French Broad hustler., 1918-09-05
CAMP BOYS BOOSTED
MNDERSONVILLE RED
CROSS FUND SATURDAY

GSII tC III6TOpSEa mouse saturday eve
ming for the benefit Of the Red Cross.
The house was filed and the boys did
themselves proud.
Stage Manager Corporal Teddy R.
Myer, of New York, was as busy as a
one-arm man with prickly heat and
was right in his element. He sang
well, acted we'll, managed we'll and
amid the multitudinous duties of his
position kept wearing the ''smile that
won't come off,"
The talent was all of a high order
and each man acquitted himself with
honors. Private Carmony's sweet
tenor voice was delightful to hear
and his songs were we'll rendered.
Private Baron, the pianist demonstra-
ted that he was thoroughly at home
at the piano.
Corp. Myer showed his Tersatil-
ity by siNGng rousing patriotic
song and eAen comic song, which
received rounds of applause.
Mr. Clark, another Y. NJ. C. A.
worker, has baritone voice of great
sweetness and richness and held his
audience to the last strain of melody
The great surprise o fthe evening
was Corporal Verna, the Italian bari
tone, formerly a member of the Met
ropOlitan Grand Opera and a man
who has a voice of wonderful sweet
ness to which has been added the
finish of a thorough training. His
songs were in Italian-songs from
the old masters. He was somewhat
handicapped as his accompanist was
unable to be present, and he sang
without the piano. But IT is impOs-
sible to handicap such a voice as his
and the audience went wild over his
singing. No such voice has been
heard in. .-Hendersenville during the
II years residence of the writer. Sup
erb and then some.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Horner of the r. &
c. Dept. of the Q. NJ. c., attended the
concert, as did Lieut.. Quinn of the
same department.
Corp. Myer is authority for the
statement that this concert is only
the beginning and that it is his pur-
pose to bring in the near future, az
least. a dozen entertainers Of the
same meritorious rank to give an en-
tertainment for the local chapter OF
the Red Cross.
Corp. Myer desires to thank on be-
half of himself and all the men, the
people of HendersOnville and the Wis
itors for the hearty reception ana
cheerful manner in which they treat
ed the soldiers, and says that on their
next visit they will bring an aggrega-
ffon of entertainers that Will double
the receipts for the Red Cross. Al
ter paying the expenses incurred
witch amounted to about $35, the
~eat sum OF $3.50 was turned over to
the local chapter.
Come again boys-yOu have cap
tured HendersonviIle, and we are
your friends.
Other Interesting Notes
CORPORAL Myer remained over Sun
day ass the guest of the Red Cross
and entertained the guests OF the
Kentucky Home with his singing He
also demonstrated his mastery OF
English
That Boy, Sergt. Erwin, is some lit
tie ticket seller. He sold, "a tickets
for the concert. That boy could sell
tickets to a funeral and get away with
it.
:. Corp. F.w. Taylor was 'the man on
the lob" He reached the theatre ear
1v and not finding either doorkeeper or
ticket man he jumped into the trench
and got busy. Results, II tickets.
some quick thinker that Taylor.
Corp. Currie was right in the game
and did business like 'hot dog" re-
freshment man.
Corp. Sapp was there with the
spiel' and was traffic man. He held
nm innumerable autos and sold tick
cts. His enthusiasm was unrefus-
able and he came back with the coin
ever ytiue.
Corp. Spangler is another boy who
knows the selling game. He produces
business where "none amt"
Privates Sigman, Kahn and Levy
know how to get the money and they
did.
We should be glad to give the
names of the rest of the boys who,
by their efforts at selling tickets,
made the concert a success, but Corp.
Myer. our informant, was unable to
| furnish the information. Boys we
! thank you. Come again and stay
l ,oo. Sam T Hodpes