The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-06


hat saastie hold which music has on
\ the mind and affections OF ear soldiers
OF the world has ppcATr0 ifsAh i'
EESsxsarry On''-~tf1aI vivid word picture
III life at the front. written IN letter
form by the soldier novelist, Lleu'Fn-
4 mt Comm EEty tr1wS0U
@ countless instances ef the eft", I'VE
Say In which music has enIWinfd IT,
seif into every form Of military ae-
u Kfvity have been described HN lhiS
u spung Englishmau Who SO Willingly
nave zap "a brilliant literary 'afVri Z"
&erve his country.
Interesting extracts from Garry
TIN follow. wherein tho Inspiring Ell
8ecf OF music may he lIkeuea 80 e."
eieerful beacon light 81 hope--Si2'h-
4 anE through the darkness ot war
.tHow familiar the cid house seems
ata me, | can think 81 she place of
4 every picture Do yea set the vic
fro1A going nowadays? l bet yau
10y Boys in KHAKI BOYS IN blue
..Nefve fallen into the habit of sing
fnr In parts Jerusalem me Golden
SAa great favuf3te as We wait Tor our
81 reakfast We go through all our
Gst-liked songs.
sour greatest favorite Is one whieh
( 9ymbolizing the hopes iha} are IN
@4D many hearts on this greatest "@
Ne neid In history We SING Uh"et
sIheil Are as a kind of pray we've SllE
4sW a we struggle kne~-deep IN me
q lnnaifiuc nud--we sing AZ as We sit
I'm i candle in our deep aptured Ger
man dugeuts.
|SS The song referred to is the familiar
@Therets q Long. Long Tran
..You should hear US singing In our
every tune we ever learned
54 beIieve-~sS Silver Threats. In Va"
Nh los ming star of Bethlehem. 4
Hear You Calling Me. iuterspeFse1
with Every body Works bat fathet'
AT night by q fire eight feet under
Ground We sing all the old songs We
b snanared kind OF glee. Clemeniina.
& .frhrra Hind Mice Long. Long AGO
md Rocky Ages. Hymns are quite
h favorites
" battalion went by yesterday
& x,narehing into action. and rs PAM
4 svas nlayine I've Sneasth feeiin
@An NV Heart That / Want 10 Setei'
Bowl We All have That =he7hiht
ssS~~lfsr from time "a lime
any flow Of Thought wa ''tt"Ff'ii't
~, So d burst of song ia which wa
to Join
..An,rs ALI wiring letters Arouhf
Rnp candle. SlltR'tiiN 'sAAA'
Nsrd around began God BE Win o.
TIL We Meet Again We sang II
parts.
How the weary spirits of All MR.
VI ercatvea in wsr-aetiVl4it@ are e"P
assully e.lstmlnea by niuslrs soot INNS
Mn Snnalities is aescr ted by lAehtenaR
Dbl Dawson
M ..Ms bat-maa consoles himself wiz
s.r,.ing pack Tp -Four Troubles II
& Yonr old KIT Ba0 and Smile, emile
smile.
.sThere's q lot in his philosophy
Es rt.s best to go on smiling even Whe'
Il s~nr,eone who was once Your pal he
sxnrever salent IN his blanket an +
efretcher.
~Men 40 to their calvary stnrln
HS~rirprrary7 --BHt their spirit l@ "0ua
Ia any Christian martyr an " roma
sAmphi -theater
The magic power 81 music lend
4 nolor to the imaginatlons of our roy
Ean battle and lifts their thouFh'S IA
SAbove the sordidneSs OF 'h"H ANi
foundtngs. .
@Ss sssouew here in the distance l "a
near a piano going and men Noie'
#SMtr ring "A Perfect Day Its 4def
SsSAow music creates a world Tor you !
srhtch you are not, and makes Yo
s41reamy ..-.
..You see ny this writing how tlre
S1 was when / reached this point ] "A
Sramophone is playing an air rom l.
X0nca 10 which the guns b""i 'u'
3seAe accom- panim"nt a.;
n close my eyes and picture Ii
k.as,v times / have heard the prot
nhiy German orchestraS OF l'road"a
&1oy Palace play that same music
MT .Hcw inconeruous that ] ehou
ke listening 10 i; here and under th"'
kircunstances II must nave pee
fIrtnnrd to SO often by gay GROVE
~ the beauty places OF the world.
"a romantic picture grows up
10y mind Of blue night the laugh
1er OF youth IN evening dress--iaWl
rfnkling through trees, far OF Il
|WAlyety shadow ot water and moui
Ealna and a voice to ii an, mat
Bxrom La Tosca.