Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-31
.SAILORMEN GUESTS
OF THE GOVERNOR AT
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Second Of Series Of Dances To
Service Men AT Executive
Mansion Last Night
BALTIMORE SINGERS
DELIGHT AUDIENCE
Miss Elizabeth Gutman And Mr..
George Gordon Thrill Their
Hearers

After throwing open the Govern
men House to the War Community
Service for the entertainment of the
men of the service, the Governor and
Mrs. Harrington were hosts last night
at the second of series of three
dances in honor of the men attached
to duty on the u S. Reina Mercedes,
the station ship at the Naval Academy
The handsome and commodious Ex-
ecutive Mansion is well adapted and
lends itself admirably to entertain
ment, and never appeared to a better
advantage than last evening. The
rooms were cleared for dancing, and
the brilliant lights and commingling
of the colors of the United States flag
and those of that handsomest of all
State fiags-Maryland. gave color to
the scene while lending patriotism.
The Governors private office was
given over to the smokers, and was
well patronized throughout the even
ing.
The grounds were decorated with
flags and pennants around the edge of
the lawn, and behind these were
strung electric lights in red, white
and blue Chairs and benches were
placed out of doors, but on account of
the dampness, but few ventured on
the lawn.
The receiving party, headed by the
Governor and Mrs. Harrington stood
in the blue room to the left of the en-
trance and the men were introduced
by MIR. Richard Roland, Secretary of
The War Camp Community Service
for Annapolis Var Activities, and Mrs
Thomas j. Linthicum, representing
the committee, with the following off
cial chaperons:
Mrs Edward w. Eberle, wife of
Admiral Eberle, superintendent of the
Naval Academy; Mrs. John Hood, wife
of Admiral Hood, u S. N; Mrs Rob
era Moss. wife of Judge Moss; Mrs. r.
B. Dashiell, Mrs. James M. Munroe,
Mrs. Samuel Brooke, Mrs. Z. A. Gage
and Mrs Cora Heffenger.
Music was furnished by an orches-
ira from the members of the Naval
Academy band, Prof. Schreyer, direc-
tor, the men giving their services to
these patriotic occasions. The dance
music was well selected, and number
after number was encored. A fea-
ture of the entertainment last night
was the presence of well known vo-
calists from Baltimore, who came here
especially to sing for the guests of
the Governor and Mrs. Harrington.
These vocalists are artists of note and
are Miss Elizabeth Gutman, soprano,
who returned recently from a tour on
which she sang for the French War
Relief, and Mr.. George Gordon, for
merly of the Boston Grand Opera
Company.
The accompanist for Miss Gutman
was Mr.. Frederick Weaver, and for
Mr.. Gordon, Miss Hamburg.
Annapolis is fortunate in having
had the privilege and pleasure of
hearing these vocalists whose singing
thrilled and inspired their hearers.
Miss Gutman sang in her exquisite
soprano voice the following group of
songs: Thy Beaming Eyes" by Nc
Dowell; "The Nightingale" Brock
way; and the "Marseillaise, de LIsle
Her rich, clear voice. held her audi
tors spell bound, and the notes of
sweetness rang out on the Silly air
of night attracting a multitude around
the Governors Circle, holding them
entranced She has highly trained
and carefully cultivated voice, which
she has under perfect control. She
sings with expression and the colora-
ture and tone pronounce her the ar
tistic vocalist she really is Her ac-
companist, Mr.. Frederick Weaver, is
an able accessory, himself an artist
in his line.
Mr.. George Gordon, tenor, Grand
Opera singer, is a genius, as well as
an artist No such voice as he pos
esses has been heard here on a pre-
vious occasion. His tones are full
clear and sweetly musical. His
breath control is wonderful and his
singing is marked with that finesse
that characterize only the profess
sional vocalist Mr.. Gordon sings
with marked expression and has the
faculty of throwing into the song all
the depth of feeling that the composer
intended to convey. His first number
"Elucevanile Stelle' from la Tosca,
Pucinni, was sung with deep fervor,
and fulsome expression; I'm the Gar
den of My Heart" was an equisite vo-
cal gem that gave him other opportu-
mites for the display of his magnifi-
cent voice. while "At Dawning" by
Cadma, and Mine and Thine" by Carl
Bohm, were musical gems that poured
out the hearts passion in harmonious
notes of love and tenderness.
Mr. Gordon also sang a Russian
song with great effect. He is Rus