The Washington times., 1915-04-04
PLANS ELABORATE
FOR NAVY YARD BALL
Women's Army and Navy
League Affair Promises to
Be Most Successful Event.

With every available box already sold
and large advance sale Of admission
tickets. indications are that the annual
ball for the benefit of the Women's 8
Army and Navy League, which is to be
given tomorrow evening In the Sail Loft
at the Navy Yard, will be the most sue
ccssful event in the history of the or
ganization.
The big hall will be elaborately dec
GRATED with palms and spring flowers.
with u background of red. white and
will be suspended from the ceiling, and
will be lighted by incandescent lamps.
the globes of which will be colored to
mat ch the bunting. Music will be fur
nished by the Marine Band.
List of Patronesses.
Mrs. Emerson II. LIscum, president OF
the league, will head the receiving line.
She will be assisted by Mrs. Lindley M.
Garrison. who will represent the Army;
Mrs. JosephUs Daniels, representing the
Navy. and Mrs. Edward w. Eberle. wife
of the ccmmandant of the Washington
Navy Yard. Captain Eberle will make
the presenta tions.
The list of patronesses include Mrs.
Garrison, Mrs. Daniels. Mrs. Dewey
Mrs. r. M: Thompson. Mrs. Lamar, Mrs
a. p. Gardner, Mrs. Macomb, Mrs. Fra
El'sT, MTS. RAY soIlIlH, Nil y. hNsDI
Mrs. Mark Bristol, Mrs. oliver, Mrs. c.
L. McCawley, Mrs. Rawlns Morse, Mrs
Charles Bell. Mrs. Riggs, Mrs. Alexan
der Rogers, Mrs. Reber. Mrs; Charles
Spaulding. Mrs. Edward Mitchell. Mrs
Capehart. Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, Mrs
breckenridge, Mrs. Fred Brooke. Mrs
II. c. Downing. Mrs. Larz Anderson
Mrs. G0rgas. Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mrs
MacMurray. Mrs. Philip Sheridan. Mrs
Crozier, Mrs. Strauss. Mrs. Howry, Mrs
Johnston Mrs RrnWnqnn MrR
Pibcy. Mrs. II. l.. Hodges. Mrs. Weeks
Mrs. Barnett, Miss Kibbey, Mrs. Hale
Mrs. Lodge, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mrs
Hoogewerff.
are Rear Admiral and Mrs. George
Dewey, Mrs. Liscom, Mrs. Henry Cabo,
Lodge. Mrs. Chandler Hale. Mrs. Rob
ert Todd Lincoln, and Miss Bessie
kibbey.
Capt Chester Wells, of the Navy
Yard. Is chairman of the floor com.
| mittee, and will have the assistance
OF number OF prominent men.
Work of the League.
| The Army and Navy League has beer
in existence twenty-seven years. anc
has accomplished a great work i
helps to support cluoa or homes TO
J soldiers, sailors. and marines; cooper
ates with the chaplains OF the army
| and navy in promoting and encouraging
the holding of religious services a
army and navy posts. military anc
naval hospitals, and prisons, and OF
United States ships; sends books, illus
| trated papers. and games for thu
| amusement OF the men, and does mucl
| to promote the welfare and content
ment OF the enlisted men of the arm!
and navy
One Of the most vital activities of th'
league and OF particular Importance e
| Washington, is the Soldiers. Sailors
and Marines Club, at 3l7 6 street north
west. which 1t supports; club wher'
for % cents night Uncle Sans en-
listed men may obtain clean well
furnished room. with comfortabl
bed, and a warm bath. Each room ha
a brass plate on the door bearing tn
name Of the soldier or sailor to whom
il was dedicated as a memorial: an
one. the Meagher room, was the gif
of an old soldier OF the Marine Corps
| who. as he lay dying, turned over tn
whole of his savings and his pay checI
to the club. so that some other soldie
or sailor might find the same comfor
there that had fallen to his lot.
The club was organized as nom
for soldiers. sailors, and marines unde
the direction and charge OF Miss l.. h
Chase. some time prior TO 1900. but wa
taken over in 1901 by the Woman
Army and Navy League, Whch ha
supported 1t entirely ever since.