The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-28
SAILORS REVISE
PROGRAMME AT
VEREIN CONCERT
Teutons Gather to Listen to
Homeland Songs, Hear
L. S. Anthem.
ALL GERMAN DELETED
YeOman Joins Artists on the
Stage as Mates Turn Fete
Into Loan Rally.

Woman (third CLASSY Lewis White o,
the battleship Oklahoma won for himself
yesterday niche in the musical hall OF
lame by appearing on the same stage
with four illustrious operatic stars.
Whites concert debut came about In
rather unexpected manner His name
did not appear in the circulars which
brought 1000 German speaking men and
women to the Yorkville Casino to hear
the Madrigal Quartet. composed OF Jo-
hannes Sembach. Herman We'll, Otto
Goritz and Carl Braun.
He was inserted into the artistic pro-
sramme forcibly when 500 sailors re-
enforced by some soldiers and marines.
8 fnobbed the musicale, which they had
heard was TO be in the Teutonic tongue.
and insisted that the audience show Its
alleged loyalty by standing and listening
to The Star Spangled Banner"
There was a hitch in the plan because
Benno Loewy. 206 Broadway. who had a
lot to do with the arrangement Of the
concert, told the sailors that the German
artist at the piano did not know the
American national anthem. This soft
away the wrath OF the naval intruders.
Some OF them declared that it was time
for the artist to learn the we'll known
selection. As a compromise Mr.. Loewy
then marched Yeoman White to the
stage and called upon the audience to
stand while the sailor played and sang
the piece demanded.
- Whites salsetion. really evoked more
voeiferous applause than any OF the ar
han stars. but it may be added that most
OF this applause came from the group in
blue and khaki that stood in the rear of
the hall and dominated the entire con-
cert.
German CoIors "Unintentional."
That group did everything under the
sun to disrupt the plans of the Bayer-
ische Volkfest Verein. the society of
Bavarians which was supposed to con-
duct the concert. The sailors practically
took the whole thing out of the Volkfest
Verein's hands. turning 1t finally into a
Victory Loan rally. in which uniformed
inen canvassed the audience and sold
$4,000 worth OF notes.
Christian Rebhan of 644 Sixth avenue.
president of the verein, had announced
in his circulars that there would be a
Victory Loan plea at the performance.
but the complete success OF 1t exceeded
all OF his expectations. The address in
support of the loan was delivered by
Assistant District Attorney Well, who
appeared on Mr. Rebhan's request, but
it WAS really the unlimited guests who
made the thing a success.
For q little while yesterday il looked
as IL there would be no concert at all.
When the audience began to file into the
hall there were four policemen on hand
to preserve order while the surround
ing streets swarmed with gobs bent on
trouble.
The sailors had men posted at either
end Of the block on East Eighty-sixth
=treet where the casino Is located, and
- rapidly as any uniformed men ap-
peared they were advised by these out
posts to assemble at certain points in
The neighborhood. The gathering clouds
of gobs soon made II evident that the
police on hand would be unable TO han
die them and a call was sent 10 the
police station on East Eighty eighth
street, which brought Capt. Richard
O'Connor and the reserves.
To the police were soon added a squad
Of provost guards IN olive drab under
Lieuts ]. J. NoonAn and p. G. Gan
non. These brought an army patrol
wagon with them, leaving It in front of
was guarded by former Police Captain
Bernard Keileher and a squad OF pri-
vate detectives in addition to a large
uniformed force.
Gobs Get tkeenforcements.
The gobs also obtained heavy reen-
forcements, for four large sightseeing
Juses packed with husky boys in blue
arrived on the scene by appointment
and unloaded their contents before the
hall Just who financed this uni
formed attack on the meeting Is a
problem that Is causing the police some
speculation. Notices to the effect that
the four famous German singers were
going to sing in their mother tongue
were posted several days ago on the
bulletin boards OF several soldiers and
sailors clubs. and certain citizens had
called upon the Mayor to stop the con-
cert. which they said was German
propaganda.
Some OF the sailors left their coats in
nearby stores with the remark that
they would return for them after tho
concert II they were not sent TO the
hospital. A Canadian Highlander and
another soldier of the Dominion who
were active In the disturbance were the
nrst to demand admittance to the hall
MI. LoewN, VINO stoou on tne siueWalR
talking to the police, said the soldiers
and sailors would be admitted only II
lhey bought tickets ut So per.
The sailors massed for attack and
things began TO look dark for the
Volkfest Verein. Germans In the street
tried 10 convince the gobs of their
loyalty and one elderly woman wear
ing a nlournins band with a gold star
cried TO the mob. II lost my only ron
over there, why do you bother US?
We are good Americans"
The diplomacy OF Capt. o'Connor
finally prevailed and at his suggestion
Continued on Fourth Poos.