Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

days Of cold biting winds, rain and
gale, all of which would be quite
damaging 10 the health and raimeut
of an outdoor opera audience. chi
cago, however, Clings to the idea de
spite rather disastrous season last
year and the slim chances for success
so far this Spring. A committee called
Friends Of the opera" have been
going the rounds stimulating interest
and reviving courage and incidental
~ gathering neeful funds, and of this
Mr. StaneN Field is chairman and
Mrs. Field an able assistant. An inn
Messing array Of professional and local
talent has been retained for the
opera in the woods. as the venture is
called this wear, and these artists in
clude LucreZia Rori, Elizabeth Roth
berg, Edward Johnson and Giovanni
Martinelli from the Metropolitan and
a good dozen of the Chicago opera
songsters besides the celebrities who
make the lake city their home. Mr..
Otto II. Kahn and Mr.. Louis Eek
stein are cooperating with Mr.. sam
uel insult and others who are bone
and sinew of Chicago's Summer
opera and who hope TO. institute near
New York City something similar.
Col. oscar y. Solbert of Army Re
serve Corps, who is attending the
Crown Prince of Sweden during his
tour through this country, attained
his profound knowledge OF court
ceremonial as much through lhteh-
sive study on the subject as by obser.
walton in foreign capitals. He Is or
Norwegian descent and was appointed
to West Point by former Representa-
tive John A. T. Hull from Des Moines,
Iowa. From the beginning. young
Solbert proved brilliant student and
in more serious aspects than knowing
the why and wherefore Of alien Gus
toms AS military attache of the
American embassy in London during
the World War, Capt. Solhert as ne
was then knew the Crown Prince as
q freouent visitor to the HflllSn
Capital and ii was the renewal OF
nleasant friendship when he was de
tailed bv the War Department 10
greet him in New York and TO be ms
aide during the American tour. capt.
Solbert was one of the Nhlte Rouse
aides and he and Mrs. Solbert nave
many friends in Washington VINO re-
GREETED their departure ABOUT TWO
vaars ago the military aide of Presl-
ness and he was promoted 10 the
coloners rank in the Reserve corps:
Mrs Solbert was Miss Abernathy OF
Kansas City and she Is the niece OF
Mrs. Albert Gregory Hull, who was so
frequently her guest.
Representative Hamilton flSn, Jr''
was among the speakers at the dinner
which marked the opening or west
point,s newest and most spacious
hotel the Thayer. This was Two
vears in building but the last touches
we're much hurried because or the
so.arn,inat ion 10 have it completed
for the June commencement eHel
cjses II commands splendid view
of the Hudson especially about the
noint where beautiful Summer MONIES
are clustered. 1t is so-called IN iloliol
of the first superintendent when tlie
military academy had. Col. SylVahuS
Thayer, a man of sterling worm anu
iron determination VINO iaio uoMll
,,,on,, of the rules which are highly
enforced today. Though there are
several hotels on the reservation, IL
u.as nlain that another and larger
ono was required, since this new nos
talrv after caring for the hundreds
of Guests to the commencement VINO
would otherwise have had to seek
nnar ters down the river. 1t Is now
Allied with Summer guests, friends OF
tho cadets or Of the cottagers there
about. Annapolis, however, worries
along with a transformed mansion
and a few teahouses but this because
It is quite easy to make the trip
either from Washington or Baltimore
in day and roomy hotels are not
required. It would be interesting TO
know the exact number of visitors to
the Naval academy as compared TO
those who visit West Point. since the
latter claims at least five times as
MANY. AS members of the national
armed defense by land and by sea,
both are equal in importance but
with the opening Of the Thayer Is
patent to all that West Point re-
ouires more and larger hotels to &C
commodate it's guests than does An
napolis. Mr.. James Henry Barnard
was the POSTMASTER at the dinner
and besides Representative Fish,
Brig. Gen. March s. Stewart, U. s. A.,
made a spirited address on his far
away predecessor.