Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-19
llEADE TOHAvE
PHONY ORCHESTRA
Nip Boutelje, Philadelphia
omposer, Plans to Organ.
Il ize One
EENTY OF MUSICIANS
lghte Of Columbus Will Erect
Welfare Building for Negro
Soldiers


The Maryland canoonment may boast
&fGfsthe possession of real symphony
6kchsstra within the next month or so
n plans materalize. Philip Routelie.
! the composer-pianist OF Philadelphia,
: who was selected for service in the Ma
tional Army a few months ago, and
cent here for training, is at the head
Hof the movement. He is reputed to ne
Z the abiest young director in this sec
tion of the country. Bouteije can ieau
= from memory fifteen symphonies and
Z thirty-hve overtures.
The lad is wca known in mus,ca'
circles in the east, particularly in Phii-
4 Adeiphia. He has played for President
( Wilson and for former President Tart
-tand has been commended by them Tor
L MIS- talent and ability. He also mas
quite reputation as a composer ne
Il Statcs the song success, For You and
Love Care is now being sung by
( several artists on the Keith circuit.
Boutelje was selected for service from
I West Phils delphia and is now menner
cf the F'iftieth Company of the l5atn
Depot Brigade He has found that
4 there are quite a number of able mu-
n sicians among the selected men no"
here and it is his purpose to organize
4 eymphony orchestra OF at least thirtH-
= five pieces for concerts on sundays ana
: At other times as drtll schedules WI
permit To accomplish his purpose ne
has the support of many of the officers
here He has been selected to lead the
\ orchestra at. the Liberty Theatre, sue
ceeding George Ryalls.
New welfare Building
Bernard j. Flynn, director of activi-
ties for the knights of Columbus mere.
.l,a. Il ify tS
will shortly erect new welfare build
tnx in the cantonment for the exclusive
use of selected negroes. The Young
Mems Christian Association has sew
eral buildings for the use OF the ne
rroes As soon as site is aNallaole
the knights will erect their building
The structure has already arrived
here and is ready for erection 1t Is
20 be a port able building about the same
size as the other welfare huts which
were constructed by the knights. It
will have a porch at each end and will
be equipped with the comforts OF home.
While the knights have not Il bui'ding
for the use of negroes. Director tlNnn
has been interested in their welfare and
has made them comfortable and has
looked after their wants through the
hut and the force in the ~ block of
the big wooden city.
martin d. Kane OF tne post ONCE "c
tqchment VINO Vas lett pehino Wneh h's
regiment sailed tor france Us oei"s
warmly congratulated today by his many
friends "Martie' will celebrate tomor-
row the tnirty-second anniversary oi
his birth, and he has received letters
Of congratuation by the peck. Some
81 tnese came from so'o'er lriehds now
m rrahce. Marue mas ."e reputation
OF being JOINER. he neiongs 10 al
4 most every fraternai organization known
70 man, and MS 1riends are numbered ny
he thousands he VIII celebrate the
anniversary az MS nome VI rhilaneiEh'a
tomorrow. name was ieit nehino Wnen
MS regiment saiied because OF ms faiue
sas an assistant AT the postofnce' He
Hno"s I'o,e Vi 'ne o.hcers ana ine'i t,ah
."s one enc mere, IL IL sa'u' ana "nie
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E,,hn ana ~. sarar.I raa;,,,a,t. ,,,h;.t
sccomnanied tho di,,ision cor,n,,nda,.
ana his stan MANY cards telling of tho
safe arrival we're received here ve,ter-
AZ and TO-DAY ana fron, .u ranor,s ,har.
was not a single mishap The units which
accompanied General Kuhn were part
OF the 313th Infantry. the 314,h In
fantry in command of Colonels Claude
b. Sweeney and W. II. Curry, and the
Twenty-eighth Engineers.
Brigadier General Joseph A. Castor,
the cantonment commander. announced
tooay tnat oaptain "iiInot de Lee Read.
.hs nleo'csi reserve corps. who re-
,e ton u',y ie" Gays ago
- - 1t. 'vr 'e,'po'arF duty