The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
Frisco S Military Ball.

The first military ball ever held west
Of Washington, a ball in which the
pageantTy Of brilliant uniforms, fashion.
able gowns. and elaborate dance mum
bers Of historic interest will make
spectacle Of surprising splendor, is &c
be given in aid of the Army Relief So
ciety at the new Civic Auditorium in
San Francisco on January Is.
Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray. command
ing the Western department OF the sruy,
Is chairman Of the executive committee
which has in hand the working out OF
the general plans for the big pageant
ball committee. Th.- navy will lend q
the army set. Is chairman OF the women'S
ball comittcc. Tho navy will lend a
hand in the work OF making the event
the most brilliant Of its kind ever at
tempted outside Of Madison Square Gar
den.
The personnel Of the executive COM
mitte". headed by Cen. Murray, points
out the place tho ball will have among
the winter seasons gayetics. 1t is az
follows:
Fear Admiral 9. F. Pont. L. s. N:
Brig. Gen. J. F. Wiser. L. 5. A; Rear
Admiral T. :. Phelps, L. s y; Brig
Con. F. NJ. Cox. Z. :. y; Rear Admiral
=. 3. Howard, L. s. y: Brig Gen. IT.
+. Noyes. /. :. A: REAR Admiral r.
=.
RawIes. L. ). A: Capt. A. g. Baker, l..
:. A.; Capt. ?. VI. Eennctt. I. :. N:
Brig Gen. W. Z. DOuGherty, L. :. A:
Brig. Gen. o. +. Long. L. 5. A. retired:
Capt. Philip Andrews. L. :. "; Brig.
Gen. Charles A Woodruff. L. s. A.:
Capt. \. II. Robertson. L. =. ": Col
+. u. MCCOY, /. :. \: Pay Director +.
=. Dubois. l.. :. n: Col 5. VI. Footc.
L. s. A: Capt. J. :. Mexican. L. S. N;
Gresham, L. ;. A: Commander Waldo
Evans, I. ;. y; Col William II. c.
Bowen. I. S. A; Medical Inspector Man
Icy Gates. L. :. ": Col. g. X. McCTun-
neglc. Col. EbPn Swift. 7. s. A.: Col.
Lincoln Karmanv. I. 5. NJ. C: Col. W.
". Arthur, I. :. A: Col. D. T. Shanks,
l. s. A; Lieut.. Col. II. =. Haines. U.
:. VI. e.: Col. r 3. Ebert. L s. a;
Col. il. :. Wallace. I. :. 4; Col C.
X. Hunter, L. $. A; Col. F. B. Robert
son. I. :. A: Col W. 4. Glassford. L.
s. a: Col. W. c. Butler. I. 5. A: Col.
Lee Febiger. L. s. A: Col. W. IT. fIeuer.
I. :. 4: Col. r. r. stephens, L. s. A:
Col II. ". Wheeler. I. =. A: Col. s.
W. Dunning. L. 5. A; Lieut.. Col. Z. 3.
Frick, I. S. A: Col. +. V. Won Schroeder,
I. :. A. retired, and Capt. ]. B. Muir
ply. /. =. 4.
More than 4oco invitations will be senI
Murray's committee are now busy with
the work of selecting the 1000 who com
prise San Francisco's and the Bay cities
'irH. II i expected that more thar
c.nou couples will take part in the dance
while 1000 will view the pageant from
the great balconies Of the auditorium
Between the regular dance numbers the
most beautiful dancers in the Younger
social set. paired with reSplcndently uni
formed officers OF the Army and Navy.
will present a dozen intrlcateIy arranged
pageant dances in tho glow of soft-tInt-
I'd spOtliShts. Just what these dame
numbers will be is a carefully guarded
secret. which will not be revealed until
all the details have been worked out
and the chairmen OF the different dane
ing sets have been named
The selection OF the date for the ba.'
gives to it an added significance, as u,
will partake OF the nature Of a csINb-a-
tion. marking the completion on the
Preside of Americas greatest nonu-
ncnt TO the triumphs OF pcacc-the ex-
position The executive hcadGuartcrs OF
the ball have been established in the
Chronicle Building, where the headquar-
ters OF the army are located, and Mrs.
Murray has established her headquarters
iU room 416 at the Hotel St Francis
The Army Relief Society. the bene-
ficiary Of the ball, provides relief in
cases of emergency. to dependent widows
and orphans OF officers and enlisted men
OF the regular army, aids in securing
employment for them. creates scholar
ships for the education of the soldiers
orphaned minors, and recently has ex-
tended its field to provide for wives and
families Of soldiers left without FUNDS in
the event OF a sudden call to duty.