New-York tribune., 1918-12-17
Baseball and Opera
Stars Returned to
America by War
Mary Garden, Johnny Evers
and Mrs. T. Roosevelt, Jr.,
End Work for Boys at
Front and Come Home

When the French liner La Lorraine,
looking very much as though it had
run through sea with strong pro-
German leanings, glided- into the Hud-
son yesterday. a number of uniformed
figures at the rail attracted the attcn-
tior of the captains of passing harbor
craft. Most of the captains had just
blown off the majority OF their IN well
coming the Leviathan. Nothing had
been said about La Lorraine carrying
troops. There was no prompting blast
from the sirens on shore. But the
Uniforms were uniforms, and when
they were on ship returning from
overseas they were entitled to the
usual courtesies. o they used up the
last of their steam in cheering La
Lorraine into port.
And, as it turned out afterward, they
were justified. The passengers on
board La Lorraine were not members
of the expeditionary force proper, but
important auxiliary. And, what is
more-well, who is entitled to a salute
if not a returning Johnny Evers, car
rier of many happy recollections to
American soldiers far from the home
field; returning Mary Garden, just
recovered from appendicitis and the
usual operation, preceded by months
of service in the rest camps, and still
able to reveal in five minutes that she
was a British subject, did not believe
in woman suffrage and was about to be
heard in a new opera; a Mrs. w. K.
Vanderbilt, sr, and a Mrs. Vincent
Astor, just recuperating from months
| of laboriouS canteen work, and, finally,
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., wife of
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt, now in
Germany? Again it might be asked
who?
Miss Garden, particularly looked
none the worse for having lost weight.
and very plainly had not lost her
spirits with it. She didn't have much
to say about her war work.
"Just some singing in rest camps u
she explained. at entertained the
boys"
AS for her being an English citizen
she thought everybody had known that
She explained her father and mother
were American citizens, but that she
was born in Scotland. No, she didn't
mind the fact that she couldn't vote
Women shouldn't vote anyhow.
Mrs. Roosevelt was distinguished
from Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Asto1
by the fact that she was still clad in
to which she belonged-the "Y." Just
the usual blue with the sailor hat
Mrs. Vanderbilt explained she hat
only three months furlough, and wa
ready to go back if she were still need
ed. Mrs. Astor also thought she nigh
: return. She has been in charge of
canteen at Brest for more than year
which canteen had fed as many as 500
American soldiers a day. Mrs. Astor'
husband, Vincent Astor, it was re
vealed, is lieutenant on the Aphro
dite, formerly owned by Colonel olive
H. Payne.
Johnny Evers Is Back
, Johnny Evers, who has been an ath
letic director for the K of c., said h
was going to get back in the game a.
soon as he could.
, 1t was funny about Johnny. On boar,
the Leviathan, which had come in S,
shortly before, was none other thar
that redoubtable and temperamental in
vdual Tyrus Cob. Gould it be possibl,
that the long rivalry between the two
prlma donnas of the majors was so in
tense that it had compelled them t,
sail on different ships? "Bunkl" sait
Mr.. Evers, and it was SO set down
Nevertheless, it was coincidence.
AS for those uniforms which at
I. EracLed Cne attentl0n OF the harbO
boat captains, they were worn by vari
Gus other war workers. while perhap
not as we'll known as the leading fig
ures, have done no less in keeping tn
mind Of the absent doughboy off tn
| too-omniscent subjects of scientificall,
balanced rations and scientifically un
balanced mud Among these were tn
Rev. w. G. Evans, pastor of the Thir
Street Baptist Church, Dayton, Ohio
"Y" worker, and Charles ("Sandy'
= Chapman, former Congressman fror
! Cambridge, Mass, who was electe
: president of the K. of C. overseas work
ers just before leaving France
= Another contingent which has don
some great work overseas was repre-
sented in four members of the Over
There Theatre League. They wer
Elizabeth Brice, William Morrisse,
a Lois Meredith and Tom Gray. All hav
I taken the home stage close up to tn
= front for the expeditionary forces, an
) all have had some experiences in dc
! ing it which would make the averag
r accommodations at "one- night" stan
, seem luxurious.
: Among other passengers was Josep
C. (known as Chateau Joe" Stehlil
Of Sheepshead Bay, Long Island, VIII