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The New York herald., 1921-11-27
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w TE are dancing with another girl.
M Just as we are about to ask her
where the gangsters are. she asks
our opinion on "The Outlines of History"
When she has that, she asks whether we
don't think Moncken made a mistake in
calling Dante an overrated figure We don't
know anything about his figure, we venture
but we don't think his work Is overrated. In
fact, we volunteer the opinion that the In
ferno Is n h--l Of a fine poem, IL we may
make wretched pun, as Chris Morley would
say.
We are beginning to think that this
nickel-a-dance joint is a hghbrow hangout
Literary conversation and no murders. Not
even an assault.
Disappointed, we gather up our hat and
coat and prepare to leave. AS we depart
man who brushes our sleeve as he passes.
says Excuse me- and bows. Wed like to
kick him. We picked out a fine place for
excitement
The New York herald., 1921-11-27

~ Ut no! The stairs aren't crealsy.
* Perhaps we aren't treading hard
- enough. A little pounding may ac
complish the desired result. No these are
obviously creakless stairs. Even a pachy-
derm couldn't make em creak. They are
made of hard wood and are as solid as
marble.
A creakless stairway in a nckel-a-dance
emporium is a disappointment that we make
effort to hide, but If the stabbings and
shootings come off, all will be forgiven.
Here we are in the dance hall. Not
gas Jet in the place. Rose -colored electric
lights instead. Can this he a nickel-a- dance
Joint or have we wandered into the Wal
dorf or the Ritz by mistake? Yes this is
"A nickel-a dance place, lackey in evening
dress assures us. Well, If the gangsters of
New York aren't getting swell Imagine
that. if you will Attendants in full dress
at n itney dance hall!
And look at that Louis XVI. reception
rooml Or is ii Rudolph w? We always
get those Russian kings mixed.
Oh, we'll what's the of kicking?e a
shooting in tasteful surroundings, we are
reminded by the works OF e. Phillips Open
helm, can be interesting. too. Let the gang
sters have their own way. And perhaps
these luxurious furnishings are simply in
tended as an indication Of what is to follow.
The place is all dressed up to kill, you see;
and that, at least. is reassuring.
Where are the gangsters? The dress
suited lackey tells us we are too early.
The frequenters Of nickel-a-dance halls. he
points out, do not begin to drift in until
10 o'clock. 10 is only nine now. Would
we care to have a seat? Yes thank you.
This, by the way, Is as good a time as
any to celebrate IN song the stirring things
that transpire in nickei-a-dance halls
Later, when the hghts begin, we won't have
a chance. Well. 80 long. we1l be with
you as soon as we finish our roundelay.
The New York herald., 1921-11-27
A NrcKrr, A DANCE

You'll ruin the plumbing sonny, put that
pipe back In its socket"
Mother, piece Of pipe is handy in
feler's pocket"
"You'l spoil the fireplace sonny il you
take that brick away"
The New York herald., 1921-11-27

an Eli world When a customer came out
on the street his lips were sealed. Strik;
him down with lightning and he would
breathe not syllable Of Mory's gossip.
IT is reported that on the night of a
certain Harvard triumph crowd of Crimson
supporters storfned Mory's threshold and
took possession of the place. All the avail
able Ellis were tossed out on the street The
Captains personal table was chopped up to
kindle roaring fire. The Captains personal
locker was forced and looted Crimson ban
ners covered the walls. The possession was
complete
Captains Table at Mory's
Is Preserved Relic
This story, however, is not given credence
in modern Yale circles. Mory denies it or
bended knee. He points to the authentic
Captains table. rckety but still standing
He points to the Captains locker with the
rusty paddock never tampered with by Har'
ward hands Morys denial of the outrage
is as complete as Harvards alleged posses
sion.
Mory's was the rendezvous of the mid
night bowl. The sophisticated sol homorc
eyes wearied with his struggles with the
Greek verbs and the chemical formulas,
tossed aside his books as the bells tolled the
mystic hour and headed for Mory's. A 'ham
considered a great nightcap. So also was
an onion sandwich washed down with some
of Pilsners best. Besides, he might run on
celebrating junior who had been in his
cups since p. M. or a sombre senior who
knew thing or two about the spring
selections.
1t was there one met the men who really
counted
Heublein's and the Hofbrau did more than
accept the overflow from Mory's. They
served Yale in their own particular way.
They were less intimate in atmosphere than
Mory's but often more riotous in revelry.
An outsider could get into either one o.
them without showing Identification papers
or declaring allegiance to the Eli colors.
One could put on party at Heubeins
and not be too particular about who was
invited or gather a gang and head for the
Hofbrau. 1t was quite the thing 10 reserve
a table for after the theatre at Heublein's.
In the stress of ravenous appetite it was
all right to have food served along with the
drinks at either place.
The Taft Hotel hadn't been built long
enough to become one Of the Yale traditions
before the minion law turned the bar into
soda fountain and the grill into fashion
able the ddnsdnt But there ives side
street place that served Fish-house punch
latter IL p. M. pronounced Fish -housch
pus-s-h") that was endeared to the hearts
of all alumni and visiting opponents. No
matter what the score. the trip to- New
Haven was almost worth while for the
bouquet of that Fish-house punch.
To-day, as any undergrad or football vis-
tor can testify things have changed
Mory's, Heubein's and the Hofbrau are just
plain, sedate restaurants serving food anG
more food. It's perfectly safe to ~ake the
family into any ope of them. All signs OF
the riotous past have disappeared with a
rush Of unexplained virtue
Mory's has made some attempt to keep
The New York herald., 1921-11-27
Nobody in Princeton
Says: Have Drink!

But Princeton had its high spots, its cubby
holes and It's Princeton Inn. We have heard
rumors Of Princeton's parties" and we have
read This Side of Paradise" But person
ally, from the station to the Palmer Stadium.
we have never been offered a Princeton
drink. Still their traditions have probably
been shattered as completely as those in
New Haven and Cambridge
And so now, when a reformer wants to
make q drive at the colleges he eliminates
consideration of the flowing bowl. Instead,
he takes shot at the elective system or the
amazing ignorance" of the average gradu-
ate. If it isn't one thing, as the prophets
say, it's another.
The New York herald., 1921-11-27

ager "They were Intended for the wedding
party in the next suite.
So they took our champagne away from
us, every last bottle of it, failed to invite US
to the party and didn't even thank us for
having it so nicely iced for them.
1t looked like good champagne too.
The New York herald., 1921-11-27
Boston Took Volstead
Seriously From the First

Out in Cambridge Harvard accepted
national prohibition because there was no
way out of the situation. With the supply
from Boston cut off the Beer Nigh. had TO
be forgotten Estimating roughly there aye
probably a hundred thousand useless stems
in Cambridge to-day. Tn some clubs they
still keep up the ancient rite of passing out
stems to new members purely for the sake
of sentiment But they are all in dead
storage, waiting for the Volstead wave t.
pass on.
The old drinking songs haven't gone out
OF print, but new compositions are not being
encouraged. The rendering of "Rhine Wine"
or Here's to Johnny Harvard, Fill Her Up
a Full GLASS;" in public is frowned upon. 1t
strs old memories that are better left rest
ing in peace.
nowned Harvard fame, still do business in
mild sort of way. In the halcyon days they
had a midnight trade that would have made
a downtown rush hour lunch proprietor turn
green with envy No matter how late was
the hour or how heavy were the seas the
Crimson celebrator had to stop either at
Rammy's or Johns on the way homo for
last sandwich To-day they keep one light
burning dimly throughout the evening and
sleepy eyed clerk on the job. 1t is
enough to take care of the crush" The old
custom of stopping off, is no more.
We have no intention of wringing the
hearts of thousands of Princeton alumni by
rehearsing the catalogue of Princeton's
drinking traditions. In the first place, f.
Scott Fitzgerald has done for Princeton
what we could never hope to do. And again,
we know the New Jersey college town only
in spots. We know trail that leads from
the station to the Palmer Stadium We
know the same trail in reverse And then
we have to think mighty hard to remember
anything else that we know about Jungle
town.
The New York herald., 1921-11-27

~ TILL, it would be fun to go in We
haven't seen a stabbing in months.
- And we love stabbings. Some day
we are going to write rousing knife play
song (called "A Slice of Life" or something
of the sort) that will include the stanza
And when brave Roderick lost his knife
He wasn't a bit dismayed.
For he knew that he could save his life
BY using his shoulder blade.
Shootings entertain us too. Theren be
five or six in here before the evening is over.
It seems pity to miss them. Shots in the
night always leave us enthralled. Gunplay
is so prominent a part of American letters
perhaps American epistols would be better
phrase-that we suppose our corruption
was accomplished that way. But whatever
the cause, the effect Is there, and we clamor
for blood.
The New York herald., 1921-11-27

Q HALL we go in or shan't we? 1t is
- risk, of course Have we a right to
take chances of this sort? No, we
think not We have dependents. We must
think of them The worst that could happen
TO us would be death, while they, deprived
OF the vast income from our writings, would
have to seek out the nearest poor-farm.
Yes it would be selfish to die. We must
think of the family and keep on living.
The New York herald., 1921-11-27


for blood.
HALL, we go in? Yes Wen take
chance after all. These nickel-a-
~ dance places may be tough-(we are
standing in front of one Of them on Broad
way, in case you don't know)-but we are
brave man.
Well, here we are in the hallway. Aren't
we In the wrong place? There are no gas
lights here. nickel-a-dance place should
be lit by gas, it seems to us, as this gives an
opportunity to talk of "the fickering flames
that. as they were blown hither and thither
by the wind that swept through the broken
windows, cast shadows in all directions and
gave gloomy foreboding of the tragedy that
was to follow"
Electric lights, no matter how windswept
refuse to flicker. But these aren't even
windswept. The windows we see are singu-
larly intact-and they are closed. What a
wel-ordered hallway for nickel-a- dance
house! What an odd approach to a haven
for roughnecks
We shall have to make a correction. This
isn't a hallway after all. sign to our right
reads, mo LOITERING IN THE FOYER"
So this is foyer! Yes, il must be, for we
can see foyer escape.
OF all things Are these roughnecks put
ting on airs or are we i'm the wrong place?
And whoever heard of foyer as a setting
for stabbng? Such things only happen
in gaslit Railways.
Oh, well, maybe the dance hall is gaslit
That would help. We shall ascend the
creaky stairs and investigate
The New York herald., 1921-11-27

w TE have squared all accounts with
M the neighbors in the apartment
w house Nyhara we live We feel
The New York herald., 1921-11-27

WYE had something to say about how
M our youngest infant makes her
w share of noise at the apartment
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
GIRLS OF SOCIETY TO
AID OPERATIC BENEFIT
WW Sell Programmes at Car
mem Gala Performance.

Scores Of young women prominent in
society will attend the gaia performance
OF Carmen" tomorrow night at the
Metropolitan Opera House and will sell
souvenir programmes TO increase the
sum being raised for the European Re-
lief Councils Child-Eeeding Fund. Mrs.
George r. Post. Jr., and Miss Anne
Wilde are in charge of the young women
VINO have been invited to be the pro
gramme girls.
Mrs. Post has obtained the cooperation
of the following young women: Misses
Mary Wood, Ethel Potter. Louise Bar
be-. katherine Post, Mary Stevens.
Rosaie Bloodgood. Anna Flichtner
Nancy Yuille, Beatrice Sorchan. Con-
stance Delaney, Kate Prentice. Margaret
Tucker. Fanny Billings, Evelyn Preston,
Edythc Names, Sylvia Whitehouse. Cor
neia Christian. Mrs. William Osborn
and Mrs. Joseph Walker. Fifteen young
women of the Junior League who have
volunteered for this service are the
Misses Annabel Mayo-Smlth. Audrey
Sherman. Katharine Speyers, Harriet
Wilbur. Elizabeth Enos Suzanne Noeder
Anglesca Hewlett, Drake Smith, Pamela
Poor. Constance Poor, Geraldine Hail,
Louise Reick. Margaret shaw, Katherine
Noble and Frances Isham.
Miss Wilde viii have charge Of ffty
young women. ALI of whom arc members
of the Junior Auxiliary of st. Nlncents
Hospital.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
AUTHORS LEAGUE Dimes.

Three hundred members Of the Au-
thors League of America attended the
annual dinner. which was held last night
at the Cafe Boulevard. Broadway and
Forty-first street. Gelett Burgess was
toastmaster. and there we're talks by DIR.
A. A. Brill on the Creative Mind and
Cosmo Hamilton on 'The Movie Game.
after which Franklin 7. Adams led an
orchestra through several numbers Miss
Neysa McMein played the cymbals, Miss
Lillian Gish the tambourine, Mrs. Lydig
Hoyt the water whistle. Mrs. Estelle
Loomls Burgess the triangle, Mrs. Clare
Be!lthe mouth organ and Mr.. Adams
held the stop watch. Sir Philip Gibbs
was the guest OF honor.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
COMRADES ON FORCE
AT KENNEL FUNERAL
Gueyd of Honor Marches to
Cemetery.

Funeral services for Poles Lieut..
William Kennel who acted as body
guard for eight Mayors, were held yes
terday afternoon in the Kennel home at
~ Grove street, Brooklyn. The service,
Which was the simple Episcopal ritual.
was conducted by the Rev. Or. George
T.. Bishop. pastor OF the Bushwick Ave
nue. Methodist Episcopal Church and a
life long friend OF the deceased.
A guard OF honor, composed of Police
Capt. David Kane, two lieutenants. two
sergeants and forty patrolmen. attended
the service and accompanied tho cor
tege TO the cemetery. Two hymns.
Lead, Kindly LiGht" and Rock OF
Ages" were sung during the service by
the police quartet. Floral pieces were
numerous and We're banked high behind
the casket In the large living room.
Hundreds of police officers and former
friends OF Lieut.. Kennel attended the
service.
The body was taken 10 the Lutheran
Cemetery. but because OF tho storm was
not buried bur placed in n temporary
vault. The pallbearers were Soiice
Lieuts. Charles Gallagher. Charles fIalli-
gan. Michael O'Grady, Charles Henley
William j. McCloskey and Henry Miller.
all members of Brooklyn precincts.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
BUTTERFLY TO BE SUNG
AT SPECIAL MATINEE
'Monon' to Open Sixteenth
Week at Metropolitan.

Msssenet's "Manon' will open the six
teenth week of the Metropolitan Opera
season on Monday evening of next week.
In the cast will be Mines. Farrnr. Mel
lish. Tiffany. Arden and Savage and
Messrs. Hackett. Chalmers. Rothier.
Ananian. laurent. Reschiglian. dan
gelo and Leonhart.
'Madama Butterfly" will be given at
a special matinee on Thursday Of next
week sung by Mines. Farrar, Fornia and
Egener and Messrs. Crimi Scott, Anan-
ian. Audisio and Reschiglian.
Other operas next week will be:
I'll Barbiere di Siviglia" on Wednes-
day evening, with Mines. Chase and Berat
and Messrs. Hackett. dc Luca, Didur,
Malatesta. Derchiglian and Audislo.
"Lohengrin" on Thursday evening.
with Mines. Easton, Cisussen, Melllsh
Harvard, Kellogg. Miriam, Porini. Tel
va. Ingram and Arden and Messrs. Sem
bach. Whitshill.
"LAmorc del Tire Re- on Friday eve
ming. with Mines Muzio. Berat, Tiffany
Egener and Arden and Messrs. Gigli.
Danlse. Didur. Paltrinieri and Audisio
la Bohemo" Saturday afternoon,
with Mines. Bori and SunGellus ard
Messrs. crimi. Amato. Rothier, Picoo.
Ananlsn. Malatesta. Reschigiian and
Audlsio Mr. Papi will conduct.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
COL. G. w. MACFARLANE,
FINANCIER, DIES AT ~
Once Prominent in Howaiion
Public Life.

Col George W. Macfarlane. well
known as financler in Hawaii. died
last night In his home in the Bermuda
apartments. s1O West 15oth street. His
death followed an apoplectic stroke, the
second suffered in five years lie was
72 years old. having been born in Hawaii
In lS4e.
For period OF years beginning In
1897. when he represented the King of
the Pacific Islands at the jubilee or
Queen Victoria. Col. Macfarlane was a
prominent figure in the Hawaiian court
He served as chamberlain from 1885 TO
1891. being q tavortte OF King Kala-
kaua, brother of Queen Liliuokalani His
sugar holdings on the island were large.
At one time he was involred In an ac-
ton with Claus Spreckeis Tor $1,000
600. He lost the suit
More recently Col. Macfarlane had
made his home In this city. acting as
agent for John Fowler & Co. OF London
manufacturers of sugar refining macllin-
cry. He had Offices at ifs Broad dway.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
MR.. DANROSCH SOON TO
END HIS CHORAL WORK
To Retire as Oraforio Conduc-
tor at End of Season.

Walter Damrosch will retire from the
conductorship OF the Orstorio Society
Of New York at the end of tho music
festival In the Manhattan Oncra House.
week OF March 90 Tho resignation of
Mr.. Damrosch closes a chapter In The
history of the society covering . period
OF more than forty years during which
the name OF Damrosch has been so
closely associated with the founding
and activities of New Yorks oldest
choral body.
A committee composed OF Mr. Dam
rosch. Carl Ahlstrom, Frank s. Hast
ings. II. w. Gray and r. W. Tebbs.
manager OF the society. has been ap-
pointed 10 look into the matter OF
finding n successor. In a letter to Mr..
Tchbs Mr.. Damrosch writes:
81 feel that I cannot alter my deci-
sion TO retire from the conductorship
Of the society at the end of this season.
Tho time las come when ny o;he.
work really compelg mo 10 sever my
official connection as musical director
Of the society chorus. but | hope you
will let me continue 10 serve on your
board OF directors and thus 90 further In
every way possible the interests Of the
beloved old society. which was founded
by my father SO many years ago"
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
AMERICANS IN PARIS.

Special Gable to THE Nxw York HERALD.
Copyright, 1891. bv TItB NEw YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau
Paris. Feb. 90.
the Hotel Ritz for Cannes to pass three
months.
col and Mrs. Robert Mccormick were
among the guests at a dinner given by
Marshal Foch at the Interallied Club
FOR Prince Saplesta Benes and other
Central Europe statesmen.
NJ. Rodrnan Wanamaker has Lett the
Hotel Ritz for n two months tour OF
southern France.
AIr. d. Everett Ward. New York arch
itect. and Mrs. Ward. who have returned
from tour of the devastated regions,
Will start next week for Algeria.
Mr.. Walter j. Hill. son OF the rresi-
dent OF the Great Northern Railway. ac-
conlpanied By Mr.. James Stewart OF
Chicago. has returned from Switzerland
and will leave this week for New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dixon Morrison
have started for London on their way
10 New York after IA tour OF southern
France.
Mr. Abram I. Elkus expects to return
20 the United States next month.
Mrs. John Shafroth, wife of the United
States Senator from Colorado. accom-
PaHieu Wy Mls - i. AfrnsIrouR OF
Charleston. S. c.. started on Friday for
the Riviera.
Mr.. August Benzigcr. American artist.
is touring the Riviera on his way 10
Switzerland. where he will paint all next
summer
Mr.. William G. Huntington, CONNER
cial attache American Embassy in Paris.
and Mrs. Huntington are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of a daughter
at their home IN Neuiliy on last wednes-
day.
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
NOTES OF THE THEATRES.

To-nigh. at tho Casino Theatre Morris
Rose win present Lew Folds and Mouio
King IN new r'isicai comedy. "Tfue
Eyes" With Andrew rombes. Fay Raymond
and Delylo Aida.
AZ iha Playhouse next Nordav evening
Ice shnoert will present Miss Doris keane
which she played in England LOS times.
M,ss Mary Nash IN Thy Sars n Woman
VIII end her New YORK engagement at the
Playhouse aest Saturday evening
Leo Ditrlchsteln opens IN ssringtisid
Mas. tomorrow IN new play by Achmed
Abdulish. entitled Toto
sam n. Harris announced yesterday that
hcginning With to-day the Cohan 2 harris
Theatre WIN be knewn a. tho sam r. Harris
Theatre The plsyhouse - opened several
yearr ago as tho Gambler Theatre.
ui.a Ammo Wheaton. who has been suffer
lns from an attack of tonalit!s for the last
few days. has reioined the cest ~ the
zierfeld Nine O'Clock aud Midnight Folics
the New Amsterdam Theatre rco'.
"pit,er Pattor." with Eruest rrue1. The
musical comedy which Ind Q Ions and smc-
ccsrfui rim at thr Longacre Theatre, H. the
attraction this week ~ the shubert Riviera.
John Golden Announces the engagement OF
John Cope 20 create tho character OF loco
motive enslnecr In Harry New rear the
Viola nrothora Shore. which VIII bc pro
duced FOR the fret time at The Apollo The
atrc. Atlantic City. March -.
The cast OF Tho Great Adventure, which
opens Friday evening az tho Neighborhood
Playhouse. inclrdcs Ian Naciarcn. Misa
neirdrc Doyle Miss annie Hushea. Harold
West. Lionel Glenistor. George Fitzgerald.
Edgar Kent. Miss Alice L"wisohn and John
Roche.
"A Dangerous Maid" the final titio de-
cidcd upon hy Edgar MacGrogor fog his
latcat musical production, viii open ~ At
iaut,c CITY March -. In the cast are
Misses Iuiie,to Day. Anelia bingham. AdN
Meade ard trauitn FiCfcfe". Nlutou Freed
ey. Frederic Burt Arthur Shaw and
Creighton Hale.
Charles niiiinchan's fprc.acia "Cicod
Times begins Ito twcnty-uinth week to-day
Special features viii 10 introduced today
and continued over tomorrow ~ honor o.
" asnihg ton BlthGay
The New York herald., 1921-02-21
MIAMI.

special Despatch to THE NEw YoaK HERALD
MIAMI. Fla. Feb. 20.--aIr. and Mrs.
James II. Sheffield. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
crt l.. Bacon. Harry S. Black, Mr.. and
Mrs. Z. Alan Hudson and John F. Harris
were among those in the surf to-day.
Sirs. Hermann Oelrichs watched the
bathing from beach chair.
Yachting parties were in favor to-day
ana the bay was dotted with craft tak-
ing guests for sail and tea on board.
one of the largest parties was enter
tained by James f. Farrell. Jr. of Phil
adeiphia, who took his guests on the
wave to Soldier Key. where they had
picnic luncheon and went bathing.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Connab Bile had
guests on their yacht Thallassa. Gen.
anu MIS-. Baldwin d. Splllman enter
tanned on the Barracuda.