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TWO NEW AMERICAN
OPERAS TO Be GIVEN
They VIII Be in Triple Bill
at Metropolitan on
March ~.

General Manager Giuiio Gatti-Casazza
OF the Metropolitan Opera Company yes
terdsy announced the premiere on
Wednesday evening. March IA Of the
two new American one act operas which
he promised to produce this season--the
last of the series OF novelties and re-
vlvals" scheduled in his preliminary
prospectus.
With them he will give Charles W.
Cadman's "Shanewis." produced at the
Metropolitan Opera House last year. His
idea Is to present in one evening an
American "triptych" corresponding with
the Puccini triple bill First will come
The Legend" n tragic episode OF Rus
sian border life. book by James Byrne
and the music by Joseph Breil. Pitts
burg musician, whose reputation hitherto
In based on his popular songs and
motion picture musical accomplishments
Next will come The Temple Dancer, 81
libretto by Juttan Bell-Ranske, an evoca-
ton of a picturesque incident In Hindu
life. the music by J Adam Hugo. n
modest. hard working piano teacher OF
Bridgeport. Conn. "Shanewis'' will con-
clude the evening.
n The scenery for THE Legend" has
been designed by Norman Bell Geddes
and that of The Temple Dancer" by
James Fox. The Hindu dance in the
Hugo opera has been arranged by Miss
Rosina Call. The stage direction Is in
charge Of Richard Ordynsis and the
training OF the chorus is by Giullo Setti
Maestro Roberto Moranzoni, who is
rehearsing both operas. will direct the
performance. The cast of the new
operas will be as follows:
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LA CUARDIA, FLIER,
LAW MAKER, TO WE'D
Engagement Announced a
Banquet in His Honor.

The engagement OF Major F. H. La
Guardia, the flying Congressman. to
''the goddess of Almerigotti was form
ally announced last night at the banquet
in his honor at Delmonicos rendered by
his friends. and attended by American
and international dignitaries. Thea is
italian for goddess, the Congressman ex-
planned to reporters. and Thea Almeri-
gotti is the name OF his fancee. She
is slender, striking young woman. with
a profusion Of blond hair. and was one
of the most important guests at last
nights testimonial.
Included among the guests were DR.
Gino Antoni. representative of Fiume
DIR. Roberto Ghiglianovich, representa-
tive of lara, and DR.. Giorgio Pitacco
representative of Trieste. the men COM
posing the commission from the redeemed
lands of Italy who have just come 10
America TO appeal for their reinstate-
ment to Italian control; Gen. Amelio
Guglielmotti. military attache to the
Italian Embassy Mt Washington; Prof
Oreste Ferraro, exSpeaker of the House
of Representatives in Cuba; Senator s
A. Contillo, and Jesse Well. former Law
associate with Congressman La Guardia
and who served as toastmaster.
The addresses were delivered In Italian
In addition to supporting the League OF
Nations on the grounds that 1t primarily
| In supposed to prevent war, and that Il
| 10 upheld by the great majority OF mer
who took an active part in the great
war. Congressman La Guardia, who flew
in the American Air Service over the
italian front, urged the business men OF
New York to drop all partisan squabble;
| In their arrangements to receive tho
home coming soldiers and to welcom,
| the boys from overseas with a sincere
smiling glad hand regardless of all per
sonal difficulties.
"A glad hand and a job" he said. "Pu
| white circle around your service stars
| The business men, the factory owners
were proud of their men when they lef
| for the army. and hung out service stars
| in their pride. Now be still proud enough
I either to take these men back into theii
old employment. else give them Other
places"
The sun., 1919-03-03
NEW YORK HAS DAY
OF REST In MUSIC
Not More Than Five Concerts
Given, Which Is Unusual
for q Sunday.
RECITAL BY DE G0G0RZA
Lucy Gates, Soprano, and Carlo
Liten, Belgian Tragedian,
at Philharmonic.

A Sunday in which there are no more
than five concerts may be regarded as
day OF rest in music. Such a day was
yesterday. Furthermore It's most salts
Tying entertainment was one In which
the restfu]ness of the programme was
paired with that OF the musicians art.
This was the song recital Of Emilio de
Gogorza at Aeolian Hail. The enter
tainmert had been postponed from mid
January. when illness overlook the
| singer
Mr.. de GosorLa sang a variety OF
songs in French, English and Spanish.
One operatic air. some folk songs and
even Russian lyrics In English figured
In the list. II Is not essential to follow
the artist through HE programme with
| remarks on each number. II Is more
| pleasing and more instructive to speak
| Of the fundamentals OF Mr.. de Gogorxa's
interpreTatio
He has a singularly warm and Hexi-
BILE voice, which he uses with consum-
| mate skill His facility in the colorng
| Of tone, the elasticity OF his production.
the spontaneity OF his airy head tones
| and the perfection OF his treatment Of
text are elements not 10 be overlooked.
Unexcelled as stylist.
As a stylist he has no superior. There
| are singers who stir the deeper emo
| lions more powerfully than he. but none
| who crafty the aesthetic sensibilities
more. His taste Is beyond cavil and the
| sincerity and nobility Of his delivery
Of such numbers as the air from
"Iphigenie en- Tauride" sung yesterday
is equalled by the elegant playfulness
of his treatment OF such songs as Al
| varez's EN- Calesa'' or Debussy' g
| ''Chevaux de Bots" Mr.. de Gogorza's
appearances are infrequent and there
fore especially TO be prised.
At the concert of the Philharmonic
Society in Carnegie Hail in the latter.
noon Lucy Gates, soprano, and Carlo
Liten, Belgian tragedian. appeared
Miss Gates sang twice. She was first
heard in the air OF Conscience, from the
second act OF Mozarts opera. The
Elopement From the Seraglio."
| Her delivery of the difficult aria wal
as whole admirable. Her beautiful
voice seems to have gained in fulness
| A few notes In her upper scale were
not of the best. as they seemed to TAX.
on an Opaque and heavy quality. other
wise she made an excellent display oil
vocal skill. including the general man
| agement of head tones and desirable
knowledge OF classic style.
Later she gave two songs, Kramer,
| Swans" and CAMS "A Thought
| These songs are both interesting ant
| with effective orchestral accompan!
ments. Miss Gates sang them well ant
the audience liked them.
The numbers for orchestra were
Bach's d major suite containing thu
| familiar lento aria" Beethoven
"Leonors'' overture No. 3 and Griesi
Peer Gynt" suite, No. 1. in which Mis-
Gates sang the ''Solvejg's Song" in thu
! fourth part. The orchestra was no
heard at its best in the classic music
| Its performance lacked elasticity anC
color
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BENEFIT DANCE FOR CHURCH.
Many Attend Party in White
PIains--Gedncy Colony Grows.

Several motor parties went to West
chester county for the week end. One OF
the events of the week at Gedney was a
private dance for the benefit OF the
Church Of st. James the Less. held in
the ballroom on Friday evening. There
were $50 couples present from Scarsdale
and Bronxville.
Mrs. John Gray and Miss V. Blythe of
Boston are at Gedney Farm Hotel for
an extended stay. Mrs. J. II. Fowler
and Ross Harden have Joined their
mother. Mrs, James Harden, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Reginald Auchincloss. of New York
have Joined the colony at Gedney
Mt and Mrs. George II. Powers are
entertaining Mrs g. Powers Mr.. and
Mr. G. II. Woodworth. the Misses
Woodwork and Mr.. and Mrs G. F.
Wright other arrivals over the Sunday
include Mrs. T. c. Durham. Mrs @. w.
Haines. Mrs. c. Brocklow. Mr.. and Mrs.
@. r. Haste and family, and Lieut. and
Mrs W. f. Williams.
The sun., 1919-03-03
DAVID Il. BENEDICT.

Within two weeks OF his cightieth
birthday David f, Benedict, chief OF the
Newark Fire Department four decades
ago. died yesterday In his home. 220
Roseville avenue, Newark. and Will be
buried tomorrow afternoon
In 1860 Chief Benedict Joined tho old
volunteer fire department in Newark and
sixteen years later became its chief.
serving until 1884. He then retired 70
become New Jersey representative for a
fire hose concern. Chief Benedict is
survived by his wife. who was Mics
Sarah r. Sayre. In May the couple
would have celebrated their slxtieth
wedding anniversary
The sun., 1919-03-03
MINNIE SELGMAN,
AGED ACTRESS, dies
Former Wife of Robert L. CUT
ting, Jr.; Also Of DR.. Eu-
gene j. Kaufman.

Mrs. Minnie seligman Bromwer.
Robert Livingston Cutting Jr., died in
Atlantic City on Saturday after n short
illness. Following the divorce which she
obtained from Mr.. Cutting in ST. Louis
several years ago she became the wife
Of william Bromwell. an actor. with
whom she had appeared III vaudeville In
recent years.
As Minnie Seligman Mrs Bromweli
achieved considerable success on the
stage. When she was IS she became the
wife OF DR.. Eugene ]. Kaufman against
the wishes of her family. DR.. Kaufmann
was at one time editor OF the London
Lancet. That marriage took place In
1885. Their married life was unhappy
and few years later che obtained a
divorce. Returning 10 the stage. she
scored success in Moths" and other
plays and was considered one Of Broad
ways brightest stars.
In the summer OF 1892 she went 10
Long Branch then a popular summer
resort for persons prominent. In New
York society. On a hotel veranda she
was introduced to young Bob" Cutting.
as he was known. who had established
something of a reputation as an, amateur
actor while at Columbia University. 4
week or two later society friends OF the
Cutting family were amazed at the an
nouncement that young Cutting and tho
actress had been secretly married 1T
Monmouth Beach.
Cutting went on the stage with his
wife for n time, thereby adding to his
fsmily's displeasure, and he was disfn-
herited by his father When the elder
Cutting died suddenly in a trolley car in
1894 the reading of his will showed
that Bob" Cutting had been cut of
entirely. Young Cutting contested the
will and eventually effected compro-
mise with the other heirs, chief among
whom were his mother and brother, urs
der which he obtained $4,000 cash and
after the divorce was obtained by his
-fe in ST. Louis Cutting went to L.onL
don. where he died a few weeks aztec
! his arrival
Miss SeliEman returned to the stage
again after her second divorce. playing
with the old Fifth Avenue stock COM
pany and scoring another success In
The Dragon Fly" In several of the
companies with which she played Mr..
Bromwell also was member. They
were married in 1907.
Miss Seligman was 80 years old. q
daughter OF S. J. Selgma n. and was born
in this city. She made her debut Ia
Elaine" at the Madison Square Theatre
The sun., 1919-03-03

thousand knots TO the square inch" As
the rug IL six feet by four, the claim
is made that the sum total OF knots
is 100000, but the count has not as
yet been verified by the SUNS reporter.
Almost equally astonishing 10 a drapery
OF fine Ispahan silk velvet, dating from
the sixteenth century. The design con-
sists of rows OF conventlonalized flower
forms connected with interlinear bands
the background being n rare, deep red
with an amber sheen. The border Is OF
whole making n charming and remark
able hanging
In the group of Chinese rugs an an
tique silk rug from the Impartial palace
at Pekin Is most noticeable as com
binirg richness with soberness In the
most ella sslc style. The background Ii
light. fine yellow, closely covered witt
swastika fret In delicate, changing
shades. and here and there figures OF
bats, emblematic OF happiness. are
spotted over the pattern. There are
many blue and ivory weavings. among
which is an especially interesting ole
rug of the Kang-hsl period, with q
beautifully balanced ali over pattern
a highly unusual rug 10 large Chinese
weave of deep rose red, upon which
are broadly indicated some amazing
dragons.
To cite all the weaves In this display
of Near Eastern and Chinese rugs would
be to mention most Of the towns thai
became famous for their wonderful
looms for of all these highly distinct
products here are to be found typica
examples. There are notable rugs from
SIENNA, prayer rugs from Koula, antique
Kermans, Bokhara, Shirvan, Kaxak
Ardebil, Kuba, Serebend, Herix. Bfjar
Samarcand. Ghiordes, Lavehr. aorovan
kashan, &c. There should also be noted
the antique Fereghan rug, of the kind
called ''rricllnium." used by rulers upor
formal occasions
The sun., 1919-03-03
MANY NEW WORKERS
PALM BEACH HOSTS
Ideal Weather Draws Large
Gathering to Sands Before
the Casino.


PALM BEACH, Fla, March "A day
Of brilliant sunshine with strong
southeast wind gave a zest to a gay
Sunday. There was a large gathering
on the sand in front of the Casino and
at the Country Club this afternoon.
where all the smart luncheons of the day
were held. the Beach Club being little
used on Sundays,
Among those at the Country Club were
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, who will
return to Philadelphia next week; Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth B. Van Ripper. Mr..
and Mrs. David Randolph Calhoun, Mr..
and Mrs Leonard BOIL, Harry Payne
Bingham, Mr.. and Mrs. Deees Dilworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace z. Dodge. Mr.. and
Mrs. william J. Hyde, Mr. and Mrs.
l.. Harrison Dulles. Mrs. Morgan Bel
mont and Mr.. and Mrs. v. Frederick
Humphreys
Harold Vanderbilt. who was here the
early part of the season and left with
William X. Vanderbilt for Aiken. re-
turned yesterday and Is in tho cottage
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John Ruther-
ford last year.
Harry Black left last night for Miami
to go tarpon fishing The northbound
train leaving at the same time carried
mer Ambassador James w. Gerard as
his guest. Mr.. Kahn will be in New
York Monday afternoon
Mayor and Mrs. John T. Hylan OF
New York left on the same train, but
will get off in Washington. Another
passenger was Leonard Replogle, who is
going TO Paris at the request OF Bernard
Baruch to advise on steel matters.
James King Clark OF Ardmore was the
victim Of an accident yesterday. While
In the act OF throwing a bottle out OF
harms way on the bathing beach the
bottle broke and nearly severed one OF
his fingers
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wheeler gave a
dinner at the Beach Club last night,
| celebrating their thirtieth wedding ami
| versary Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Mann
| Mr.. and Mrs. John c. King. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry L. Haskell, Mrs Barclay H.
Warburton and Mr.. and Mrs. John +.
Harris were other dinner hosts there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John n. WHY'S enter.
| tanned at luncheon for Glenn II. Custiss
who motored over from Miami Mr.. and
Mrs. WHY'S and their guest. Countess de
'Haul'es' VIII ho Hsnlils LOT week on
| a yacht they have chartered and will
| then return here for the rest OF the
season.
Jules Bache, who has an apartment in
| Sunset avenue bag the former chef Of
the ex-K!ng OF Greece. He invited some
| friends to dinner on Friday. The guests
| included Peter 7. Barlow OF New York
| Lady Davis, Miss Annabelle Murray and
Robert Howard OF Montreal.
| Spencer Borden OF Fall River arrived
to-day with his two sons. Antonio
Scott will shorten his vacation here OF
account OF a wire asking him to sing a,
a benefit at the Metropolitan Opera
| House March 22.
The sun., 1919-03-03
CHAS. E. VAN LOAN,
WRITER, is DEAD
Associate Editor Of saturday
Evening Post" Succumbs
to Nephritis.

PHILADELPHIA, March CHARLES F..
and a writer OF short stories on sporting
topics, died to-day In n hospital at Abing-
ton, Pa. He was AZ years old.
MIR. Van Loan. who was a contributor
to and an associate editor Of the Sofur-
day Evening Post. camc to Philadelphia
last week on business and soon after
his arrival became Ill with chronic
nephritis, with which he had suffered
for several years He was hurried to a
hospital and his wife and two children
were summoned from the Van Loan
home in Los Angeles. They reached his
bedside only a few hours before he died.
Mr.. Van Loan was born in San Jose,
Cal. June 20. 1875, and was the son OF
Richard and Emma ]. Blodgett Van
Loan. He was educated In the public
schools OF Los Angeles, and in 1902 he
married Miss Emma G. LEM OF Los
Angeles. For year after his marriage
Mr.. Van Loan was engaged in the mer-
camille business, but the desire to write
drew him into the Newspaper profession.
In which he remained more than six
years. He worked on newspapers in
Los Angeles for two or three years and
then went to New York, where he was
on the staf OF the New York American
and other New York papers
Almost from the beginning Mr.. Van
Loan was a successful fiction writer,
and in 1910 he withdrew from active
newspaper work and devoted his entire
time to writing short stories. Most OF
his later writings were on sporting
topics and his stories appeared prin-
cipallv in the Saturday Evening Post
Golfers and the Street & Smith publica
lions.
He had lived In Los Angeles for eev-
eral years and was a member OF the Los
Angeles Country Club and the 10,
AnHeles Athletic l,lIlh
The sun., 1919-03-03
OBITUARIES.
DR.. HARoUTYoUN TIRYAKIAN

Dr. Haroutyoun Tiryakian. author.
inguist and for nine years physician to
the Shah Of Persia, died yesterday at
the Manhattan Square Sanitarium. fol-
lowing an operation. His home was at
7o6 Riverside Drive. He was In his
seventy fourth year.
Dr. Tiryakian came 10 this country
twelve years ago and became a leader in
the movement here for the nationaliza-
ton of the Armenians He was born in
Turkey and was graduated from the
University OF Paris in 1874. Upon his
return 10 Turkey from France he as
sumed a leading role in the Armenian
naturalization movement and became
president Of the Armenian Polical
Chamber Of Constant,nople. He was ar
rested as a political offender in 1894 and
two years later, Just before the Ar
menian massacres OF 1896. he escaped
and went with his family to Persia
There he received the title Khan and
also was decorated for his services to
the Shah. He spoke French. English
Greek. Latin and Arabic, az we'll Ms
ancient and modern Persian. He leaves
widow and six children.
The sun., 1919-03-03
s MILLION KNOTS In
PERSIAN RUG, 6 BY 4
Antique Weave, Exhibited
With Great Collection, VIII
Be Sold Here.
-
1T Is ROYAL GIFT FABRIC
Drapery Of Fine Ispahan Silk
Velvet, 18th Century, Is
Also on View.
1T Is ROYAL GIFT FABRIC

Just inside the street door of the
American Art Association the rugs
begin. Up the stairway. along the cor
ridors, in every one of the many gal
lerfes, even In the auditorium where the
sales occur. every inch of floor and walk
space is devoted TO rugs. The American
Art Association for the nonce has be-
come n rug SIOUX" As the floor space
Of the institution is equal to the floor
space of the Madison Square Garden II
can be seen that this SIOUX" makes some
pretension.
To Americans the AFFAIR may be re-
garded not only as a SIOUX but a school.
The rugs are SO many. 30 varied and SO
unusual that those who may not be rug
wise will find II an excellent opportunity
In which to study up. And those who
are expert will need no melting TO at
tend. They know that such huge dis
persals OF old rugs become increasingly
rare as we advance further and further
into modernity. The sale of these be-
sins March and requires three days.
The collection has several ownors.
Most OF the Near Eastern rugs belonged
to the late NJ. N. Pappadopouio. a mer-
chant of Constantinople. who lost his
life by the sinking Of the Lusitania
and the Chinese rugs, Of which there
are forty-three. belonged to the late
Il. A Bischofr OF Pekin and London.
Many are Of great size, and this Is one
reason that all the gallery space has
been necessary for the display One
rug. Persian court carpet of old
three feet long.
Prevailing Color IL RED.
Tho prevailing color 10 a finely toned
Mulberry red land the design has It's in
terest. but the layman 10 apt to marvel
first at the constructive engineering
necessary to hold 30 large q carpet to
warp. The weight alone, 1t could be
imagined. would prove destructive
force. yet this has been overcome, since
the rug is in immaculate condition.
The general effect of the rooms in
which these weavings hang Is of great
sobriety. The Persian expert is apt 10
be most enthusiastic over designs that
have great detail, but nicely balanced
His favorites are not garish. and in this
branch Of art as in many other i'm
ported forms that We have engrafted
upon our culture. the foreign expert has
more and more his way with us, so that
by this time the most knowing Ameri-
cans are apt to admire what the ex-
Many OF these rugs. old weave Ispa-
hans. were made in the city OF Tabriz
Persia, on the court looms, formerly the
looms Of the Hadji Baba. who had In
his service the best weavers. those who
followed the famous Ispahan traditions
These rugs are said to be the only
ones of nineteenth century manufacture
that were made with the same width
the same care and attention as those
woven in the glorious reign of Shah
Albas. and were those that were gen.
orally sent az gifts from the Persian
court to European potentates.
One OF the rarities OF the sale is an
old Persian royal gift rug of fine work
manship that has approximately lone
The sun., 1919-03-03
WILL ADMIT WOMEN MEDICs.
Bellevue Hospital College Lowers
Bars for First Time.

Beginning In September women for
the first time will be admitted as stu
dents to the Bellevue Hospital Medical
College of New York University, il was
announced yesterday by Chancellor
Brown In his address at the commence
ment exercises on University Heights
He said they would be taken on the
same basis as men with full privileses
Of the college and would be granted the
degree of doctor of medicine upon grad
uation.
Two years pre-medicRl work at any
recognized college Will satisfy tho en-
trance requirements. he said. Degrees
were conferred yesterday upon seventy
seven students. who finished their
courses three months earlier than usual
owing to the war emergency programme
adopted last year.
The sun., 1919-03-03
POLO CONTESTS AT MIAMI.
Next Match for Hanan Trophy ia
he Played Tomorrow.
Special Despatch 10 THE Sun

MIAMI. Fla. March 1.-THE Miami
Valley Hunt and Polo Club OF Dayton,
Ohio, defeated a team representing the
WId-Western Freebooters OF Chicago, In
an exciting contest at the Miami Beach
field yesterday. one OF series for q
silver trophy orered by MIR. and Mrs
John Hanan. '"Ae next match will be
played Tuesday afternoon. The follow
ing officials are acting during the Sc
ries .--4Speerees.. ,So0rge Hasbrook Ard
Tom Geddes; scorer, II. H. Martin ;
timer, Stuart Hail; judges, John East
wood, Thomas J. pancost and Houston
WITH.
Col Robert NJ. Thompson, formerly
president of the Navy League, passed
his SEVENTEEN birthday quietly to-day
aboard his housaboat Everglades and re-
ceived many congratulatory messages
AIlamis first bench show ended yes
terday with the awarding Of the sweep
stakes prize TO Lucky Benny, entered by
Mrs &C. II. Whitney Of New Rochelle.
The sun., 1919-03-03
NEW WORKERS AT SPRINGS.
More Families Join Winter Colony
at White sulphur.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. Va.
March mfr. and Mrs. Michael Blake
arrived at the Greenbrier to-day from
New York. Other arrivals were d. A.
Stores OF Philadelphia, Capt W. ..
Krohn OF New York, c. J. Parmentier Of
Lakewood. N. j., and o. II. Brown I'd OF
Farmingdale, y. J.
Mr.. and Mrs Fritz Kriesler and Mr.
and Mrs. +. c. Nogel of New York were
among those walking to Hates Mountain
to-day.
Ambassador and Mrs. Francis White
will arrive tomorrow from Washington,
and Mr.. and Mrs 4. p. Laighton will
arrive from New York
The sun., 1919-03-03
ROOSEVELT MEETING CALLED.
Americans to Decide
on Permanent Memorial.

The Roosevelt Permanent Memorial
National Committee announced last
night that the decision as to the form OF
the Roosevelt memorial will be made at
a meeting to be held on March ~ in the
executive library OF the Metropolitan
Life Building. at Madison avenue
The meeting. 1t 10 expected, will call
together notable gathering OF men,
among whom will be ex-President Taft,
Charles Evans Hughes Senators Lodge
and johnson. Gen. Leonard Wood, a
dozen former members of the Federal
Cabinet, an equal number of Governors
OF States and others eminent In the arts,
business. the church, the stage, the army
and navy and in education.
Col. William Boyce Thompson will
preside at the meeting. Suggestions
about the memorial are being collected
in pamphlet form and will be sent to
members of the committee before thu
meeting.