strong, decked out in the gold and blue and
crimson Of their full dress uniforms.
The band played when You Know the
Girl You Love Loves YOU as the column
turned downtown. At the Amsterdam ave-
nue. crossing fire engine, returning from
duty somewhere uptown, swung into the
lead Of the procession and remained there
pretty much all the way to Fifty-ninth
street. The hundreds of people who lined
the curb to see the battery march by thought
for a while that the engine had something
TO do with the parade and could not under
stand what IL all meant,
By another coincidence a fire patrol
wagon ran out from Seventh avenue as
the procession was moving across Fifty
ninth street and cleared the way TO Fifth
avenue for Capt. Wendeps command.
Long before the procession had reached
Ffty-ninth street the battery had a great
following Of people on foot, in automobiles
and on bicycles. Al Fifty-ninth street a
band Of small ragamuffins all armed with
barrel slaves, jumped out in front OF the
band and got as much fun out Of the festiv-
tiles thereafter as though they had been In
yited.
The column rested for five minutes in
frcr' = John Winters saloon, at Sixth
t.,nue and Fhty-ninth street, and reor-
gained BY this time the &C companying
host numbered at least 1000, and included
all sorts and conditions Of men and boys.
Many men in evening dress came out Of
HE clubs along the street to satisfy their
curiosity, and when they heard the object
of the proceedings walked along TO the
end Of the march TO enjoy the surprise
and qualification which they knew Mr..
Freedman would feel when he woke to
realization of the honor that Capt. Wendell
was doing him. Negroes Of both sexes
afforded themselves and others a great deal
Of simple pleasure by doing a cakewalk
alongside the band on the Fhty-ninth street
car tracks,
Capt. Wendell took his command down
10 Fifth avenue and into Fifty-seventh
rsios WA
lined up along the curb opposite the Roth
child house An aide was sent ahead TO
clear them out Of the way. The battery
went cIanking its sabres down the street
past the Vanderbilt and Whitney houses
and those occupied by George Munro,
William Rhinelander Stewart and other
we'll known New Workers.. The band played
'Good-by, Little Girl. Good-by!'
Past the house, which was brilliantly
Illuminated, they marched in platoons,
countermarched in a column OF twos, and
brought up in fun battery front before the
Rothchild steps. The accompanying
crowd, increased by many maid and man
servants sent out from the houses in the
neighborhood to find out what il was all
about, filed the street behind the battery
and for a hundred PAGES on either side Of The
house. The ragamufiin volunteers, sensing
that there were 20 be notable ceremonies,
took seats Of vantage on the high stone
posts which are at the corners Of the Roth
'aid steps.
Men came down the strip OF red carpet
which had been laid on the steps and made .
inquiries. Some Of them, smiling broadly
with their appreciation Of the warmth Of
the tribute TO Mr. Freedman's popularity,
hurried away. Others stayed 70 see what ,
was going TO happen. II was worth stay
ing for, they said.
Under Capt Wendel's sharp commands
the battery drew sabres and presented /
-abres. Capt. Wendell turned about and |
presented his own sabre, Mr. Rothchild, |
followed by his daughter and Mr.. Freed /
man, came out on the steps. Miss Roth .
child who Is pretty, and apparently thought |
The whole episode delightfully."- amusing, |
had a light lace wrap over her shoulders. |
Mr.. Freedman seemed 10 be warm enough /
without extra protection from the night /
air. Mr.. Rothchild probably never played |
poker, but il Is hard TO see how a more
eNrreszionless face could have been at