Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-12
COMMERCIAL, LEAGUE.
WAS DECIDED SUCCESS.
Vaudeville Entertainment at Fort
Myer Wednesday Afternoon.

1 Inc NduueNne entertainment at Fort
Myer Wednesday was conceded to be de-
cided success. The proceedings began
early and continued until Iate-that is late
for military post. and 1t was not till the
sunset gun had been fired that the last of
the carriages and automobiles turned city
ward and left the fort to sentines and the
hard-worked officer of the day
The entertainment was given in territory
that extended from the riding hall and the
gymnasium to the confines of the drill
grounds. 1t included a saddle drill by the
cavalry In the hall, a dismounted saber
drill, bareback riding and fancy driving by
the field batteries There were two sections
OF the vaudeville entertainment, one that
commenced at 3:45 o'clock and the other at
o'clock.
Tea was served in the gymnasium and ice
cream and other refreshments were dis
posed of nearly everywhere. Flower girls
obtained any price they chose for any sort
of flowers, and wandering troubador, with
a wheezy hurdygurdy, who. with winning
Italian smile. made in New York. black
mailed all his hearers into giving him
money to go and play somewhere else. The
, total list OF casualties and the whole of the
gate receipts have not yet been figured up,
| but 1t is believed that the promoters did
very well for the army and navy fund.
Among those who attended were:
From the White House-Miss Ethel Roose-
Welt, Theodore Roosevelt, jr.; Capt Lee.
| Representing the navy-Secretary and
Mrs. Metcalf, Assistant Secretary and Mrs
Newberry, Admiral and Mrs Schley, Com
Dixon Lieut.. and Mrs. Patten, Admiral and
Mrs. Hemphill. Admiral and Mrs. Jewell
Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. White and Mrs. Barker
Representing the army-Gen Oliver, as
sistant secretary of war, and party from
New York; Gen. Bell, chief of STAFF, rs
Bell and party of eight; Gen. and Mrs
Sternberg Gen Perry, Gen. and Mrs.
Grage, Capt. and Mrs. Arrowsmith, Major
and Mrs; Penrose Major Mann. Major
Rumbaugh, commander of the fort; Capt
Fenton, Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, Gen. Sanger,
Mrs Mccain, Mrs. koerper. Mrs. and Miss
Humphrey. Mrs. Kelton, Miss Glennon.
Mrs. Cromwell. Mrs. Moore, Mrs Littel
Mrs. Smart. Mrs. Hatfield, Miss Hatfield
Mrs Dickman.
shonts. Misses Shonts and their guests,
Duke Chaulnes and Mr.. Goss; Mrs. LIE
Britton, Miss Slack, Mrs. and Miss Knox,
Misses Ryan. Mrs. and Miss Chen. Mr.. sa-
Dodge Miss Denny, Miss Maxwell. Miss
Sands of Annapolis. Miss Cotton, Mrs. sum
melin, Mrs. Bumer. Mrs. Logan Mr.. and
Mrs. Nat Frances. Miss Williams. Mr.. and
Mrs Bradley and their guests, Mr.. and
-lrs Allen of New York, Miss Hagner, Miss
Carlisle. Miss Sheridan Mrs Eberly Mrs
and Miss Halsey.
Those presiding at the tables in the ad-
inistration building were: Mrs Sternberg,
receiving; Mrs. Bryan, refreshments: Mrs
Barker and Mrs. Schley, flowers; Mrs Gal
praltn tea Mrs koerper, candy: Mrs. KEEL
ton. bouillOn Mrs. Taylor tickets
Among those who assisted were: Miss
Shonts Miss Edison, Miss Casey, Mrs Dry
son, Mrs. Henderson, Miss Winifred Davis
Miss English, Miss Long. Miss Herwig, Miss
Green, Miss Young. Miss Heath, Miss Ar
chibald. Miss Almyra Sessions, in racing
costume; Miss Louise White gypsy; Miss
Margaret Murdaugh. Spanish dancer Miss
Helen Glli: gypsy; Miss Virginia Wallis.
oriental; Miss Edwards. Indian: E. G.
Jones, Italian. Miss Hatfield. Miss Murray.
Miss Wilder, Miss Won Schroeder Miss
Dickman, Miss Moore. Miss Wurdeman
Miss Dalrymple Mrs. Newcomer Miss Mon.
trose. Miss Gutenberg and Messrs N. d.
Barton and H. +. Galleher