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Show BRITISH ANTHEM STARTS RIOT. Police Called to Settle Disturbance During Tercentenary Celebration. New York. Police were called to Carnegie hall Wednesday night to eject a crowd of men and women who forced their way into the building during the tercentenary celebration of the landing of the Pilgrims. The Intruders, carrying banners with anti-British anti-British Inscriptions, created great disorder dis-order with shouts of "Hurrah for America!" "Down with England!" The disturbance reached such proportions pro-portions that it was impossible for the speakers to continue, and it was decided de-cided to adjourn. The disturbance started when the British anthem, "God Save the King," was reported. Several boys and girls in a chorus of the musical program left the stage, saying they would not sLng the number and that they did not know it was on the program. |