The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-26
FRANK TTNNEY LET'S
OUT WAR SECRETS
He Tells Friars at Their Din
ner of Things He Learned
in Washington.
FEAST WAS EvENTFUL
Julia Arthur Raises $4,000
for the Salvation Army in
Eight Minutes.

J. was the first time the Friars had
ever entertained the ladies, President
Wilson dropped in unexpected and home
like to take pot luck with the Astor's
best boiled dinner. Capt Jack Gleason
was nominated for Congress seriously
the Friars whacked together 5000 for
Miss Julia Arthur to take over to the
vino up meeting Of the Salvation Army
campaign at the Hippodrome. Miss RAJ
che; Crothers announced gigantic plans
10, the after-war work Of the State
Woman's War Relief. like educating
stage children, and there we're present
most Of the stars and starines. staresses,
starlets and starletesses with most Of
their makeup of and eating food not
supplied by the property man--but all
Of that, all, faded into inconspicuity as
feature stun at the Friars' dinner last
night to the Stage Women's War Relief.
FOR Frank Tinney told the real truth
about the war. And Frank knew.
In fact Frank made three speeches
last night. The first was when he sub
scribed 500 to the spontaneous Saliva
second was when he said when do we
have to pay 1t up?" And the third was
when he told about the Tinney war.
'I was not drafted. l was selected
by Gen. Crowder," he began with a
hero's modesty. And looking around
and seeing Jack Gleason a Captain 1
asked him the name of the man to see.
and went to Washington and saw
him, and he said. How do you want to
get in the army? And I said, %,
don't care so long as I get suit. ia
take a Captains suit
80 they gave me q Captains suit
with lot Of stripes on II. and I took
Il around to let Gen. Crowder see 1t and
I said. General, you don't get that kind
Of stripes hanging around saloons And
ne said. NO. Frank, II you did you'd
look like a zebra
How the War Was Fought.
But anyway I was in the Quarter
masters Department with Gen. Goethals
in the lighting @. NJ. c. and this Is the
way the war was fought. Gen. Cocktails
had a big Office with a desk and a sheet
OF paper and a pen and some Ink. He
did all the buying for the army. And
he'd come down about 10 o'clock in the
morning and walk into the ONCE and
take the pen and dip It in the ink and
write on the piece OF paper Get some
SOAP
That was all. Then he'd go home 70,
the day. Then the Major would come
in and take the paper and rush out with
1t and read Get. some SOAP and he'f
say, Here, make twelve carbon copies o.
that and they'd do It. And when TIKI
Major got his twelve carbon copies he't
take en- to the Captains-you'd fall al
over Captains in the q. M. C-and eacl
Captain would grab It and say. Maxi
twelve carbon copies of that And tina
was what they called writing specifca
tons.
Some Of these specifications would &c
sent out to Goshangit. Ohio. wher'
there is soap factory. and tn
fellow who runs It, Proctor. he't
call in Gamble, and they'd star
the machinery and the men woul'
come riding to work In automobiles ant
on roller skates and trolley cars. ant
they'd make the soap. Then they'd pu
IL on a ship and start II for France an
the Germans would torpedo it-only
wouldn't sink-and II would get I
France, and one regiment would say I
the other: Hey, gimme that soap II
dirtier than you are.' And that's tn
way the war was fought"
Tells other Secrets.
OF course Tinney told some other 3,
crets being relieved of the burden
military censorship. but the other 8,
crets were ali about the Friars Clu
For instance. Capt Jack Gleason. dea
Of the club and perennial toastmaste
had said he was determined that the Ia
dies share OF the entertainments OF II
club was to be permanent one. an
that he'd take II up with the board
governors. And Tinney shot holes
that by allowing that Gleason SAID
every time he met Frfars wire
twenty years Furthermore, he tho
oughIy convinced the ladies present TIL
they didn't want to see the Frtar
monthly frolic when he described
sketch he had played in. in which
was the deserted wife and mother al
Jim Corbett was the deserving father.
The whole party had been inteno'
a. quite informal until Loasss :,
Gleason announced the arrival or q
President. The only people who we
really disturbed. most Friars and the
guests having been many times intr
duced to tho President by almost-Fri
Joe Tumulty. were about two hunor'
wounded soidiers-the Friars always r
member the hospitals when they have
narty-and delegation of them car
10 the press table to ask when the
Man had got back. II seemed . shan
10 disillusion them by telling them Tn
il was only Friar James hcCaoe
Brooklyn, who carries distinction vi
him wherever he wears his face OF w
sonian cast, and who made spee
lust as beautiful as any argument I
tn. IeaRue of Nations might have bee
The 5000 for the Salvation Arr
was a sort Of pleasant little aft
thought in Friar fashion. 1t came AT
Mics Julia Arthur had thanked t
Friars very prettily for their comp
ment to the Stage Woman's War Rel
and announced that she had to hur
away to the Hippodrome for the y
walton Army party. She was persuad
10 wait eight minutes. which was enou
to raise the $4,000.
The other speaker for tho women "
Miss Rachel Crothers. She told Of wi
the society had already done in W
work and then announced that plans h
already been completed whereby
New York branch will keep open for
period OF fve years the service house
Lexington avenue, where any inJur
soldisr during that time can get O pli