The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-21
GERMAN OPERA WAS
ONLY BAKERS SONG
But 1t Attracted Hundreds of
Angry Sailors and Soldiers
to Palm Garden.
READY FOR A CLEANOUT
Bread Makers Displayed U. s.
Flag and Obligingly
Ended Meeting.

man whose only son fought all tho
way through tho war with the old
Sixty-ninth Infantry and who Is coming
back this week with lot Of German hell
NETS and war crosses and things, went
out last night to take the air. His way
led him by Palm Garden, at Lexington
avenue and Fifty-eishth street. and as
he passed he heard husky male voice
warbling a few "Aohs'' and other things
Enthusiastically German in origin. He
listened. 1t was singing he heard. and
German singing
Holy st. Patrick" said the father
OF the soldier, they do be having Ger
man opera -
So he hasten along Lexington ave-
nue. and up to Fifty-nnth street, hand
ing out the news to every soldier and
sailor he met-and there were a lot of
them up in that vicinity; and every
| soldier and every sailor who heard 1t i'm
mediately started for Palm Garden to
put a stop to It. Then the father Of the
soldier weHt-into public telephone
DOOll ana Calleu the navy SluD on
Fifth avenue. He told whoever II was
that answered the phone all about II.
and some fifty or sixty sailors poured out
| of the club and marched rapidly up town
| to see about German opera so near
| them
About half an hour later there were
several hundred soldiers and sailors
| massed in front OF the Garden. fifteen
police reserves had been hustled over
| from the East Fifty-first street station.
and the Provost Guard was coming on
| the run. AT first the soldiers and sailors
were for going right in and hopping up
the place with their fists, but the police
prevailed for time. and then Deputy
Police Commissioner who was inside,
| came out and told the boys that wha,
| they thought was German opera was
| nothing more exciting than a meeting OF
| the Master Bakers Association.
They brought along their wives and
| friends" said the Commissioner. 'end
they're having a little music and a few
| songs"
| Are they singing any German stuff?''
yelled a soldier with three silver service
| stripes
"Why. yes" said the Commissioner.
they're having n few songs in German,
| but the great majority OF them are in
| English The only German ones arc
| recognized operate selections"
Tell 'em to cut 1t Quit" yelled an
other soldier, with two silver chevrons.
We won't stand for anything German 20
| It the suggestion OF the Commissioner
and of Charles Geisert. president Of the
| Bakers Association, the soldiers and
sailors sent in a committee consisting of
Sailor Vernon F. Stewart and Soldier
r. c. Stehman. They came out in a
minute. and said there wasn't any Ger
| man opera inside. nor anything else that
was wrong, but that the American fas
| was waving in there and that everybody
| seemed TO be good Americans.
| Most of the service men seemed salts
| fed with this, but lot of them still
stayed in front OF the Garden in spite
of the efforts of the police and the Prov
ost Guard to get them TO go away.
| Finally Mr.. Geisert announced that In
view of the circumstances the master
| bakers would adjourn their concert.
which was done, and all the guests went
home. The last song was by a male
soiolst. and was entitled ut Was Not So
| 10 Be