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New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Opera
Mignon" in English by
Society Of American Singers
at Park Theatre
BY Grenville Vernon

Opera in English has had long and
consistent history. For more than a
hundred years it has been struggling to
get itself established. 1t is in fact one
of our oldest operate traditions. 1t
exists not so much in being as in be-
coming. 1t is the refuge of the eternal
optimlst; flower upon the breast OF
hope. And we of this vigorous New
World. possessing so few traditions.
ought surely to cling to those we have.
The tradition of opera in English is
an honorable one. It's beginnings
stretch back to eighteenth century Lon
don; the early nineteenth knew it in
New York, and since then the torch
has passed through many hands Of
late years Colonel Savage and tho
Aborns have held it without burning
thelr fingers; the Century Opera Com
pany was not so fortunate. The latest
worker in the vineyard is the Society
OF American Singers, now reorganized
under the leadership Of William Wade
Hlnshaw. This society opened it's New
York season last night at the Park
Theatre. The occasion was an auspi-
clous one--an excellent performance
before large audience, to much en-
thusiasm.
The opera chosen by Mr.. Hinshaw
and his co-workers was Ambrose
Thomas's "Mignon," once supreme
tavorlte, of late years rather inexplica-
bly, neglected. We will not inauire
whether "Mignon" is as pleasing in
English as it is in French. We will
simply state that it is pleasing in both
languages, and that it would doubtless
be pleasing if it were sung in the Ian
guage OF the inhabitants of the South
Sea Islands. 1t possesses poignant
story, given to it by Goethe, and melo-
dlous music, given TO it by Thomas
Ihat the story is only one episode in
the great poets colossal "Wilhelm
Melster" does not detract from the
merit of the opera. Mr.. Thomas wise
" restricted his efforts and made no
attempt to create music out of phil
csophlcal and literary encyclopaedia He
took romantic lover, labelling him
Wilhelm Meister and, putting him be
tween two women, one q fascinating.
coquettlsh baggage, the other creature
OF poetic mystery, he possessed at once
the stuff out of which opera has been
forever made. Light and shade. humor
and poetry, passion and pathos- this
is the warp and woof of the theatre
! through which the shuttle of the com
poser darts joyously. weaving a thou
sand contrasting patterns. And, after
all, that is what opera is and always
has been--a place for emotion to play
on the wings of music. Ideas are rud-
ders and anchors. and wings are peril
ously weak, unless the wings be the
wings of a Richard Wagner
Aside from the calamatous singing
OF the tenor, the performance pos
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
More Women Study Law

The fall session Of the School of
Law OF New York University opened
yesterday with an enrolment Of women
much larger than in former years.
Dean Frank II. Sommer attributed this
to the requirement of the vote by
women in this state.
The Woman's Law Glass Of New York
University will open November 8. This
class is separate from the regular
course in law and is designed to meet
the needs Of women who wish to ac-
quire for practical purposes famili-
arity with the general principles of
law and a knowledge of legal terms.
The course also furnishes preparation
study Of law.
Beginning next Thursday, women
students will be admitted to both after
noon and evening courses at the Law
School of Fordham University, in the
Woolworth Building The Case system
is followed by the curriculum, with
two sessions daily, from 4:15 to 6:15
ard from Z :45 to 9:45.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
u. S. Orders Women
Conductors Taken
Off Cleveland Cars
Federal Investigators Say
Man Power Is Sufficient to
Give Fair Service

CLEVELAND, Sept. 23.-W omen shall
not be employed as conductors on
Cleveland streetcars on or after No
vember l next, is the decision of Henry
b. Diehlmann and Miss Margaret Rus
sanowska, Federal Investigators, acting
as special representatives Of the De-
partment of Labor, in report to
President Stanley Of the Cleveland
Railway Company, received to-day
The Investigators found that the
labor situation in Cleveland does not
demand the employment of women be-
cause of the shortage oil man power
The report says the company will have
to lower it's standard of service some
what, but that every industry in the
country has been forced to do likewise
and that if male applicants will be al
lowed remuneration for the ten-day
training period the labor shortage can
be filled with men.
The question went to Investigators
following a near-strike recently Of
$500 union streetcar employees as a
protest against tne employment oil
women conductors. The union men de-
MED the companys claim that short
age OF man power made the employ
ment of women necessary.
Both the company and the employees
agreed to stand by the decision Of the
Investigators.
Pending the decision nearly two hun
dred women have been regularly en-
plOved as conductors
"There is nothing I can do but ask
the government to take over the lines
and the responsibility for their opera
ton" said President Stanley of the
railway company "The decision leaves
me hopeless of giving service adequate
to the needs of the city. 1t will work
hardships on the riding public and af-
feet seriously the city's industries be-
cause of the scarcity of man power to
operate the cars"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Women Farmers Get
Aid From Financiers
Many Members and Subscrip-
tions Obtained for State
Land Army

One thousand memberships in the
New York State Woman's Land Army
were obtained at the Railroad Club
yesterday by enterprising young women
farmers. Some of these we're 500 mem
berships, and came after the girls in
boomers and trousers had given con-
vlncing and impromptu speeches as to
thc reason for the creation of the land
army.
81 like my food remarked one sub
scriber, "and I would do anything to
prevent a shortage"
Brokerage houses. the Stock En-
change and hotels were canvassed with
success
Official sanction to the land army was
gwen by the United States Employment
Service. which is cooperating with it in
the drive for 100000 members.
The service has loaned Mrs. Victor
Grimwood, Federal representative Of
farm labor and the land army. to the
New York State Woman's Land Army
iCr tour OIL the land army centres of
the state. to consult with leaders and
organizers and help them with their
organizations
During the drive Mrs. Grimwood will
visit Fulton. Syracuse, Cooperstowr
Delhi, Binghamton, Ithaca ard Elmira.
Her work for the land army is the out
come of Il recent visit to New York CITY
OF Mrs. Margaretta Neale, director Of
the Woman's Division, United States
Employment Service, who assured MIS-.
! homas +. Burgess, president of the or
ganlzatlon IN New York State. OF the
cooperation Of the Federal departments
of Labor and Agriculture.
Miss Sophia Carey, Of the National
Land Council of England, will speak
from the Sub-Treasury steps at 1890
o'clock to-day, giving an account Of
what the women of England are dcing
on the farms of that country. Women
farmers in uniform will at the sanc
time canvass the Wall Street district.
particularly the Stock Exchange, for
moro supporting members OK the land
army.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Plays and Players

=, redemption" is the new title of the
Tolstoy play in which Arthur Hopkins
will present John Barrymore at the
plymouth Theatre Tuesday night, Oc-
tober /. This will be the plays first
performance in English.
The regular season of the Empire
Theatre will be opened next Monday
night, September 80, by Cyril Maude
in c. Haddon Chambers's new comedy,
The Saving Grace"
"Slecping Partners" an adaptation
from comedy by Sacha Guitry, will
come to the Bijou Theatre on October
b, with H. B. Warner starring in the
principal part and Irene Bordoni in the
only feminine part the piece contains.
Emma Carus, we'll known to vaude-
vile, will be featured in "Listening
Lester" the musical farce by Harry
Cort and George Stoddard, with music
by Harold Orlob, which John Cort will
produce early next month.
Guy Bates Post arrived yesterday
after summer spent in Australia,
where he appeared in Richard Walton
Tully's "The Masquerader" and Edward
b. Sheldon's "rhe Niger" He goes
to Philadelphia to present "The
Masquerader" at the Adelpbi Theatre
there.
Charles Dillingham; has placed the
Hippodrome at the disposal of Admiral
H. r. Usher, U. S. n, on Sunday even
ing, November 3. for a gala perform
ancc for the Navy Relief Society.
"Potash and Perlmutter" has been
produced m Yiddish by William Morris
and is having a weeks run at the Lex
ington Theatre. This is the first time
that a Yiddish play has been presented
outside of the theatres particularly
devoted to Yiddish plays.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Women Get Prizes
For "War Canninq''

Nomen's work in food saving is re-
ceving national recognition, and the
Tan the Kaiser" roll of honor is be-
ing tabulated
National Capital Prize Certificate No.
for canned vegetables put up by a
war gardener has been awarded to Mrs
Frank P. Brown, of Cincinnati. Mrs.
brown took first prizes that amounted
10 slO0. With this she bought war
savines stamps. Her garden was look
loo feet. Shs grew enough for her
table all summer. in addition to 1875
cans of vegetables she put up, and
twenty-five bushels of potatoes.
The National War Gardens, which is
fesponsfble for The awards. reports two
oo,ner ONO women among the first nine
olue ribbon winners.
certificate No. , went to Mrs. Isabel la
D. Jermain, an Indian woman of the
da{ lac du Flambeau Agency, in Wisconsin.
p'her women who have been reporte d
70 'ne commission as deserving ma
yohal recognition are: Miss Flora
NNfugman, Elyria, Ohio; Miss Alice
,Eoorhees, Bay Head, N. j.; Miss Va
l5 lsSca Dlener, Burlington, Wis; Mrs. w.
n, H.. Derriom. lockwood, Tenn; Miss
h.Inzaoeth Lindner, Cincinnati Miss
~, ~ =" III US, Nc w ltt, iowa, MrS. |.
y ,,hittenden, Akron. Ohio.
MARION Ind, claims the honor of hav-
.ns more war gardens than any other
town Of its size in North America. J.
De Wolf, of the Marion War Garden
association, reports $4,000 gardens in
population Of $1,000. This means an
sverage of more than one garden to
very two people.
., from ST. Cloud comes the news that
S nls city, with a population of 10000,
mas $500 gardens.
according to the National War Gar
ren commission 5,2S5,000 home food
P'punaclng plots were planted this year.
.o machita, \. NJ, is said to be the only
so so"n without war garden. The rea-
Ina I'm given by inhabitants for their ssle
wnhHulehcy ws;aly is the scarcity of water,
"''A Is brought to the town by train.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Mobilization for Women Workers
"Antis Deny Plan to Delay
Vote on Suffrage Measure
Senator Wadsworh Says Opponents of Amendments Are
Very Anxious for Action on Thursday, but
Mrs. Gait Sees Move to Defeat Project
CSpec,ai Dispatch to Tho Tribune)

tSpecidi Dispatch to The Tribune)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Suffragists
have been active at the Capitol to-day
trying to trace the rumor that was
started this morning that the absence
of many Senators might delay the vote
on the woman suffrage amendment
Thursday. Those most emphatic in de-
nying any part i'll the rumor are the
Senators opposed to woman suffrage.
The Senator'S opposed to the gem
eral woman's suffrage amendment are
very anxious that vote be taken
Thursday" said Senator Wadsworth
this afternoon. at lies wholly in the
hands OF the Senator's who say they
favor the amendment whether the mat
ter be voted upon. But we who are
opposed to the amendment want vote
as soon as possible"
Senator Jones, of New Mexico, chair
man of the Senate Committee on Wom-
an Suffrage, made statement this
morning on the floor of the Senate that
the Federal suffrage amendment would
be voted upon Thursday.
Il desire to state that, so far as !
know, the vote on suffrage will be
reached Thursday. There is no plan of
which | have any knowledge to post
pone the matter, and from all the in
formation | can gather l know of no
obstacle which will prevent its consid-
Grafton at that time
Members Of the suffrage organiza,
tions are spending part OF every day at
the Senate. They insist that the amend
ment will pass, with several votes to
spare. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait said
to-day in regard to the rumor of delay
on the voting:
I've regard the circulation of re-
ports that the measure will not come to
vote as the final and desperate at
tompts of the opposition to prevent its
passage. They cannot muster enough
votes to defeat it, and are resorting TO
rumors oil postponement in order to
discourage absentee Senators from re-
turning. If the vote in the Senate is
not taken Thursday it will be because
certain Senatorial leaders do not want
it before election, and not because the
men are not here. We have heard from
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
New York Sufragisfs
Protest Further DELAY

In answer to the rumor of postpone
ment of the suffrage vote scheduled
for the Senate on Thursday, Mrs. John
Winters Brannan, acting chairman Of
the New York State branch of the Ma
tional Woman's party, tsleSraph.d the
following to President Wilson, Senator
Martin, Democratic floor leader, and
Senator Jones, chairman Of the Woman
Suffrage Committees:
GAS acting chairman OF the New
York State branch, National Woman 8
party and also as an American covet-
ing anxiously every moral as we'll as
military advantage for our side in this
war to make the world safe for democ-
racy, | protest against a further post
ponement of the Senate vote for the
submission of the Federal suffrage
amendment to the state legislatures.
Delay by the Presidents party on this
measure at this time is either dis
loyalty to him as world leader of demo
cratic forces or disclosure Of un-
rardonable bad faith. / urge you to
secure necessary Administration party
support to end this national dsgrace.' y
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
War Workers Army, 25,-
600 Strong, Will March
in Washington, Oct. S
Mrs. McAdoo to Lead
Treasury Head Appoints
Every School Child
Bond "Soldier"
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)


WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Washing-
ton will set the pace in the celebration
of Women-inW War Work-Day, of the
Fourth Liberty Loan campaign, fixed
by Secretary McAdoo for Saturday, Os-
tober S, with parade. 1t will be led
by Mrs. w. G. McAdoo, Chairman Of the
National Women's Liberty Loan Com
mitec, and Mrs. Harriet Blaine Beale,
daughter of James G. Blaine, wto ia
chairman Of the District Of Columbia
branch of the Women's Liberty Loan
Committee
The parade will be limited to $4,000
women war workers, who will represent
every branch of work that women are
engaged in. Women from all the GOV
ernment departments, theso in the en-
ploy of the railroads and the munitions
factories and the yoewomen of the navy
will have a place in the procession.
AS fitting time Tor workers. parade
the hour of the parade will probably be
set tor the late afternoon or night. This
has not been definitely decided.
Secretary McAdoo sent out through
the Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
the following announcement to the
school children of the United States:
Back of the trenches in France run
our rear-linc trenches Of America. In
them the government Of the United
States expects us to stay at home to
light for the Winning Of the war. In them
every one of us Is soldier on duty.
One of the ways of duty Is the raising
of money for the government to buy
food and shelter and clothing and nu-
nltlons for our soldiers and sailors.
This is the Liberty Loan. The loan is
service in which every man, woman
and child in the country may take part,
the men and women by actual bond
buying and bond selling, the children
by their interest in the Liberty Loans.
Bonds are sold by moral influence
as we'll as by actual salesmanship. Chill
dren may carry the creed of patriotism
even into their own homes. Because of
this influence child may help to sell
Liberty bonds. I hereby appoint every
child of school age in the United States
soldier of the Liberty Loan"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24

practically all of the absentecs who arc
favorable to the measure and our as
soclation stands by its determination
TO ask for a vote. We have word from
Senators Johnson and Gronna, of North
Dakota; Smith, of Michigan; Watson,
Of Indiana; Gore, of Oklahoma. and
Fernald. Of Maine, that they will be
here. Others who are out on speak
ing tours have promised through their
secretaries or state chairmcn to re-
turn in time for Thursdays vote. The
Senate situation is clear. The friends
of the measure wish vote; its en-
emies do not. With that fact clearly
in mind, it is easy to analyze the
situation. 1t is also easy to determine
what forces are behind persistent
rumors that the vote will be post
poncd."
Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, president
of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton, was received Saturday afternoon.
September 81. by President Wilson.
Mrs. Trout carried to the President the
suffrage plank adopted by the Illinois
Democratic convention Friday
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Miss Haskell Becomes
Bride of Ensign Jones

Miss Margaret Riker Haskell, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Amory Haskell,
of 1870 East Sixty-first Street. was mar
ried to Ensign Rowland Barton Jones
U. s. N. h. f., son of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
Strother Jones, of so East Fifty eighth
Street, yesterday afternoon in the
Church Of the Incarnation. The we'd
ding was hastily arranged on account
OF war orders received by the bide-
groom Saturday. Only relatives and a
fey intimate friends were present at
the ceremony, which was performed by
the Rev. Howard c. Robbins, Dean of
the Cathedral of ST. John the Divine,
assisted by the Rev. Thomas Reed
Bridges.
Miss Mary Riker Haskell was her
sisters maid of honor, and the brides
maids were Miss Mary E. B. Jones, a
sister of the bridegroom, and Miss
Audrey 7. Rikcr, a cousin Of the bride
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
"Go Build Ships!"
Is Mrs. Pankhurst's s
Message to Women
English Leader Urges
Them to Prove Worthy Of
the Liberty They Seek
Home Burden Theirs
Sees Danger in Russia Until
Prejudice Ends and Japan
Is Given Free Hand

4 charge TO American women to
.esrrv high the banner Of national
ideals" and thus prove themselves
worthy of the political liberty for
which they have long asked was made
Yesterday hy Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst,
Of England, before the women's ma
,ional committee of the American De-
renee Society at the Princess Theatre.
England and the United States have
.he graveSt sponsibility to the world
Of all the Allies" said Mrs. Pankhu"st,
because they have ehe z-ost territory,
money and human life. The men go to
war: in England we made the mistake
OF letting all our finest go first. 1t is
10 the women then, that the burden
isls of keeping the national ideals at
home fine and worthy.
just as women have always been
held responsible for the highest stand
ards in personal living, so now we must
cary those standards into our national
life We have Ions been asking for
liberty and political. Les us
now prove that we are worthy of any
liberty that is bestowed upon u.s."
Urges Propaganda in Plants
War propaganda among industrial
workers IN war plants was urged by
Mrs. Dankhurst as one of the most eff
fective means of combating Bolshevism
in the United States.
"W omen who have worked for the
gsndsts.' said Mrs. Pankhurst, land
workman see that his Job is directly
and he won't be so prone to strike
when some German agent puts the idea
into his head
Get into the factories yourselves, il
you can. have just read that we arc
to be disappointed in the output OF
ships from Hog Island. Why don't the
women go down there and build the
ships? Women Of England are turning
out battleships.'
Women with husbands and sons al
the front are much less likely to strik,
than the men who remain behind, sale
Mrs. Pankhurst.
AT home we, we ask the girls what they
would do if the men in their plants
should down tools,'" she said. "Ane
they always reply: Let 'em. we'll dc
their work.
Japan Should Have Free Hand
Mrs. Pankhurst's American mission
to night Boishevism is almost ended, as
the leader of the English Woman.
party expects to return to her country
soon.
a came to urge intervention in Rus
Sia and to help. if l could. to clea,
away the mist in American minds as
TO the true character of the Bolsheviki
Intervention has come. but | hardly
think yet we realize the full magnitude
Of our task in Russia. Until the pref
udice against that loyal ally, Japan. is
dismissed and the Japanese army is al
lowed to go in full force into Russia
the Germans probably cannot be beaten
IN Russia. German intrigue has Great
ed bogie in making us think that
Russia would resent Japan's interven-
ton, but many Russians are crying
aloud that the Allies have deserted d
them, and Will turn to the Germans in
sheer despair if we do not send quick
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Miss Mckeever Is a Bride

The marriage of Miss Edith Nc
keever. daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Isaac
Chauncey Mckeever, to Ensign Bough-
ton Cobb, U. S. n, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Ives Cobb, took place on Satur.
day afternoon in the chantry of St
Thomas's Church. The ceremony was
Performed by the Rev. Lindley H
Miller, cousin of the bride. The
wedding was arranged hurricdly. as
Ensign Cobb, who has been stationed
for some months at a foreign port, OBJ
raincd two weeks leave here to we'd
The bride was attended by her two
sisters, Miss Marianne and Miss France.
McKeever
New-York tribune., 1918-09-24
Pershing Thanks u. S.
Mothers for Courage
General Says Their Example
Has Been Inspiration to
Men at Front

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 23.-Mrs.
the War Mothers of America, during
the first annual convention of that or
gcnization here to-day received a
cablegram from General Pershing, in
answer to one sent by the convention
pledging unlimited support to the
American expeditionarv forces. The
message says:
"The splendid example OF patience
and bravery which American mothers
have set for their sons is a tremendous
inspiration to the American expedition
airy forces. In the name of these troops
| thank you for a message which as
sures US of this courageous spirit"