South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-10

/ celebration opened last night al the
| Blackstone theater, where the Amer
lean Legion frolic had it's first show
ing before a crowd which packed the
spacious theater to its capacity.
The frolic and the patriotic garb
which the city is assuming as in pre-
paration for Saturdays elaborate
program is the forerunner TO the Of
fetal celebration tomorrow ARMS
tice Day will be observed officially
not only by merchants in decorating
their places of business. but also by
banks. which will observe the legal
holiday.
3 Business as usual Is expected TO
pause at II o'clock Saturday morn
ing, the nationwide tribute Of graf
itude for the wars end and a tribute
to the gallantry of those who sleep
where peoples grow"
FroIic Well Received
The entertainment at the Black
stone last night was well received
and the FIVE acts presented smack
/ OF the professional. Two shows are
/ presented tonight and three Satur-
day, a matinee being offered on that
/ day
The interest in the Legion's cele-
bration will be heightened today
when Capt. and Mrs. Claude Z.
I Gregg, the former state commander
/ Of the Legion arrive at 1870 o'clock
/ They will be met by a reception
committee. headed by the posts
+ commander, A. r. Macdonald and
4 Col. George w. F'reyermuth and E.
I J. Roche.
HeaIthwin Vets Guests.
4 1t is possible that Capt. and Mrs.
/ Gregg will visit Notre Dame and
Healthwin in the afternoon. At 6
/ o'clock, they will be guests at an
informal dinner at the Chamber of
I Commerce, rendered by members of
I the post and their wives and fam
lilies. Following dinner, all will go
TO the Blackstone theater for the
frolic.
' Disabled veterans at Healthwin
will be guests at the Blackstone of
. Mrs. George A. McIvor. president
Of the auxiliary Cars for transpor-
tation will be furnished by the post
The veterans will be guests Of the
post at the dinner.
II. T. Mcconnell OF Chicago. who
/ VIII have charge OF the informal
| cotlllion and dance will arrive early
! Saturday. A carload of favors and
4 costume effects will reach South
Bend Friday. Attendance at the
| oliver will be limited TO 500 cou-
| pies. the capacity set by A. ]. Weis-
berg and Mr.. Mcconnell. Tickets
are still available from 1egionnaires
or from Joe Cunningham, chairman
III the ticket committee, at the Rob
ertson store.
South Bend is invited to the
oliver party-that is. as much of
South Bend as can be accommo-
dated. There will be no repetition
of the jam at the first veteran
party. Mr.. Weisberg expects to
close the hotel 10 guests when the
capacity is reached. A special Ar
mistice dinner VIII be served to
those who wish to eat down town
Commanders Coming.
Distinguished guests will arrive
Saturday, including Col. H I
Nobel. Col. and Mrs Fitzlough Lee
and Capt. Immerie Of Culver, Mr.
and Mrs. George B. Norton OF Nap
panee, and other post commanders
from surrounding cities. South
Bend is the center OF ArmistIce Day
celebrations. and a record crowd Is
expected.
High Standard.
The Blackstone offering was up "a
the standard of the previous Leg
ion frolic of last year. opening with
an overture Fantasy on The An
ltnems of the Allied Nations by the
\ Blackstone theater orchestra.
A legionnaire buglar sounded as
sembly and the program was for
mally opened.
Two acts are especially deserving
or mention. G. Heintzelman aided
by G. Smith, A. Smith and w. Die
present an Offering of typical songs
with a southern setting. The quar-
tet pleased the capacity audience
and solo selections as well as th'
group numbers went over big
Heintzelman, possessor of a ricf
bass voice. sang several lifting
songs which took well. A feature o
, the quartet's entertainment wa
"Buddies." a popular song sung b!
, one OF the boys to his comrade.
, Edwin Kraft and Albert Reno II
few jokes and some splendid team
= dancing were a decided success
. Kraft. who has had professional ex
perience. was a riot. and the pate
was rapid and laugh producing. Tn
act was billed some Tangle."
J. Conrad. who has spent man!
years in Chautauqua work. gave
ventruoquist presentation which
was on a par with that seen on tn
Orpheum circuit in South Bend. Tn
opening number. was a Hawaiian
offering with Neddo and Dice az tn
guitars and Miss Violet Straub o
River Park in a pleasing Hula dance
Sextet PIeases
The Studebaker Saxaphone sexte
consisting of Messrs. Taylor. LENS
! Bauer. Cohen. Crooks and Freye
z played popular numbers with sUcl
/, ability that the appreciative audi
r ence called repeatedly for more
: They also played the American
- Legion March.
= The program which lasts practi
= cally two hours included Charlie
b T Chaplin in shoulder Arms" and a
a companion picture Ifene Castl
. in slim Shoulders"
5 The visitor al the Blackstone
Z apprised at once that the Legi0l
frolic Is at hand by the machin