The Washington herald., 1918-04-06

the other soldier appeared In new
kicks when his comrade asked
where he got them, he replied, same
place you got yours. only I had to
kill twelve Huns before I could get
the right siser'
mary fsiekfeFd Throws KisA
Mary Pickford threw Q kiss at the
, crowd as she came in, and Of course.
+ everybody went wild. You know
what Douglas did?" sfie began. HE
told you all the stories told him on
the train" and her slight figure, at
tractive voice and winning ways cap.
tiTated everybody right OF.
Then Mary told about the banquet
of undertakers where someone pro-
posed a toast wishing long life to
everybody, and cleared her skirts Of
any reflection by saying that she had
hobby.
"EveTybody's got some sort Of
hobby" declared Miss Pickford. "Do
! you want to know what mine Isl It's
( junk"' Then she told how she was
| publicity agent for the salvage bureau
| of the Red Cross in Los Angeles whose
functions are to save everything that
everybody else has thrown away.
Marie and I were medical students
! together when We were young" said
! Mr.. st. Clair in his introduction OF
| Miss Dressler. "She never wrote but
one prescription, and she's been taking
it ever sinCe-laugh and grow fat"
We'll, of course I'm glad to be
here" said Miss Dressler, after the
applause had subsidized somewhat.
I'm in earnest about that, too. I'm
an emigrant. My father was Ger
i man, my mother English, and was
born in Canada. but came here so
many years ago that it's none of your
I business"
! After she had recited a poem, Char
, lie Chaplin went over and kissed her.
and this brought more applause and a
huge bouquet similar to the one pre-
sented TO Mary on her first appear
ance. and she recited another poem
and got lots more applause. In fact.
she was encored three times. and 1t
was a toss up for popularity between
| Marie and Charlie.
Charlie Not Nervous.
We'll, don't fell at all nervous.
said Charlie after emerging from the
! pulpit into which he had crawled
when threatened with Introduction.
/ I'm not like the rest; they've got
stage fright"
When Charlie sat down it was upon
hairpin that had fallen from Mary's
, neadgear. arranged for the occasion
by Douglas Fairbanks The pin had
its business end up and Charlie had
business up. and that's the way things
kept moving all the time.
When Charlie recited the pathetic
psem entitled THE Kids Last Fight. -
"herein the caption was. the whole
lining. of course the crowd roared and
alarie kissed him. and so the fun con-
tiHued and everybody went away feel
ing that they had had the time OF
their lives.
An imprompt8 reception followed
The program for today includes the
first rally at 1880 which will be held
Immediately south of the State, War
and Navy Building, where booths have
been erected from which the four
moving picture favorites will make
speeches, sell bonds and do stunts. :"
Spectacular Procession.
At $50 a spectacular procession will
start from the east front of the Cap
itol. 1t will follow the Inauguration
parade route as far as Pennsylvania
avenue and jackson Place, and will
then proceed to the Ellipse in the
rear of the White House grounds,
where the film stars again will talk
and sell bonds and where the Marine
Band will play.
The ceremonies on the Ellipse are
scheduled to commence at 43O in the
afternoon. The parade will be under
the direction of Melvin c. Hazen as