Evening star., 1918-05-17

Plans for the big Red Cross fund
drive here next week further ma
terialized today with the announce
ment by Charles Colfax Long. in
charge Of meetings during the cam
paign, Of series Of international
nights" to be held in Liberty Hut. at
which operatic stars, heroes of the
allied armies and concert singers OF
national note will appear.
Meetings will begin Monday night
with British night" when David
Bispham will sing. There will be
French, Belgian. Serbian and Cana
dian nights, and the series will con-
clude May IS, with United States
night.
The only break in the program will
be Thursday night, when the Red
the oflicial celebration, under au-
spices of the State Department.. OF
Italy's entrance into the war. Sec
retary Lansing, the Italian ambassa-
dor and others are to speak that
night.
$4,000 Worth Of Music.
Washington will be treated to $780,
600 worth of free music during the
week, it has been calculated, as all
the entertainments are free to the
public, and it is expected that the
hut will be packed every night. The
artists who will sing include Mr.. Bisp-
ham, Henry NJ. Gilbert, Lucien Mura-
tore, G. Pabi. Leon Rothier, Helena
Marsh, NJ. Salazar, Mabel Beddee and
others yet to be announced.
All Of the artists have volunteered
their services, coming to Washington
on the appeal of the District Chapter
Of the Red Cross.
The program so far arranged for
Monday, which is British night. IN
cludes David Bispham. with Harry
N. Gilbert. pianist. to accompany
piper, and representatives of the Brit
ish embassy and the British war mis-.
sion on the platform.
At each Of the meetings there Will
be representatives Of the diplomatic
etaffs and the war missions of the
countries represented on that night.
Tuesday to Be French Night.
On Tuesday night. French night. M
Lucien Muratore, tenor of the Met.
ropolitan Opera Company. will sing
and Nine. Muratore, better known Il
both opera goers and motion picture
fans as Lima Cavaleri, Is expected t.
accompany him. She will not sing
but will make a brief address.
Justin Godart. distinguished
French orator and scientist. who ha,
recently come to this country. viii
speak. M. de Billy and Lieut.. Four
ment Of the French high commission
also will speak.
Beginning Tuesday at the Libert,
Hut meetings, and at a midday Sc.
ries to be announced later, Maestro
G. Pabi, drst conductor of the Metro.
politan Opera Company, will accom-.
pany the visiting artists. He will re.
main here throughout the week.
Wednesday will be Belgian and
Serbian night. Leon Rothier, basso, Of
the Metropolitan Company. will sing
and there will be a famous soprano
and a Serbian vocal artist to be an
nounced later.
Arrangements made by Mr.. Long
80 far for Canadian night, on Friday
include on the program OF entertain.
ment. NJ. SalaZar, tenor OF the Metro.
politan Company: Mabel Beddoe. con-
tralto. who appeared here in concert
in January and scored an unusual
success. and Lieut.. Dunbar. A dis
tinguished Canadian speaker. to be
announced later. will make an ad-
dress. as will Capt. G. D. Hunter OF
the British aviation service: Private
Lambert. a clergyman. who entered
the Canadian army. and Jack Mum
roe. sx-heavyweight boxer. who lost
an arm with the famous Princess
Pat" Regiment.