New-York tribune., 1917-08-30
F farewell Dinners Show
Guard Is in Fighting Trim
Thirty Thousand of Them Enjoy Feasts in Armoes and
Camp-Theatrical Stars Entertain-ollk Flag Is Pre-
sented 7lst Regiment-Dancing Enjoyed

pices of the Lambs Club began at about
dusk, with the soldiers squatting in a
circle about the stage. De Wolf Hop
per appeared with doleful yarn about
being compelled to leave the game Of
,he Giants and Pirates when the score
was tied, and Frightened up when he
found that there were lot of young
men present who sympathized with
him.
Jazz Band Entertains
Raymond Hitchcock brought his Jazz
band along and chopped up the air for
several Lively minutes. Scott Welch
warbed several melodies in a style
that brought him a great ovation, and
other successful numbers were de-
livered by Dan O'Connell and Eddie
Cantor. The soldiers contributed John
Mccormick, the tenor, of Company NJ,
ODD Regiment. who is no relation 10
the other tenor of the same name, and
yellow" Of Company F, same reci-
ment, whose monaker has absolutely
nothing at all TO do with his fighting
style. The soldier-singers got all the
best of it in the generous measure OF
applause which all received.
II soon became too dark to see the
actors and singers. But little prob
lem of illuminating a Broadway or
regiment star in the middle OF a park,
where there are no electric lights, was
nothing at all for the ingenuity Of
Uncle Sans soldiers. We'll just grab
the old mans car" was the immediate
and natural suggestion. the "old man.
being the colonel SO the car was COM
mandeered and its lights used.
Farewell Dinner To 18th
The farewell dinner and entertain
ment given yesterday in honor Of the
i4th Regiment attracted an unusually
large crowd of friends, relatives and
sigatseers TO the Speedway at Sleeps
head Bay, where the soldiers are en-
camped.
Few missed the big dinners served
in the mess halls OF the twelve com
panies, but more than half Of the regi-
ment were content to forego the sub
sequent vaudeville entertainment for
the sake of visiting their homes and
going about with friends who greeted
them.
Practically the entire staff of COM
missioned officers. including Colonel
Hewlett, attended the show which was
presented under the direction of
Samuel Wallack, representing the
Lambs Club.
At the armory. Columbus avenue and
Sixty-second street, the fourteen COM
panies of the 18th. with their officers.
dined in the drill hall. Following the
dinner they were entertained by mem
bers OF the "Follies," Barney Bernard.
Grace La Rue and a score OF other
performers. The men made an unsuc-
cessful attempt 10 kidnao the trick fox
terrier Of VIII Nokes. of the "Folies,' -
for a mascot.
Colonel Reginald l.. Foster. COM
mander OF the regiment. sat with his
staff at tables in the center of the hall.
A dance preceded the dinner given
the lst Battalion OF the New York Sig
nal Corps at the list Regiment Armory,
Thirty-fourth Street and Park Avenue.
! Three hundred men and their guests
and Major George +. Roosevelt. Lieu
tenant Morris, Lieutenant Colonel
Sloan, United States Infantry, and Ma
jor James VI. Hutchison, Of the list
Regiment, took part in the dinner. Ma
jor William l.. Hallahan, commander Of
the corps, presided.
Flag Presented Corps
At the end OF the dinner an en-
broidered silk flag vas presented 10 the
corps by Mrs. William l.. Hallahan. wife
OF the commanding officer. IL will be
used in the parade to-day for the first
time.
Robert Edeson was in charge Of the
vaudeville entertainment furnished by
Marcus Loew.
One hundred and twenty-five men Of
Company B, 18th Regiment. had dinner
in Lafayette Hall, 1921 street and Sew
enth Avenue, the new headquarters Of
the regiment. Captain Charles W. Fill
more acted as toastmaster and Charles
W. Anderson. former Collector of In
ternal Revenue. and Walter r. Brooks.
chaplain Of the regiment delivered ad-
dresses. Dancing and singing, which
continued until midnight followed the