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The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-21
ST. JOHNSBURY
QES WAY
THE TOP
Committee Reports 2O49
Subscribers
WE HAVE
RAISED $26,7SO.11
E. & T. Fairbanks & Co.
Double Their Subscrip-
ton the Last Day

Some drive! S26,78011 subscribed
by 2049 st. Johnsbury people.
The proposition before the local
committee was to persuade 200U. st.
Johnsbury people to give $4,000 Tor
the United War Work Fund.
1t has been done-and more, as
usual. The subscriptions of $872.60
by the Liberty boys and girls are
comprised in the above totals.
The greatest of all the war drives
is over and still the funds come in.
A feature of the final day of the drive
was the raising of the pledge of the
E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., from $500
to $1,000.
The work Of raising this great fund
has been performed by experienced
teams of solicitors, who are deserving
Of great credit. A brief description
Of these teams will be given in the
Caledonian tomorrow.
Following is a continuation of the
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WEATHER

Cloudy tonight and Friday.
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Twenty Submarines Surrendered to Allied Forces with
no Ceremony-German Officers Sullen and Have
Deep Chagrin on Their Faces-Machnery of the
U-boats in Good Shape but Dirty.
BRITISH SOLDIERS WILL Be BRITISH
GENTLEMEN ON GERMAN SOIL

Statistics Published to Strength of Americas Fight
ing Force in France-AImOst Two Million Men Over
with 100000 in the ArgOne Action-Statistcs
of Work Done on Railroads and Rolling Stock Fur
nished.
The Washington times., 1918-09-19

Innovations that work, are the 50
called block singing" which has ~as
its ideal, as Mr.. Ashe says, the crea-
ting of a civic miracle for, "It will be
so that you can find singing 'all
around the town'-anywhere, any
time"
Then there are sings at the
churches at clubs, for the railroad
men at Union Station. IN the depart
ment stores. in the United States
Government departments, in hospital
community centers. and with the
"Four-minute men" in the movies.
/. Block singing is now in operation
in three groups. and four others are
ready to start. At Maryland avenue
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SOLDIERS Enjoy
BEST Of MUSIC

discussion has been rampant of
late as to what kind of music the men
of our new army and navy prefer
says Josef Stransky. leader OF the
New York Philharmonic Society.
much sage advice has been given
as to the exact tunes which might
safely be used as bait to draw our
fighters into ar unconscious apprecia-
tion OF the finer feelings or art. II
may be imagined, therefore, that 1t
was with something akin to trepida-
tion that the Philharmonic Society
recently invaded the training camps
of Dix and Upton. armed only with
the traditional orchestral instruments
and a serious. dignified program OF
the best music. The outcome of this
experiment was a surprise and de-
light to everyone concerned. The men
were not compelled to attend the
concerts, yet they turned out in such
numbers that the hall could not ac-
commodate them all. They were not
forced to stay through the entire pro-
gram. but the only ones who left be-
fore the close were those actually or
dered out on guard duty.
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each Friday and Saturday evening.
For one-half hour. in the middle o:
the dance, every one stops and joins
in the singing.
The Tyler School, in the south
east, and West School, Farragut and
Fourteenth streets, hold community
.'sings" OF a half-hour on Tuesday
evenings.
chevy Chase School is the scene
of a sing" in connection with the
community vespers on Sunday after
Moons at for which leader Is sent
from the W. c. c. S. This takes tbs
endeavor into the suburbs, where 1t
is proving full of possibilities for a
future development.
As an incidental event this week.
sing" was given at the John Dixon
Home on Tuesday evening.
10. The Government departments,
az has already been told, contribute
a large enthusiasm to the extension
of the spirit OF song into the work
day of the nation.
II. The Sylvan Theater project is.
perhaps, the most alluring. IL sub
stitute is found for these vast out
door audiences, when they have to
go indoors, it will offer the largest
recreational feature the Government
mas ever Deen prompted 10 idthei-
The band cooperation here seems
significant In their turn, these
evenings have the enthusiastic sup
port of the leaders and the men
OF the Marine Band. and that OF
Camp Meigs. Fort Myer, the Bar
racks, and the navy yard.
Where can we accommodate, In
doors. the 1000. the 10000. or even
half that number? Does IL mean the
realization of our dream of a Ma
tional Opera House? OF a beautiful
National Opera House, of which the
nation would be proud-claiminS its
artistic place with those of European
and South American cities?
1t is surely significant that for all
of the events cited above, the Gov
ernment handles the schedules, pro-
viding the executives, the leaders
and the accompanies.
There are to be no arid spots In
Washington's social system, in her
win the war" program! Does II real
ly mean a National Opera House.
National Auditorium-with the sup
port of the Government?
1t is the way America is to be-
come a musical nation.
The Washington times., 1918-09-19

Moquettc Couch Covers. 90 inches wide and yards
long: beautiful oriental designs. $3.50 and $2l50
each.
The Washington times., 1918-09-19
BALKAN MUSIC ON
COLUMBIA RECORDS

Among the new Columbia October
records is a small group which the
Columbia dealer will tell you is SO
good. so up-to-the-last-minute. that it
simply couldn't be held UP until the
rest came along, but was Pvt on sale
in. advance.
Small wonder. for among this ad-
vance group is. one of the smartest
Van and Schenck records we've heard
in many a long moon. As everybody
knows. these versatile vaudeville
headliners are at their tip-top best
in character stuff-and here Is char
acter singing OF the highest order.
a la Van and Schenck. One side is
My Marie'-a bit OF sunny Italy as
to dialect; the other, "In the Good
Old Irish Way'-which is fresh from
Erin. with the smell of peat smoke
and the CLINT of laughing gray eyes
The Washington times., 1918-09-19
Couch Covers

Tapestry Couch Covers, full length and width; light
and dark colorngs, at $4zS, Sc, $s, $40, Sll and
$3.50 each.
The Washington times., 1918-09-19

open market of the world, is a great
deal less than that of a fur over
coat, half a Rolls-Royce automobile
or a handful of authentic hair from
the whiskers of Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow."
Later on. Mr.. Mencken presents his
compliments to the interpreting artist,
as thus:
THE artist is sort of impasstoned
proofreader. blue penciling the lapsus
caIami of God. The worst flute
is never as bad as the worst soprano.
Setting aside half a dozen-per-
haps a dozen-great masters of a
moribund craft (pfano playing), who
will say that the average mechanical
piano is not as competent as the aver
age pianist?"
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CONCERT

At SMITHSONIAN GROUNDS AT
7:3o O'CLOCK THIS EVENING BY
THE MARINE BAND.
WALTER +. SMITH. Director.
March, lie Regiment de sambre
ct Meuse" ................R Rauskl
Overture, '-rhe-Land Of the Noun
tain and the Flood Macgunn
Mosaic. 1T Happened in Sordland'
Herbert
Song. None but the Weary Heart
Tschaikowsky
Obligato by
Musician Arthur s. Wltcomb.
Entr' Act. simplicity .......... Ice
tdt SnlllcS NooSi -
When You're Wearing a Smile"
Van Alstyne
Fantasia, Woodland ........ .Luders
la MarseillAisc."
(OfhciaI arrangement approved by the
French Minister Of Wsr)
The Star-Spangled Banner.
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MUSIC DOES NOT
PAY THE COMPOSER

That lack OF reward in a material
sense that so often shackles the COM
poser OF the greater things in music
is discussed by Henry L. Mencken,
critic. in his recent book. whose start
ling title is Damn" Says Mt. Menck-
co of the composer:
"a man labors and fumes for 4
whole year to write a symphony in L;
minor. He puts enormous diligence
into IL, and much talent. and maybe
not little downright genius. 1t draws
his blood and wrings his soul. He
dies in it that he may live again.
Nevertheless, its final value, in the
The Washington times., 1918-09-19

houritza Orchestra. the players whe
have swept New York OF Its musical
feet and who are engaged for the
summer to play nightly ~ the Wal.
dorf fctf. Here II mslGdv with the
wild, fee swing OF fhe. Balkars N
Il: the strain Of melancholy that
abides in every Ser5'an'a heart and
the most graceful, smo )ib-howing cf
waltz tempo. Hca- II once. you'll
never rest until you've danced again
and again to its beautisIl strains
The Washington times., 1918-09-19

tucked away in the rolficking melody.
Only Van and SchenclI can make such
records as this.
Phonograph fans are always look
ing for something a bit out OF the
ordinary to play for their friends;
something not quite in the everyday
run of records. Columbia offers 1t
In the October advance records. It
Is a wonderful Serbian waltz, played
by the famous Royal Serbian Tam
The Washington times., 1918-09-19
SCHOOLS IGNORING
TALENT FOR MUSIC

Investigation among classes OF
children during the first SIX years OF
their school life and from tneE on.
shows conclusively that children who
have the opportunity OF joining In
musical activities in the flrst few
years of their school life never lose
their interest in and enjoyment Of
music later
The results. therefore, of surround
ing the youngest children IN our pub
! lie schools with a musical atmosphere
are simply beyond estimation.
Music in the schools also brings to
, light those with unusual talent. Here
is a boy whose parents would not al
low him to stay up at night 20 study
4 music. So he hid his music study
books and a candle under the mat
tress of his bed, and after the house
hold were asleep. he stole out, lit his
candle and simply devoured musical
textbooks.
FauIt Of System.
Is it any credit to an educational
system that such talent should be
hindcred by lack OF opportunity in
the school studies, while others were
being given a start. and a good start,
too. in manual training and domestic
science?
One cannot help feeling that there
are scores of such children with
marked musical capabilities who go
through life undiscovered, perhaps
even to themselves, because through
lack Of music study in the schools.
There is plenty of talent in every
school IL 1t is only encouraged to put
its head above ground. 1t is errone-
Gus to think that musical talent Is
confined to people in foreign lands.
1t Is equally wrong to think that mu-
sicians are born into the world ready
made, as It were; that is. they are
born with a matured genius, or be-
come musical prodigies all at once.
On the contrary, we md the great
musicians were just ordinary chill
dren, as the children OF today, but in
their earliest years they were encour-
aged in music, the channel along
which their talents ran.
Unlike Their Fathers.
Haydn's father was a wagon maxi
er; Arne's was an unholsterer; God
owsky's, Handers, and Berlloz's were
doctors: Rubinsteins was a pencil
maker; Schumann's a book seller:
Chopin's and Schubert's were school,
teachers; DoniZettfs a weaver; Men
delssohn's and Meyerbeers were
bankers; Bach's. Beethoyen's, Mo-
zsrt's. and Brahms were musicians; !;
and Rossini's, an inspector OF slauGh-
ter houses.
Surely these were quite q typical
lot of boys. Many of them might be
unknown today had no encourage
ment been given them in their early
years. Yes, our schools have quite the
opportunity in music that they have
int manual training. domestic science,
mathematics, and the other branches
OF education, but the opportunity
needs to be seized upon.
The Washington times., 1918-09-19

IL Is not the United States army or
the United States navy that is at war
with Germany. IL IL the United states
of America. This means you. What
part nre you playing In the warf fou
can help by buying War Savings
Stamps.
The Washington times., 1918-09-19

Clubs and organizations are com
ing into the fold" too.
1. The Railroad Y. NJ. c. ~, at
Union station, holds an hour sing
at its regular weekly meeting of tic
employees, in the third floor audi
torium at Union Station. east. These
are on Tuesday evenings.
At the Y. NJ. c. A., on G street,
there are three Sings" OF an hour,
held in the lobby each week, from :
TO s on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. The Y. VI. c. A. keeps open
house. a request came in from the
neighborhood that these events in
cIude women. Now there are always
people OF the ncighboThood, with
women among them, who form part
of the capacity audiences in these
tfi-weekIy affairs.
5. The Food Administration Club
starts next Tuesday evening with
| "sing' from 1880 to $50, in connec'
! ton with the interesting talks they
have been featuring.
The Business women's Council ot
the Y. w. c. A. are holding "sings"
at Wesley Chapel.
| G. Walter Reed Hospital has a
"sing" sent out to il every week. 1t
l always mas q capacity q
crowded hall. My, but they do sing"
said Mr.. Ashe. 1T is one of the incest
things we have"
Z. or the department stores. the
number of sings" at Lansburgh's has
increased from one to three a week.
! Woodward & Lothrop started with
one a week for the clerks as they as
semble in the morning. and now it
holds two. Mr.. Kahn. OF Kann's store,
where ono "sing" is held every week,
says: They work better on Thurs
day"
s. The "Four-Minute Men" are now
holding four-minute sings in thirty
movies in the city. The assigning of
| this schedule is in the hands of the
Government, as the activities OF the
! "Four-Minute Men" are under the d.
rection of the Committee on Public
Information, who have just taken
! over music.
Song leaders are sent to thesA
movie houses. Their slogan is-"Four
Songs In -Four Minutes" Words are
shown upon the screen. of PATRIOTS,
popular songs. Surely. song is in
the air.
Q. In cooperation with the Com
munity Centers there now are sings
att
The dances at Central High School.
The Washington times., 1918-09-19
AMERICAN "S|NGS"
HEARD IN FRANCE
By J. Mach.

The service men" and "the peo-
pie" are the two elements in the
makeup of the population of the
Capital of the United States today.
The welfare of "the people"-who
are the stay-at-homc war workers of
the nation, is becoming more and
more the care of the Government.
Community events in the city
with music as a vital feature-have
received an astonishing impetus in
the last month. These events, that
have been largely outdoor affairs, arr
receiving the serious attention OF the
War Department commissions on
training camp activities, under Peter
W. Dykema, with the cooperation OF
Henry T. Ashe. OF the War Camp
Community Service, as to how best 4
winter program can be handled.
To care for the groups of from
1000 to 10000 people who assemble
three times a week at the Sylvan
Theater is but one of the problems
that present themselves
4 Frenchman, in his native land.
was heard to cxcIaim: oh, ! love this
American anthem-'Hail. Hail, the
Gangs All Here, Were Coin to Git
the Kaiserr" There may not be
elegance in the incident. but this
much it does show, that the cheer and
courage that "our boys" carry with
them in their camp songs. over there,
is winning the hearts of their allies.
SO the "sings" here at home ars
having a far-reachinE effect that eX-
tends even to the battle fields OF
victory! And this the way they are
being extended. so that every neigh
borhood in the city may find occasion
to get some OF this victory spirit.
The Washington times., 1918-09-19

and + street northeast there have been
two sings in the Triangle Park. The
true community worth OF this singing
is due to Miss Sue Gardner. a public
school teacher, who worked up this
group, finding block" musicians 70
supply the accompaniment Of the sing
ers. The leader OF the singSis sent by
the W. c. {. S.
This group uses brass instruments for
its accompaniment, and Miss Gardne:
has been the organizer. or the discov-
erer OF the talent Of the block The
sings will continue as long as they can
be held out-of-doors. They should start
a neiGhborhood rivalry that would be
wholesome TO the entire city!
Al OTIS ace and EleEenth street.
there have been sings for six or seven
weeks. The leader and the accom-
panist. who has a piano drawn out on
a porch, direct the group who assemble
and sing on the terrace oHtSide.
.. The Telephone Company, to pro-
vide for its large additional staff, has
a lot of employees living in "c'nters.
These centers have five recreationai
places of their own. For these groups
the w. c. c. IS. gives Community
Sings" in connection with their parties,
numbering about three a week
Another interesting development In
connection with this work is the fact
that private schools are being used Tor
these recreational centers. Il oners a
further opportunity for cooperation OF
all the facilities the city 4. present
possesses. The schools now in TINS llst
are the Bristol School. the Colonial
School. and the Washington ColleGe:
3. The churches undoubtedly feel the
benefit of this movement. -Four OF our
prominent congregations are going To-
gether for a combination Sunday even
ing Sing" to be given for the men In
service, and 10 be held every sunday
evening. These are the New YORK ave
nue. Presbyterian Church, the First
Congregational Church. the MI. fleas-
ant Congregational, and the Calvary
Baptist churches.
Columbia Heights Church, AT our
teenth and Park road. held sing
last Sunday for the first time. Ihey
made a formal request for another
one in four weeks.
The Ninth Street Christian Church
began with one sing month in
connection with its Sunday evening
service Now it has the "sing every
Sunday evening. with large congre-
cations.
At the Epiphany and the New YORK
Avenue churches. sings" were pro-
vided twice this week, in connection
with social events.
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PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY

HYATTSVILLE. Md, September
21.-Holding a record for thievery
that, according to officers of Prince
Georges county, stands unequaled in
the annals of the county. William
Harris, colored. is now lodged in Jail
Tor stealing four automobiles. 1t is
charged that Harris has stolen a
horse and wagon, load of chickens,
four raincoats and two shotguns
from the farm of Otto Rupert, near
Oxon Hill. He was indicted by the
grand jury at the April last term
Of the county circuit court, and in
the same month broke Jail. He was
later arrested in Pittsburgh. He also
is alleged to have stolen an automo-
bile belonging to J. Fred Hunger
ford of this county. Harris was cap
tured about two weeks ago. While
on his way to the Marlboro Jail. in
custody of detective. he broke the
chain of the handouts and escaped.
This occurred near College Park. He
was again captured near Baltimore
Tuesday of last week, having in the
meanwhile, it is stated, stolen an
automobile in Washington. Harris
still wore the cuffs, being unable to
unlock the Ornament" He had man.
dScu 10 dtO1U QelSCIlOu ny conceal
ing them under his coat sleeves.
Girls and boys congresses, under.
the auspices of the secondary depart
ment of the Prince George County
Sunday School Association, were held
yesterday and today. The boys CONF
the leadership of Rev. A. X. Stocke-
brand and Stanley w. Crosthwait,
both of Hyattsville. Mrs. James Sc
we're. also of Hyattsville, led the
girls congress at Berwyn, assisted
by Miss Artrfdge Belt of Springfield.
Mura Buck of Tuxedo and Miss
Louise Kelley of College Park. These
officers were elected by the boys:
Arthur Busey of Seabrook. president;
Gerald L. Glass of Hyattsville. vice
president; Alfred De Groot of Wash
of Brentwood. treasurer. The girls
elected Miss Leona Ryder of Mount
Rainier, president; Miss Mura Buck
of Tuxedo, vice president; Miss Ella
Clark of Hyattsville, secretary, and
Miss Laura Shepherd of Hyattsville,
treasurer.
Prof. Charles S. Richardson of the
faculty of Maryland State College,
chairman of the essay-1udging COM
mittee of the educational propaganda
department of the county council of
defense, has announced pupils of the
evince the truest Interpretation of
the subject, What Must We Do to
Win the War;" They are: Mary E.
Brooks, third grade. Laurel School;
Dorothy Beall, fourth grade. no
school designated; Russell Jones. fifth
grade, Laurel School; Dorothy Rem
ington, sixth grade. Laurel School;
Nellie Richie. seventh grade, Richie
School; Annabel Mattingly. eighth
grade. Fort Foote School. route B,
station H. Washington;, Mary Ward.
ninth grade, Baden High School; Ell
sic Baden, tenth grade, Baden High
School. and W. Hill Sasscer. eleventh
grade, Marlboro High School This
contest was conducted as a part of
the usual examination for promotion
of pupils.
Word has been received by Prof.
and Mrs. SIC. Sturgis of the promo
ton to captain Of their son. First
Lieut.. Galen M. Sturgis. Marine Corps.
Capt. Sturgis is graduate of Mary
land State College, where he was
major of cadets. He served with
Company F. local National Guard, on
the Mexican border.
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ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY

Mr., and Mrs. Amistead Eggborn and
Miss Margaret Eggborn have returned
! from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Egg
born at cu1peper.
Miss Marguerite Markli OF Clifton
Forge arrived here last week and will
teach during the winter at the Fort
Myer Heights High School
Mrs. Lewis Baker and Miss Thur
man have returned from visit to
their aunt Mrs. J. A. Thornton. at
IGordonsville.
Midshipmen Stewart Waller King.
Thomas L. Watt1es. Ferguson B.
Bryan and Roland Gaines of Annapo-
lis are at their homes in this city on
furlough.
Heishley have returned from a visit
to Philadelphia. Mrs. j. p. Steiner
and Miss Anne Elizabeth English of
washington were guests last week OF
Mrs. Charles Duffey. in South Fairfax
street.
Private John NJ. Shanks, formerly
of Denver, Col, was the week end
guest of Mrs. Susan A. Smoot. in South
St. Asaph street
DR.. j. H. Bitter has returned from
a visit to Casco Bay. Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Diener Of Culpeper
were guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert P. Whitestone, in North Royal
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A Finch Of Semi
nary Hill announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss, jamie Finch. and
Mr.. S. F. Minor of Annandale, Va. Sat
urday, September IA.
Miss Pearl Harrington has returned
from a visit to Tobyhanna, Pa.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stouger has returned
to her home at Gaithersburg. Md.
after visit to her aunt. Mrs. H. B.
Chiswell. in Duke street
Miss Helen Heishley has returned
from a visit to friends on Long Island.
Private Harry Kerger of Fort Foote,
Md, was the week end guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Sydney Hammersley and
Miss Elsie Hammersley. at Cottage
Park.
who are on an automobile trip through
the valley of Virginia, spent several
days last week with Mr.. Fletcher's
mother and sister at Strasburg.
Mrs. NJ. J. Angevine has returned
from visit to Sergt Angevine's rela-
tives in New York and New Jersey.
Writ formerly of this city. but now
of Chattanooga, Tenn. were the guests
of friends here last week en- route to
New York.
Miss Fanny Dixon is the guest Of
Mrs Giddings of Baltimore at Stony
Man Camp, Page county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. Downham
left last week to spend some time at
| Atlantic City.
Mrs. Frank S. Harper and her sis
ter, Miss Bessie Hill, have returned to
| the formers country place. Mount Chi
chester, Fairfax county, after spend
| ing several days here
| Miss Elizabeth Lee has returned to
her home in Baltimore after spending
! several weeks here.
| Mrs. Laurence Leadbeater and her
two small daughters will return Mon
| day from Columbia, Tenn, where they
spent the summer.
Mrs. Frances Smoot Danenhower