El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-15
DIVA SINGS FOR
OHIO SOLDIERS
Nine. Schumann- Heink in
Splendid Concert at Camp
Pershing Sunday.

y mid~inter afternoons sun pour
lnS through TWO unwashed windows
was the spotlight. rough pine boards
the stage. and national guardsmen in
olive drab great coats. the audience
FOR Nine. Ernstine Schumann-H eink's
volunteer concert Sunday afternoon fog
the soldiers Of the Ohio regiments on
. the border
The Fourth Ohio reeimental band
had played a number OF selections while
the Ohio guardsmen assembled in the
y N Q A hut at Camp Pershing when
the big double doors OF the hut were
thrown open and the diva entered with
her party Every man in the big build
ing stood until the famous cOntralto
was seated.
Is Given Loving Cup.
preceding the concert. chaplain VII
liam A Atkinson OF the Second Ohio
infantry, who arranged the concert.
presented Nine. Schumann- Heink with
q silver loving cup engraved with the
Inscription: To Nine. Schumann-
Heink. from her Ohio boys on the
border The diva accepted this with
4 bow and a broad smile which illu-
minated her face like a halo.
CHAPLAIN atkinson also presented
Miss Edith Evans. the accompanist.
with a bouquet Of FLOWERS from the
town OF Marysville. Ohio. which is also
the home of chaplain Atkinson.
Begins with Love Song.
7 am going to sing you boys a song
about love-" Nine. -Heink
said. as she stepped 10 the pront Of tho
platform.
They say the German people can't
say love but always say loft Now
you boys listen closely"
And the world famous singer plunged
into a love song with smile that
skidded into laugh and she had ''her
Ohio boys" with her from that minute
She sang a sacred selection in a voice
which filled the hut with liquid melody,
followed that with a Scotch love song.
gave a petite little French song, a
German spring song. which made one
OF her German friends in the audience
CRY, and then sang MY Rosary by re-
quest Of the baritone soloist in the
Fourth Ohio band The concert closed
with the audience standing and sing
ing America" with Nine. Schumann-
Heink leading 1t. after she had re-
quested the bandmaster to play il
IN = please-thats a good boz
Diva in Great HumOr.
Throughout the program. Nine. Schu-
r1ann-Heink enjoyed her unique expe-
renee 5 much s the 1000 Ohio soldiers
did her singing She would run her
finger GOWN the back Of her accom-
PIANIST as she sang would poke the
great mass Of American beauty roses
which were given 10 her, into the face
Of some officer seated on the platform.
and would keep up a running fire Of
fun between selections.
When Lieut. Macarthur, aide 10 Gen.
John C. Speaks, sang Memories" with
many bushes. and after much urging
by the madame. she clapped her hands
like a boy and said TO Gen Speaks: !
'-Ach. what a fine voice has that boy"
She was especially pleased when the
soldiers sang a hymn and whisIled the !
last verse, and nodded and smiled and I
applauded their efforts. once she looked 4
down at the baritone solOist, who has 1
allowed his blond hair to grow long !
because Of the high cost OF hair cuts. !
and said; Why don't you play for I
me? Must do IL aI2"
Picture il Taken.
After the concert closed 4 picture,
vas made Of the audience and another /
Gen Speaks. chaplain Atkinson and /
others in front Of the 7. NJ. c. A.
As Nine Schumann-Heinke was leav- !
ing the Ohio camp she turned to Col :
Edward Volrath, commander Of the I
Eighth Ohio infantry, with whom she I
had been talking in German during /
the afternoon, and said: 'Auf Wied I
ersehen." she waved her hand TO her 1
boys" and was gone
The following officers and attaches I
connected with the western headquar- !
tiers of the 7. NJ c. A, at al Mesa 7
avenue. were present
charge, and Mrs. Adams; Urban Viii |
liams. general camp secretary. and Mrs. |
Williams: J. D. Shippee, business sec !
rotary, and family; Miss Norma Nilsen- !
stenographer. and 3. A. Schnen, sec /
rotary OF the Ohio W building