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Eighty Attend Harry Morgans Dinner gridgc Host and Hostess, Have Been at Waldor for Scveral Weeks, turn Shortly to Miss Topliff Is Marriec Owing to Illness of Bride'i Mother Only Relativei Witness Home Ceremon? Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hays Morgai gave dinner of forty covers last even ing in the state apartment of th Waldorf Astoria. Forty additiona guesta came in afterward for auctioi bridge, which was followed by a seatei eupper. The s-uests at dinner were Mr.

Mrs. George W. Wickersham, Mr. Mrs. Justus Ruperti, Major and Mrs Cyril P.

Dugmore, Mr. and Mrs. Lewi: Nixon, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert H.

Gary Mr. and Mrs. George Jay Gould, Mr and Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer, Mr. and Mrs Russell E.

Tucker, Mr. and Mrs. Jame; A. O'Gorman, Miss O'Gorman, Mme. df Gama, Mrs.

W. Seward Webb, Mrs Grafton Minot, Mrs. Garret A. Hobart Mr. and Mrs.

Garret A. Hobart jr. Harry H. Morgan jr. Julius W.

tnd Charles Moore. -vr- and Mrs Morgan. who have beer the Waldorf for several woeks, wil return to Europe next month. Miss Eleanor Topliff, daughter oi Mr. and Frederick C.

Topliff, wa? mamed yesterday afternoon to Lieu tenant Cornehus C. Jadwin 2d, U. S. A. son of Brigadier General and Mrs Edgar Jadwin, of San Antonio Tex The wedding took place at the home of the bride West Eightieth Street, and, owmg 4o the illness of her mother only relatives and a few inti mate friends were present at the cere mony, which was performed bv the Rev Percy Silver.

of the Church of the In carnation. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a gown of kory satin, trimmed with duchess lace Orange blossoms fastened her tulle Tdl and she carried a bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley and roses. She had no attendants. Cantain James Mar shall Young, of West Point, was the best man. After a brief honeymoon Lieutenant Jadwin and his bride will live at Fort Myer, Va.

He wa3 graduated from West Point in June, 1918, and ia at tached to the 3d United States Cav Among the guests at the wedding were Captain and Mrs. Leland II Hewitt. of West Point; Mr. and Mrs" Stanlev Jadwin, Mr. and Mrs.

Darwiri R. James, of Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs George W. Topliff, of Binghamton Mr. and Mrs.

Robert McKelvev Mr. end Mrs. William T. Van Alstvri'e and Mr. and Mrs.

Charles E. Goodm'an' of Bryn Mawr, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. James W.

Gerard en tertair.ed at dinner last evening at the Ritz-Carlton for Maurice the High Commissionrr of France. Caser.ave will be the host at a dinner this evening in one of the private suites of the Hotel Vanderbilt. He will entertain the Freneh Commission of Awards. Mrs. Charles F.

Hoffrnan and her Miss Marinn K. Hoffrnan, are "spending the winter at Forest Farm, Wir.dsor Forest, England. Windsor tPorest is popular with Americans, many whom have been entertained from 'time to time there by Mrs. Benjamin Guinness, who has a country house in the Forest, where she spent each sum? mer before the war. Mr.

and Mrs. Poultney Bigelow, who have been in California, plan to return to their home at Malden-on Hudson early next month. Mr. and Mrs. E.

Powis Jones, of 34 West Fifty-third Street, are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter last Saturday. The child is a rranddaughter of Mrs. Andrew C. Za brlskie. After their return from Jekyl Island CONCLUDING SESSIONS NH-WStSHlR NEW 1TM, OTC This (Thnreday), Friday Saturday Afternoons at 2:30, AT UNRESTRICTED PUBL1C SALE BY D1RECTI0N OF THE NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY AS ADM1NISTRATOR OF THE ESTATF.

OF T1IE M1DEL1 KNOWN EXFERT, THE LATE Ernest A. Bischoff OF LONDON. ENGLAND, AND FEKIN, CHINA. A VERY IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF Antique Chinese Porcelains IN SINGLE COLORS, BLUE AND WHITE AND DECORATED, MANY LARGE PLANT AND FISH JARS, AND LACQUERED PALACE SCREENS. 1 lie Hale Will Be omlueted by MK.

TIIOMAS E. KIKBY tuiil hiw aMslntantH, Mr. Otto Bern.t and Mr. H. II.

Parke, AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, a. 4 and 6 East 83d Madlnon 8q. South. NOW ON FREE VIEW JAPANESE PRINTS JapaneHe H.x.Us unil Books ln Kngllsh relutiiiR to I'rlnls lnoludlng the Collection of CHARLES B. HOYT, of New York by Shunyet and Shunrun.

PPerlal group of Shunsho prints, others rtainaro, Korlusui and Shlucho. KaJn," "Miiriko Know" from the Tokrido uiul IflroHhlge's great of KIko miow and lianazuwa KuniNuda silver ground triptych, and a Special Collection of Bird and Flower Prints, To Be Sold by Auction Evening, Feby. 27, at 8:15 THE WALPOLE GALLERIES 10 East 49th Street. W. 8.

Hcott, Auclloneer. lutig. atlKH. $1 (returned to buyere). Frteed eatlgM.

(after the $2. innings wi ta Hot Springa, Va. Z'M, Stree tirmary, where he recently underwer an operation for raastoiditfs. Committee for Devat tated France will hold a rummaire sal to-day at 338 Madison Kfr eral woeka goods have been collectet and a varied assortment of plctures, gowna nnd hats will be dis played. All must be disposed of 6 p.

when the tearing down of th building will begin. Mrs. George A Leggand Mra. Benjamin Tilden will in of the sale, and will be as sisted by geveral young women of th Junior League. Mr.

and Mrs. Devereux Milburn, wh. are nt Westburv, L. will leave thcr about the middle of March for Aikei to spend a fortnight with Mra. Milburn' and aister, Mr.

and Mrs r. bkiddy von Stade. Mr. and Mrs. Harold H.

Weekes wil return this week from Cuba and Paln Beach. They have been away about month. 1 i i Mra. Hamilton McK. Twombly enter tainod at luncheon yesterday at he: home, 684 Fifth Avenue.

1 Mrs. Palmer Chief Guest i At Washington Luncheon and Mrs. Daniels tc Give Dinner To-morrow to the British Vice-Admiral From The Tribunr's Bureau WASHINGTON, Feb. A Mitchell Palmer, wife of tho Attornej General, and Mrs. Carric Jacobs Bond the composer, were the principal guests nt a luncheon given by Mrs.

Joseph 1 Baltzell Showalter at the Cafe St. Mark yesterday. Vice-Admiral Sir Trevylyan Napier the British Navy, commander-in chief of the North America and West Ilndies station, who arrived in Wash ington, will be the chief guest at a dinner which the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels will give to-morrow oA-ening at their residence, on Wyoming The vicc-admiral is here as the guest of the navy and will be brilliantly entertained during his short visit. He is accompanied by Command er L.

H. B. Bevan and Fl'ag Lieut. L. C.

A. St. J. Curzon-Howe, of the British Navy. who are his aides.

The Russian Ambassador and Mme. I Bakhmeteff entertained a company at dinner this evening, when their guests included the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Shidehara; the Secretary of the Treas ury and Mrs. Houston and Mme Bryn, wife of the Minister from Norway. Prince and Princess Cantacuzene, the guests of Mrs.

Elkins in her Street home, went to the Lafayette, where they will be for a time. They have taken up their residence in this coun try. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory and Miss Cornelia Gregory have re? turned to Washington and are at the Dewey until they establish themselves in a suitable house.

They have lived in New York since Mr. Gregorv retired from the President's Cabinet. Mrs. C. J.

Bailey entertained at lun? cheon to-day at Rauscher's, in com pliment to Mrs. Paul S. Reinsch. wife of the former United States- Minister to China. i Representative and Mrs.

Thomas B. Dunn, Rochester, N. were the i hosts at a dinner party this evening in the Presidential suite at the New Willard Hotel. Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood has gone to Atlantic City.

Her niece, Mrs. Hokan Stefanson, has returned to her home in New York. Admiral and Mrs. Benson have re turned from a short visit to Chicago. Captain J.

F. Harker, of the British Embassy staff, entertained a small party at luncheon at the Cafe St. Mark. Mrs. August Belmont.

of New York has arrived at the Lafayette. General and Mrs. Hugh Scott are at the Wardman fark Hotel. Mrs, Cornelius C. Jadwin 2d bhe was married yesterday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs C.t Topliff, 102 West Eighteenth Street Old Guard of Palm Beach Reunion From a Special Comnpondent PALM BEACH, Feb.

25. The Old Guard Society of Palm Beach golfors held its annual dinner to-night at the Country Club, attended by more than a hundred members and invited guests, Colonel J. E. Smith, of Wilmington, I newly electod president, presided, Colonel William Hayward, who was in charge of negro troops in France, made the principal speech. While the dinner was a stag affair 1 the ladies heard the addresscs and at I tended the dunce that followed.

Mrs. Archilbald McNeil of Bridgeport, formerly Miss Ann Orr, who is here on her honeymoon, made one of the marked successes of the evening, singing some of the songs that made i her famous. Al Jolson sang some of I his best songs, and Percy G. Williams and Robert llilliard made humorous speeches. John F.

Fitzgerald, one time Mayor of Boston, delivered an oration i that wound up in song. Walter J. Travis, retiring president, was made honorary president for life and was eulogized in several of the I speeches. Mrs. W.

K. Vanderbilt nrrived to-day, and is at fhe Poinciana for the rest of thc season. Mr. and Mrs. Payne Whitney gave a small dinner to-night at the Beach Club.

Colonel James Elverson has arrived on his yacht, the Inquirer, named for his Philadelphia newspaper, and after a short stop will continue south for tarpon fishing. Osborn Howe, of Boston, and party left yesterday on their yacht Santanta, going south. Bedtime Stories By Thornton W. Burgess Reddy Fox Lies in Wait When all seems ivell and naught to fear There may be hiddev danger near. For two or three days Peter Rabbit i tween the stones of the old wall and remained in the dear Old Briar-patch.

down across the Oreen Meadow He knew that little Mrs. Peter was quite right when she told him that if he had any wisdom at all he would remain where he was safe. He knew that Reddy Fox would not. soon forget how he had been fooled. He knew that Reddy would do his very best to get toward the dear Old Briar-patch.

Then he made himself as comfortable as possible and prepared for a long wait. He was prepared to be very', very patient. Reddy Fox knows all about the value of patience. There is no one who can be more patient than tecidy would uo his very best to get i he when he has something to gain ven. So for two or three days timid by it.

little Mrs. Peter had no occasion to worry about Peter. But in some ways Peter's memory is ''I feel it in my bones," muttered Reddy Fox, 'that Peter Rabbit won't bo able to stay in the Old Briar-patch very short. It is apt to be that way to-night. He'll come straight up here with most of the people of the Green to the Old Orchard, und when he hops I'orest and the Green Meadows.

Hav- over the old stone wall he'll get the ing escaped a danger they promptly surprise of his life. My, but a "Rabbit forget all about it. You see, most of I dinner will taste good'" Reddy's them have at least one narrow escape mouth watered and he licked his lips every day. Sometimes they have sev- You see, Reddy seldom get-. his stom eral in a day.

So they very quickly ach full in winter. He seldom knowt. get over a Iright. lt was so with what it is not to be hungry. r.

jj t- i. Jclly, round, red Mr. Sun disap Now, Reddy Fox, who is very sly and Ipeared behind the Purple Hills. The "I thovght so," muttered Reddy. "Here comes my dinner now." very cunning and very wise, knew just how it would be with Peter.

"That long-lcgged scamp will stick close to the dear Old Briar-patch for a few days," thought Reddy, "and then he will become curious and discontented. He will think that probably I have for gotten all about him and he will want to know what is going on in the Old Orchard and the Green Forest. Just as surely as he plants his hind feet in front of his fore feet when he runs he'll visit the Old Orchard." So, just as jolly, round, red Mr. Sun was going to bed behind the Purple Hills on tho third day after Reddy's visit to tho Old Briar-patch, Reddy stole up through the Old Orchard to thc far corner whero Johnny Chuck's houso is. Right there was a low place in the old stone wall.

Reddy knew that that was where Peter was in the habit of jumping over the old stone wall. Just one good jump from that low place in the old wall Reddy lay down and made himself comfortable. He choso a place where he could peep be Black Shadows came creeping out, 1 creeping out, across the Green Mea? dows. They crept over the dear Old Briar-patch and nearer and nearer to the Old Orchard. Reddy Fox kept one eye to that little opening between the stones of the old wall and watched the Black Shadows creeping nearer and nearer.

By and by he saw what looked like a very small lone shadow, but it wasn't creeping; it was bobbing alonir quite fast. Every other time it wouid stop for a minute, then bob again, and it was headed straight toward where Reddy lay. Redd grinned. It was a grin that showed all his long-sharp teeth. "I thought so," muttered Reddv "Here comes my dinner now.

Peter Rabbit has laughed at me for the time. My, wi8ri he would hurrv faster! He can't get here too soor to suit me." (Copyriokt, 1920, by T. W. Burgetg) The next story: Why Peter i bit Changed His Mind. Going On To-day DAY American Musoum of Natural Hlstory; ad misslon free.

Metropolltan Musoum of Art; admisslon Amorlcan Museum of Safe free. nrtmlsslnn Van Cortlandt Park; admlsslon 25 cents, kne Aquarlutn; admlsslon free Park; aelmlsslon LT. eent? Club luncheon, Hotel McAlpln, Conventlon of New York Wholesale ajronoera Assoclatlon, Hotel Astor, IC cdnventlon of National Assoclatlon ol Lnglne and Boat Manufacturers Enei neerinsr Socleties Building, 29 WSst rhlrty-nlnth Street, a. m. Conventloii of Materlal Handllng Machln A- WaldoS.

in Relatlon tr States," by Mrs. Jacksor leniinij, Carm gle Ifall 1 i counJu'or tm vanla, Pennsyl on early American archltecture I Museum or Art by Dr. Bdward IT. Egbert, or th. OI'aP3e." Waldorf-Astoria, 4 IjtoCfUthnb5Tj5r' Crane worl, oi me rravelers Soeietv it i CiVb at noon" Vrts and ol Lecture Hall, Acad einj ol Music, Brooklyn, 4 p.

NHillT Dinner or tho l.lf,. Underwrltera tlon, Hotel Astor, 7 Meeting of the Church of Demand Hotel McAlpln. p. m. Dinner of tho Socloty of Arta and Scienco: to Oovernor Bdward at th Hotel B111 more 7 rii Lectm-o by Professor Bowman nr rhe Communlty and tho church at the Church House of the Communln and ThlrtyStr Meeting' of york Credlt Men'.

Assoclatlon, Hotel Astor, Manufactmvra a'( Garden, on "Ad.lustmenta in the Federa Insur p. m. Addresa by Robert P. Gowen on TSomo Long Dlstance Radlo Telephone "i Street and L. nox Avenue, llarl.

i.i l'1e Chamber ofCom discuss traction ailuatlon, Court R' msen streets, p. FonrumrUTeac! rh.e n-" rlrian Training School, linth Avenue, to dlscuas 'ipltal 1 umahm. nt," 8:16 LPcturebJ, Andre Trldon on Whlt. man, at the People'a School of Philoso Street 333 East ihth 4'?" on American Lindsay and Others," Brooklvn IhmM tute of Arta and Science? hall" Academy Music, Brooklyn, 8:16 BOARD OP EDUCATION LECTURES Manhattan "Bountlful Brazll," by Dr. George Water; Washington frving ilii Irvlng Pla.

and Sixte. -1-' reel Illustrated "Alaska by Proderick Ped. School G2, Broadway and fnwood; Illustrated. Daniel hst. by Dr.

Thomaa nan; Publlc School 62, Hester and Essex st i a "Bernard Shaw," by Professor Car rroop; Publlc School 115, 177th otr. near Audubon Avenue. in the Canadlan AIps," by Ur. Anclrew .1. Gilmour; Public S.

io v''''s; Strol. 1 hosphorus, Red and White," by William bstabrooke; Labor Temple. Second Avenue and Fourteenth Street; illus irate.l by experlments. Pnintrr'a 1'ork," by Louls Weln u- I'. 31 Wost 110th Street; Illustrated.

I'nit. States and Mexlco." by Pro? fessor Nelson P. Mead; Bvander Chllda High School, 184th Street and Pield Place, the Bronx. "Work of the Reconstruction Commisalon by Mrs. Belle L.

Moskowlta; Morrls High Sohool, 166th Street and Boston Road. r'aciflc Xorthweat and Yellowstone by Robt G. eyh; Public School 41 I Ii ptreet and Briggs Avenue, the Bronx TO-NIGHT PRO In the Grand Ball Fifth Avenue, 58 (ADMTSSION 11Y CARD TO BE 1 THE MORE PAINr OF R. H. White and ON FREE VIEW TO-DA At the America Madison So, The Sale will be conducted AMERICAN ART ASi Madison 8q.

South. F.ntronc 140,000 Quit As Teachers in U. S. Last Year Resignations Rcported by 1,792 Supcriiitendents in 48 States; Bcttcr Pay in lhc Would Advertise Wants Educators Have Been Pray ing Too Much, Tells National Meeting Specinl DispaUh to The CLEVELAND, Peb. hundred and forty thousand teachers have given up their profession in the last year.

This, the gist of signod reports from 1,792 public school superintendents. in forty-eight states, created a stir when announced to-day at the convention of tho National Education Association here. Nine hundred and eighty-eight teach? ers in New York City alone have closed their desks and gone into more lucra tive fields of work, the roport shows. While teachers' salaries have in creased from 20 to 50 per cent since be? fore tho war, the dollar will buy less than half what it could then, it is pointed out. Wages Must Tempt Talent "Wages must be made sufficrent to hold competent young men and women and to attract the country's best tal? ent," declared Ilugh S.

Magill, field sec retary of the National Educational As? sociation, in sounding a warning to the convention. That education itself is imperiled by the shortage in the teaching statTs was shown by figures, which revealed that 65,000 of the country's schoolrooms are filled by educators only temporarily certifled -that is, below the regular standards. A demand for increased taxes unless disintegration of the public school sys tem is to result was voiced by M. P. Shawkey, State Superintendent of Schools of West Virginia.

Crged to Advertise Needs P. Casper Harvey, head of the de partment of English of the State Nor mal School, Hays, called on the convention to advertise the needs of education and teachers. "Teachers have been praying too much and advertising too little," de? clared Dr. Harvey. The Smith-Towner hill, providing for a secretary of education to have a seat in the President's Cabinet, and also for an appropriation of $100,000,000 annu ally for educational cxtension work under state management, was cham pioned vigorously by Dr.

William Et tinger, Superintendent of Schools of Xew York City, who called on the dele gates to give their heartiest support. "It is a measure of vital importanco ro every member present," he declared, "and no teacher should rest until its passage is accomplished." The Stage Door Lew Morton, formerly connected with the Winter Garden, is conducting the rehoarsals for the revival of "Floro dora." During the last fifteen years Mr. Morton "has staged ten productions of "Florodora." Women school teachers will hear Rachel Crothcrs, actress, author and producer of "He and She" at the Little Theater, talk on "The Feminist Move? ment." to-morrow afternoon at the Hotel Astor. Boxes have been reserved for Gen? eral John J. Pershing and his party to attend the performance of 'Apple Blos soms" at the Globe Theater Saturday evening.

The privato dress rehearsal of "The Xew Dictator" scheduled for this after? noon at the Globe Theater, to which Charles Dillingham had invited the i members of his other comnanies now playing in New York, has been post I poned until the early part of next week because of the late arrival of scenery for the Central American scenes. In charge of the clergy of the Holy Family Church, the entire personnel of i the double east. of the Parish Players presenting "The Passion Play," iti Unio-n Hill, N. attended last night's performance at the Capitol Theater. Lewis S.

Nixon has purchased all the boxea for to-night's performance of John Drew in "Tho Cat-Bird" at the Maxine Elliott Theater. lle is enter- taining a number of men who were as- sociated with him during tho war in his work with the United States Ship ping Board. E. Pny Goetz, producer of "As You Were," at the Central Theater, will sail on the Imperator on March 6. He expects to obtain material and engage Henry Reinhardt Son 565 Fifth Avenue SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF e.Bljtcenttj CcntuiT Bortraitfi VlPTLY AT 8:15 room of the Plaza th to 59th Street IA1) FREE OF TilK MANAGERS) IMPORTANT riNGS "HE Other Collections 9 A.M.

UNTIL NOON Art Galleries uare South Mr. THOMAS E. KTRBT of OCIATION, Managers fl E. 23d Street, New York. players for a new revue ho vrlll pro duca ln the spring.

Frank Mandel, the author, will be married thCend of this month to Alice Solls. Announcement of a musical comedy, "Twinkle Twinkle," which will have its premiere at Ford's Theater, Balt.imore, on March 15, is made by Adolphe Mayer. $5,000,000 Is Off ered For Work of Van Eyck American Reported to Have Made Proposal to the Ger man Goverament Tuesday, Feb. offer of $5,000,000 has been made by an American to the German governrnent for sections of the famous altarpiece painted by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck, formerly in the Cathedral of St. Bavon, Ghent, and now in the Berlin Museum, says the "Tageblatt." It is said the governrnent cannot accept the offer, as the treasure must be returned to Bel? gium, under the terms of the Versailles treaty.

Germany, however, must pay the Ho henzollern family for this work of art as a part of the settlement for the tak ing over of royal holdings, the news paper says. The work referred to in the fore going dispatch was begun in 1420 and completed in 1432 and has undergone many vicissitudes. Miss Hitchcock Married Become9 Bride of DouglasMacC. Stewart in Boston Home From a Speciat Corrrnpondetit BOSTON, Feb. MacC.

Stewart, of New York, and Miss Evelyn E. Hitchcock, daughter of Mrs. John Hitchcock, were married at noon to day at the latter's home, 117 Common wealth Avenue. Mr. Stewart is the son of Dr.

and Mrs. D. II. Stewart, of New York. Mrs.

Arthur C. Holden, of New York, and Mrs. Alfred N. Briggs, of Brook line, two young matrons, were the bride's attcndants. Howard Rand, of New York, was the best man.

The Rev. Dr. George A. Gordon, pastor of the Old South Church, officiated. The bride was given in marriage by her brother.

John Hitchcock. Harvard, '20. The bride was presented to society several seasons ago and is a member of the 1913 sewing circle. She took an active pnrt in welfare work during the war. Mr.

Stewart, who is a Har? vard '10 man, was in L.he naval service. The couple sail Saturday from New Ycrk for France, and will make their home at 134 Avenue de Paris. Hoyt's Books To Be Sold Japanese color prints, books in English relating to prints, reference books, and Japanese books from the collection of Charles B. Hoyt, of New York, and from other collections will he sold by auction to-morrow evening nt the Walpole Galleries, beginning at 8:15 o'clock. Among the features to be auctioned are Kunisada's memorial portrait of Hiroshige, the great triptych of "Kiso Mcuntain Snow," nnd "Kanazawa Moon," a silver ground triptych by Kunisada, and fine impressions of Hiroshige's landscapes "Ohashi Bridge in Rain," "Idzumo Mist," "Fox Fire," and "Mariko Snow." Origina! Cast Repeats Metropolitan Leoncavallo Opera Gives Farrar an Opportunity to Startle With Daring The music of "Zaza," if.not as good as we believe Leoncavallo fondly thought it, is not as bad as has been represented.

It is not fresh or origi nor even characteristic of its com? poser except in places whcre it is remi niscent of "Paglincci," and even in its best moments it is sadly lacking in distinction; but it challenges praise which must go to the creation of a man who knew his business, knew it thoroughly. And the first act, barring the profligacy of the principal charac? ter, which Miss Farrar displayes with daring effrontery but consummate art (if it be allowable to call it that) is a masterpiec" of construction. With it the merit of the drama vir tually stops, arul having little incentive to a lofty flight, the music also droops its pinions, though rising to a brief of pnthos in the scene with the child in the third act whcre the old melody of Cherubini for a space leav ens the lump. On the whole the opeVa justities its existence better than the music of some of his other works which the composer produced on his ill-starred visit to the United States. It was repeated again at the Metro? politan Opera House last night with the original east of singers and won the sanie measure of approbation which was meted out to it at its first per? formance.

White Art Sale Nets $10,020 First Night W. R. Hearst Pays 8720 for One Painting and for The first group of paintings in the collection of the late Ralph H. White brought $10,020 at the sale in the Hotel Plaza last night. The more valuable paintings be on sale to-night.

The largest price last night was $720, which William Randolph Hearst paid for Charles Edouard de Beaumont's "A- Ditticult Choice." This picture rep resents a chef faced with necessity of selecting a goose ior dinner from among his half doz.en farmyard pets. Mr. Hearst also paid $J20 for Pierre Outin's "Un Grain." Animal pictures seemed to be favor ites with the buyers, for a painting of a tiger, "The by Frea eric Stuart Church, hjought $300, from H. D. Seckles, and "The King of Beasts," by Eugene Joseph Verboeck hoven, brought $210 from Otto Ber net, as agent.

Kennedy Co. paid $410 for a scene in Hoiland by Robert Ward Van Boskerck. N. A. Rudolph Ernstfe "Les Deux Gardiens," also with a tiger, brought $230 from Dr.

Stephen Ovary. FIFTH AVENUE l.gBAHitn't'lHte.WiH.'WIWIM^HWIIrrta'lF Mrs. William B. Powell bought Kana Menard's "Landscape With Cattle; Milking Time," for $220. W.

W. Sea man, as agent, bought Gudin's "La Tempete," for $260. An unusual painting by Arthur Far raris, who now devotes his time to portraits, was "The Visit of the Grand Sheik to the Cairo University." This went for to Bernett. A few years ago the same picture was sold for $1,000. E.

F. Alhee secured a Jeeanne Bole for $210 and a Perrault for S500. "La Gioconda" Attracts Many toJtheJLexington Miss Raisa Makes a Charming Figure in Title Role and Is AbJy Assisted One of the largest audiences that have yet greeted a perforrnance of the hicago Opera Ansociation was present last night at the Lexington Theater to applaud "La Gioconda." Miss Rosa Raisa sang the title role, and once again brought the regret that such a glorious voice should be so painfully misused. But she was fair to look upon. and in that is rauch of the law and many of the prophets.

Alessandro Dolci, quite into his own and his singing of "Cielo mar" was master.y in toue, in phraaing- and emotion. He did not seem the ssme smger who had made such a lament able A'fredo. Vocally Mr. Dolci's was a beautifu! rerformancc. Mme.

Cyrena Van Gordon waa a nanisome Laura and her line voice was displayed to good advantage, but Vir gilio I.azzari lacked sadly in the dig nity adhercnt to a Venetian noble. The omnipresent Giacomo Rimini again was present as Barnaba. There seems to be no losing him. Gino Marinuszi con? ducted with spirit. The scenery was provincial, and oh that ship in the second act! It looked as if it had just defied the prohibition amendment and had climbed up on shore to take a nap! Miss Riegger Gives Kecital Soprano Heard in Ambitious Program at Aeolian Hall Miss Neira Riegger, soprano, pre sented a delightful program at her re cital in Aeolian Hall yesterday after? noon.

She unfortanately was not equal to its demands. The rigidity of her voice was not becoming to the florid music of Orlandini, Bruni and Gluck. which began the program. and in tllree songs by Sinding which followed. "Doubting Heart," "Wounded Heart" and "Broken Heart," emotion was sim ulated rather than genuine.

In the dramatic "N'eckan." by Sibelius, a sort of Scandinavian "Erl King," the singer was again found wanting. Miss Rieggcr's voice is not pleaaant in quality, and when she forces it her tones are sharp. This is particularly true of the extreine 'tpper notes. She vas generally amatcurish both as to echnic and interpretation. VecAzci ce6 at FORTY-SIXTH i 1 b1 if you use the GRAND CENTRAL CROM TRAIN 1 TO BANK need be just a short, sheltered walk through a TERMINAL and our Uptown Office.

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