Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13


ruled out.
| A happy and amusing incident of the
evenings entertainment was the an
nouncement OF who's Who In the Cabi-
net" Each cabinet minister present was
called upon to rise in his place while
member of the club gave a farcica1 bioS-
raphy of the parsonage. The descrlp-
ton. of course, was 1.-THE other way
| around of the subjects real charac-
terstics.
The Bell Rings Again.
| A very beautiful musical skit was pre-
scented and received enthusiastic demon
STATIONS of appreciation from the audi
ence. The melodies of the old opera
| Chimes of Normandy" We're drawn
upon, and the legend of the opera con-
verted into political application conveying
in the end a tribute to President Wilson
| A belated arrival was introduced and
described as something of philosopher,
something of a political economist. some
thing of an orator and something of a
| historian-n short, typical American
statesman But above all. a patriot,
who loves the liberty bell of 1916. The
visitor attired in the soft hat and frock
coat of the typical southerner. was Mr..
Jeffersonian Democracy.
| Il am a Virgnian by BIRTH. he ex-
planned to President Kaufman. MY
!
| long been an exile from it. For awhile
~ was comparatively frendless Now the
dntire populace Is following me-
| He described in song his wanderings.
| bat now he was coming home: back to
| the White House, for he had the key.
His reveries were interrupted by the
entrance of Mrs. Grundy. the presiding
spirit of the fashionable world.
Il recognize the melody you sang, she
said; the Chimes of Normandy 1t
was popular in my grandmother's day
so inferior to our modern rastime, 1t
told the story of the castle whose chimes
would not ring until the rightful heir
returned
'.The White House is my CASTLE" re-
piled Jeffersonian.
You can't possibly expect to run the
White House without Mrs. Grundy's as
sistance."
.'Why. life in the White House is
easy All you have to do is to shake
! hands eight hours day, play golf eight
hours, talk business with congressman
eight hours and then get nine hours
| Sleep
Nevertheless. you will want the assist
ance of my followers and myself
Ghosts in the White House.
The sprightly followers of Mrs Grundy
gave their advice on various subjects in
melody and chorus and Mrs. Grundy took
up the tale.
| You don't know what you are I'D
against. There are ghosts in the White
| House."
Ghosts. Nine. Grundy?" asked the
returning heir.
Yes; you know 1 am an authority on
ghosts, although 1 make a speciality of
skeletons in closets. l cannot lay
ghosts, but I can help you to forget
them. These ghosts are the policies of
| al,,,in iSfro
Here they come now. This one is the
ghost of high protection
| The several ghosts stalked and sang
their stories the ghost of dollar di-
ISM and of the money trust a grisly
company, each with tale of woe, and
lamenting that the bell Of progress, ring
ing clear. bade them depart.
Then, to the stirring melody of the
| opera, which welcomes the rightfuI heir
back to the castle, the chorus sang:
In the days of old the leaders of the nation
Gathered round bravey, each with pen
in hand
stanch and stalwart sgners of the Declaration
While the Independence Bell rang through
Then its tones grew silent.
Vigilance sleeping
As chased the dollars wisely. but too we'll !
And around gathered srecterS. gr.mly
creeping.
Till at last we found to ring that bell
Found man to ring that Independence Bell.
Corpora lions big multiplied and :,onTshed
Foreigners, they told paid the taxes great;
But the trusts grew strong by the tariff nOur-
| ished.
| And that Independence Bell went out Of date
! Back to public service
| Once again we bring 1t.
With the tale of glory it alone can tell.
| Here's for strength and courage that we
need to ring 1t.
| We think we've found the man to ring that bell
Woodrow Wilson, you re the man to ring that bell.
Thrilling Lighthouse Scene.
AS the tunefuI strains assembled a
great floral bell which had been con-
cealed swung out and over the head OF
| President Wilson, where it swayed in
rhythm with the melody
Melodrama and comedy also contrib
uted to the entertainment of the COM
pany For the first and last time on
any stage thrilling play, written es-
pecially for the occasion. was presented
Honest coast guards. simple fisher folk,
a yallain from the city with a black
mustache), the innocent gyurl, the hero.
a shipwreck averted. deadly cutlass duel
and virtue triumphant. all were set