Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-30
RICHMOND SElECTMEN
SHOW VERSATILE TALENT
Musical Entertainment Gi.en by
3fSth Regiment at City
Auditorium.
PATRIOTIC HITS APpLAUDED
Beneflt for Athletic Fund Is Largely
Attended, and Forms Fitting Gil
max to General Celebration Of
Thanksgiving Day.

Four thousand people, filling the City
Auditorium almost to Its limit. attend
cd the concert. called Camp Life" pre-
aentcd last night by the Iichmond SOL
JicrS OF the Three Hundred and
Eighteenth Infantry Regiment at Camp
Lee. and it is d good bet that not one
OF tho immense crowd failed to enjoy
the display of talent this city has con-
tributed TO Colonel Bryant II. Weiss
regiment of Virginia men. a selected
band of the regiment, 200 soldiers
seated on the stage, Sergeant A.
Browning. of Company l.; Mrs. Rein
hardt. OF Richmond; a rcgimentai quar-
tct and other of the Three Hundred
and Eighteenth regiment did much to
bring Thanksgiving Day celebrations ia
The city to L rapturous close
The excellent baritone Voice Of Ser
gcant Browning. with it's volume, ar
ticulstion and melody, singing the
Long, Long Trail" Keep the Homo
Fires Burning" and mother Machrec,"
was the best hit Of the evening: though
Garry Me Back to Ole Nirsinny" and
the Battle Hymn of tho Republic.
from the clear. ripe soprano voice OF
Mrs. Rcinhardt. sung with intense sin
certify. brought riot OF applause from
the sympathetic audience. IL was tho
patriotic fullncss of heart and cnthus-
iasm in Sergeant Browning'3 baritone
that fetched repeated cncorcs from tho
soul of tho crowd. which contained Cen
cral .adclbcrt Cronkhitc and 100 other
officers from tho camp.
REGIMiNTAL BAND
SHOWS GENUINE TALENT
The solemn melody Of selection"
the first number. which was repeated
for the tenth, denoted genuine talent III
> tho Three Hundred and Eighteenth In
mt Hun nj .pin oct
the band were characterized by the
usual fascination of band music. The
Kegimcntal Glcc Club, under the dircc-
ton of Captain Courtney, followed the
first number with 200 lusty voices
splitting the ceiling with tho words OF
America" sung with perfect time and
precision. Then they rendered a
parody. Were the Boys From Old Nir-
sinia," which they closed with Il repro
duction OF the rebel yell. Boisterous
applause greeted them in return.
The third act on tho program WAS a
suug aud dance by Private Victor T.
Barrett, machine gun company. whose
coon" singing and dancing were a
real feature Of The evening. Every one
OF his 1000 listeners seemed to enjoy
his Vaudeville performances y source
OF momcntary JOY Was tune on a
French harp, accompanied by tho dane
ing on vibrating board of a mcchan-
teal "dsrkcy.'' The harp player sus-
pended the dancer over the board,
which he raped with his knucklcs to
SO, in vibration. But the real laugh
getting performance Of tho show was
"Aftcr sunset" recitation OF Corpo-
raj Stricken. Of Company &, who
played The tonguc-ticd. suffering idiot
in attempting TO tell what all he would
do Iii he could only bc hy her
VIOLIN DUET SHOWS GREAT
SWEETNESS or TONE
Two violin duets by Sergeant Haynes
AMI Private Eshcln;,n were eurorcd
for their mcllowncss and sweetness OF
tone: while the regirncntal quartet Was
called upon repeatedly TO sing All We
l,o L. sign the Pay Roll" You're in the
Army aud I'm in the Army Cod Help
Kaiser Rll" and other selections. While
the rimcs uf most of the jokes were
far from good verse or poctr.. yet they
were full Of truth The paraphrased
line in AS We Go Marching on" say
ing tho stars and Stripes viii wave
over Germany about a var from now"
stirred tho audience into L vcritablc
scream of applause.
But no matter whatever else the
crowd enjoyed, it was Dixie" that Orok Q
through the hearts of the people and
found the most tunultuous response.
That, and The Star-Spangled Banner"
resulted in "A confusion Of music and
appreciation 10y at leas; $500 patriotic
Richmond friends ana relatives of the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth Regi-
mcnt. at Camp Ice.
1t Is estimated that the receipts OF
the concert will reach $500. This Is
regarded as Il suitable ending OF
Thanksgiving Day in this city. where
at least 1000 soldiers celebrated the
American holiday.