The Washington herald., 1916-07-29
NEW YORK
DAY BY DAY
BY o. o. MCINTYRE

Special Correspondent q The wssnng-or Herald.
New York, July 3.-George NJ. Cohan
has been away from Broadway for some
time. He IS living quietly on his farm
at Great Neck writing plsys and raising
pigs. He has been seen very seldom
around his usual haUnts Of late
The passing on OF his sister. Josephine
Cohan (Mrs. Fred Niblol was a most So
we're blow to him. for IL was she who
encouraged him when with the -Four g.
hans, they toured the country
Those who saw Cohan at the funer.I
OF his sister were greatly shocked lis
hair has turned as white ss the driven
snow and he is rather stopped in spDear
snCe-in contrast TO his usual unbending
and graceful figure He walked slowly
and as though he was suffering
The funeral services Of Mrs Nih.o
brought out an unusual gathering and the
crowds that came TO pay their last re-
spects resulted in the police reserve be-
ing called out to prevent traffic obstruc-
ton on Broadway.
Among those We saw at the church
were David WarfeId. Louis Mann. John
Hysms and Leila Mcintyre. James J.
COrbett. Marie Cahill Harry HoudlnL
Sam Harris and David Belssco
A New Yorker who was graduated from
Yale has proved 10 be quite a Christopher
Columbus. He has started a crusade
against the song Here's 10 Yale. Drink
Her Down" lie has discovered that
Yale men too often accompany this toast
by drinking Of intoxicating liquors This
is. indeed, frighuul for the world has
always believed that the Yale men ate
peanut candy while singing the song
Fate has spelled crash" for the Ete--
nal Order OF Newlyweds And a Cleve-
land girl is to blame The bylaws OF the
organization flatly declared against mar
riage
Yet their newly elected president E NJ.
Simpson. has been married to Miss Louise
Taylor Spurge, formerly Of Cleveland
Simpson met Miss SpUrge on the even
ing he was elected president Of the Eter-
nal Order OF Neverweds. He had been
summoned TO the lobby OF the Hotel Ma
jestic. where the annual dinner was be-
ing held.
A dance was being held in the lower
parlOr. Twas there a friend, espying
Simpson, introduced him 10 Miss SPRUCE.
This is the story or New York M.
which will hearten advocates OF the doc
trine Of the survival OF the fittest
Frank Englegos. all Of years old was
arraigned IN the Children's Court on q
charge Of vagrancy. He had lived for
fifteen days on food found in GARBAGE
cans and slept in cellars and arcaways
Despite this he Rttra cted attention as
the healthiest and happieSt among tho
normally fed and housed children He
was picked up IN the basement OF an
italian theater on the Rowery. His father
and mother died many years ago.
lie was living in the home oF an aunt,
zH.H
streets, and with a cheerful philosophy
he proceeded 10 adopt himself 10 cir
cumstances
Broadway does not seem to be worried
about the shark scare. There have al
ways been sharks on Broadway The list
Of victims of Broadway sharks. II COM
piled. would prove nearly as long as the
list ,Of brave heroes who have sworn be-
fore entering a cafe that they would not
give up their hats. and then not only
save them up. but doled out any price
from 10 to Is cents for getting them back
again. OF course. there is the card shark,