The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-07
SMALLEST AMERICAN
SAILOR MEMBER OF
FLEETS ORCHESTRA
Plays the Biggest Bass Viol and
When He Is Seated He Is Com
pletely Hidden Behind the In
strument, Halls from Chicago.

By Associated Press
iuse American Flotila In British
Waters. Nov Is The smallest Ameri-
can sailor iu the whole European flo
tilla has tho place Of honor IN the
orchestra lt the sailors club house
here. and piaNS the biggest bass viola
that has ever been seen in ireland.
Ho Games from Chicago. and his in
strumcuts uvcttop- him by a clean
Two rcct when thcS are standing side
hN sid, when he is seated, h" Is
completely hid ,n beyond the nstru
meut
There are thirty give pieces IN the
American orchestra. aud by special
arrangement with publishers In Amer
ica they receive proofsheet~ Of all the
latest American music and are play
ing it IN their hut on the shores %
ireland almost before it has appear
ed IN New York
The orchestra leader is "a pay clerk
on the flagship uf the flotilH who
deyotcs several hours each day to
pructicing new music with his umhi-
tious musicians They must learn y
new se' OF music each week to go
with the ovcr-chanEiug bill Of enter
uiumcut provided for the sailors Tho
leader i~ an organizer who has by
sheer perseverance whipped INTO
shape lu orchcsu., that delights the
mcnt uf the flutnla British uuo
American naval military officers 81
high rank are among the most uppre-
ciatiyc In the audiences Of every Fri
day and Saturday night
Moving pictures are always part
OF these shows the comics being
especially welcomed hy the sailors
whosc loud OUTLAWS are In themselves
enough to produce a laugh. The new
est fcaturH. suggested hN the orches-
ira leader. ~ th" singing hy the en-
tire audience of the latest American
songs The words are thrown on a
large screen and ARE sung with q
viii by the sailors.
Iu these audiences uI hetwccn 500
ana GOO there Us always % generous
sprinkliug of BRUSH sailors and sol
dlcrs who are urged tu avail them
selves of tll IA" privileges OF the club
house. They can even sleep there
over nieht Boa large dormitorics pro.
vidod fur am men tn either branch of
service who may have over night lite
rrty from ship cor barracks For
uluau comfortable bed and e shower
bath the nominal charge of shill-
iu4 l- made The best fo,d ashore
is cooked ON the premises au"s served
80 cost pricr.
New scenery made in London is the
latest addition 10 the club II wys
pu, n place Boy the tlugships ear
pculcrs whose handiwork rs sccu in
many parts of the club. The irou-
gurkcr+ from the same ship have
also done their trst shore t,urk since
leaving the United States by ercctirs
% -',eI nut to house the moving ole
turc machine and its operator The
firy laws REQUIRED tins little drtul
IN" only diScurdInt note iu couu",
tiou with the club COMES trnm tho
native population because the, atu
not permitted tu view its wonders
The, must hc content to stand out.
side ana listen to the must, and the
laughter of the happy mon ~ uni
form II was explained to- them that
th"ir own town council asked that th"
public hc barred Tho request vas
made at the hcheSt of the proprietor
Of tn towns two little picture thea
| tiers who saw y threatened loss "i
: patronage