davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

Now I see white stars on field of
blue
"The verse swung on to its glorious
climax:
:" Hasten, son, fling the window wide,
Let NE kiss the staff that our flag
swings FROM
And salute the Stars and Stripes with
pride,
For, God be praised, the Americans
1.-THE picture stayed with me-" Miss
Foster said, land finally the music de-
veloped and almost wrote itself kept
the song in my desk for five months
before | had the courage to take it to
my publisher"
What happened when she did take it
to him is we'll known. The song made
an instant success and has been pub
lished in four keys and arranged for
all kinds Of voices. 1t has been sung
by practically every concert singer of
note in this country, and bands and
orchestras are all playing it.
Miss Foster is also the composer Of
the song which last year took musical
circles by storm-"One Golden Day"
Previous to that her staccato etude
won first prize in a contest inaugurated
by Theodore Presser the Philadelphia
publisher
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
''Victory Ball. Planned
To Aid Hospital Fund

At sherry's on Monday evening,
January 6, a Ball in Celebration of
Peace" will be given for the beueft
of the Babies Hospital of the city of
New York. Among the patronesses are
Mrs. French Vanderbilt, Mrs. William
K. Vanderbilt, jr., Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney, Mrs. John r. Drexel, Mrs.
Ernest Ise;n, Mrs Arthur Scott Bur
den, Mrs. Whitney Warren, Mrs. Will
tam titzHugh Whitehouse, Mrs. j.
Laurens Van Allen, Mrs. Winthrop W.
Aldrich, Mrs. Newbold lie Roy Edgar.
Mrs. w. De Lancey Kountze, Mrs.
George B. Post, Mrs. Edward T. II.
Talmage, Mrs. Craig Biddle, Mrs. R.
Livingston Beeckman, Mrs Eliphalet
II. Potter. Mrs. Clifford A. Cochran,
Mrs. j. Insley Blair, Mrs. Lydig Hoyt,
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, Mrs. Henry
c. Prick, Mrs. Ogden H. Hammond.
Mrs. Oliver Filley, Mrs. Thomas II.
Howard, Mrs. C. Oliver Isolin, Mrs.
Walter Jennings, Mrs. Walter B.
James, Mrs. GeVge Brewster and Mrs.
Robert Brewster.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Costume Paggeants
Depict Methodist
Missionary Work
Church Plans Greatest Re
ligious Gathering in u. 5.
History; 100000 Dele
gates From All Over

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 2s.-plan
already are being completed for VIVA
is expected to be the greatest religion
gathering in the history Of America. To-
be held here early next summer in
celebration Of 100 years Of foreign mis-
sionary work by the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Directors of the big centenary cello
bration. which viii mark the end Of
the Church's campaign to raise sll5
100000 for foreign missionary work.
declare that besides the thousands Of
visitors from the United States and
Canada there will be 100000 accred
tied delegates.
Scores Of natives in costumes from
China, India, the South Sea Islands.
Africa and Asia and exhibits from
every missionary field in the world
will be brought here for the purpose
of wildly portraying native life in the
countries receiving missionary aid.
Pageants VIII depict the work Of the
Church at home and abroad. One hun.
dred trombones viii lead congrega-
tional singing in the open air.
Seven cars of exhibits from foreign
lands have arrived here.
5. Earl Taylor Of New York, is di-
rector general Of the huge undertaking.
and H. b. Dickson OF Philadelphia. is
organizing secretary in direct charge
OF the exposition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

miration. Moreover, they have the Writ
ue of rejecting with truth and some
thing like elevation the spirit of their
time. This latter point is ono to be
considered with some care. We know
from the schools of France and Eng
land that the eighteenth century was
favorable, in those countries at all
events, to decorative and pictorial
ideals of art. The gift of the painter
20 be light and charming, to adorn life
as we'll as to serve as its mirror. was
not simply permitted to exercise itself
IN Paris and London-it was encouraged
so to function. With us conditions
were different The American artist
was expected to be not so much
maker of pictures as painter Of por-
traits; he was q social necessity rather
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Bryn Mawr Girls
Taking Practical
Course i'm Factories
Learn To BE Employment
Managers by Doing Work
as Machine Operators,
Then Study Theory

Bryn Mawr, assisted by the y. W. c..
A., has taken the bull by the horns
and is offering practical courses along
with its classical unconventional ones
AS an experiment last July it admitted
ten girls to eight months of training
in how to become an employment man
ager, and the Y. w. C. A. volunteered
to pay the expenses Of the course
over and above the nominal tuition
paid by the girls
Now those ten girls are about ready
to graduate, and the work they have
already accomplished has been so sue
ccssful that Bryn Mawr feels like an
other Columbus. Miss Anne Byzanson,
who for eight years was employment
manager of the Gillette Razor Com
pany, has had charge of the course.
81 took only those applicants who
were absolutely qualified for such
training" she said yesterday, land
picked them just as l would choose
an applicant for a position.
Gave Them Practical Training First
Then, instead of spending a lot of
time studying textbooks and digesting
an amount of theoretical knowledge, l
took the girls to New England and
placed them in factories there Man
ayers Of large factories all over the
country have assisted us tremendous
ly in getting this course started. They
were all interested in the experiment
and said that girls with such training
we're needed Managers took our girls
and let them study the employment
situation by getting right in with the
workers.
Each girl in the course chose some
one field IN which to specialize. One
girl made a study of shoe fac
tories. Another chose manufacturers
of woollen goods, and several. because
Of the war, made an investigation of
problems in munitions plants. Each
girl spent one week in the employ
ment Office of her concern. and then
spent three months actually working at
the machines in the factories, at the
same time studying Industrial prob
lens connected with her work.
80 widespread has been the enthusi-
astic encouragement which we have re-
ceived from large employers that the
college has decided to make the course
permanent addition to its curricu-
lum."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
American Girls Wrote
Popular War Song
Both Words and Music of ssThe
Americans Come" Are
by Women

''Thc Americans Come" one of the
most popular war songs which have
swept America and France, was written
by Fay Foster, an American girl, who
at the outbreak of the war declared
that she would not write a martial
piece.
But I happened to read one day last
winter in 'Munsey's Magazine,'" Miss
Foster confessed. "the beautiful word
Of a poem by Elizabeth Wibur-the
story of a blinded French soldier who
bids his little lad to run to the window
and see what the noise may be. The
boy returned and said:
"'They are men, my father, brown and
strong,
And they carry banner of wondrous
hue;
With mighty tread they march along
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Mr.. Thomas
CopIey,
By Royal Cortissoz

The collection of early American
portraits belonging to Mr.. Thomas b.
Clarke. which is now on view at the
american Art Galleries and is to be
sold in the grand ballroom Of the
pla1a Hotel on the evening of January
has al unusual educational interest.
It IS the kind of collection, in fact,
which one would ordinarily look for
st some museum to which private own
,rs had lent their treasures, an affair
srgcly Of historical significance. That
i should appear in the salesroom is a
natter upon which both the student
snd the collector are to be warmly
.onratulated. Mr.. Clarke is an ANA
eur Of ripe experience and judgment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

familiar artist. The only canvas not a
portrait which provides anything like
an artistic sensation is Trumbull's
sketch for his Battle of Lake Erie" a
delightfully."- spirited little fragment.
But this is only fragment, and it is
to the portraits that we are bound to
retuTn. In doing so we may observe
that they make an appeal quite apart
from any question as to their artistic
merits. There is, to begin with, the
light they throw on the personalities
of historic Americans. There are at
least five portraits of Washington, be-
ginning with the half length painted at
Princeton in 1879 by c. w. Peale. The
examples of Stuart and of Rembrandt
Peale are of the highest interest as
portraits. The other American leaders
here commemorated are Jackson, Henry
Clay, Daniel Webster and General
Grant, and from the literary world
come John Howard Payne and Pee. Of
the two admirable portraits by Inman.
one is of Major Whistler, the father Of
the artist We do not doubt that the
personal side of the collection will play
its part in the sale. But the chief fac
tor will be the artistic excellence of
the portraits. That is what gives the
exhibition its living interest, enduing
it with vitality such as an exhibition
of latter day portraits often lacks. A
lot of water has gone under the bridges
since the day of these modest crafts
men. We know much more about tech
nlque and make far livelier play with
it. But rarely do we draw as we'll as
the pioneers drew, rarely do we have
their good taste, or their unobtrusive
sureness in experimenting character
and setting it upon canvas with quiet
distinction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
A School of Austere, But
Delightfully."- Human
Traits

ably on these walls, and the late
Arthur Quartley was never breezier
nor more admirable than in his Com
ing Into Harbor, Long Island The
two paintings by Inness, it is true, a
dramatic Sunset Near ST. Peters,
Rome" and wonderfully composed
and lighted Summer Storm" are of
a brilliance rather disconcerting to the
things around them, but Mr.. Payne's
landscapes are on the whole so fine
that they can stand severe compari-
sons. The five Blakelocks make a glori-
Gus group. The three specimens of
d. w. Tryon are all of high order
There are thoroughly representative
pieces by Chase, C. NJ. Dewey, the
earlier ]. F. Murphy, C. H. Davis and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

old Dutch water colors, and character
istic bits by F. s. Church, H. Siddons
Mowbray, c. F. Ulrich and Alfred
Kappes.
Apropos of the Clarke collection, we
may fifty mention in this place book
recently published by the Enrich Gal
leries under the title of Zone Hundred
Early American Paintings" 1t records
works, mostly portraits, which have
passed through the hands of the Messrs.
Enrich, each reproduction being faced
by an instructive note on the painter
represented. The list is a strong one,
showing that some Of the finest pro-
auctions of Stuart and his successors
have been at one time in the posses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

lie has here gathered together fifty
paintings which, with scarce an ex-
eeltion, are of substantial value as
souvenirs of the American school in it's
formative period. His subject is by
Itself important and he has illustrated
It in most interesting manner. We
may note in passing that there is an
EDITION de luxe of the excellent cata-
cgue, in which every one of the paint
mgs IS reproduced. The exhibition
deserved just such permanent record
It is desirable at the outset that we
should clear our minds of cant. The
revival of interest in our pioneers sup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

'"es no valid reason for the use OF
sSpeflatlves in the appraisal Of their
~V,k' There is a new cult for the
s"'.ier American artists which would
NJ r''sn them the status of great men
10y were IN general nothing of the
y, ~ only one or two members of the
A. s'0Oi rising to anything like extraor-
'y emnence. But they were sin
WV and they were accomplished men
i, ~ respected their art and LEFT upon
a. Ns stamp Of dignity that would
V Pc sufficient to command our ad-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

than a source of luxury, of amusement.
This fixing of his status, which ought
only to have profitably intensified the
discipline imposed upon him, clipped
the wings of his inspiration.
The art of painting consists, after
all, among other things, of just the art
of laying one stroke of pigment upon
the canvas after another, and that,
which is an affair of conscience, is also
an affair of one of the most purely
personal joys in the world. The art Of
painting, which means nothing if it
does not mean hard work, means like
wise-in the right hands nothing, if
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

it does not mean fun. The handicap
of our pioneers, which sharply dis
tinguishes most of them from those
masters abroad at whom We have
glanced, was certain narrowing seri-
cusness They had plenty of con-
science, and so painted good portraits.
They lacked, technically, the impulse
the 1oie de viure, which comes to the
artist when he is painting simply to
please himself. If at the foundation
of our school there had been wide
spread in America the habit OF paint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

ing marks the whole conception Of the
artist, Towering sometimes, as in the
Stuart Washington" and the "Charles
Sprague" of Chester Harding, in a dis
tinguished elegance. Almost never is
there any hint OF the colorist in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

with. A refined calm dwells in all
these portraits. The sttcrs arc real
lied as with sense of measure, Of
repose. Character is studied with
quiet care. Nothing is scamped.
Neither are there any teasing Access
SORES. The simplicity of good breed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

If collection of modern paintings
mad to be displayed at the American
Art Galleries simultaneously with the
Clarke portraits then better one for
the purpose than that formed by the
late William II. Payne could hardly
have been chosen. The seventy-fve or
eighty canvases which are to be sold
on the evening of January bring
back the sentiment of the Academy
of Design in the late seventies, say,
and the early eighties. They are
headed by number of landscapes by
Inness and Wyant, with few pieces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

by John Ouidor have little to commend
them beyond an echo of Teniers in the
humorous member of the pair The bit
of genre by William S. Mount is of
value only as a souvenir of this un-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

SO well is the simple scale handled that
it is never monotonous. The truth is
that American portraiture has never
been more suavely gracious in style,
nor more capable, within clearly de-
fined limits, than in the epoch illus
trated by Mr. Clarke's collection.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

from hands less famous but, as it hap
pens in this instance, not unworthy
Of the best traditions of the school
kensett, Worthington Whittredge and
Robert Swain Clifford all figure admir-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

1t is, as we have said, collection of
portraiture, the pictures in it being
practically negligible. The two Biblical
subjects by Washington Allston have a
certain mild interest, but that is all.
The scenes from Washington Irving
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

Winslow Homer Apart from these
open air subjects the collection is not
especially strong. The figure work in
it is mostly of somewhat old fash
toned type. But it contains superb
"Tiger's Head" by John La Fargo, a
most amusing sketch in the manner of
Boldini by Robert Blum, one of ASbey's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

strict sense. Stuart, with the grays in
his Lawrence Reid Yates" invites the
designation, but only casually. The
prevailing mood of the school is for a
restricted key, almost monotone. But
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29

sion of the firm. A portrait of the
late Louis R. Enrich, to whose mem
ory the book is dedicated is appro-
priately given as frontispiece. Like
Mr.. Clarke's catalogue this is certain
to be preserved by the student as form
ing precious footnote to the history
Of the subject.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05
EMPIRE

A cast of well known players sur rounds Harold Lockwood in his lat est Metro All-Star Series picture, Lend Me Your Name" a farce com edy derived from Francis Perry FL liott's popular novel, to be shown at the Empire threate today and tomor- row.
 The leading feminine role is DOT trayed by Pauline Curley, who was MT. Lockwoods leading woman in "The Square Deceiver," and "The Landloper." Miss Curley is a sixteen years old, golden haired beauty, who has done some exceptionally fine work in her appearances with MT. Lockwood.
 Bessie Eyton Is cast for the leading character part-a fiery-tempered wife and she portrays it In the same fin ished manner that characterized her work while she was featured in Selie productions. Local film followers will remember Miss Eyton as one of the principals in The Crisis" and in "The Spoilers"
 Bert Starkey, the Spider" in the serial, The Fatal Ring" an a promi- nent figure in support of MT. Lock- wood in "Broadway BilI' and "The Landloper," plays Dr. Dinger, an ec- centric brain specialist, while Stan. ton Heck, who was also seen ir Broadway Bill" and "The Landlop. er." impersonates an English noble. man of the cartoon variety.
 Peggy Provost, as Phyllis. one ot the leaders at school of fine arts and Harry de Roy, in the role O, Smithers, an unusual man-servant round out the cast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
;nIIIlIIIIIlIIIlIIIlIIIIIElIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIllll
By LEE PAPE

Me and Sam Cross was setting on Mary Watkinses frunt steps tawking to Mary Watkins, and she had a look in her lap, saying, I wish there was mites nowadays going erround rescu- ing ladies in disdress, like there is in this book, the way there use to be. If me and Sam was mites we mite be having a battle for you rite now to gee wich one wood win your hart and hand, I sed.
 Aw, you red that in some books, sed Sam Cross. Wich I did, and Sam sed to Mary Watkins, Id fte Benny a bat tie for you rite with fists if he wasent afraid.
 Afraid nuthing, I sed, you don't think I'm afraid of you, do you? I must wunt to be afraid of sumthing to be afraid of you. If you wunt to | fite put up your docks and III show you whose afraid, if you wunt to fite | o good, pertend you're mites and have a fite for my hart and hand and III decide who wins, sed Mary Watkins.
 Come on, come on if you wunt to fite, sed Sam Cross. And he got up and made fists, and so did I, and we | oteLi lOu lO Jump tIIOuIu SdCn other with our fists still made, not coming very neer each other on account of our fists and Mary Watkins sed, My goodniss, wat kind of a fites that? It looks more like a danse.
 You go ahed and hit me if you wunt to see stars, that's all, sed. And we kepp on jumping erround doing everything you do in a fite ex- sept hit each other, and Mary Wat kins sed, My goodniss, sutch mites, good nite.
 Touch me- go ahed, jest touch me, sed Sam jumping erround.
 Hit me ferst, that's all I'm waiting for, I sed jumping erround.
 My goodniss, I'm going in, sed Mary Watkins.
 Wich she got up and did, and the mites stopped jumping erround and went to look for the other fellows.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05
WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT
PLAZA

Francis x. Bushman and Beverly Bayne, the famous Romeo and Ju- net' of the screen are to make their first appearance at the Plaza in a new Metro play entitled "A Pair of Cupids the first half of the week, commencing with today's matinee.
 "A Pair of Cupids' is a romantic story of unusual attractiveness, in terest and color and affords this won derfully clever and universally popu- lar team splendid opportunities for the display of their talents.
 The vaudeville bill is needed by the Imperial Quintette, and operatic sing ing an instrumental offering that Is a rare treat, Each individual mem Der of the organization is gifted with a beautiful voice and the harmony in the ensemble numbers is wort2i walking miles to hear. It is one of vaqdeville's representative offerings and will undoubtedly prove one of the big hits of the summer season. Jeanete Childs is a winsome little miss with large voice of unusual merit and her personality fairly sparkIes from her finger tips. Her wardrobe will create much comment among the women folks.
 Sally Rice Cohen and company l have a skit called Just Divorced, that should come in for some good round favor with laughs batting around three hundred.
 The Mccarthy Sisters in natty | singing and dancing diversion; the l sixth issue of the Allies Official Wal Review" and Lyons-Moran comedy | complete the bills.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05
ITALIAN ARMY WAS STARVING

Italy has been the most nlisunder- stood and consequently the most mis- judged of all the Allies, says William Roscoe Thayer in the August Worlds Work. It was only after the serious disaster at Caporetto, in October 1917, that we and the French and English came to recognize officially the greatness of the task which Italy has had to accomplish and the reasons for her partial failure.
 After discussing the German in- ffuences that were at work in Italy. the dissensions among Italian Political eActions, and the neglect of Italy by
 he Allies Mir. Thayer tells of the blight of Cadorna's army.
 German propaganda used now one tentacle and now another. It went so far as to concoct a fake copy ot the Secolo newspaper of Milan if which among genuine news it pub lished such. lies as that the French 1aad turned. .against4A the -Italian4, had
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-05
POLES

Crosby's Corners at Polls theatre will be the impelling attraction dur ing the three days engagement. With a cast of ten people, and Felix Rush in the leading role, the greatest of all rural conceptions, characteristic of people in suburban districts Is to be put over in Bridgeport with the ut most glamous, Among those who will appear in person on the Poli Sstage are Felix Rush, William Newell, C. J. Quinn. Charles HoCkenbury, Jay G. Gyms, William Sadler, A. w. Gibson, R. E. Addis, Edward Wort, and Charles Harris
 The place at which the action is To- cated Is Crosby's Corners during No- vember. The scenes will take place outside and inside of a frehouse.
 On the screen an equal appeal to photoplay lovers will be made by Tom Mix. the gifted Fox star in Aces High" This alluring plot has been expanded to a high degree by exceptional location and beautiful studio effects. It will be one of the dramas of full-blooded life which ap- peal to such a large number of pat rons in Bridgeport
 The goth episode of "The Eagles Eye" will show graphically how the KaiseP's continued perfidy in America led to the declaration of war. It is stirring pictorial expose of diplo- matic treaohery, staged under the personal direction of William J Flynn, head of the United States SC. cret service until recently.
 Other vaudeville features will be the Cycling Brunettes, comedy bicyclists, Edith and Eddie Adair, z full stage of comedy variety, Jacl Morton, the silly songster"
 Marie Franconnetti and Jack Kraf will entertain in their new song anc dance perfection, "A Little Bit o This and Little Bit O That"
 On the screen the latest war events in Europe will be shown by permis- sion of the Committee of Public In. formation through the Hearst -Patht News, which always is fresh and the ultimate in information of militar, and naval doings. First time at PoliI theatre.