New-York tribune., 1920-08-09
CaIli-C.alrci to
Give Up Italy
For America
Singer Here as Passenger
on Imperator Says She
Will Ask Naturalization
as United States Citizen
2,4o3 Travellers Aboard
Tennis Enthusiasts Give
Rousing Welcome to
Champion W. T. Tilden

TIE former German line steamship
Imperator, now in the service of the
Cunard Line, came to port yesterday
with 2.493 passengers after a serene
trip of seven days, nine hours and
fortyfive minutes from Cherbourg, her
port of call after leaving SOUTHAMPTON
In her large passenger complement
she carried A70 saloon travellers, amone
whom was Nine. Call-Curci, the colora~
'ora soprano, who has been a month
aSl DAD.
The singer said she was through
with the Old World for all time and
was going to become an American citi-
zen as soon as She could become nat
Iralizcd. When informed that the
qrickcst route to citizenship was to
marry citizen the prima donna smiled
and then told how pleasant it was to
NEE, her mother in Paris and tell her
Of her American trumphs.
MAMA came all the way from Milan
TO greet me" she said. and she was
greatly interested in my experience of
seven years in America. Coming back
TO America makes me feel like meeting
a young and robust girl. Leaving Eu-
rope was like parting from sorrowful
old woman withered by war I have
only been away month, but it seems
{ year. | am so happy to be back
again
Tennis Enthusiasts Greet Tildcn
William T. Tilden, the American ten
ms champion, who, with William NJ.
Johnston. defeated the British Davis
Cup team at Wimbledon, England. re-
turned on the Imperator and fell into
the hands of crowd of tennis enthu-
siasts from Philadelphia and this city
soon after he landed at the Cunard
pier
With customary modcsty Tilden com
mented on the American tennis victory
only briefly.
''Im awfully glad to get back to the
United States, ;" he said, and naturally
I'm proud that America won the cup.
am undecided in my plans. ] want a
rest, and don't know just at this mo-
ment whether | will go to Newport to
participate in the tournament there"
Major f. Harran, former British
military control oticed at this port,
himself tennis champion and friend
Of Tilden, also was a passenger on the
lmperator. He brought over few Irish
terriers, which he will give to friends
in this country
John Emerson, president of the
Actors Euity, returned with a tenta-
I've oiiSSu-SuC WHEREBY ACTORS III
Great Britain. France and the United
States will be mutually protected in
their contracts with managers on both
sides Of the Atlantic Details Of the
contracts, he said. would be drafted by
British lawyers.
w. E. Corey Passenger
William Ellis Ccxey, former presi-
dent of the United States Steel Cor
poration and husband of Mabelle Gil
man.. returned, after a visit to his
home in London. lie said he had read
of the advance Of the Bolshevist forces
upon Poland, but did not regard the
situation as serious.
Mrs. Adolph Spreckels, formerly Miss
Alma de Bretteville, Of San Francisco,
returned with plans for the erection
on the summit of one of the seven
hills Of her native city a building
which viii be dedlcated as a memorial
to Californians who fell in battle in
France. The building will be a replica
Of the Legion Of Honor building in
Paris. She said that trophies and art
objects for it had been promised by
the French government and individuals
of France.
Among others on the Imperator were
Mrs. Vincent Astor Hermann Oelrichs,
Sir Harry MCGOWAN, Sir William Jury,
Ernest R. Graham, Charles H. Strong,
Mrs. Katherine Bowlker and Mrs. Con-
way Tearle