The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-26

During the dinner hour at the tavern
at Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth street
last night when the place was packed,
smiling figure was seen sashaying
down the aisles. II was Oscar-OsCar
OF the Waldorf. But the guests could
not tear themselves away from their
roast spring chicken la Organ long
enough to pay any attention to him.
The oversight only tickled Oscar, who
has been lodging publicity assiduously
all his life. He paused before squad Of
non-coms who were tearing lot Of
harmless chickens limb for limb.
rs there anything else We can do for
you. boys?' ne asked.
One of them got his breath with a
tremendous effort.
Yes" he said. Bring on your mess
sergeant, SOS We can shake his hand.
He's wonder I'll say"
Amt he, though >" said a red headed
corporal. Not only the grub an all,
but lookit, they've wrote the programme
In French for Organs Roughnecks."
At this point one of the uniformed
diners told Oscar TO go and get some
more butter and he reasonably quick
about it. Oscar hurried.
In the twenty-five or thirty other up
town dining centres where the men Of
New York's Own Division ate and mado
merry the statements Of head waters
and others In authority were so nearly
similar that they may be summed up
in the comment OF one of the walters
at the McAlpin:
oh, man, man! Either these soldiers
amt had nothing to eat since they left
for France or else they've contracted
appetites thatll ruin EN- financially be-
fore they're back in civyies a week"
Boys Invade Dining Rooms.
The descent upon the hotel and other
spreads began with the break in the
parade ranks early yesterday afternoon.
BY that time long hours of parade prep
aration and marching had whipped
keen edge on $4,000 appeutes and there
was n grand rush for the Eighth Regi-
ment Armory. the McAlpin, Claridge.
Waldorf. Aston. Commodore. Pennsyl-
van!a. metropolitan Life Restaurant
and two dozen other places where open
house at mealtime was being held for
Organs men
August Snz, who made the guinea hen
famous. or who was made famous by
the guinea hsn--that laudahle fowl be-
ing now quite commonly denominated
-silzhen" on bills OF fare--was IN charge
Of the whole AFFAIR. and he did a mas
terly Job. In the first place August
the menus In all places be uniform. so
that no matter where soldier ate he
could rest assured he got as good a
helping as he could get anywhere else.
Chicken was the big Item Of tho feed
with boiled sweets and green peas;
grapefruit and relishes for an appetizer,
soup to clear the way; Ice cream and
pie and II lot OF sundriCs Ia wind up
with, and coffee and mineral water TO
wash It all down with. to say nothing Of
cigarettes and cigars.
John Nee. Bowman, who controls the
Commodore and spends all his time
there, except the few hours daily he has
to spend running the Biltmore. the Man
haitian. tho Ansonia and other hotel en-
terprises, was In New York's new PERISH
ing Square hotel yesterday when 1900
OF the Hindenburg Jnxes walked in to
pass judgment on the Commodore Gull
nary service. Young Mr. Bowman. with
his right hand inserted between the first
and second buttons of his coat. after
the manner of Daniel Webster replying
TO Hayne. welcomed the oncoming horde
| In tho centre OF the grand ballroom.
which was a riot Of color. with flags
dipping from every wall and girder.
Here as In all the other mess halls,
there was music aplenty. and the diners
whiled away the short waits between
courses with song. There were rows on
rows OF bowed heads and the silence OF
thanksgiving at the Hotel Pennsyl-
vania when the crack orchestra pro-
vided by the management played Home.
Sweet Home"
JaGH at Reisenweber's.
! At the Reisenweber spread the sold Ter
| diners were driven to a frenzy of delight
! by snatches OF the real old Jazz that IL
ambrosia and nectar to the fighting man
| in his moments of relaxation.
| Indeed every moment that man
could spare from the business Of fi'linE
himself to OVERLOOKING with the choices,
viands a grateful home town could oifer
him he spent In vocally airing his ipy
/ In being alive and being where he hap,
pened to be. After the Ball" The
Sidewalks OF New York ana "SV".'
Rosie O'Grady" are songs that have
weathered long years Of rendition. bl'
, It Is safe to say that thev got more pun,
ishment within five h1u.s ycstrrda"
than they had received In all thcl
roo tons h'stcr,
going on. there were countless little pri,