Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-10
100 ARE PRESENT
! AT STAR QUDFETE
President and Other NotabIeS
Are Guests at Biennial
Banquet of Group.

members and distinguished guests OF
The Evening star Club surrendered
themselves to All evening of fun and
music last night at the biennial din
ner of the club in the main ballroom
of the Willard Hotel.
True to tradition. there We're no
speeches and the only condition i'n-
posed upon the diners was that from
he time the orchestra began the
entrance march until the last violin
WAS packed away in its case and tht'
last guests had departed, their minds
should not be burdened by a single
weighty worry.
The tradi1i onal ma ndate - nj,
speeches exemrlified before the
soup course had been completed
While the 'orchestla moaned eut a
dirge, procession of TWO stretcller
bearers, several white-coatad surgeons
and as many nurses carried To he
stage a septIlc hia Hooking object "n a
stretcher
Surgeons Exhilyit Speaker.
Halted there by the rinsmastef
Col G.. Fred Cook and asked why
such q procession had stopped the joy
Gus recreation OF the diners. the
surgeons equipped with the terrifying
tools of their profession, explained
that they were bringing back what
they had been q bie To save OF The only
man who tried to make n speech ~
the clubs dinner two years ago,
1T is the inNiola BILE rule of this
club that there shall be no speeches.
Take that object out OF here and
keep ii out" ordered Col Cook, and
while the orchestra chimed in with
a lusty jazz number. the procession
disappeared in disorder amid the
cheers of the assembled crowd. From
that minute the manda te of nothing
but fun was carried out to the
letter
This was made easy. however. by
the leading artists from the various
theatrical companies which are
showing in Washington thearers tins
week All gladly lent their services
to the entertainment of the diners
and reproduced on The ballroom
stage selected parts from then
numbers.
Stage Artists Aid.
Included among these artists We're
Nan Halperin Eileen and MarJor1e
and Boyle and Della. presented
through the courtesy of Manager 70
land s. Robbins of keith's Theater;
Moore and Freed. presented by Man
ager Julian BrylaWski of the Earle
Theater; the Ford Revue. with the
Crisp sisters. by courtesy of Manager
Lawrence Beatus of Loew's Palace
Theater: S. L. Rothafei, better known
as Roxy" who made a special trip
from New York. accompanied by
Gladys Rice. CANDY, Doug STAINS
bury and H. Maurice Jacquet of his
gang: Wendell Han. the red headed
music maker" prominent radio broad
caster, who is at the Palace Theater
this week; Mrs. Mary Sherrier Bowie,
who sang The Star Spangled Ian
mel " at the opening of the dinner:
Fred East and Will Raymond, who
sang. as a welcoming duet. That Old
Gang of Mine: Miss Agnes Nheian,
who sang Maryland, My Maryland.
TO Soy. Richie; Mime. Oda Slowed
skaya. formerly of the Petrograd
Grand Opera Co. and Miss Cyrena van
Gordon of the Chicago Civic Grand
Opera Co. To introduce The Morn
ing Star" a stunt was offered featur-
ing George Waters and Grimes Seniff.
Star Office boys. Moves Noisy Noise
Makers. personally conducted by Ted
Moves. made their second biennial APP
pearance.
At various times during the dinner
the ring master called on the many
distinguished guests present To rise
and formally presented them To- the
diners. Included were members of the
cabinet, Justices of the United States
Supreme Court and the District OF
Columbia judiciary. leading members
OF Congress. and prominent editors,
journalists. lawyers and business men.
President Coolidge and Gov.
Ritchie of Maryland were each given
ovations upon their entrance. and the
President again when he left Gov.
Richie was called upon to stand
and the spotlight was turned on him
while Maryland. My Maryland" was
sung. The diners cheered aud APP
plauded when the scene came TO an
end
Editor Given Silver Bowl
During the evening Theodore W
Noyes, editor of The Star. was called
before the head table and told that
the members OF the club, comprised
entirely OF Star employees, wished 10
give him small present as a token
of their high esteem of his leadership
and OF their love and regard for him
personally. President Coolidge then
handed Mr.. Moves beautiful large
silver bowl.
An innovation in the program Of The
Evening Star Clubs party this year
was The Introduction Of I've groups of
songs sung by leading operate sing
efs. Previously the clubs bsnauets
have not gone to grand opera heights
In entertainment although they have.
had excellent musical comedy and
lighter concert music
Madame Oda Slobodskaya. Russian
dram attic soprano. who has achieved
trfumphs with the Petrograd Opera
Co. in its days before Petrograd had
become Leningrad. and then sailed 10
South and Central America where
She waB prima donna Tor the last few
seasons, has not Nung in Washington
In opera. but after last nights per
TornaDee there were MANY who ex-
pressed the hope that they might hear
her al an opera. She has a glorious
resonant voice of warm coIor and 10 AN
artist OF talent She sang Santuzza
big aria. Vol lie Sapete" from Mas
caEni's opera, ''Cavalleris Rusticana "
with dramatic beauty Her lighter
numbers, For Yon Alone sung in
English. and the French Ties Y~ux"
or Rabey were done with equal art and
won storms OF applause. Her diction
was CHAR and hei interpretati ton orig
fnal. Nine. Slobodshaya came dow
from New York especially To sing at
this affair
Costume Is Effective.
She wore a costume OF yellow velvet
and with crystal trimming that was
REMARKABLY effective Her accom-
panist. Miss Marjorie Scott also of
New York. was completely in sym :
pathy with the singer and proved a
fine little sccompanist.
The other grand opera singer also
stunning in appearance and yocalIy
was C;yrena Van Gordon of the Chi
cago Grand Opera 60. Miss Van q
don came even farther to attend the
dinner, coming from Boston. where
the company is enga ged in two week =
Of repertoire. Next Wednesday night
she will sing again IN Washington.