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New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
CIARAt TERs

The fact that there were six unoe-
cupied theatres simphfed the problem
of finding a stage for Good Morning
Rosamond." II is not likely, however
that the piece will startle the paying
public out Of their present apathy tow
ard dramatic art. The author is an m
surgent who has cast aside the ac-
cepted canons for technique Of her
own. which seems to DC a sort of new
cubism. IL is like a painting with the
colors applied TO the back of the canvas.
There is a story about it, undoubtedly.
but il is a story that founders around
without progress and without suspense.
In the first flush of interest upon the
rising of the curtain the audience was
keenly alert for any signs of a situa-
tion. The sudden screams Of a middle
| aged lady, who appeared 20 be staring
out OF a window in the direction of the
orchestra, seemed to portend something
of the sort. She was not addicted To
sleep-walking. but had seen strange
man prowling about in the dark. But
more of the strange man presently.
II is necessary TO know that Rosa
mond was the daughter of poor fam
lily, living in a small town. Her mother
had even made butter. She married an
old man. from whom she Inherited
great wealth. and now, at the period
of the play, she is living in the lap
OF luxury. Being of very romantic
turn OF mind. as soon as her guests
have left her in the evening, Rosamond
reads a beautiful poem OF Browning S
aloud IN tho audience. The next mo-
ment the mysterious stranger enters
the room by the window. To be exact,
he is only one of three mysterious and,
in fact, ineXplicsble. persons who make
their entrances in the same way.
The intruder describes himself as
vagabond. and very prcsentable one
lie is, too, portrayed by Lowell Sher-
man. lie makes ardent love 20 the
heiress, and when he has picked up
the volume Of Browning and rercsd
Rosamond's favorite poem to the au-
dience the success OF his suit is no
longer in doubt. Presently he hides
in order not 10 compromise his hostess,
but the whole village has been aroused
b. two shots fred by a watchman.
Visitors pour in. and Rosamond is hard
put to it 20 explain. After bad quar-
ter Of an hour with the scandalmong-
ers, who refer frequently TO the dsmag-
ing fact that Rosamond's mother was
q buttermaker. she thinks of the happy
expedent Of introducing her midnight
suitor as Duke Lasssnavstiewicz.
This is an open sesame 10 the
naughty aristocracy Of the village, and
although the real duke drops in by way
of the window the vagabond turns out
in the end to be respectable and per
fectly worthy Of fair Rosamonds in
stinctive choice.
If a play is to be judged by its ef-
feet. Good Morning, Rosamond,' well
deserves the description of comedy, for
the first-night spectators were hugely
amused throughout. But impossible
situations. bad acting and astonishing
ipeongruities do not suffice TO assure a
long and lucrative run. II has certain
claim to being classed as one of the
most upside-down plays Of the season.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Girl Farmers Praised

Henry Noble MacCracken, presideni
Of Vassar College, gave his unqualihea
Endorsement Of women farmers last
night at the opening Of the Food Pro
duction Campaign, which was held un-
der the auspices Of the National Ser
vice Committee Of the Women's Oni-
versity Club. 9
He said that from his observation OF
the experiment among girl students ne
believed that the work had helped
them physically, mentally and morally
He praised the enthusiasm OF inc
Young women. and said that the girl
who first complained that, she didn :
raise her hand TO get blister had
erded by being proud of her well-eog-
ditioned muscles. Or. MacCracken
urged that women should not become
day iaborers. but should concentrate
on teaching their knowledge OF correct
farming methods.
Miss Helen Taft. dean Of Bryn Mawr;
Miss Helen Stevens, Of Barnard. and
Miss Helen Garrett, of Nassar, told o.
the experiences Of the student farmers.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
American Genius
uowers in Railroads

r the railways, the nearest approach
,,slsrge scale 20 military severity and
..,-ourbness Of organization and dis
.,r,e in American civil life, have
s,,ten down. what can We expect Of a
rgi,ary organization largely composed
a. civilians turned soldiers, whose
Gaining and ability on the average are
distinctly inferior 10 the great railway
.seu,ives. The supposed genius OF
,n,rjcsns for organization has always
i.,r considered TO have borne It's fine
,ovsr in railway organization. II
.ss, has already broken down, what
-arrsrt have we that the new and hast
iv pu, together civil organizations Of
,ov,rpmert for war will not collapse at
he frst test:
Il may be that. considered simply as
military instrument, the railways may
!, more efficient if they are absorbed
mo the governmental war machine.
BIT II tha. be done there viii be no
ueifcauon IN saying that it came
-tou. because railway organization
broke down. L may be that the physi-
condition Of the railways is deteri-
Grating, and IL is certain that the gen
,rsl public is not getting the service
from them that it once did, but the
Erection Of the railways Of America is
a. strong and efficient as ever.
One cannot stay long at the operating
t,sdousr,ers Of the united railways Of
he Eastern district Of the United
States. now established in the Union
Arcade Building here, without sensing
az abundance Of energetic action and a
isasuring confidence in ability 10 deal
Win the situation.
IN that early period Of organization
"a which the average new government
al body would be discussing what kind
o. le,terheads 10 use, or would be de-
Ebersting between oak or mahogany
iuyni.ure for the Offices, the operating
executives 20 whom has been intrusted
,hs largest and most complex operat-
ag task in the history Of American
rsilroading were already far into the
iob
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Second Musical Morning
OF Season at Waldorf

Alma Gluck, Louise Homer and
Zimbalist were the artists yesterday
at the second OF Albert Morris
Bagbys musical mornings at the Wal
oorf-Astoria this season. Every seat
and box in the grand ballroom was
filled with persons of prominence IN
New York society.
Among those present were Mrs. Fred
erick Pearson, Mrs. John r. DreXeL
Miss Alice Drexel. Mrs. William Doug
las Sloane, Mrs. Burke Roche. Maurice
Roche. Mrs. Arthur J. Cumnock. Mrs.
J. Allen Townsend. Mrs. A. Murray
Young. Miss Louise Iselin, Mrs. George
II. Bend. Mrs. f. Francis Hyde. Mrs.
Lewis Nixon. Mrs. J. Amory Haskell.
Mrs. Clarence W. Bowen, Mrs. Charles
Belts HilhoUse, Mrs. Robert c. Wiz
mill, Mrs. Edwin ". Weatherbee. Mrs.
Robert J. McGus.ry. Mrs. Samuel Mil
bank. Miss Grace Bigelow, Mrs. Fran
els Burial Hoffman and Mrs. James
Bliss Townsend.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
War and the Railroads
20 .:,ls Will Not Admit Feasibility of Govern
ment Control, but Nevertheless Leap
to Help War Measures
Bv Theodore Nj. Knappen

national service Of which they arc ca
pable. These executives are in the ma
;ional service now just as wholly and
just as heartily as II their salaries were
being paid by the government and they
were deriving their authority from it,,
instead Of from the united railways Of
America. They have been instructed 20
disregard all considerations of selfish
advantage 10 the roads that designated
them. They have been set aside from
their usual duties and responsibilities
to render national service, and there
has been conferred upon them power
over those who made them what they
arc. Railway presidents have sent
their trusted vice-presidents TO Pitts
burgh and have invested them with au'
thority which in the aggregate is vastly
greater than any railway president IN
America. or tho world, for that matter
has ever welded before.
Rival and, ordinarily, bitterly com
retiny railways have placed themselves
at the mercy Of their enemies. Out Oh
the seven executives constituting th'S
remarkable committee, only two OF
them represent Pennsylvania lines
though Il is chiefly the Pennsylvania
system shat, by reason OF its crucial
position. has been overwhelmed with the
nations business, and must 20 a large
extent have its private interest suffer
in the course of exceptional efforts to
meet an exceptional situation. It is in
the pover of the other five, with the
chairman OF the committee one OF
them, TO do with Americas greatest
railway system as they please. And
they are doing it. too, though not foI
any other than the highest motives Of
promoting the public welfare.
II has been hinted that because the
railways have been encouraged 10
rivalry and competition by the laws Of
the land, it will now be impossible FOR
them to serve that same land before
themselves. One of the first acts OF
the committee was n superb demon
stration Of self-sacrifcing unselfish-
ness and complete submission TO the
general good. With only two days
notice. the axe fell and cut Of the
Pennsylvsnia's broadway Limited
Tor the good of the service. Il was as
if six Fifth Avenue stores should ap-
point a managing committee Of their
assistant managers to direct all the
stores on the avenue. and that commit
tee should order one OF the largest
stores 10 pull down its curtains and
withdraw It's window display, while its
chief rival across the avcnne continued
as usual.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Rockefeller Fund
Votes S5,05O,0OO
For War Relief
Additional Work May
Force Expenditure of
Double That Sum

The Rockefeller Foundation an
nounced yesterday that plans already
approved for the coming year call for
the expenditure OF S5,O5O,000 for war
relief work. Additional expenditures
which are contemplated, but which have
not as yet been passed on by the board
OF trustees. may double that sum.
In giving out the budget for the
Forthcoming year, the foundation states
that it now seems likely that additional
war work during 1918 will make it
necessary to utilize the entire 10000
600 voted as available from the prn-
cipal fund. Five millions Of that sum
was voted during the last year.
The budget estimates, as approved.
show that the Rockefeller Foundation
is devotinG Itself largely TO the two
allied fields cf promotion Of
public health ana the advancement Of
medical education. Due TO the war, the
foundation is at present dcvoting a
very large part of its resources TO war
relief. to work for the welfare of
American soldiers, and to other work
in connection with the war emergency.
The trustees who were present at the
budget meeting yesterday were John d.
Rockefeller, John ID. Rockefeller, jr.;
Starr J. Murphy, Harry Pratt Judson,
Charles Z. Hughes, A. Barton Hepburn.
Frederick T. Gates. Harry +. Fosdick,
Simon FleXner. Wallace Butterick,
WickliiTe Rose. julius Rosenwald, Mar
tin A. Ryerson. Frederick Strauss and
George +. Vincent.
The election of officers by the trus-
tees resulted in the reelection of John
j. Rockefeller, jr.. as chairman of the
board. DR.. George +. Vincent, formerly
president Of tho University of Mime
sofa, was elected president, and Edwin
K. Embree, formerly of Yale University,
was reelected secretary.
The complete budget for 1918 fol-
lows:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Passing of the
Train de Luxe

The Pennsylvania submitted With
out q murmur. and to-day, where the
prcud train de luxe was wont 70 shoot
BIZ like the mill tail of hell more
mammoth Mallets grunt and cough as
they push and pull prosaie freight
trains over the mountains. Then, TO
Grub II in" the committee ordered
observation cars off the other Penn
sylvania through trains. Hewing OF
wood and bearing Of water for the
Pennsylvania, fine food and gorgeous
raiment for the New York Central.
Not a yelp from the Pennsylvania,
not 4 shout from the New York Cen
tral. After all, these mile-a-minute
trains are expensive luXuries, dear as
they are TO the heart OF the railway
man on parade, but the special COM
mittee tried the Pennsylvania as by
fre when It calmly diverted solid
trains of livestock, beef and perish
able products from the Pittsburgh
gateway-trains of rich and easy rev.
cnue that we're won't TO gravitate tow
ard the Pennsylvania as a wounded
ajrplane to the earth-to roads that
would have committed piracy on the
high seas TO get them in ordinary
times. | doubt not there was some
licking OF railway chops among the
minor routes over this lightering OF
the Pennsylvania, but the big fellow
didn't whine. It's part of his bit in
the service Of the Republic.
Can any conscripted service be more
efficient or more loyal?
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
New Burlesque at Columbia

A new show called The Spenders' IS
at the Columbia this week. It is in two
acts and ten scenes. One Of the scenV
is somewhere in Hades" and intro
duces Mile. Davenport and her Parish
enne models in a posing act wonder
full" ,o,e
The show is described as 1919
model. and some of the character
which disport themselves are Gas
OTean. Fuller Carbon, r. Mergehcy
Syl Inders and Mag Neto. 10 tell any
more would be 20 reveal the plot; q,
In the cast are Frank Hunter ram
Wesson. Lynn Cantor and cara he-,. Ma.
ing. The book and lyrics are ~ DIZZY
Wells.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Will Continue Friday Dances

The Friday junior dances VIII pc
continued this winter as usual at the
Plaza. The dates are ChrlstihsS
Eve. December % and ApTil o.
The patronesses include Mrs; JuStus i,,,
Ruperti. Mrs. Dom Barber, MIS- WI
lard S. Brown, Mrs. Charles van hNns Sil
selaer, Mrs. John Mckesson lamp Mis ii
Kenneth Frazier, Mrs. John n Isei,n'
Mrs. Sheppard G. Sehermerhoi" anu
Mrs. Cleveland Mofett.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Ex-Premier Bowel,
Of Canada, Dead at ga
Began Career as Printer and
Became Great Imperial
ist Leader

BELLEVILIE, Ont. Dec. i0.-sir
Mackenzie Bowel. Premier OF Canada
from 1894 20 1895. died here to-nlght
after a weeks illness. He was ~ years
cd.
Sir Mackenzie Bowel was born IN
Suffolk. England December "a. 1N-.',
and came TO Canada with MS parents
I'm 1893. One Of his political polieles
sought a closer union between the
Canadian people and the mother eoun-
Try
ile began his career as an apprentice
printer on "Thc Bclleyille lntelh-
rencer.v Of which he became editor
ana owner. lie was keenly interested
In military affairs Of the Dominion'
having Joined volunteer force IN lSo,,'
and working up 10 the rank OF coi"nel'
Uo also served as Minister Of Militia
and Minister Of Trade and Commerce.
lie was prominent in the Orange ORDER
having held the Iank Of grand master .
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11

.,-rsBrRGH, Dec. 1o.-lt is one Of
;rories o. this wsr-wraeked
'i' -, 49, If the national government
i s.,,s, TO take over the general
..;oo =. Of the railway systems for
..r;o6 Of tae war TIE railways, IN
@' p. 20 avoid that contamination
- ,.v. created machinery ready to
- for is ofectuation.
= -, is no, a man OF The committee
a.,T,,.ns executives that is to-day
I" '.rrsne control Of all Eastern ter
- -slroads that does not believe
- ~. -overnmert control would be a
= -. error. and yet they themselves
n ,robably constitute the govern
-, chief fundamentally of oper-
;fi. shall decide that the direct
~. .y,s Of tho government and the
80, will better servo national
-, A. iris time. On the other hand,
49, feel that the success Of their
-. will be such that, unless the de-
80, be made at once, they will keep
i, railways in control OF their own
s-S .
Tt,r. IS nothing more irritating 20
..... men who have fought their way
,bs purple Of railway empire by
.s,,r force OF native ability and en-
.,-v than 10 suggest that the railway
tens OF America have broken
s.rp r they have broken down in
,.y place 1t IS right in their terri
.,rr right where its organization and
r.,ipline we're commonly supposed 10
!. tbs best. II the railway organiza-
ia, o. America at its best has bro
=, down. what hope is there for sue
..,s with our war organization?
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
John William Kiser to Wed

Mrs. Edward Beauchamp Peirce, or
Chicago, has announced the engage
ment of her daughter, Miss Mary Bu-
ford Peirce, to John William Kiser, OF
Carlton House, this city. The wedding
will take place soon in Chicago. Miss
Peirce. who IS 4 member of several
clubs in Chicago, was introduced to So
ciety two years ago.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
EDWARD M. Gerould Weds
Miss Florence A. Neff

Mss Florence Adelaide Nef and
award Morrison Gerould were mar
20 At II o'clock yesterday morning
% Central Park South. The bride
!. : I daughter Of Mrs. George Green
AZ, Az, and the bridegroom a son Of Mrs.
'ooAs,nder Little, OF Boston.
f,SaY relatives and = few intimate
sbi.sos were present al the ceremony,
NJ. N.Y. VAS performed BY the Rev. DIR.
" = savage. Of tbls city, and his
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
WiIls's Funeral Tomorrow

Masonic rites will be held over the
body Of Nat NJ. Wills, "the Happy
Tramp" at the Campbell Funeral
Church, tonight, at s, by the st. Cecile
Lodge, r. and 4. VI. DR.. Nathan
Seagle, rector of st. Stephens Church,
will officiate at the religious service
10 be performed at the same place to-
morrow morning. The interment will
be II WoodlGwn.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Miss Edith B. Meyer Engaged

Announcement has been made oil inc
engagement Of Miss Edith Benson
Never. daughter of the late John n.
Meyer and granddaughter OF 'nS rSarIes Ia
Cord Meyer, 70 Lieutenant i
Joseph Bellamy, l. S. r., OF Spring
field, Mass. Lieutenant beHshy -"
graduate Of Yale. NO cate mas o''"
set for the wedding. -
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11

son. the Rev. Maxwell Savage. Miss
Marjorie Nef was her sisters maid
Of honor and A. z. Little served as
best man.
Tie bridal party and few friends
took the o'clock train for Boston,
where a reception was held at the
Hotel Somerset.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Plays and Players

Indefatigible Nine. Sarah Bernhard
comes to the Palace Theatre next week
TO make her farewell appearance in this
country. After this engagement she
will take her company to Havana to be-
gin a Latin-American tour. While at
the Palace Bernhard will present
scenes from great plays, some of which
she helped to make famous. The pres
ent rcpertory does not differ essen
TALLY from that in which the actress
was seen last season at the knlcker-
booker before a serious illness brought
her tour to an end. Among the plays
from which scenes are to be given are
Camille" "Cleopatre," Jeanne dare
"Hecube." "L'Aiglon' and "Du Theatre
au Champs d'Honneur.'
Arthur Hopkins may be said to have
had another success, for the eruditc
Drama League has published several
paragraphs about him in its latest Of
fetal bulletin. The league not only
commends the young manager for his
stand on ticket spectators, but has
praise as we'll for "The Gypsy Trail,
Mr.. Hopkins's play at the Plymouth.
Four performances week of this piece
will be given at popular prices, that
the drive against the spectators may
be assured of success.
The craze for Spanish music is
spreading to its own country. Quinito
Valverde. therefore, will leave this week
for Havana. where he will produce q
new operetta and a review. If he con
siders these productions as coloriul and
Inspiring as his Land of joy now AT
the Park Theatre. Senor Nalverde Will
later present them TO New York.
An orchestra composed Of enlisted
men Of the 1st Regiment, 152d Depot
Brigade, Camp Upton, will be feature
Of the Sunday night benefit al the Hud-
son Theatre. The concert is under the
direction Of Sergeant Daniel Caslar, and
the proceeds will assist the dependents
OF men in the National Army who were
members of the theatrical profession
before donning khaki.
Three hundred photographs Of scenes
and pretty girls in "Chu Chin Chow,
at the Manhattan Opera House, were
sent Yesterday TO French base hospitals
TO cheer up French and American con
vslescents. One of the firm Of Elliot,
Comstock & Gcst picked out the pict-
ures.
"Cheer Up" az the Hippodrome, has
had the longest run Of the season and
would like one or two newspapers to
mention il.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Railways Pledged
ior National Service

Aside from a worthy professional
PRIDE in seeking 20 demonstrate the en''
esncy Of their united systems and VIM
o.es.e corporate management theSc
oEcers have no other motive than to
make the railways render every BIT ol
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Jewish S5,0OO,OOO
Relief Fund Passes
Half Way Mark
Big Drive to End Friday
Night; Goal Is Now
in Sight

The 100000 fund which Jews OF
this city are raising for war relief in
Europe and for the care and comfort
Of soldiers and sailors OF their race in
the United States forces passed the
halfway mark yesterday. Last night IL
was announced that 1886, 700 had been
collected up TO date. and Jacob II. Schif
announced that If the campaigners con
tinue their good work until Friday
night, when the drive ends, the $1,000
600 is assured.
To swell the fund the Temple Emanu-
FL will hold a bazaar Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons and evenings at
the home of Adolph Lewisohn, SSl
Fifth Avenue. Many theatrical stars
have volunteered their services, among
them being Raymond Hitchcock, Grace
lie Rue, Louis Mann and Ada Lewis.
One Million Need Aid
Felix VI. Warburg, chairman OF the
joint distribution committee OF the
American Fund for Jewish War Suf-
ferers, which will disburse the $1,000
600 fund, announced yesterday that he
had received cablegram from those in
charge OF relief in Europe saying that
1,OOO,000 Jews were dying Of starvation
and exposure in Lithuania alone.
"For Gods sake" the cable read,
raise all the money you can. Condi-
tions indescribable. One million people
pershing from cold and hunger. Death
rate 10 per cent Soup kitchens ana
asyums for aged and children closed
for lack Of funds. Unexampled oatas-
trophe faces Polish Jews"
Among the larger individual sub
scriptions yesterday were those OF
Samuel Untermyer, $4,000; Herman
Rawtzer, $4,000. and the Lampert
Company, $4,000.
Many Big Subscriptions
Other subscriptions of $1,000 or more
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Drama
The Romance Of Rosamond
Is a Play Without
Parallel

Good Morning, Rosamond,' COM
edv by Constance Lindsay skinner,
produced by the Shuberts and Miss
Bons,ellc at the Forty-eighth street
Theatre
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11

Lee Arthur was born in Shreveport
and after graduation from Tulane Uni
versity he practised law. In order TO
learn stagccraft, he played q season
with Clay Clements company on the
road. His first success was Private
John Allen" which was followed soon
bv 1--WE 'Uns of Tennessee" His life
and work were largely identified with
the South.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Estimated Income

Balance from 1917. largely part
Of appropriations to the Red
Cross, y. VI. c. A.. and othel
camp activities. already ap-
propristed, but 90 be paid in
1918 Observation-Disclosures. S4.2s5. 5.s60.lf
Estimated income for 1915. G.45O,O00.0 90
Total .....................sl o.743.aco.14
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
sIO.7l3.aG0.l
Proposed Expenditures
WORK or INTERNATIONAL /
BOARD

WORK or INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
BOARD
Regular work Hookwor ma
laria. yellow fever. etc.,. 81 ,016. 600. 90
tuberculosis Commission ia
France .................... 42i.0oO.0o
WORK IN CHINA MEDICAL BOARD
Land. buildings and equipment
for schools - PeSin2 and
Shanghai ................. elS.000.00
Operation Of medical school.
Erarts 20 other societies. hos
ritsls. etc. ............... C2765I00
Instruction and research IN
America in medicine and
public health. including work
in mental hygiene .......... 2oo.Ooo.OO
WAR WORK
Contributions 20 Rcd Cross. y.
n. {. A.. y. ". &. A., Jew
i,h Camp Welfare. Trainias
Camps Commission. etc. ireg-
tesentiug mostly appropria-
tous made in 1911. but 90 he
paid in 1918. as noted abovei 1000, 100000
Miscellaneous obligations for
appropriations already madei ll9,053.95
Voted ..................... $685.. .69o.93
Available Tor additional appro-
priatons during lslS....... 2.SiI,559.-l
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
British war Relics Exhibit

e.30-Irving Bachelor
s.40-Augustus Thomas
s:50-Captaln Haigh of The Armored Brit
ish Tank britannia
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
Lee Arthur

Los ANGELES. Dec 10.-Lee Arthur
playwright. died here last night as the
result Of an automobile accident ter
weeks ago. lie was forty years old
and a native Of Shreveport, La.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-11
STAGE WOMENS WAR RELIEF

Peggy Wood-Fred Stone--Juiia Dean
Ernest Truev-Burr Mclutosh-Clif-
ford Brooke--Washington Square
Players