The evening world. Newspaper, August 20, 1918, Page 12

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ee ee eae eee TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1915 TUESDAY, AU GUST 20 “Block Parties” Are Giving This “City of Strangers” Real “Neighbors” at Last! ‘The Whole Block “Gets Acquainted”’ | NEW YORK HAD SORT OF OUTGROWN TIE OLD-FASHIONED “KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR” | 01d «Gas House Gang” Dons the Uniform of “Law IDEA UNTIL THE “BLOCK PARTY” REVIVED IT | and Order,” That of Their Country— Born | Fighters, Their Prowess Only Misdirected by | | | City’s Toughest District Turns Out Honored Quota To Fight, Now, for Flag “Strangers Next Door” Are Fast Becoming Goo Friends, for When the Block Is Closed to Traffic | for the Night, and the Colored Lanterns Are\ (CE “CREAM FO! Lighted, and the Music Strikes Up, Every One iH Comes Out of His Shell for the Evening —and) | : Afterwards Forgets to Crawl Back Into It! , , “VE BEEN TRYING TO MEET Envi ; Now / Showing That Th YOU FOR A YEAR’ nvironment, They Now Are Showing That They Can Fight Even Better for Their Country Than They Did Among Themselves. Here more than a year ago it was the height of folly for a youth | 5 aan THE GROUCH OF THE BLOCK TELLS A By Stella Flores Copyright, 18, by The Prose Publiehing The New York teening World.) of evident culture avd refinement from another section of the city to visit a girl who lived and was admired in the 19th Street and Avenue A neighborhood. liis portion was black eyes. Outsiders who impu- dently exhibited gold watches owned them no more. Officious “coppers,” mending in a hospital, saw a great light. Many were the actual and alleged ce laid to the young manhood of the section bounded by ts and First Avenue and Avenue A. 8s House Gang” was diffident ‘ou going to the block p: to-night a question one # on every side. It is one of the surprises of the new rave and dangerous to help the Every one is dying to do some y22d and 17th Sty All of which would seem to prove the about culture. ‘To-day a service flag swings back and forth im the breeze at 19th Street and Avenue A, not half a block from the gas house. While fifteen children dressed in red, white and blue stood at attention and the Drum- gool Band of fifty boys played “The Star Spangled Banner” Sunday morn- ing the flag was unfurled, showing 171 stars—and five of gold twinkled among the blue. Colors of America, iis of France, of Italy and Ireland hane- | “aying In the breeze. At last the | ie tr sid Are escapes |Feal b sof the war, the mothers, front of livery | Were being recognized ttle grocery | And when the 2,000 voiwes were lifted lcome. More|!1 Song more than one girl along the } ed at that service flag, hand to her beart and country, but not every one can go to France. Can you imagine anything nown neighbor ne r his den l op are astonishing, Old aa au | i more exciting than bearding your an The resources a bie n dev cake ts but nearly alway everal ladies sub- ypposed to be a lost | sarded enviously ever afte { number of tlekets for the scribe a home-madg cake. ‘Their families are r | t i Prizes are given to those who sell the la : | party. One man was given a white poodle, An rprising boy got a antl rooster a brass band; but a hurdy-gurdy strung across the street. The] faye. A “regular” block party trie is always welc Chis \ block is roped off, and for the evening is “no thoroug Prizes are given for the best decorated home Trees and doorways » windows and draped over Dancing is the favorite pastime. | ff \ a Mutter great deal of fun, There are gy SVE I n 2,000 m es. One wag offered five dol- p are festooned with flags and bunting But there are many others that provok lewaik and children, } three-legged potato races and bag Ene CHEN, fh edhe! \ © tars for a stout ladies’ race, A number gamely competed. There are} | , ind iowa AH bk ted their voices | #oughts sped Franceward em the old-fashioned ch n’s game - ba ct . : Gone is the old order of things ma- ; ny of the old-fashioned childre gi ofl a. The rif 1s been substituted ; a, a: : Pd thouah: fle | The wealthier people are taking it| ; | the fist, grenades for the beer Minted kithe a akapicious, moisture: {UP as well ax their humbler neighbo , ise loa SPENBRC KI Vos x suspicic polature: | UP at we pee arti aaa y place of lead pipe aud TH be gol-durned if it ain't fest like )/OM the “I a the most; . wm» Kelly, 3 pip »Mcious “copper” sends | aristocrati of Brooklyn, you the old village when I was a boy. | i i That Renan : Tree lived on thie block over ten{can seo blocks lighted up with lan ae ring patrol now when the E | terns any ight and finish. The call ts for the years, and just discovered that all a Bare WIN set corps these people are folks.” The grouch | he old 69th; others s ed througs-) Ali of which would seem to prove of the block turns out to be a man \Gold Service Stars mut different com | "Gas House Gang” still is dit- 1 in review be- nt about Kultur, whose funny sayings are famous, The crank, often an overworked Martha Worm Over the Heart | over there, doing) ‘The difference Is the ling William Kenneally, iff Thomas F. Wintere and Cornelius Sullivan were in charge lef the ceremonies Sunday lFamous Movie ‘Actresses Tell About Themselves VIVIAN MARTIN. | HAD been in the jegitimate drama | roles and such characterizations | s Peter Pan, It so happened that # | for children's part woman with a heart. Presiding at| the ice cream booth she gives Jimmy. the neighborhood pest, a double help > HURDY GURDIES AND BANDS FURNISH - ing. The rich widow, whose fluffy dog and diamonds have been the ob- | jects of much censure und envy. is really a pathetic figure. Her hus band and six children are dead. Fluf- fy was her last child's pet. The man who hates dogs actually patted the little animal's head after he heard that, People whose homes proudly dis- play service flags often invite the| soldiers and sailors they know to din- rer. Later all go to the party few years ago | was appearing in Everywhere the man jn uniform is i w York wih I had been engaged | the centre of attraction. BAe niin Genpak eatin Many surprisingly talented people TS > head of a Lie film company sat! | are unearthed, One man was a well | rai uh au ue pe be evidently impressed} | known vaudeville performer, another | | ‘him to some extent, or he may hav 4 clever sign painter. This man drew > Ester up @ big head of the Kaiser on a ly LESATON board. With a hammer and a bowl. | tul’ Of nails, he gave every one a to ‘drive a nail in the Kaiser's | NLY a year ago Mr It is rumored that a man who! O Lawton, daughter « keeps an animal store is going to con John Tf, MeManu former » Massachusetts House = "Reis te hs os uae) Luedle the Waitress Discusses the “Kerchief Kiss” | ete: "2 Hy nN possibilities i actress, because the next day or called ow I would like| | TAKE A WHACK AT THE KAISER! “THE STOUT LADIES! RACE WAS A_ RIOT j ot I didn't greatest number of block parties; but | [iy 1 1084 bine ¢ emen were persuasive Manhattan and other places are] fail to be conse he was hit by shrapnel April 20, ©} quickly waking up to the fun June 8 he « ospital No ” aa ’ 7 ” u e and since ee ir Sinieutl af Ciduatius drive sani ta t ; ane seeeaiy The Friendly Patron Learns All About the Health Kadina s Effort to “‘Camera- i Deeer eth ce ye f Weeaa wuchiads of these -parilec Tam going home 1 fNawge"’ Kissing, and Hears How Lily Took the Sad News. But ‘Busser’ Busby und Fdyelden te) ake TVIER eke ‘They are non-sectarian, and purely pin MARTIN in whieh Mar. ured some} 1 ha ng Ring,” to thinic it | ciat $4 of wearing the Apparently Hasn’t Been Reading the Papers of Late, as Lucile ads haa origin 8 Final Admission ow |to her widow's luck Just above: her Discloses. th thusiasm—Americans all leery f the ett social There is something really great in the Way peoplo of all races | ‘he ring 4 gold star p the work ample re- from the purely tinan- { ation, for the effort and : » a fine photoplay. fo the change from the spoken So | went to the »tudio and they | drama . People ask me continually what —_—--— ies Ht, JOS. We The ve Co, | Weil, he i me very congen-) You only hiss the ones that will let) her like a y who points at the] made a test of me—not just nigh I aid. Lt the Wait-]ital these day m1 of he ou, jculpert and he's guilty. ‘I mig of pe | kind varts L like best to play, and i s could judy gone y peaking IT ma, Say 4t ar ee of rie Allies 6] yess, as the Friendly Patron| saying one day that 1 must find the| Is that so? she says, very up} know Busby, but I never let him ki well au my|doesn't so much matter what they tucked his napkin under his] ¥ish cost « joes terrible because | stage. ‘I'd run you away from here tt] me in my life.’ jare like, as they are good» hi h U. Ss. S Ndi Wea Vest, “that they've decided to camer-t0f my feet. You know and I know! 1 wasn't afraid moving those big That'll do to y signed @ year's con vagainuifin Foes W 1c oldiers- ear| sinvae nein! GUA IRMESAGETAAY (os GEA 1809 10] woNle wast eine vou gts aoeve laail acuaeniciad tract, and mite to dress” aa ; and a make menti ' ent role of “L'Aigion,”* anoth natur:| | must Bay he say Then “What do you mean?” he asked i ‘ f pee tive years 1 have been in the West Some day I I expect I shall “Why the Health ally T ne abo I never batted an eye, 1 just give e resumes dis hia tiles ei hook adele Department has that drug stor ul he spor er a malovelent smile and went) portioning the cus: 7 discovered the” old around here and we broke of diploma! pjep tard pie, I have to B Tie | g h t c. oy Joy and bliss stuff relation Jon't pine away,’ I says, hand her a parting | : that used to dest But, Vim side-track real) phe Voman you can go! barrage, so 1 sing 'How Little Johnny Rockefeller aoe the Mar- nate the kiss ha ; fanh re ble Market With a “Homing Hound” Jof the way by and say \ ) lay in a stock of handker-| but get the handkerchiels. Copyrisiit, 118, by The Press Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World | cea ; es rt RR RN NU sunny afternoon many, many years ago litte Johnny Rockefelier | Spanish Influe odes 4 » aon . 0 OF & ‘dl ' " tt on the porch «¢ h in 7 If you oscarlate You'll need a lot o dkerchie 1 ua ne look. ‘You won't} “Oh, doy, but it makes her mad. She O i . fs porch of his papa and inammae home in Rich- like you been wont Who'll need a lot « ed any on jandkerchiefs, gets so excited her hand slips and Ora) WaleD ARAN 5 » County: N, Ya deeply absorbed In Von's “Bonk ln do Wil be Hawes AGE Umanie wale. | chiefe end whe? abees Seer eee’ tect ahe dlatribaten custard all aver her o sires ceil ht r ang fer boa smart lad as : mre A A large yellow dog with a black spot over one ling slow behind you, mayb Dr “Yous Tt er, ‘Didn't you hear rd Influence, or whatever it is, | Vielnitud see T got the honors o eye ar che to 1 Copeland, the City Health Comm ethacnd ine met Aunt | OL the battle tucked away in my old ; a: i h mee bb 9h Ene Lie his neck came joner, found it out, It’s him that ha arorium ‘ete knap-bag go 1 quit firing and dig in,” oy Ki : ai ino a - ne soy doyously all over issued the edick against ki g, and | by the He Now that waat’t take it you're not much of alt sete a inl aaa hen Dit apie rom-father’s, they tell me he a guy that] partment ad ft wate kisser,” was tho Friendly Patron’s| \ M, exclaimed the clever litte boy. “Here : : N eet ‘ 1 ymment s Rover home to be traded again.” Whereupon he Buenses Gy nnice remarks, : marked his place in the “Book of Martyrs," whisted So people must Kissing, ¢ | ii ide up my mind Well i should eay T ain't. I'm A Rover to follow and walked down the strect. Before }{ mu ed the iy Pa i ae he r 1 got perise lady oa ; long he met his little friend, Pinkey Holton, whose papa \ I 7 ; \ " ah : ¥ | Trade you a 4 dog for a hundred glassies. ee || Spanish Intluer pe : up An the ‘ haeae per cent, off for cash on delivery," sald Johany. “Only | » found @ : wk Suntay night with that guy And as for kissing Busby, say-~| you mustn't chain him; just tie him with a rope." have. H ae Hee 1 ask, looking nt at her} t.at guy don't know how to kiss, He's] key Holton looked the dog over carefully and Tou apse Siata rar pL ee Vaal in i. DOGG BSSRAS SOARS se when it comes to osearlation.” | gi aiiy made the trade, Rover went away with his new master rela:tantly ‘ pat Ble: a \ here was you?" she asks, —_— eee Taina | Through a handke How : Needn't to mind, but 1 got you FLIGHT OF THE CROWS. | R ver," was Johnny Rockefeller's parting injunction, “tie him with did you find it out Look a’here he say You | You never kissed Busby, did you | From the Mer ° ,. 1 rope.” ‘Then he returned to the absorbing narrative of the frying of St. Ls “1 read it In the newspapers. And | needn't go around spreading the pro-| “'What if I did? You're | tmmedintely after whole A | pogri h sa eve mil 0 on-eye arvlage Mr, and Mrs cis, Jawy, but 1 had wa -of purriment | ogTande that 1 kiss every man 1] You got a green-eyed monstrosity in a Ms and Mire. Cray Aes from Rover would chew loose in lees than an hour. ‘Then Johnny could trade when | run across it. You know Lily, , ‘ jour physiology pigwer tian @ Luwe is believed they will go to Lynch-| Nis dear dog apwi, Al ¥ Tovexy had brought him cl! five por veut. of the towbead at the ple couniea?! "Ob, 1 says, ‘I didu’t mean that! "Very good, young lady!’ 4 tel) pane Va, diem Crow's former home, all (he marbles in Ricbford j Bi ect el : S Me

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