The Washington herald., 1912-02-19
AUSTRALIAN BOYS
WILL SEE SIGHTS
Young Tourists Arrive in Capital
as Guests Of Members of Cham
Der Of Commerce.

Forty-one sturdy young Australians.
ranging from ten to seventeen years of
age and clad In the khaki uniform OF Boy
Scouts, arrived IN Washington from Chi
cago yesterday afternoon and within a
few hours after their arrival had been
Quartered among residents of the city.
The youngsters, tired out after their long
tired to bed at once. after they learned
where they were to room from now until
they leave.
Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 the young
sters will give q concert at the Columbia
Theater. They will be shown around the
city for the next three days, leaving late
Thursday night for New York.
The boys are in charge of Lieut.
J. J. Simons and Mrs. 8. Sturky, who Is
nurse for the youngsters. Without excep-
ton, they were a happy-Iooking lot of
lads, apparently unterrified by the trip
they were making.
The distribution of the boys was made
at the headquarters of the Chamber of
Commerce by Thomas Grant. the secre-
tary. Various members OF the Chamber
were present, and invited from one to
half dozen OF the young Australians to
visit them.
The programme is Of a typical Aus
tralian entertainment, and each Of the
boys will have some part in IL. Some Of
the most famous Australian boy tenors
are in the party. and each has some spe-
cial talent for entertaining. George Reid
Is musical director and Max Rutter vocal
director. The programme is as follows:
PART !.
The Sleeping Csmp: The widsaEzks leader. The
boys plot. Reveille. Jinks In pajamaS The Clash
q pillows High cockalorum- Attention. Camp
orders We viii and euuntrymen. Now break-
fast. Tbs plot thicksnS II you can't cook, yVu
shall play"
N violin solo. Leslie. the talented young Aus
trAliEn, originally a selftauEht playe-lea-ned his
art In the solitudes of the blsh-a natural musician
has delighted many audiences.
Nov. Leslie for yur song
% The Drummer Boy" Leslie 0'Mear1-
% The countsrplot. I'm 7shaklocE is cuuinE to
take Us in, dresaed as old Australian VIII We
Be ready for hint We viii Look out. Disappear.
There he Ia Entrance Of the young old nan. Wen
make you some breakfast.
~ "In sing anyhow" Nate Marks In a de-
sciption q q suffering railway porter.
t9 What a dreadful breakfast. Il would rest
E.hils" I'm lie down on this" And then,
o. An evening song round the ars by Leo
Cear. ''In the Valley Where the Gum Trees
Grow" GOODNIGHT: now Oh to bed.
D The old AustTAlian and his E1ndscn- There
let US rest" The sympathetic ballad. Daddy" b.
Brian Day.
% Found. Home to Australia"
Neat day.
w n ENieLaA AZ Ano AAHl monent. Ihe DAnQy
Dudes Nate Marks and En- Shakiock
n0 Where Is the bossi Hes with the old Aus
traian." Alien Hart you sing ''Roses"
IN The Fsn In."e are-banishing music by the
7. A L. Band, GeorEs Reid. director
PART H.
Entr'acte By the Y. A. L. Orchsstu.
u) The Merry PierrotS The humorous side ot
physical culture. The funniest, neatest gymnastic
antics ever staged Leader Reg. RandeIl.
~ Lesis O'Mean. A few humorous minutes
With the boy who 10 always crested with storms Of
applause.
Cp 'Lifs's Dream Is Der" Dave Tobin and Leo
Cleary in duet rendition Of rare sweetness.
90 Nate MARKS. clever bog comedian, in . VsFy
clever Jockey stunt.
% Quintet q shearvrs Far Away On the sH.
very Castlereagh." the Austnhan song and dance
number. Masters n. nyIor. @. Bond. Rex Kimber
II. Thompsn. and D. To6in-
tsl brian Day. the ten-year-old boy sopgzpo.
~ Grand eand finale b. Y. A. l. Band. conclud-
ing with the Five Starred Flag" AuStraiia's
marching sons.
The boys are all members Of the Young
Australia League. an organization OF
boys under supervision OF the govern
ment