New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
DANCERS WELCOME
SALVATION ARMY
ExhOrters Who Invade the
Halls to Lure Patrons
Hospitality Received.
HYMNS APPLAUDED,
ALSO PREACHMENTS
Some of REPOSITORIES CaptlveS
Think Appearance of Crop
Part of the Cabaret.

Three of New Yorks leading homes or
the gentle art of cabaret and tango-the
.Jardin de Danse. the Pekin and the Bun
ian Mandarin restaurants-were invaded
last night by an intrepid body of Saliva
ton Army rcformers. VINO entered the
restaurants with the ayowed intention Of
woong away the patrons thereof FUR
thermore. the Salvation Army workers
received pleasant. even cordial receptions
in all three places, and departed with the
thanks of the management and hearty
invitations TO return.
The members Of the army VINO maze
the rounds of Broadway's bright places
were i'm the command Of Adjutant q. W.
Cooke. and include Mr.. and Mrs CeciI
Lamb. Miss Anna Benjkie and Miss Ger
aldine Harding They set out from heau-
quarters in nth street at about oc!och'
and the first point visited was the jar
din de Dansc. atop the New York The
atre Building. at Broadway and i1th
street.
Personally escorted by Edward Everett
Pidgeon, the army reformers entered one
Of the elevators and were shot 70 the
roof The aftcr-theatre crowd had not
vet arrived, and the hall was Only ABOUT
half filed when Adjutant Cooke mar
shalled his army together and marched
out on to the dance floor
When the army burst into song with
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder'
10 the accompaniment Of Adjutant
Cookies aeolo, the diners shot startled
glarces at one another. At the end OF 'he
HYMN there was a burst of applause, the
majority of the diners seeming 10 th'nk
that it was an act OF the cabaret
Holding up his hand for silence AdJH-
tant Cooke then addressed the Iashio"d-
bly, attlred men and women.
Ladies and gentlemen, he said, we
believe that people should enjoy them
selves But we believe also that thcie
is a serious side Of life which should De
looked after II is not all of lie TO I'VE
and not all Of death TO die. There comes
q dav OF Judgment. and | beseech you In
the name Of Jesus Christ TO turn 10 things
that are nobler and truer and finer
Another hymn. When Reach the
Pearlv Gates" was then sung ana the
army retired. leaving a badly confused
gathering behind it, Many Of them sun
believed that it all was part OF the resu-
lar performance.
Dining at the Jardin de Danse when the
Salvation Army workers arrived were
Dorothy Russell daughter Of Lillian Kus-
sell: Harry Aitken, of the Mutual FHm
Company: Leo Gimbel. ex-senator Will
lam II. REYNOLDS. Charles Sugarmah.
Morris Rose and DIS. Mallabar and An
derson the latter Of San Francisco.
From the Jardin de Danse the army
proceeded to the gayly lighted Pekln l'es-
taurant. at Broadway and Attn street
The place was filed with diners. VINO burst
into laughter when the army entered ana
started to sing There's "A Place That Is
Fairer than This" After a short address
hv Adiutant Cooke, Miss Harding again
sang "When | Reach the Pearly Gates
and the army tramped down the stairs
again. They were loudly applauded, nut
there was no evidence that anybody had
been rescued
The Bun Jan Mandarin Restaurant AT
Broadway and 45th street. was the last
tango palace visited, and here the pro-
cramme followed was similar TO that
gone through at the other restaurants.
Couples were on the floor tangoing When
the army arrived. and as soon as they
finished the army marched on TO the
dancing floor and began to sing. few
coins were thrown on the floor. wEich
encouraged Adjutant Cooke TO order
collection taken up when the army was
ready to depart About s. 80 was col
lectci.