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sand men were used in the film­ the Blind, National Association
ing of the St. Mihiel drive. In for the Prevention of Blindness
addition to the land troops there and the Pennsylvania Associa­
were employed 120 airplanes, tion for the Blind. Included in
manned by the cream of the the Committee on Arrangements
country's pilots, and scattered are W. A. Royston, Jr., chair­
over the "American" and "German; E. B. Coll, treasurer; D.
man" armies, dropping gas and Allyn Garber, George L. Frank­
"death" bombs. The battlefield lin, Edward A. Murdock, Dr. J.
was honeycombed with 1,000 A. Lindsay, James Milholland
mines. The explosion of these and Dr. Robert MacGowan. The
mines simulated the laying down stars presenting the program
of a barrage to screen the oncoming
Yanks. Many were the
narrow escapes. In the big battle
scene where one would consider
there might be some casualties
there was not a single one.
Not a foot of the picture was
photographed from the ground
which could conceivably be
"shot" from the air. All this
action was "shot" from planes,
captive balloons and lofty parallels
ranging from six to one hundred
feet high. In the cast are
Clara Bow, Charles Rogers,
Richard Arlen, Jobyna Ralston,
El Brendel, "Gunboat" Smith,
Gary Cooper, Hedda Hopper, Arlette
Marchal and Nigel de Brullier.
LIONS TO GIVE BENEFIT
FOR BLIND
Saturday evening, April 28,
the Lions International will give
a radio party at Syria Mosque
at 10 o'clock Eastern Standard
time, for the benefit of the blind.
Co-operating in this event are
the American Foundation for
are Anna Case, soprano, and
Harold Bauer, pianist.
Anna Case was born in the
hamlet of Clinton, New Jersey,
about fifty miles from New York
City. Her father was the local
blacksmith and the family dated
back to the earliest settlers in
this section. She is of Dutch extraction
and if she wished, could
sign herself Anna Lucretia Van
Nuyse Case. Shortly after her
birth the family removed to
South Branch, New Jersey, miles
away from a railroad station. It
was here that she attended the
modest country school and sang
in the choir of the Reformed
Church of which her father was
a deacon. As Anna Case grew
older her poverty was so dire
that she sold soap, helped neighbors
with housework when they
had company, and drove the
family horse and buggy between
the village and station for fifty
cents a trip. By various other
means, she managed to provide
herself with a new dress and
pair of shoes each year. She
still has stored away a music
The cast and management of Arnold School's presentation of "A Comedy of
Errors" joined for this group picture. Two sets of twins are among the performers.
Back row, left to right Joseph Kennedy, Loyal Crawford, Frank
Harbison, Edward Marshall, George Wefing, Hugh McConahey and Harry Lord,
Jr. Middle row Charles Reppert, Robert McEwan, Benjamin Kountz, George
Kountz, Donald Bane, Robert Hannan and Benjamin McLain. Front row
Thomas Stevenson, John Benedito, Edward Thomas, Charles lams, Taylor lams,
George Schlotterer, John Cuthbert and John Scully.
cabinet, garish souvenir of her
activity as a soap agent. Her
only solace in these days was
music. She had been taught to
play organ and violin, her father
playing the latter in country
fashion. With this equipment
she secured when fifteen years
old, a position as organist in the
Church of Neshanic, a Jersey
village six miles distant from
her home. Rain or shine found
her every Sunday morning
astride the family mare, Daisy,
on her way to this post to earn
twelve dollars a month. During
these jogging rides she planned
and dreamed of the future. Only
one person, the wife of a local
merchant, took interest in her
scheme. She and her husband
loaned Anna Case $75, the only
financial assistance she has ever
received toward her musical
career. A vocal teacher was
found in Somerville, a nearby
township, and arrangements
were made for two lessons a
week at seventy-five cents a lesson.
The singer made rapid
progress. In 1909 she met Governor
Stokes of New Jersey, who
interested himself in her career
and procured her an engagement
at the afternoon musicales
at the Hotel Bellevue Stratford
in Philadelphia. With borrowed
gown and finery she sang
the first of a series of engagements
there. She had no money
for an accompanist and played
her own piano part. The Metropolitan
Opera Company appears
in Philadelphia every Tuesday
and on this afternoon, the director,
Andreas Dippel, strolling
into the Bellevue Stratford,
heard Anna Case sing. He engaged
her on the spot. Just one
year and six months after her
first music lesson this artist got
her contract with the Metropolitan
Opera Company.
France is not too busy decorating
aviators to overlook the
distinguishing achievements of
contemporary musicians. Harold
Bauer is the most recent of
musicians to be decorated by the
French Government. He was
made a member of the Legion of
Honor during March, 1927. This
makes the third time Mr. Bauer
has been honored by the French
Government. Several years ago
he was made an Officer of the
French Academy and he is also
an Officer of Public Instruction.
THE INDEX, Saturday, April 21, 1928 15
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