Fine Arts Ball Is Pageant of Dazzling Gayety Ajtor Hotel Ballroom Is Transformed Into Bit of Old France a? Revellers Reproduce Historic Acts Event Largely Attended The Society of Beaux Arts Architects Will Aid Poor Artists With Proceeds Franc? through the ages was seen list night in one of the most beautiful ipectacles New York has ever wit? nessed, "A Pageant of Ancient Franco," vhieh tts? given at the Hotel Astor by the Society of Beaux Arts Architects, fais ball of fine arts was even more b?auiiful than any of the previous ones given by this group of well known architects for the benefit of deserving students, who receive free instruction in architecture, painting and sculpture at the Beaux Arts Institute of Design Even the wonderful Venetian fete which they gave some years ago, aiu the BaH of the Gods, were eclipsed ??y lut night's efforts, which, in tabloaus dancing and scenic effects, pictured the history of France from the Middle Age; through the period of the Regency Even the audicr.ce was part of the won derful panorama, for every one was in costume and the great bal'.room. ir whieh one of the most distinguishes ?nd brilliant audiences gathered, wa? made part of the great picture. Five Hundred in Pageant Lloyd Warren was the chairman James Munroe Hewlett designed an< executed the scenery and Henry Daven port staged the production, assisted b; George S. Chappell and Howard Green ley. Their combined efforts were s? perfectly interwoven that they mich have been the result of the genius o one man, and fitting into the artisti' moFaic was the music arranged b; Kenneth M. Murchison, which begai wtih "Les Pompiers," sung by the stu dents in the Latin Quarter of Pari; for the last 100 years. In the pageant, which began with th Middle ^ges, about 500 persons too part. It ?> devided into throe episode? tn the of which was the Court o Lev;'. ided over by Raymond d Toulouse and the Queen' of Beaut} The Jester, who personified the imagi natic;; >f a passionate lover of the grea old days and whose memory called int being -; pictures it suggested of cei tain pei . - E French life, was the on character that ran through the entir pageant. Aided by Beauty and Ro inane . Miss Ruth Price and Miss Viole Kearns, he introduced tho scene i which Raymond appeared suiTour.de by his lords and ladies and character typical oi th?.* Middle Ages. Geor?^ S. Chappell was the .Teste* and in th picture were magicians an astrologers who performed their won ? dcrs; troubadours, who sang the ol ?ove songs of France, and the fair cat tives from the Far East taken by th Crusaders and presented to Raymon? before wh >m and the assembled corr par. y they danced. The captives ir eluded the Saracen Queen, whqm fou ?great si i'-*"-1 boro on a gorgeous litte: while in her train came dancing gir! from O- ? Oi ent, Moorish princesse: attendu : with their gifts o? jewel and s tuffs t iken from the iniidel r. : . the Jester passed assist ..,: ? reception of Raymond an annoui nj e arrival of the Queei At i the episode he is almo? w the gay crowd, bt the Fn horns sounding the "Call < the Huntsm< n" suggested a new pictui to bun. "Leaguers" and Reformers With ? ? spirit of mischief h brought ?? '.' er the Duc o helped dress the scene for tha < krtainment which followed. The I fent, Philip of Orleans, and 1 uuchess of Orleans, arrived, viewed 1 arrangements and admired the grc J?*ed by the master artist. Meanwhile there was a little si seen?, for Mme. de Chateauroux, on 1 jyay to church, accompanied bv 1 '?uta curate, was embarrassed by ? attentions of tho gay group in carni lit,St,ume' w-10 teased her until ! anally succumbed to their gaiety s "T*nt forward through the Avenue '{?9 Proc-jtsionals, to be received the Regent and bis party. Then W teau asked her permission to show .?test picture. After it had been mired the Chinese Ambassador peared and was received with befltt oonor? and ceremony. . A *err* cott* group by Clodlon ad< ? th? charm of the picture and C htt? maidens in the Ambas(sad< ?o.te danced for the entertainment Me guests. A group of S?vres poi J?m was presented to tho Reg? Henry HI witli his ladies Mid figu ?* tho Polish court came next to '?w ?ia tho merry-makil,s tnat : ?lust as the Jester began to won ??ether all the gayety in which ?ad shared was about to fade int. ?r-py memory his two faithful guh naauty and Romance, drew the c wins and disclosed to the aasen, w "Spirit of French Gayety '. Wlia-ot Over Time." It was a won* m final?, arranged by Ben AU B IF? torgeooa In color, which ran : ^? th? stage, aiduth? climox of ! ' ".' '"".l ; the pomp and pageantry, the beauty : and glory of French history and art, was heard "La Marseillaise/' sung by j Mrs. Edith Chapman Goold, with a fervor that thrilled the audience, 1 stirred those who took part in the pageant so that some of the men joined in the chorus, and with a waving of the Tricolor the pageant passed int? history. A General Ravel Then there was a general retal, ir which those who took part in th? en? tertainment and the audience joined and as they were in costura? of th< various periods through which the epi sod?s ran, in gorgeous broeades, lace! and jewels, the scene was one of al most unimaginable splendor. Raymond , de Toulouse was Arch i bald M. Brown and Mrs. Joseph B Thomas was his ward. The Court o Love was arranged among members o the MacDowell Club, by Ernest C. Pelx otto, and Mrs. Benjamin Morton, wa the Queen of Love ad Beauty, t wonderful Troubadour was Franci Rogers, who wa? in his element, sing; ing songs of ancient France, and Mr? Rogers, Miss Malvina Hoffman, Mr. Benjamin Prince, Mr. and Mrs. F. Lui Mora. Lucien Tyng 'and Miss Hele Wright were in tho group of courtier and men at arms. Members of th Amateur Comedy Club formed th group of rustics, civic dignitaries an Crusaders. The Saracen Queen was Mrs. Bror son Batcheler. Mrs. H. Le Roy Whr i-ey was the leader of the Reformer with the Prince de Conde (Henry Ivf Cobb jr.) and Admiral de Coligny (Thi odore Crane) in her company. Tl Leaguers were led by Mrs. Ethan AH? Denison. James L. Br?ese was tl Duc de Guise and Lawrence G. Whi the Due di? Montmorency. Kenneth M. Murchison led the Re elcrs. Mrs. A. Stewart Walker wi La Belle Ferroniere, Mrs. Walter Char bers the Duchesso de Lorraine ai Mrs. Henry Davenport and Mrs. Julii Clarence Levi were Marguerite i Valois and Elizabeth de Valois. Artis of tho Court of Henry II were imp? sonated by James W. O'Connor, Jol Boyd, Harry A. Jaco and Frederick Hirons. Henry himself was portray? hy George S. Hellman. Mrs. Greey as Marie Stuart. Mrs. George D. Greey was Marie St art and Mr. Greey took the part of t Dauphin. Miss Dorothy Leary w Diane do Poitiers. Her Huntress were some of the prettiest girls in t younger set?the Misses Betty Frai A ico Davison, Margaret Wallace, Hel Johnson, Beatrice Strauss, Frances B !ard, Marion. Hodenpyl, Amy Spar Constance DeLancy, Dorothy Cla] Marie Leary, Janet Ross, Barbara K sel and Olivia Erdmann. Ben Ali Haggin led the group huntsmen and Pleasants Penningt ! made a realistic Don Quixote and W I son M. Washburn was his faith | squire. The group, which included ! Spanish rabble, was led by Mrs. P< | nington. At Versailles in the eij teenth century episode John Muni was Philip of Orleans, Mrs. James ?Stillman was the Duchesse d'Orlea Miss Mary Kingsley was charming the Marquise du Barry. Mrs. Ha: H. Duryea was a fascinating Duche de Richelieu and Mrs. David Dows v La Dame de L'Escarpolette, M Frances Fairchild was the Marqu de Tencin, Miss Grace Henry Marquise de Parabere and Mrs. Ed; J. Auchincloss the Marquise de Prie Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell led the 11 ian comedy group, in which were M .Sidney W. Fish, Mrs. Robert Le R Mrs. B radish G. Johnson, Miss Mei ?ios d'.A-costa, Miss Elizabeth Crn Miss Mary Alexander, Miss Carol Duer and several well known men. The Watteau characters were led Mrs. Reginald B. Rives, and am those representing the charming t gerettes were Mrs: Scribner, A Henry T. Fleitmann, Mrs. Kenneth Schley, ?Mrs. Joseph W. Burden, J Lewis* E. Clark jr.. Miss Muriel ^ throp, Mrs. Charles Scribner, 3V Frances Fairchild and, of course, ? Rives herself and several men. Miss Potter Leads Group Everett V. Meeks was Chinese bassador. The Teira Cotta group, a Clodioa, was led by Miss Ethel Po The nymphs and satyrs included Miss Potter, Miss Helen Cameron, Miss Elizabeth Moffat, Miss Elizabeth I. Lockwood, Lea S. Luquer, Jerome A. Q. Franks, John De Witt Peltz and Nelson Fell. In the group of Stanislas and the Polish Court, led by Mrs. Bradley Delehanty, were, among others, Mr. and Mrs. Albert J. Akin, Mr. and Mrs. Ar? thur Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Delehanty and Witherbee Black. Mrs. J. Dyneley Prince led,tho Sevres porcelain group, in which were Miss Lucile Baldwin, Bruce Post, Mrs. Amos C. Schermerhorn. II. C. Sonne, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Clark, Grafton . Minot, Mr. and Mrs. H. Casimir de Rham jr., Mrs. Bigelow Tilton, Mrs. Walter Rosen . and Mr. Mclvoy. 1 The Society of Beaux Arta Architects : was founded twenty-seven years ago by ; several young men who had recently roturned from their studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Moved i by an enthusiasm for the life of the : Latin Quarter and the art of France, ' they formed themselves into the above ! named organization to "cultivate and perpetuate the association and princi? ples of the ecole and to found an acad? emy of architecture." The proceeds ' from their wonderful pageant last night will be used for the education of de I serving student3. Katharine Porter To Become Bride of Robert Lyon Hamill Mr. and Mrs. H. Hobart Porter, of 405 Park Avenue, announce the engage? ment of their daughter, Miss Katharine Delano Porter, to Robert Lyon Hamill, of Chicago, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hamill, of that city. Miss Porter Bedtime Stories By Thornton W. Burgess Chatterer the ?ted Squirrel Becomes Saucy A saucy tongue is dangerous to possess; 'Tis sure some day to get you in a mess. Reddy Fox sat staring at Grand? father Chuck's old hole under the stump of a tree in the Green Forest. Peter Rabbit had been there; Reddy was sure of that. But when had Peter been there? Had it been before or since Reddy had driven Peter and Mr?i. Peter out of the bramble-tangle into the fallen hollow tree-truuk? Reddy didn't see how it could have been since, because for the life of him he couldn't see how Peter could have reached that hole without being seen by Mrs. Reddy or himself. At last he gave up and trotted away, but all night long as he hunted he kept think? ing and thinking and thinking and the more he thought the more puzzled he became. this way when it struck me as queer that this hole isn't all filled up with snow. It struck me that some one might have dug It open. You haven't seen any one about here lately, have you ?" Chatterer chuckled. "Do you sup? pose I would tell you if I had?" said he. *I never tell what I know. I didn't suppose that there was anything going on that you didn't know about. By the way, what are these stories I hear of how Peter Rabbit has fooled you until you are the laughing stock of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows ?" Instantly Reddy's quick temper flared up. "Peter Rabbit, has been lucky, that's all," he snapped. "You mean Peter has been smart," "Hello, Chatterer." said he, "you gave me a start' Reddy hunted all night. He hunted until broad daylight. Then he started for his home in tho Old Pasture. His way led him near that old hole of Grandfather Chuck's and the fallen tree-trunk near the bramble-tangle. The mystery of Peter Rabbit's escape still bothered Reddy, and he went over ! to have another look at Grandfather Chuck's hole under the old stump. As i he sat looking at it something hit him | on the head. It was a pine cone. He f looked up to see where it had come ? from. There, peering down from a limb directly over his head, was the | grinning faco of Chatterer tho Red '; Squirrel. Reddy started to snarl and then j thought better of it. Instead he grinned jback at Chatterer. "Hello, Chatterer!" said he. "You gave me a Btart. I I might have known where that cons , came from. What's tho news over here ; in the Green Forest?" Chatterer's sharp eyes twinkled mis? chievously. "Hollo, Reddy," said he. "You seem to be very much interested in Grandfather Chuck's old hole. Dont yon know thst no one has lived there for ever and ever so long?" "Of course, Chatterer. Of course,** reolied Reddy. *"I was just passing chuckled Chatterer. "I saw him over here yesterday and Mrs." Peter was with him. He didn't seem at all wor? ried. He seems to go about just as he pleases. You may be smart, Reddy; you may be smart,- but you've got to be smarter than you've ever been yet to catch Peter Rabbit." Reddy Fox suddenly swallowed his temper. He grinned up at Chatterer in the most friendly way. "Well," said he, "I guess I'll have to admit that Peter has been smart. I still think he has been lueky, but I guess he has been smart too. I think, how? ever, that you were mistaken about seeing him over here yesterday. I am very suro ho couldnt have been here. You must have seen some one else and thought it was Peter." "No such thing!" sputtered Chat? terer. "I guess I kaSNt* Peter Rabbit j when I see him! Ha and Mrs. Peter I came out of that very hole of Grand? father Chuck's yesterday afternoon. I was right up in this very tree. Don't try to tell me that I don't know Peter Rabbit when I see him." (Copyrtsht. 1830, by T. W. Burgsss) The Next Story: Reddy Feas Fiada Oat Bear Peter Got Away, is a d?butante of the season and has been extensively entertained through? out the winter. i She is a member of the Junior ? League and chairman of its provisional ; committee. . She took part in the ! league's entertainment given last week. Mr. Hamill is a senior at Yale. No ? date has been set for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Ives Gilman, 1 of Boston, have announced the engage [ ment of their daughter, Miss Edith Gilman, to William Adams Brown jr., of New York. Miss Gilman is a stu? dent of medical social service in New York. She is a granddaughter of the late James M. Dunbar, of this city. Mr. Brown is a Yale graduate and is now with Brown Bros. & Co., bankers. He is a son of the Rov. Dr. William Adams Brown and Mrs. Brown ami a grandson of the late John Crosby Brown. It is expected that the wedding will take place in September. For the benefit of the Darrach Home for Crippled Children, a bridge party will be given' at the Plaza this after? noon. The institution was founded by the late Dr. May Darrach, and has carried on its splendid work for twenty five years. Like many other charities, it feels the burden of increased ex? penses, and now makes an appeal for funds. Dutch Minister's Wife "At Home" To-morrow M. and Mme. Cremer Will Spend Summer in Europe; Burlesons Are to Entertain From The Tribune's Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, March 11.?The Am? bassador of Argentina and Mme. La Breton will entertain at dinner Monday evening, and again Friday evening. The Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson will entertain at a dinner to? morrow night. The affair originally was planned in honor of the Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall, who are now in Ari? zona. Mme. Cremer, wife of the Minister of the Netherlands, will be at home Sat? urday afternoon, when she will be as? sisted bv Mme. Grouitch, wife of the Serbian Minister; Mrs. Houston, wife of the Secretary of the Treasury; Mrs. Breckenridge Long, wife of the Third Assistant Secretary of State, and the ladies of the legation. The Minister and Mme. Cremef are planning to give up the residence at 1401 Sixteenth Street, which they are now occupying, and will spend the sum? mer in Europe, returning to the United States in the fall. The Minister of Cuba and Mme. de C?spedes have gone to their home in Havana, where they will spend a month or more. The Speaker and Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett left Washington to-day, the for? mer to go to Augusta, Ga., with a group of friends to play golf and Mrs. Gillett to Boston, where she will join her daughters. > Wagnerian Program Given! Mr. Damrosch Delights Audi ence at Carnegie Hall Concert Since "Parsifal" is the only Wagner? ian opera that has as yet found its way back to the local stage, it is a ? pleasure to take advantage of the op-j portunities offered by orchestral con certs to hear bits of the "Ring," "Tris? tan und Isolde," "Tannhauser" and the other's. Mr. Damrosch' provided such an opportunity yesterday afternoon, when a generous Wagner program was played by the Symphony Society at Carnegie Hall. The overture to "Rienzi,'* the prelude to "Lohengrin," portions of "Tristan," "the Mastersingers." "Parsifal" and ; "Tannhauser" were among the num- j bers, with the "Ring" represented by ; "Siegfried's Rhine Journey" from ; "Goetterdaemmerung" and the "Ride ! of the Valkyries" from "Die Walkuere." Mr. GuBtave Tinlot's beautiful play? ing of the violin solo in the "Good Friday Spell" music from "Parsifal" added much to the pleasure of a de? lightful afternoon. Church Forum Gives Lesson On Mispronounced Words An innovation was introduced last night at the mid-week forum of the Church of the Ascension, which is held at the parish house. The session started with ? the reading of words "commonly mispronounced." The words were then written on a black? board and pronounced correctly. Many of those at the mid-week forum are of foreign birth and the purpose of the gathering is to give them confidence in the use of English. A suggestion made at the church forum Sunday that speak? ers whose views barred them from that platform might seek the mid-week forum appeared not to have been acted upon. Reception at Palm Beach Charity Hospital To-day New Yorkers Interested in Proj? ect Started at Resort Two Years Ago Special Dispatch to The Tribune PALM BEACH, March IL?A recep? tion to persons interested in the Good Samaritan Hospital will be held there to-morrow afternoon, giving the first opportunity to see the building, which has been erected since last season on the west side of Lake Worth, in a palm grove a short distance north of the aviation station. This is a charity that was* started two ^years ago by persons from New Yorlc. Colonel James Elverson jr., of "The Philadelphia Inquirer," who has been spending the winter cruiiing in his yacht, has arrived from Stuart and is anchored in the Poinciana basin. With him are Mrs. Elverson and E. E. Smith. They will spend a week in Miami be? fore returning North. Peter C. Gallagher and party, of New York, left Palm Beach for Miami to? day on board their yacht, the Amuray. ? '? ' . Going On To-day Natural History; admission DAY American Museum of admission free. Metropolitan Museum of Art; irte. American Museum of Safety; admission free. Van Cortiandt Park Museum; admission free. The Aquarium} admission free. Zoological Park; admission free. Luncheon of the Merchants' Association of New York, Hotel Astor. 12:30 p. m. Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, ??3 Liberty Street, 12' noon. Discussion on, "The Americanization of a Great American" by Mrs. Douglas Rob? inson, sister of the lato Theodore Roose? velt, at the St. George Hotel, Brooklyn, 10 a. m. Luncheon 1 p. rn. Address by Princess Cantacuzene on "The Birth of Bolshevism," Hotel ?Martha Washington, 3 p. rrt. Meeting of the Pennsylvania Wholesale Hardware and Supply Company, Hotel Astor, 10 a. m. Social matinee, Drama Comedy, Hotel As? tor, 2 p. m. Meeting of the building fund committee, 1*. ?i. T. S., Hotel Astor, 2 p. m. Lecture by ?T. Duncan Spaeth on "The Meaning of ?Shakespeare To-day," Acad? emy of Music, Brooklyn, 4 p. m. Morning recital of the M?ndel Choral Club. Tlotel Bossert, 10 a. m. Luncheon 1 p. m, Meeting of the Post Parliament, Hotel Mc Alpln, 11 a. m. Conceit by the Muslo League of America, Hotel Mo Alpin, 2:S0 p. m. Display of paintings by tho Society of Independent Artists, Waldorf-Astoria, iO a. m. to 10 p. m. Rehearsal of the National Opera Club, Waldorf-Astoria, 10 a. m. Rehearsal of the New York Euphony So? ciety, Waldorf-Astoria,-4 p. m. Study Hours for Practical Workers, Miss Grace Cornell, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 10 a. m. NIOHT Meeting of the Marine Insurance Club, Waldorf-Astoria, 8 p. m. Dance of the New York Lodge. Waldorf Astoria. 8 p. rn. Meeting of the Beta Chapter Tau Epsilon Phi Fraternity, Hotel Pennsylvania, 8 p. m. 'Meeting of the Alpha Mega Dental Fra? ternity, Hotel Pennsylvania, 8 p. m. Dinner and dni^ce of the Arturus Lodge, Hotel McAlpin, 11:16 p. m. Dinner and dance of the Rainbow Club, Hotel McAlpin, 8 p. m. Illustrated lecture by Frank Branch Rlley on "The Luro of the Oreat North? west," Academy of Music, Brooklyn, 8:15 p. m. Meeting of the Women's Equal Opportu? nity League. De Witt Clinton High School, 8:15 p. m. Greenwich Village Carnival, Hotel Astor, 10 p. m. Dinner and dance of the Maine Society of New York, Hotel Astor, 7 p. m. Dance of the Sigma Nu Fraternity, Hotel Biltmore. Friday evening musicale at the Commo? dore. Address by Judge Alton B. Parker on 'Constructive Amerlcantsm" before the Murquette Club, Hotel Plaza, 8:30 p.m. Lecture by Everett Dean Martin on "If Every One Looks Out for Himself, Will All Be Looked After?" Cooper Union, 8:30 p. m. Lecture by Dr. Kendall K. Smith on "E'eu t herios Venlzelos, the Present Premier of Greece," Grand Central 1'alace, S:!0 p. m. Meeting of th? League of Foreign-Born Cit? izens, 18ii Chryslie Street, 8:30 p. m. Dinner and dance of the ' University of Wisconsin Alumni, Hotel Commodore. BOARD OF KDl'C'ATIOX IjECTDKES Manhattan "Hamlet, the Tragic Thinker." by Profes? sor .1. Duncan Spaeth, Wadleigh High School, 11 ?til Street near Sevoath Ave? nue. "Who Are the Russians?" by Professor Paul R. Radosavljevlch, Publlo School 69, 220 East Fifty-seventh Street. "Aida," by Dr. Clement B. Shaw, Public School 66, Eight-eighth Street near First Avenue. Miss Melanie V. Klainp at the piano. "Trade Union Policies," by Professor James Walter Crook, Publlo School 132, 182d Street near Wadsworth Avenue, "Home Gardens for Profit." by Evrle Kil patrlck, Publlo School 17, Fordham Street, City Island. Illustrated. "The Heart of Swltserland, the Cradle of Demoo.raoy," by Dr. Henry Zick, Public School 28, Anthony and Tremont ave? nues, the Bronx. Illustrated. Perpetual Purity! It is surprising what conscientious laundry methods will do toward preserving the unblemished purity of linens. For example, the Wallach way of washing household linen is designed expressly to preserve its wearing qualities. It is a matter of care?and conscience. Telephone Plaza 185 for farther particulars Wallach Laundry 330-332 East 59th Street "A Branch Store or Route Man Always Ne?ar Tour Home." m THE FINER. GRADES O^Y IN SETTINGS J? ?J{ OJF ORIGINALITY AND DISTINCTION <&\ % Q?Bsodmve4.n^hn &^fon St ^k^ JEWELLERS J? ^^^^ 321 FIFTH AVENU*. AT 32*?_STREET ^&^ Major Schroeder Expects to Go Up. 50,000 Feet Soon Perilous Flights Prompted By Desire to Measure Ter? rific Trade Winds; Fuel Only Factor in Climb Major* R. W. Schroeder, official test pilot of the United States Air Service, who fell five miles in a few seconds re? cently after establishing a new world's record at Dayton, Ohio, said yesterday he expected to reach an altitude of 50,000 feet within the next few months. "The question of fuel is the only lim? iting factor to the climb of the ma? chine," he said. Major Schroeder has just been re? leased from the hospital and came here yesterday to attend the Aeronautical Show. Still suffering from his thrill? ing experience, Major Schroeder told a dramatic story of his fight against a 220-mile-an-hour gale almost seven miles above the ground in a temper? ature of 67 below zero. For four days after the flight he lay in tho hospital, his* eyes frozen. "Tho specialist who attended me," he said, "put cracked ice on the outside of my eyelids and gradually thawed them out. It was impossible, though, to keep my eyeballs still, and as they moved about they ground the ice inside the lids, like the crunching of cinders." After four days of this intense agony h?3 eyes opened and, although still weak, are practically unimpaired. One of the valves of his heart refuses to function properly yet as a direct re? sult of the sudden change from a pres? sure of three pounds to fourteen pounds to the square inch, caused by his five-mile fall. "At 30,000 feet," he said, "I first en? countered the terrific trade.wind sci? entists have declared existed at high altitudes. It was blowing west to east. 1 It gradually increased in velocity, un? til, at the peak of my climb (36,020 feet), it had reached a speed of 220 miles an hour. ?'1 was making an air speed of 100 miles an hour against it. but was actu? ally being driven backward at the rate of 120 miles an hour relative to the ground. By the time I reached the peak I was thirty mile;, west of Dayton. "At 36,020 feet visibility was ex? cellent. I commanded a clear view of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Vir? ginia. I could see the Ohio River ovei a distance of 20<^ miles. "At this moment my oxygen tank failed. The carbon monoxide fumes from the exhaust of the engine hung about the cockpit, in the thin air, lik? a cloud of steam. I couldn't help breath ing them, and I collapsed. I pushec | tho joystick forward to come down ! and tried to shut oft' the engine, bu: i fainted before I could reach the switch | "I believe that I fell in a straigh | nose dive with the engine full on. I re covered consciousness at 2,000 feet, am at that time was in a spinning nos( dive. The sudden pressure brought m< to. My eyes were frozen and I ha< to force my vision to see the ground "1 grasped the controls, and almos automatically straightened the shi) out, and then glided down to a landing "The unfortunate part of it was th knowledge that I could have reaches 50,000 feet that day but for the failur of the oxygen." Speaking of the object of tho nigh Major Scroeder said: "Many, people think I made the flight just to estab? lish a record in altitude. Sueh is not the cas?. As chief test pilot of the engineering department it is my duty to do research flying. ' These flights are to determine the ability of an engine to function at altitudes, and also to verify the scientific belief that trade winds of terrific velocity exist at high altitudes. This will be of supreme im? portance to commercial and military aviation, if proved true." - s Chalmers in New Role In Blue Bird Matinee Sings the Dog Part Admirably; "La Forza del Destino" Presented in Evening Thomas Chalmers sang the Dog for the first time in Albert Wolff's "L'Oiseau Bleu" at the special matinee of that opera at .the Metropolitan yes? terday. Mr. Chalmers's enactment was admirable in every way, and his final scene informed with a poignant sense of pathos. The rest of the cast was as usual, with Mmes. Delaunois and Ellis as the children, and the composer in the conductor's stand. The evening opera was "La ForA del Destino," sung to a huge and vo* ciferous assemblage. Mr. Caruso wa3 in excellent voice, as was Miss Ponselle and Mr. Mardones. Mme. Jeanne Gor? don is the most effective singer who has yet tackled the difficult part of Preziosilla, and Mr. Chalmers, as the stupid monk, Father Melitone, pre? sents a veritable chef d'oeuvre in the buffo art. Mr. P#pi conducted with spirit. Three Stuart Paintings Sold One Portrait Brings $2,600; Others $1,500 and $1,050 Part of a collection of old paintings by English and European masters and a number of early American portraits were sold under the hammer last even? ing at the Anderson Galleries, Park Avenue and Fifty-ninth Street, tho total sales amounting to $14,445.50. The pictures have been on exhibition since March 6. The sale will be con? tinued this evening. The Ehrich Galleries made *he larg? est purchase of the evening. This was a portrait of James Connor by Gilbert Stuart, of the American school. It brought $2,600. The next largest price paid was $1,500 by M. De Bronjik, for a portrait of George Washington, also a Stuart. J. F. Lewis paid $1,050 for Stuart's portrait of Mrs. Elizabeth George, sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton in h?3 first marriage, who was afterward the wife of Admiral George of the British navy. First Session at Italian Art Sale Brings in $11,097 The first session of the three-day public auction of the Ilario Neri col? lection of Italian art at the Augustus W Clarke art galleries, at 5 West Forty-fourth Street, brought in $11, 097 for 1_5 items. M. P. Villa bought a pair of six? teenth century Italian wrought Iron torcheres for $360; Mrs. Amos Pinchot j paid $220 for a sixteenth century Flor ! entine walnut refectory table, and Mrs. I F. de St. Phalle bought a sixteenth ? century Tuscan refectory .table for I $210. The sale will be continued to? morrow afternoon. NOTEWORTHY UNRFJ5TRICTED PUBLIC SALES At The American Art Galleries Madison Square South, New York ON FREE VIEW, BEGINNING TO-MORROW (SATURDAY) and Continuing Until the Date of Sale ?ntiqi To Be Sold Wednesday Afternoon Next March 17th, at 2:30 FOR ACCOUNT OF THE , ESTATE OF THE LATE Mr. Rudolph E. Schirmer AND FOR ACCOUNT OF Mrs, Martha B. Schirmer A Collection of [ue Chinese Porcelains Famille Verte, Single Colors and Specimens of Blue and White and Numerous Cabi? net Objects. *?* Catalogue mailed on -receipt of Fifty C'eut?. To Be Sold Thursday and Friday Afternoons Next, March 18th and 19th Beginning Each Afternoon at 2:30 ?'Clock The Private Collection of Antique Chinese Porcelains Rare Old Netsukes, Inros, Sat suma, Japanese Porce? lains and Miscellaneous Objects BELONGING TO THE AMATEUR Mr. Edward H. Drew OF BOSTON ???Cat-alogue Mailed on Receipt of FWty Cents. TO BE SOLD FOR ACCOUNT OF A PRIVATE OWNER On Friday Afternoon Next, March 19th (AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SALE OF THE E. H. DREW COLLECTION) A Valuable Collection of Important European Ob? jects ill Rock Crystal, Lapis-Lazuli, Carved Ivory and Enamel, Orna? mental Clocks, Jeweled Watches, Miniatures and Other Costly Objects. *?*Uluatrated Catalogue mailed on receipt of 75 Ont?. To Be Sold Thursday andfr Friday Even? ings Next, March 18 and 19, at 8:15 o'clock A LARGE COLLECTION OF Modern and Old Paintings BELONGING TO THE (ESTATE OF THE LATE William A. Sleicher THE ESTATE OF THE LATE E. W. Paige THE PROPERTY OF Edward H. Drew of Boston & OTHER PRIVATE OWNERS AND SEVERAL ESTATES ???Tllnstratfil Catalogue mailed on receipt of 75 Cents. To Be Sold Saturday Afternoon Next, March 20, Beginning at 2:30 o'CIock Costly Gothic, Adam, French and Other Furniture Silver Gilt Bust and Ecclesi? astical Altar Ornaments, Paduan Bronze, Silver, Many Fine Oriental Rugs, Chinese Screens, and Miscellaneous Objects of Household Em? bellishment and Utility TO BE SOLD FOR ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE OF Mrs.MaryB.Harrison BY ORDER OF HENRY T. SCOTT, TRUSTEE, THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER ESTATE To Be Sold by Direction of an Executor AND THE PROPERTY OF Mrs. Clara D. Hart of St. Louis, Mo. AND SEVERAL OTHER PRIVATE OWNERS *** Catalogue mailed on receipt of 60 cent?. The Sales Will Be Conducted by Mr. THOMAS E. K1RBY and his assistants. MB. OTTO BKKNET Md MB. H. H. PARKS of Um AMERICAN ART ASSOCIATION, Mana??? Madlao* Sq. South. Entra?e? ? B. ?34 Street. .New Te*k. Symphony Orchestra trices To Be Advanced New York Organization Plan? Increase Because of High Cost of Production The New York Symphony Orchestra will advance its prices 50 per cent for single admission tickets and 25 per cent for subscription seats, it was made known yesterday. This advance, it was said by Georg* Engles, manager of the New York; Symphony Society, was not wholly as a result of what he believed to be an, impending new scheduic of wages that must be paid to musicians in the or? chestra, but is the result of advance ? in the cost of every department tha*. has to do with the staging of the con? certs by the great orchestra. He admitted that it was probable that the proposed demands of tn? Musical Mutual Protective Union for higher wages for musicians in the or? chestra at the Metropolitan Opera House would spread to all branches of high-class music in the city, and said it was expected in his organization that a new schedule of pay would bu presented the management very soon. S. E. 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