The Washington herald., 1915-05-20

| Especial CORRESPONDENT Of The Herald.
New York. MAY ia new newspaper
is to be inflicted upon suffering Gotham.
Stock is now being sold for the new pub
LEGATION which has offices in Nassau
street near the Money Belt.
The originators of the plan declare that
they want to give the city a great daily
which will stand for strict neutrality
and fair play to all countries in the war.
Incidentally all of the officers of the as
ISOLATION are Germans and the list Is
headed by Prof. Hugo Muensterberg, Of
Harvard.
Rupert Hughes. the novelist suggested
at luncheon with friends the other day
that a strictly neutral newspaper should
come forth with bold assertion that
Goethe and Schiller had a lot of talent
and this would tickle the pro-Germsns.
In conclusion. the editorial should tickle
the anti-Germans by admitting bravely
that Shakespeare. Montaigne and Turge-
new We're not without gifts. AS an added
starter. Virgil could be said to have
had his good points
The summer loafing season has start
ed on Broadway. A number of big pro-
auctions closed last week and the travel
ing companies are rounding in to spend
the heated term with the theatrical
boarding houses off Broadway.
Leonard Hollister. an actor. was out
seeking the elusive engagement. He went
into an agency operated by two men.
I'VE had a job this morning." said one
of the agents. but you're too late"
is that so?'
Yes, my partner took it himself
Harry Hershfield, the cartoonist, lives
in a small town in Indiana. He was
home recently and returned to New York
with the following news item clipped
from his home town paper:
DIR Hamilton A. Hynes has just re-
covered from recent illness caused from
a carbuncle on his neck. His suit ect
for Sunday night will be is There
Hell?'
Solly Lee the Hammersten ticket
taker. was invited out the other even
ing by friend to meet a man who is
nobleman from Europe.
Solly and his friends have cruised UP and
down Forty-second street in rough
weather for years and his friend was
frank in his instructions.
Now listen Solly.' he admonshcd.
This guy you are going to meet is class.
I know you're ivory from your shoulders
up, but see if you can go through the
evening without me wanting to shoot
and 1 knowed' stun. Keep your ears
up like a rabbit"
Solly says he was on the job every |
minute and had duly impressed the |
foreigner when his friend asked him II /!
he wanted one or two Jumps of sugar |
in tho finger bowl
New York has given the key to the |
city to the men of the Atlantic Fleet. !
Those who visited on shore and be came |
too convivial were gently guided to their |
ships by patrolmen. Open house was |
the rule throughout the city.
While the leviathans of the sea rode at |
anchor in the majestic tranquility CT the |
Hudson the sailors swarmed all over |
Isle visiting the movies !
watching the ball games and quite n few
spent most of their time in the Metro
politan Museum of Art.
Landlubbers by hundreds Of thousands
locked to Riverside Drive to watch the |
made the fleet OF greater interest than
ever before.
Hotel 1cAlpin Happenings.
At the first Of new series Of monthly
meetings Of the Rotary Club. held in the
ballroom Of the Hotel McAlpin. go mem.
,ers gathered about the banquet tables.
rhe international president OF the Rota-
-ians. Mr.. Frank l. Mulholland. Of role-
10. Ohio; the Hon. Samuel Huston
Thompson. jr.. Assistant Attorney Gem
raj; former Senator Charles A. Towne.
Il Minnesota: Senator Joe Castellot, for
ner member Of the Mexican legislature
md personal adviser to former President
)iaz: Rev. DIR. Merle 81. Croix Wright.
ormer Senator John c. Spooner, Of Wis
orsin; Arthur B. Reeve. and Raymond
:. SCHNEIDER were the guests Of honor and
Inons the speakera