The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-30
MEN Of 318H GIVE
SPLENDID PERFORMANCE
Great Audience at City Auditorium
Gives Soldier-As'ors Warmest
Possible Greeting.
EVERY NUMBER ENooRED
Richmond Tcstises to Its Apprecia-
tion of Camp Leo Men BY splendid
" Satronting Their Benefit Enter
tainHnent.

at Camp Lee, get their hands on him.
was not doubted by the thousa nds Of
persons who witnessed ~ the City
Auditorium last night one Of the best
rendttions of a concert and vaudeville
performance ever seen or heard in
( Richmond
indeed. the "s1sth" prom Used the
thousands u relatives and friends who
filled the VAST building to capacity
that the Stars ana stripes would wave
cYier Berlin within a year
Ard so pleased was the audience
with this promise which concluded
viii = might cheer by the regiment
after the singing Of Kaiser Bili' TINT,
Ike every other number il had TO bel re
peated number # times. The gen.
erous and tremendous applause re-
ecboinE again and again through the
tr5r1 ense auditorium, would have
made "a prima donn4 blush for envy,
For the appeal 81 patriotic songs, old
and new fsvoritc melodies went
straight 10 the hearts OF Richmond
ers. The program concluded with the
singing OF star 3Spangled Banner"
lead ny Mrs Francis West Eeinhardt
and Fotned in by the audience.
II would be difflcult TO say which
mart OF the program was the best rem
dared Every selection showed not
only pa installing practice, but was
given with the peculiar vim and vigor
If Nirgiuiaus But aside from the fine
spirit and polished finish of profess
SIGNALS, the 3rSth" showed last night
that It really possessed talent in sew
eral directions For instance Captain
/ r. r Courtright and his band is no:
ONLY n credit to the regiment but 70
J Richmond. which was privileged to
THY several
selections Of martial and other music
was extremely enjoyed by the audi
enee and encoree had 10 he given sew
eral times The first number by the
/ band. Light CaIvalry.' vas spleu-
dldlv ren'e erred and the applause was
deafeuinE The different marches
given rs the audience was leaving the
! aud aoriun caused many persons TO
remain until the finale FOR the pure
SOY of listening Of good music. Cap
tain CourtriRht is TO be congratulated
I upon the excellence of his b@l d
But the C;lee club and its leader
must not he left out, for II would
be to withhold credit from one Of the
best parts on the program. To hear
the club sing. The stars and Stripes
I VIII Wave over Germany" "Cver
There" and the courtless other Hum
! boris would have made Kaiser Bill. Won
| Bernstorff or any one of their SUP
porters think twice before waiting for
the arrival OF such a determined
4 group of boys and getting the full
vent Of their righteous wrath.
A unique feature Of the program
scheduled a. a, banjo solo, YVES ir
reality "a selection on q mouth orgar
ito the accom- paniment OF miniature
I negro don figure, about five inches
tall. dancing a cake walk on board
The stunt WIS made possible by dang
ling the little figure on the board with
> one hand and using the-other for tbs
, mouth organ. Private J. II. Leet wa
the clever originator OF this quain
= little selection Another clever piece
, az mimlcry In suffering was a sela>
ton by Corporal strickler, which
caused the, thousands Of persons Il
roar Sergeant Browning proved Il
!. t5eN The. s@s}st of me- 'SISth"s and VA
generous In repeating numbers. Pri
waite Barrel. impersonating negro
gave a song and cake walk whicl
l would have been creditabie TO a pro
: fesstonal performer. He had to re
peat several times A violin duet b,
Sergeant Haynes and Private Eshel
. ruan and the seveSal selections by tn
= guartette we're exceedingly enjoyed b,
the audience.
Mrs. Reinhardt Sings.
Mrs Frances West RcLnhardt, tn
talented Richmond singer, had
< prominent part on the program AM
= was assisted by the Quartette. AS I
% always the case when Mrs. Renhard
Z sings, she receives tremendous ap
r piause and Is generous In reciprocal
- ting with additional number.
e. A selection on the program VIII
b Is She vas not rendered, becaus
Y s+Sleaf' HHE "a N T{rra And "a
i Captain s. J, Raymond announced
r only tn the army do they know wha
d"sertion means.
1 lost before the opening OF the pro
3 gram Colonel Briant Fl. Wells wa
d called on by Captain Raymond 10
q few Mords-- Colonel Wells express
Z ed lis gratitude and that IF the s1stl
70 at the generous response OF the Rich
3 mond people.
F. Yesterday Afternoon the 31sth ban
t gave a concert IN the Soldiers HON
;, much to the enjoyment of all tn
II "grsys."
g. Captain Raymond ana Captai
COPYRIGHT trained the men for tn
j perfor ft~nce which did them credit
]. A ttrs, Hotail of men from The 31stl
regimen' came W "a attend and TAX
part IN tho event.
The Program.
The program follows:
j. Select 7n--Band, Tight Cav
(, airy"
2 Amer We're the Boys From
\ old Virginia"
' 8. Song and dance-Private Bar
irett.
g. Solos--Sergeant B W n n q
@ Long, Long Trail" Keep the HON
Fires burning"
s. Violin duet---Sergeant Hayne
| and Private E1shelnau
Z G. Quartette and Mrs. Reinhardt--
= Company ''F" AN We Do" We Ar
in the army"
p. Z. Some songs--3lsth infantry
G Kaiser Bill" GOOD AS They Used t
G BE" Wave Over Germany" "Ove
L Seas" over There" "Old I7lack joe
: 8. Recitation--Corporal Strickier
e 2. Banjo solo---Private j. NJ. Leei
d 10. War Time Dixie"
Il u, Selectlon--Band, AFTER Sun
p set"
g r. F'iaaI e-'@rhe star spangIs
q Banner
"A THIS CHAM PROVED