The sun., 1918-07-05
STADIUM PAGEANT
is BRILLIANT SHOW
Daniels Stirs City College
Thousands With News Of
Achievements.
TABLEAUX ARE REALISTIC
Prima DOnnas, Pelham Bay
Sailors and Bands Help
Make Event Success.

Make Event SucccSS.
When Newton ID. Baker, Secretary OF
War, spoke at the stadium of City Col
lege at the independence Day celebra- !
ton last year he had only prophecies to
give Of country but newly gone to war
Josephus Daniels, Secretary OF the Navy !
speaking there last night at similar
celebration, came after twelve months
of war with n tale OF glorious achieVe-
ments. though, as he told the thousands
OF men and women who listened ana
cheered him. America has only Deguh
to send soldiers to France, has only be-
gun the fght. which she will never cease
until not only the freedom of the seas
is won, but until Russia knows the
bright light of liberty. till Poland mas
come to her own, yes. till justice and
RIG hit shall rule in the streets OF Berlin.
1t was wonderful scene that the
Secretary looked upon from the stand
erected in the middle OF the vast moor
space OF the stadium. Not one square
inch OF the great sweep OF stone steps
rising tier upon tier opposite MN was
empty. Six thousand men. women ana
children, many of them carrying the
stars and Stripes or the Union JACK
steps. and at least thousand more
sat In boxes built on the ground be-
low. And these were the least part OF
the crowds that hocked to City College
last night. 1t seemed as II AN the
SPECTATORS who watched the parade
down town must have rushed northward
the minute It ended to feed their sill
unjaded appetite for patriotic excite
ment on the tsbleaux and speeches and
al. htTi, hA y
Committee OF Women on National De-
fence had prepared for 1.-The end Of
perfect day
Birdseye View for Thousand.
About a thousa nd persons perched IN
Eagle Rock, the sheer hill above the
stadium, from which they could get a
fair birdseye view OF the SHOW, and up
on the roof Of the building to the south
there was a regular peanut gallery. The
throngs In the streets were entirely or
derby. and the several hundred patrol
men and forty detectives who under
Police Inspector Thomas. acting Capt.
McKenna and Sergeant James Ffnan at
| tended to the policing. had very niue
| to do.
1t was only I As. and the f,s'y sunset
| clouds were still rosy In the sky when
/ Secretary Daniels arrived in an automo-
| bile escorted by a detachment OF young
| marines from the cruiser Pueblo-the
| real thing. those marines lean, strong
| jawed chaps who have seen real service
| for they have made three trips across
| the Atlantic with our troops going &c
| France. In the car with the Secretary
were Admiral Usher and Mr.. Daniels
| aid. Commander W. +. Daniels.
Mayor Hylan arrived soon after with
| bai
| virginia Hylan. and Mrs. William Ran
dolph Hearst was there in white gowr
| with silver corslet and a long blue cloak
| and wide brimmed hat. Mrs. Hearst as
| chairman of the committee made th'
opering speech and read a cable message
from Gen Pershlng. Lewis Nixon intro
duced the speakers
just Like n Great T"hie"u.
Even before the tableaux on the por
gramme began the whole place seemed
like a tableau. Sailors and soldiers II
their various uniforms. Americans
French. English, Italian. permeated tn
place The whole Polish delegation IRON
the parade, clad In their vivid costumes
rehearsed behind the stand all the earl!
mart OF the evening the pageant thel
we're down for IN lie programme ate
the one of the Thirteen Origina
States"
And there was Jean dare, who il
civilian life is Miss Lillian harrington
and Is best known as one of the Flora
dora sextet. cavorting up and down Of
wonderful saddle horse from England
Limestone Queen.
Searchlights stationed on the top o
e the stone walls around the stadium seat
= cleaned out as the twilight faded an
Q brought all the moving life OF the grea
place into bright relief,
3 Chamr. Clark. Speaker OF the House
y came over from Washington with Mrs
Z Clark and their daughter Mrs Gene
We've Thompson. for the New York cels
: bration, and arrived at the stadiur
" after the speaking was all over but /
= time to hear the singing sailors froI
b the Pelham Bay Naval Training Static
n MARBLE their inimitable parodes and
see their manpuvres. to hear Miss Eth'
q BARRYMORE recite the lode to the Allies
and Nine Schumann-Heink. who ha
three sons "over there fighting for III
Allies. sing When Our Boys Com
= Home.
e Pelham Boys Give Drin.
There were any number of band
a The L. $. S. Recruit band opened It
@ the hack Of the stand for the speaker
l. and orchestra. After Secretary DAME
IS was seated the Pelham Bay boys, who
q he had just been visiting. gave a bait
l. drill, loading and firing and pursuir
v the enemy til their clean white sui
A were dusty from wrigglIng over 4
n ground.
is After the oratory was over and Il
d stadium symphony orchestra had play'
the overture to William Tell vel
, beautifully and Nine. Tamaki Mura hf
d sung the Japanese anthem and som
III thing from Madame Butterfly" the Pc
ham boys, who were extremely popu!a
re dashed on again and did some singin
They had TO do lot, too. for the va
OF audience simply would not let them sto
Nine Schumarn-Heink sang Southe
10 melodies Then the sailors and RI
r Scouts toted on a great portable star
H. with high steps. and Miss Barrymore
brilliant gown that made her look II