The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-13

addressed the regiment AS such, al
though he knows every single man in
his command and ] saw enough of him
md talked with him sufficiently to know
that he has almost parental feeling
toward each and cvcrEo one OF these
boys. The colonel is middle-aged. has
spent a lifetime in the army. He Is
good for a STORY" himself. and since
so many parents have committed their
sons TO his care and keeping, he shall
get story" later on in this series.
I feel sure the fathers and mothers of
these boys will care TO read my I'M
prcssions Of him.
The entertainment opened with the
chorus singing. Enter Mr.. John A.
nrscoll into our narrative. He is the
song leader, and he ranks in that job
right up alongside of Kenneth Clark OF
Meade and Gilbert Wilson Of Quantico.
which means that DrIscoll. as one Of the
soldier boys said. rs right there with
all tho hells and medals He is slim
and i;hcalike now. they told me. to
what he was when he first a6oised him
self to the Broadway bright lights and
came down here TO 90 on the job. He
weights only 245. which shows lapse
Of 40 points in his stock. He has the
ways goes with girth like his. knows
the singing trade from the tuning fork
To the ah-m-a-n. and messes with utter
and complete dlsdain and n0nchalance Of
Old Herb Hnovcrs earliest and latest
tictic inhihiiions.
We had America. Kaiser Bill the slut
;cring kk-!iaty song wherein the SIAM
mcrine doughboy vows that his love will
bn uIn
k-E.kaiy AT the k-k-kitrhcn door. ana
finally tho Caisson song. Then the big
show was On Perhaps you know Pri-
vat" leo l'tcrn"hlcn hack there in the
dear did state and perhaps you don't;
am here 10 tell you that his whistlinG
s"lns would he an adnrnmcnt on the
Keith circuit. Leo gave MS something
classical. the tune familiar enough. hut
can, now recall tho title in response
10 an encore that rocked the hall.
Then there was Private Howard Eek
IF hack ynndcr somewhere in West Viz
GINA. who came next. Perhaps some ut
you gnnw him. and have heard how
we'll he can sign. specially % Sole Milo"
Wrli. Private Eek Of the medical det."
is still going good voCally. His is
pleasing voice and everybody there
thought So. for they noisly demanded
more. Following him came Corpora,
G. +. English 81 the 3l+th rcGimcntai
band. who was the accompanist Of the
evening. and now gave us 4 piano solo.
mixture Of classical and modern
melody. such as makes professional
rianists tnlerahln and popular in the
big time" vaudeville theatres. Well.
rrivn;" English is all there with it. just
like that.
Then We had THE West V!rginian
IfllS." ~ whose Unrcquit"d appeal In
county institutes | have already tried
to atone in this article. as it was never
sung before in this world. So far rs
I personally know. Private Joseph L.
NiEgcrmyer sang the verses and tho
boys rolled in with unexamplcd pep on
the chorus. There they marched before
you. tine stately. rugged. picturesque
ranges OF mountains and hills. beautiful
in tho purple haze q! twilight. snow
shrnudcd in the white SHOWS Of winter.
golden in the sunlight RI summer noon
and quito heyond- wcrds-to- tell IN
tho countless col"rings "f the autumnal
season. There was the colossal Cheat.
B"ckc:'s Knob. down IN old Monroe, ana
all the familiar rest Of the towering
monuments OF nature that West Fir-
ginians know so we'll and love So much.
passing in panorama before ones minds
eye. 20 tune which now seemed a NJ
musical setting for them.
This Is their song" said Leader Dris-
coll 10 me. and he hit the their" with
no vague emphasis. .'Thcy like H. they
call for 1t often. and they particularly
saw to ii that II was on the program
tonight" And. speaking tor our party.
We were mighty glad of that
Now Colonel Welsh took Tho floor. Tie
talked Of The mon. Of their business. He
talked shop. He talked Of their wnr-.
az their months OF training. and Of over
there. He talked like the experiences.
seasoned. whole-hcarted. gallant sol
der that he ts-and ne talked like a
father to his boys. although he calico
them ''men"-"1'hey are boys no longer"
/ heard him say earlier. They are now