The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-23

sramme, D. r. Mcsweeney. one Of their
managers. admitted confidsntaliy after
tne concert that they were the "two
greatest figures In the musical world to-
oay' The two sang together for the
INST time, using the duct from the first
act OF La Boheme' ns their vehicle.
They were TO have sung II In February
IN Chicago. but Mr. McCormack's train
was stalled for fifty hours In q blizzard
ana ne failed to arrive In time.
Mr.. Mccormack received what
amounted TO q real ovation last night
After he had sung she Il Far From the
Land Whore Her Young Hero Sleeps,-
sohneiders "Flowor Rain" and The
Lord 10 My Light" by Ailitsen, he was
forced to respond to an encore. The APP
plause was unrestrained whom he had
finished the appealing strains Of The
Long, Long Trail. which seemed to
evoke responsive CHORDS in the hearts Of
his audience.
PershinG I'm Picardy Pleasss.
Carolina Lassari, the contralto. was
well received. especially in q new song
by Rudolph Gans, "A Grave in France"
for which tho composer played tho ac-
compartment. Another new number.
Into Pioardy." by James II. Rogers,
was sung for the frst time by Mr..
Mccormack. 1t seemed likely to become
popular.
Five members OF the regiment who
have been decorated with the Croix
de Guerrs for bravery in action were
cheered a. they took seats on the
stage. Tho little detachment was COM
manded by Sergeant Bailey and In.
cluded Privates Eisler Cannon, O'Neil
ana McMann. The men leave to-day
wash, where they will be on special
duty instructing new units in training
there.
Justice Victor J. Downing of the su-
preme Court spoke for the trustees OF
the fund. He said that the Catholia
Church authorities had advised that the
heneht be not postponed berause OF the
| death of Cardinal Farley AMI that the
Cardinal himself would be the first TO
oppose abandoning the affair " he ,ould
speak. The Justice explained that the
purpose OF the fund was to provide "om-
forts for the men of the old Sixty-ninth
and to look after their dependents here.
| The organization had sent enough money
| to France last month to provide for the
| needs of the men. he said.
"They have been through the most Sc
we're ordeal any organization has ever
, experienced," declared Justice Bowling.
"It has been impossible to reveal all OF
| the experiences OF the Rainbow Division
| as yet. but when the full story becomes
| known II will make one Of the greatest
chapters In military history. The Sixty
ninth has been in the front line since last
February. It had its baptism Of fire on
March Z and s, when II suffered heavy
losses. Some companies lost from
twenty-five to twenty-five mon killed
and in no company did more than 40
| per cent. OF the men escape being killed
\ or wounded.
Gallant Deeds I'm Battle.
1.-THE regiment held three divisions
| of the Prussian Guards for several days
without giving ground and over 5000
German dead were found In front OF
their lines. They learned the tricks re-
sorted to by the Germans to kill al
many Americans as possible before sur
rendering and now they take few
prisoners. The regiment Is still lighting
It has never had more than one weeks
rest at a time and generally but tw1
or three days"
| Justice Bowling paid q tribute to
Father Duffy, chaplain OF the regiment
and spoke Of the unanimous praise he
i received from those Of the organization
who had returned home. The chaplain
he said, was now in q hospital. but was
| rapidly recovering.
| Gen. J. Franklin Bell commander OF
the Department Of the East. occupied
q box with his staff and Admiral Usher
and Admiral Gleaves. with their Stars
were in another box. A detachment OF
Red Cross nurses who are leaving inn
mediately for France shared in the ap-
plause.
1t had been hoped to exhibit at the
concert the first machine gun which the
Sixty-ninth captured from the Prusskar
Guards The gun has been shipped tc
the trustees OF the fund by the officers
of the regiment, but II was announced
from the stage last night that 1t had
not yet arrived.