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New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
4 Heroic Belgian Cities
Get French War Crosses
President p Poincare Bestows Hon.
ors on Furnes, Nieuport,
Dixmude and Ypres

PARIS, Jan. 2S.-President Poincars,
accompanied by Premier Millerand
and Marshal Foch, to-day bestowed the
War Cross on the Belgian cities of
Furnes. Nieuport, Dixmude and Ypres,
according to advices received here
King Albert of the Belgians received NJ.
Poincare at Furnes, and the two chiefs
of state were greeted enthusiastically
by immense crowds everywhere
M. Poincare, after recalling in his
speech how the Germans had carefully
prepared their plan of invasion. paid
warm tribute to Belgium, which, he
said, preferred martyrdom to the shame
Of disloyalty. The French Executive
described in stirring manner the in
vasion of Belgium and the sufferings
and heroism of her cities. successive
y destroyed by the Germans with sys-
tematic bombardment He outlined the
critical phases of the war until the
great Allied offensive of 1918, which
brought relief.
NJ. Poincare expressed the admira-
tion of France for Belgium and
Frances gratitude toward those who
fought and suffered for the cause of
justice. He concluded by asserting
that under the guarantee of the Al
lies Belgium, like France, would re-
ceive indemnity for the damage suf-
fered.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

lhe scenes are of the new art type. A
paper house is an inclosure with walls
OF painted and illuminated silk dra-
perles: Things are suggested, not pre-
sented. But the furnishings are beau
lHul, and the night scene which begins
ana ends the opera. with Pierre and his
fellow sailor, Yves. on the bridge Of a
WarshIp, With masts and rigging out
lned IN the dark and sky brightly be-
spangled with stars, is superb piece
OF work, IN exquisite harmony with the
SITUATION, the sentiments of the dia-
logue, and Messengers effective music.
there is much gorgeousness of trap
pings also IN what is supposed to be a
public square in Nagasaki, though not
a hint of the houses and pagodas and
the busting daily life which we're in
the fancy of the makers of the opera.
The ballet, too, is riot of forms.
hgures and colors, which are fit ac-
companiment for some pages of spen-
ald music. The entire score, indeed.
bespeaks a fine imagination and the
touch of a deft and mastery crafts
man. NJ. Messenger has taken hints
rom greater men than he (such as
the song of the sailor from the invis-
ible masthead, for which see "The Fly
ing Dutchman" and "Tristan"). the
stout stave, "Je reverrai dams la lande
bretonne," sung by Yves (and right
splritedly and we'll by NJ. Dufranne)
and the charming duet at the opening
OF the last act, but he has INDUCED in
no slavish imitation of his models.
His score knows very little indeed Of
the local color which Puccini applied
with much ingenuity and adroitness.
and except for the atmosphere lent by
the stage furniture, the theater of the
play MIGHT have been laid as we'll in
france as Japan. But it was stimulat.
ing to the fancy and pleasing to the
ear. There has been an intimation Of
how completely Miss Tamaki Miura
embodied the ideal of the heroine to
the eye. She also acquitted herself
creditably in song. M. Fontaine was
neg eligible in action and sang alter
rately very we'll and very i'll, his in
tonation frequently giving pain to we'll
attuned ears. NJ. Warnery was appro.
priately and happily ecentric as Kan
gourou (the Goro of Puccini's opcra)
and Miss Follis, who effected her
debut, sang like promising novice and
acted not at all. NJ. Hassclmans seemed
we'll intentioncd in his handling Of an
unrulY orchestra
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Suffrage Is Defeated
In ? Southern States
Virginia and South Carolina Act
Adversely on Ratification
Amendment

RICHMOND, Va, JAN 2S.-By a vote
of Z TO 3, the Senate Committee on
Elections to-day rejected the woman
suffrage amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution. The House adopted ycster-
day resolution to refer the amend
ment to vote of the people, but az
it was not a joint resolution it has no
binding effect.
JACKSON. Miss. Jan. 2S-The ques-
ton Of permitting women to vote in
primary elections in Mississippi was
finally settled to-day by the refusal Of
the lower house of the Legislature to
reconsider the Whitworth bill. The
vote was II to 81. Ratification Of the
Federal suffrage amendment will be
submitted to popular vote in the gem
eral election in November.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 2s.-The
South Carolina Legislature went on
record rs opposed to ratification Of the
woman suffrage amendment to-day,
when the Senate defeated resolution
proposing ratification and adopted by
a vote of so to 4 a resolution rejecting
the amendment. The House previously
had adopted resolution rejecting tho
amendment by vote of 90 to 21.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Palestine's First Trade
Vessel Is Launched
Foundation for Merchant Ma.
rine Laid at Jaffa Under
Favorable Auspices

The first ship of the future merchant
marine Of Palestine was launched at
Jatfa recently. The vessel was chris
tened Hecholutz (The Pioneer) and
is the first to fly the blue and white
flag of Zion in the Mediterranean.
AS her PROV shipped into the water
warships of the Italian and British
governments gave her the official salute.
The wife of Major John, English COM
mander at Jaifa, christened the ship
and expressed the wish that by another
ear the Jewish people might possess q
large merchant marine
The creation of great harbor at
Jaffa, as the commercial center for
trade with Mediterranean countries, is
an essential part of the plans for the
restoration of Palestine, for which the
Zionist Organization of America is
raising q fund of SlO,OOO.OOO
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Smith College Endowment
Fund Has Reached $40, 600

Tho campaign for an endowm ant fund
Of $4,00o,o00 for Smith College has
reached $4,000, it was announced yes
terday. Subscriptions totalling $31 900
from several divisions OF the country
were received yesterday
The sixty divisions Of the country
will make tclegraphlc reports Of
progress on or before February 2.
Among tho subscriptions received yes
terday wan ono OF 81 received from
Uzbridge, Mass., which the donor
tendered AZ a tribute to tho college
that Ts giving its girls something that
makes them valuable assets to demo-
cracy.~
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
To Feed 100000 Children
Great Interest Being Taken i'm
Aiding Starving Hungary

Special efforts are being made BY the
American Relief Administration Eu-
ropean Chldren's Fund, to raise money
enough to feed 100000 children daily in
Hungary. Headquarters for this fund
have been opened in the Hotel McAlpin
by the committee which is cooperating
with Herbert Hoover in an attempt to
raise S1,000,000 for the fund
Reports received from districts out.
side the city yesterday showed wide
spread interest was being taken in the
work and some districts have already
realized their quota. Food and milk are
being rushed to the famine stricken dis
tricts in Hungary. and relief kitchens
are being established under supervision
Of Captain Gardner Richardson
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
French Opera, Long
Delayed, Presented
By Chicago Singers
''L'Heure Espagnole," Once
Announced for Metro
politan Production, Is
Staged at the Lexington

Maurice Ravel's "L'Heure Espagnole"
has been long while reaching the
American boards, though it was an
nounced by the Metropolitan for pro
duction at the New Thcater good ten
years ago. The reasons for its non-ap-
pearance have been various One of
them. which had weight in the old
days. probably was the nature of the
libretto. A very picturesque. piquant,
not to say peppery, tale is that devised
by Franc Nohain. But the water sweeps
swiftly to-day under our moral bridges,
and Mrs. Grundy seems to have got
caught in the current. We had glmpses
Of her last night at the Lexington
Iheater, her mouth full of water, her
broom brandishing frantically above
the turgid waves. She was a pathetic
figure. Nobody was paying any atten-
ton to her; nobody seemed to care
whether she drowned or not. 1t was not
a delectable picture, but "L'Heure
Espagnole" is not a delectable opera.
Boccaccio would have roared at it. We
are sure that Anatole France has paid
for seat and smiled quietly to him
self as he viewed it more times than
one, but we don't think DR.. johnson or
the late Lord Tennyson would have ap-
proved at all 'L'Heure Espagnole"
teaches no moral lesson. 1t paints
human nature quite naked, and. we re-
gret to state it, together unashamed
We should hardly say that it makes
vice attractive, but it makes virtue non
existant. This was the one-act opera
which was produced last night by the
Chicago Opera Association at the Lex
ington Theater.
Libretto Is Humorous
We will not reprint NJ Nohain's
story. as it was published last Sunday
in The Tribune. 1t is enough to state
that it concerns the wife OF Spanish
clockmaker who has two lovers and
who ends the opera by having a third
The intrigue is formed by the hiding
of the first two gentlemen in the bosom
of two clocks and of their peregrina-
tons on the shoulders of herculean
muleteer. The libretto. taken with all
It's indelicacies upon its head. is about
as funny as libretto can be, and last
nights audience, even that part OF 1t
which did not understand French, was
not slow in comprehension.
NJ Ravel's mu-ic is delightful,
varied, shot through with color, with
unexpected rhythms, above all with
humor 1t is music which is frank y
illustrative and 1t makes no attempt
at lyricism, but as music TO carry on
the story and to saturate it with
atmosphere il is mastery, in fact, as
delightful a score as has come out Of
France in recent years. But, after all,
the plays the thing
Performance Delightful
The performance was equally de
lightful. There was little chance for
singing, but much for acting. Miss
Calls Conception was eXQuisitely arch
and businesslikc, while NJ Magucnats
Ramiro was worthy mate. These
two were the realists Of the piece NJ
Warnery as the poet was the roman
ticist, and his very inability to sing
made his character the more delight
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
State Must Pay S997,O66
Award Made Over Land at Go.
wanus Bav

ALBANY, Jan. 2S.-Judgment against
the State of New York for S997,-
066 was announced to-day by the
Court Of Claims in the claim of the
First Construction Company, of Brook
lyn The case resulted from the
states appropriation of upland and Ian d
under water at Gowanus Bay, Brook
lyn, for Il barge canal terminal
At the time of the appropriation, the
property was owned by the estate Of
William Beard, which later assigned its
claim to the construction company
which sought to recover more than
S3,000,000. Former Judge Haight, Of
the Court of Appeals, as referee, de-
cided on $1,081,51 as proper amount
The state appealed and the case was
sent to the Court of Claims.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Antiques Bring $lO8,O94

collection of antique Chinese porce-
lains was finished yesterday afternoon
in the American Art Galleries. The
collection brought $1O8,O945O. 1t con-
sisted of specimens of carved jade and
rock crystal, brasses, pewter, silver
table china and glassware and similar
objects.
The largest purchases yesterday
were made by j. j. Lippman. The
total Of yesterdays sales was 18,5395O
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Familiar Cast Sings ''Faust"
At Metropolitan Opera House

Faust" was sung again at the
Metropolitan Opera House last night
with Miss Farrar, Mr.. Martinell and
Mr.. Rothier in the .hree principal
roles, and Miss Ellis, Mr. Couzinou
and Miss Howard as Sie5el, Valentin
and Marta respectively. Miss Farrars
Interpretation of Marguerite has not
changed with the exception that her
treatment of the Jewel Song has be-
come, to say the least, informal
Mr.. Martinelli's Faust and Mr.
Rothier's Mephistophees are both sea-
soned representations. Whoever the
singers may be. much of the operas
charm lies in the beauty of the music
itself
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Pauline Watson in Recital

Pauline Watson, violinist, gave her
recital, postponed because of the clos
ing Of the Sixtv-third Street Music
Hall, at the Park Theatre yesterday
afternoon Although her accompani-
ments for concertos by Brahms and
Tschaikowsky were played by an or
chestra conducted by Richard Hage-
man, the quality of her own perform
ance displayed no reason for so elabo-
rate a setting. Her tone was thin and
hard her technique mediocre, her bow
ing rigid. Perhaps she wished to gain
experience in appearing with orchestra,
but she contributed little toward max
ing the experiment successful.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Misses Smell
And White Wed
In St. Patrick's
Thomas B. McCovern Jr. and
Daughter of Mrs. William
F. Smell Are Married in
Cathedral Lady Chanel
Mi-Careme at the Astor
"Pageant of Ancient France
Will Be Given by Beaux
Arts Institute March IL

Two weddings took place yesterday
IN ST. Patrick's Cathedral. where Miss
katherine Smell and Miss Lucy Irene
White were married.
Miss Smell. who is the daughter Of
Mrs. William Francis Smell, of 1923
sI,exington Avenue, became the bride of
Thomas B. McGovern jr. in the LADY
Chapel at 4 o'clock Yesterday after
noon.
Tie bride. who was escorted to the
altar by her brother. Thomas Smell
wore gown OF IVORY satin, with bodice
snd paniers of silver lace. The gown
was made with court train, and her
tulle veil fell from under an Italian
cap OF Brussels lace. fastened with q
circlet Of orange blossoms. She car
ried a bouquet of white orchids and
lilies the-valley. Her sister, Mrs.
ratron Of honor and only attendant,
was dressed in chiffon in three shades
Of American beauty. The bodice was
yelled with cream lace. She wore a
hat OF transparent gold tissue, from
the right side of which hung cluster
of cream co lored wistaria Her bouquet
was of spring flowers.
Robert F. Cruickshank was the best
man, and the ushers were ]. Cotter
Connel. William McGovern. William
VanBrunt Findley and Bernard Muir
ray The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Father larwood and was fol
lowed by reception at the st. Regis.
After their honeymoon Mr McGovern
and his bride will make their home in
this city.
Miss White daughter Of Mrs. Mar
earet L. White of Kew Gardens. Long
Island was married to Charles Nor
man Shafer in the Cathedral by Mgr
Michael J. Lavelle. She walked to the
altar with her brother, Paul j. White
and was attended by Miss Mary G.
Buckingham. Miss Bella Gatti, Miss
Helen Mayer, Miss Gertrude McGovern
and Miss Alice Madigan.. John j.
Glynn was Mr.. Shaffer's best man. and
serving as ushers were John B. Etch-
ingham, Norman Hargrave, Garrick NJ.
Spencer and James Shaw McIver The
bride was graduated from the College
of New Rochelle and Mr.. Shaffer from
St Johns College, Fordham Uni
yersity and Fordham University Law
School. During the war he served for
two years as an intelligence officer in
the navy.
Mrs. Robert R. Livingston gave
dinner last evening at her home, II
Washington Square. for her nephew
and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Goodhue
Livingston jr.
A Mi-Careme entertainment, Pag-
cant of Ancient France" will be given
on the evening of March IL, at the
Hotel Astor. by the BeauxArts Insti-
tute Of Design, formerly known as the
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

fully absurd. NJ. Cotreuil as the
banker and NJ. Defrere as the clock
maker were equally in the picture,
while NJ. Hasselmans conducted with .
delicate feeling for ruance.
Then came "Pagliacci." with Tita
Rutfo as Tonic. Mr.. Ruffo sang tho
prolouge superbly. and the audience
cheered him until he was forced to
Mr.. Lamont as Canio, and Maria San
tillan as Media were moderately ef-
fective. Mr. Marinuzzi conducted.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
''Apparition" Of the Virgin
Draws ThrOngs i'm France

METZ, Jan. 2s.-Although claims
that an apparition of the Virgin hao
been seen at Noveant, a village near
here, are said to be without founda-
ton, crowds continue to flock to the
place. So great is the throng wishing
to see the phenomenon, which is said
to be caused by the shadows of two
trees, that special automobile service
has been established between this city
and the village. Every house in
Noveant and in the adjacent country
is filled with pilgrims, who believe
there is something supernatural in the
illusion.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Baptists Plan Big Drive
Seek to Raise Sl00,0OO,OOO il
Five Davs in Spring

Dr. J. Y. Aitchison, director Of the
general board Of promotion of the
Northern Baptist Convention, issued a
call yesterday to all convention sccre-
taries to meet in Chicago on Tuesday
to discuss plans for the 100000, 900
drive Of the Baptist financial campaign.
The Baptists plan to raise the entire
total of Sl00,o00,OO0 in five days from
April 25 to May ,.
DR.. Aitchison announced the appoint
ment of A. c. Marts, as associate na-
tional campaign director. Mr. Marts was
associate in charge of the Southern
Methodist centenary campaign and di-
rector of the Roosevelt memorial cam
paign.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
Miss Siiba Heard in Recital

MISS Muri SIlba, q young pianist,
who has been heard here before, gave
another recital yesterday afternoon at
Aeolan Hall. Miss Silba's talent has
already been remarked. She plays
with dash, color and incisive touch,
while her technique is sure and fluent
Among the composers represented on
her program yesterday were Handel,
Mozart, Schumann, Chopin, Mendel-
sohn and Debussy.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

A st. Valentines fancy dress ball for
the benefit Of the Free Milk for Italy
Fund will be given in the Della Robbia
room Of the Hotel Vanderbilt February
IA. Boxes arc 500 and tickets SIS. The
ball committee is made up Of Mrs
William Boyce Thompson, chairman
Mrs Henry M. Rae, treasurer; Mrs
Edward N. Brcitung, Mrs. George J
Could, the Duchcsse dc Chaulnes, Mrs
Hornsby Evans and Mrs. Stephen Birch
There will be dancing by professionals
and fortune telling booth will be con-
Quoted by Miss Elsie Janis.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29
The Stage Door

Alexandra Carlisle will return to the
stage in series of special matinees at
the Thirty-nnth Street Theater be-
ginning Tuesday. February II, when
she will be seen in "The Tragedy of
Nam" by John Masetield. Miss Car
lisle has not been seen in New York
since THE Country Cousin" Others
Beatrice Noyes and John Harwood.
Maurice Maeterlinck and Henry Rus
sell, former impresario Of the Boston
Opera Company, attended last nights
performance of THE Purple Mask" at
the Booth Theatcr.
Hugo Riesenfeld announces that he
has engaged permanent chorus of
mixed voices for the Rivoli and Rialto
appearance at the Rialto Theater on
the opening day Of Music Week, Sunday
February l. Mr.. Riescnfeld has been ex-
perimenting with chorus for many
months. At the Rivoli it was tried
out IN the presentation of the prologue
to Iris" as an overture. The new
permanent chorus will be handled by
the New School Of Opera and Ensemble
Josiah EURO, director.
Marie Mcconnell, Of "The Magic
Melody" at the Shubert Theater, with
but few hours notice last week, sang
the prima donna role during the illness
OF Renee Dclting. This week she is
singing Carmel Myers's part.
Charles 7. Schneider the costumer
| has returned from England, where he
spent two months for f. Ray Com
stock and Morris Gest consulting with
Percy Anderson, the artist, regarding
the costumes for Mecca" which will
be produced at the Century Theate1
next August.
Kitty Gordon has returned to musi-
cal comedy in new play called Lady
Kitty Inc"
John Murray Anderson will halt re-
hearsals of his forthcoming produc-
tion "What's in a Name" to entertain
the entire cast and chorus at the
Greenwich Village Nights Ball, to be
given at Dclmonico's on Saturday even
ing as a farewell to the members of
the "Greenwich Village Follies," which
terminates its run here on that evening
James K. Hackett announces that he
has secured from the widow of Captain
Samuel f. Gross the exclusive produc-
ing rights to "Cyrano de Bergerac" in
the United States and Canada, and that
he will make a production of the play
in the late spring Of this year, with
himself in the leading role.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

Society Of BeauxArts Architects, an
organization composed of men Who
studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
IN Paris. 1t will be their third ball the
hrst, venetian Fete," having been
given in the winter Of 1913, and the
second, "The Ball of Che Gods" two
years later. 1t is proposed to make
TINS years spectacle even more bril-
liant and beautiful than either of the
previous affairs Henry Davenport has
written the book, and the entire pag-
cant will be under his supervision. 1t
will be divided into three episodes Les
Cours d'Amour, La Chasse du Diane
and Les Fetes Gallant Lloyd Warren
will be chairman of the ball commit
tee, and number of we'll known archi-
tccts will be associated with him.
James Monroe Hewlett will design and
execute the romantic landscape which
music will again be under the super
vision and direction of Kenneth NJ.
Murchison.
Under the auspices of the ways and
means committee of the Diocesan Aux
iliary to the Cathedral of St. John the
Divine a concert of liturgical and other
sacred music will be given by the choir
of the cathedral this afternoon, in
Aeolian Hall. The program will be
varied one and include works by Pal
estrina, Byrd, Gibbons, Sweelinck
Tschaikowsky, Arkhangelsky and
Gretchaninotf.
On behalf of the Girls Protective
League q meeting will be held this
afternoon at o'clock, at the home of
Mrs Vincent Astor, $40 Fifth Avenue.
The final performance Of "Coppelia"
by the Spence School Alumn@ was
given at the Plaza last evening. Owing
to q death in the family Of Mrs. B.
Tappen Farchild she was unable to
appear at any Of the performances, and
her role of Coppelius was successfully
| The entertainment was followed by
general dancing and a number of sup
per parties.
Mrs. Hamilton NICK. Twombly gave
luncheon yesterday at her home, 6S4
Fifth Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry II. Rogers have
invitations out for the third Of series
Of evening musicales, February 10, at
their home, 270 Park Avenue. Miss
Lorraine Wyman and Rafaelo Diaz, of
the Metropolitan Opera Company, will
be the artists. Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers's
daughter, Miss Mary Millicent Rogers,
will give a small dance at her home
February 4. The family will leave for
Florida February Is.
Mrs. Douglas Robinson will give a
luncheon and dinner February 1, at her
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Griswold A. Thompson
already have Joined the Southern
hegira and gone to Nassau, B. l., to
remain until the end of March.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

DR.. and Mrs. Preston Pope Satter-
white leave for Palm Beach on Sunday
TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. E.. T. Stotesbury
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

Mrs. F. King Wainwright has arrived
in town from Bryn Mawr and is at the
Hotel st. Regis.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

Mrs. Douglas Robinson will give a
luncheon and dinner February 1, at her
home, 8 East Sixty-third Street.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

Kitty Gordon has returned to musi-
cal comedy in a new play called Lady
Kitty Inc"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

Maurice Macterlinck and Henry Rus
sell, former impresario Of the Boston
Opera Company, attended last nights
performance of THE Purple Mask" at
the Booth Theater.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

Mrs. Robert R. Livingston gave a
dinner last evening at her home, II
Washington Square. for her nephew
and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Goodhue
Livingston jr.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-29

Mi-Careme entertainment, Pag-
cant of Ancient France" will be given
on the evening of March IL, at the
Hotel Astor. by the BeauxArts Insti-
tute Of Design formerly known as the