The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-13

At a meeting of the show commit.
tee yesterday it was decided that II
would be we'll to give lump prize fol
charity, and 5000 was determined
upon. The voting on the most popular
charity will continue ell week from
the opening night, Monday, until the
finish, Saturday night. Tuesday night
however will be the Official charity
night when all the supporters will be
urged to make q special effort to gel
the vote out.
The most popular charity in Rich.
mond; therefore. will be given prize
of $500 just as soon as the voters are
counted and the result assured.
Professor STEMS Performers.
Professor Moses Stein, the DIR. Muck
and Walter Damrosch, of Richmond
says that he Is going to give the best
concerts ever given in the Virginia
the Horse Show building the week ol
the show. Hts orchestra appears both
afternoon and night and although the
cabaret performers will hold the stage
for an hour and half or little more
Professor STEMS men will be heard
during that period and for the rest
of the afternoon and night.
Professor Stein will have number
of stars among his performers. His
first corneust. Guy g. Gaugier. was
with Sousa when Sousa's band was the
best of it's kind. Ed Williams. his
euphonium soIoist also Is Sousa mar
and William Wagner, the trombone
player. was with the Marine band.
THEODORE Weyforth, who plays the
French horn in the Stein orchestra,
once was O member OF the Boston
symphony orchestra and left that IA
,nt us body to become member oil
the Washington symphony society
with which organization he now plays.
L. Il, Mandy, who will play the eel
10 with the Stein orchestra, is an
other member of the Washington
symphony, who came from the Bos-
ton organization. George Craven. Ar
thur Stone and William Putnam are
local players, but in their line they
are as good as any in the country.
Craven is a star with the drums and
an original artist In his line. Glenroy
Stein will have a chance to show his
violin ability and c. f.. Canepa viii
give a number of solos.
The musical programs arranged for
the week will be announced Sunday.
They are especially interesting, run
ming all the way from Bizet to Won
Tilxer and not overlooking some OF
the best of Johannes Brahms and Jo-
ham Strauss. In the up-to-the-nin-
ute music Nose Stein is the peerless
leader of Richmond and at the auto
show he will have an opportunity to
display his talents to the utmost.
- Truck Used by Government.
The new ~ater-coeied Kelly trucks
which will be seen here at the auto
show next week. have proven de-
cided success in the United States gov
eminent service. The quartermasteFs'
department of the United States ma
riue corps at the Philadelphia navy
yard Is using several of the Kelly one
ton trucks The ability OF this truck
to give reliable service under all sorts
OF weather and road conditions is In
a large measure responsible 'or IL
success. While the trucks in this SER
vice are rated as one-tonners. they
have many times been called upon to
carry much larger loads and have al
WAYS acquitted themselves successful
ly.
VIII Stick tn. Shows.
Regarding the suggestion made by
Albert L. Pope that the National As
ISOLATION OF Automobile Manufacture
ers should be urged TO take action to
end automobile show4 the meeting OF
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