Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04
SAILORS SING
FOR MUSIC FUND
Entertainment Given by Crew of
Iowa at Century Club in
Lansdowne

Quite the best and most enjoyable en-
tertainment Lansdowne has had for long
time was given last Saturday night at the
Century Club by some thirty of the sailors
from the batteship Iowa. The program was
so good and OF such variety that the audi
ence was kept continually in that highly
interested I-wonder- what s-coming'neXt
state Of mind. And that audience was some
audience. Every single seat In the hall was
taken, and every spot that could be used
for standing room," too. Perhaps this
spurred the sailors on to do their very
bes>; any way, they surely did it. Mr..
Gould. the chaplain of the Iowa, had charge
of the entertainment, and introduced each
number in the most delightful manner.
Several sailors sang solos, and they had
good voices, too. The audience was wee
bit scared when the good chaplain came
out and announced, in woeful voice, that
one of the sailors had lost his voice. But
to everybodys relief, II turned out that the
name Of the song he was to sing was
Mountain Voice." and that the piece of
music had playfully hidden itself under
something or other. 1t was soon dlscov-
cred, however, and the sailor-owner. who
sang It, proved that he had his voice right
with him.
Then there were several groups of recta-
tlons "of infinite variety" for some were
serious, and others were screamingly funny.
One sailor recited some original poems
and others, one of them being this gentle
| little "shot" at some Of the knitting the
boys get presented with:
Some socks. some At
| I'll use one for hammock, one for a mitt.
| I'd like to meet you when I've done my bit.
But who in thunder taught you to knit?"
However. the jackie evidently didn't
mean what he said for he wore a perfectly
| good knitted sweater himself.
One of the best features of the program
| was the Iowa Quartet. How those four
| sailors did sing They put so much vim
| into 1t that the audience simply would not
stop clipping when they had finished One
| Of the quartet later impersonated Harry
| Lauder, and he did 1t very cleverly. There
| was a pianist, too. and then several num-
| bers were played by the famous Iowa
| band" that title being laughlngly bestowed
| upon It by the chaplain. But the band
| really deserved II, for 1t was splendid. At
| the very last il played several popular airs,
| and the audience was urged to join in the
| chorus of each one. The people were
| rather timid at first but when the band
struck up Where Do We Go From Here,
Boys,"--well, didn't everybody sing then /?
The sailors want to buy plano. or a
talking machine with records, before they
leave for overseas. Everybody heartily
| approved Of the idea for think how much
| 1t will mean, to all those boys in blue to
have some music to keep them bright and
cheerful Mr.. and Mrs. f. Wager-Smith
| made II possible for them TO come out to
| Lansdowne and give their entertainment,
and when Mr. Wager-Smith made an earn
| est plea for each person to give his bit
| toward the music fund, everybody gave II
| gladly and contributed a considerable
| amount.
After the entertainment the sailors were
| served with ice cream and cake, and then
the band played splendid music and lots
| of people stayed and danced. II certainly
| was a pleasant evening TOR everybody.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Davis, with Mr.. and
| Mrs r. r. Hnkson of Philadelphia, have
been motoring through the Alleghanies
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. stuart spent the
| weekend at their Ocean City cottage. Mr..
and Mrs. Harry s. Young went down with
| them
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Phillips of Duquesne,
Pa, are visiting Mrs John W. Moon
Miss Margaret Link, of Utica, n. Y, is
! going to stay with DIR. and Mrs. W. n
| Lewis while she attends Dre.. Institute.
! Miss Link is a niece of Mr., and Mrs Lewis.
Miss Marion Baker entertainec the Six
| Double Six Sewing Club at her home on
| Tuesday afternoon. A small group Of girls
have this club and they have good times
| at the meetings. Incidentally, instead of
| knitting, they sew.
Miss Florence Clarke returned on Mon
! day from a visit to ottawa. Can Miss
! Clarke is coaching a group Of seven Lans-
| downe girls, who are going to dance at the
| Wellesley pageant In Wynnewood on Octo-
| ber 20. This pageant is to be given for the
| Red Cross, as everything is nowadays
| Miss Marie Dewar, daughter Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Robert DewaH was married on
| Wednesday afternoon. october 3, to Mr..
| Harry Babbitt, Mrs. A. X. Babbtts son.
| Mrs Arthur NJ. Brereton was matron of
| honor and Mr. Robert w Neall was best
man. The wedding was followed by a small
reception at the home of the bride Mr..
! and Mrs Babbtt Will live in Swarthnlore