The Washington times., 1916-04-24
ARMY-NAVY LEAGUE
TO GIVE BRILLIANT
BALL THIS EVENING
Presidents Promise to Attend
With Mrs. Wilson Gives
Added Interest to Affair.
GAY DECORATIONS HUNG
Navy Yard Commandant to
Make Presentations and
Mrs. GIennon win Receive.
GAY DECORATIONS HUNG

me NJ on,ised attendance ~ the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson a. the ball to lie
given By the " ,mnn's Army and Navy
league at the Navy Yard this evening
gtves added interest to an annual
event which Is always one OF the most
delightful functions of the spring sea-
son.
The ballroom. which is hung with
flags n;nd i.ay-co!ored bunting. will be
gay with palms and cut flowers. while
the Murine Band and the MayaoSer
Band will play for the dancing.
Capt. James II. Glennor. commandment
OF the Navy YARD. will make the pres
entations and Mrs. Gle7non will head
Others In the receiving party will be
Mrs Albert l.. Mills. representing the
league: Josephus Daniels. Mrs. Hugh
=. Scott, who will take TIE place of
War: Mrs. William S. Benson. and
Ms. George Barnett.
Presidential Box.
A box has been reserved for the
President and Mrs. Wilson. who will
have guests with them; and Admiral and
Mrs Dewey have taken two boxes. Mrs.
Alexander Sharp will be among Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey's guests. other box
holders are Nine. da CANA. Mrs. Jo-
sephus Da iels. Mrs. silas Casey. Mrs.
John Rodgers. Mrs. Richardson Glover.
Mrs. John Miller Horton. Mrs. Willard
Brownson. Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson,
Mrs. Bowman McCalla, Mrs. Edward
Liscum. Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs. Julian
James. Mrs. Theodore Baldwin, Miss
Judge and Mrs. John Faure. OF New
York.
= number of interesting dinner par
ties have been arranged 10 precede the
dance. Mr.. and Mrs. 1. 7. Mann will
have a dinner Of twelve. taking their
gresham and Mrs. Peters will entertain
at dinner at the Powhatan. and others
who will have dinners before the ball
are Congrsssman and Mrs: Britten and
Col. and Mrs. William Wheatley.
Louis +. Gardner announces the en-
gageEent of his daughter. Miss Virginia
Lyle Gardner: to Wintemnte william
win take place in the early fan.
Ready For "Dixie" Ball.
Final arrangements for, the Dixie"
ball to be given at the Raleigh Friday
by Robert z. Lee Chapter. u. d. c..
have been completed.
The president. Mrs. Walter z. Hutton.
announces the following patronesses:
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory, Mrs.
Charles ID. Carter. Mrs. John II. Bank
head. sr.. Miss Mary CustiS Lee, Mrs.
Ollie James, Mrs. Claude Swanson. Mrs.
South Trimbie Mrs. Archibald Oracle,
Mrs. Theodore T. Shuey. Mrs. Frank q.
Odenheimer, Mrs. Maud Howell Smith,
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth, Mrs.
Claude Bennett. Mrs. J. Willard Rags
vey, Mrs. w. J. Kyle, Mrs. Walter
wells, Mrs. wythe Cook. Mrs. Edwin
button. Mrs. George Theobald. Mrs. w.
r. Basgett. Mrs. William stamper, Mrs
y-l. Ax.1tx. Dat
Nos. Fred q. bennett. Mrs. Theodore
Tiller. Miss Caroline Longfellow. Mrs.
John H. Bell, MIS-. 8. A. Wayne. Mrs.
Jennie Monroe. Mrs. Leigh Robinson
and Mrs. Atkinson.
Miss Edythe Oracle, as chairman, and
Miss Dorothy bennett, vice-chairman
head the following young women's com
mittee: Miss Lucy Burleson. Miss sgd
Miss Katharine Barr, Miss Ida Bowie
Miss Katharine Bowie, Miss Hattie
Bowie, Miss Ethel Brockman. Miss JOSIE
Brockman. Miss Emily Bowie, Mis-
Italy Carter. Miss Jean Campbell. Mis-
Carter. the Misses Crenshaw. Miss Eliz
abeth Du Bois, Miss Dorothy Denham
Mrs. William l.. Denning. Miss KathS
rine Demarest. Miss Jane Dodge. Mis-
Holland Fits. Miss Helen Griffith. Mis-
Miss Laura Graves. Miss Virgins
Hicks, Miss Virginia Hereford. Mis-
Molly Handy. Miss Emma Handy. Mis-
Hslep HIN Hopkins. Miss Louise ,. E H.Ss
johnson. Mrs. Charles ]. Happier. Mis-
Adelaide Lee. Miss Dorothy Leet Mis-
winifred Leet. Miss Clara La Toilette
Miss Janet l.. Murray. Miss Eleanor J
wallace Mulcare. Miss Ardath McCor
mick, Miss sylvia Metcalf. Miss Am,
Martin. Miss Louise Mattingly, Mis-
Kathryne Mattingly. Miss Marie Louis
Owens. Miss Dorothy Pugh. Miss Gisdy
Petty, Miss Edith Lillian Richter. tn
Misses Small, Miss Dorothy Sherry
Miss Minnie Saxton. Miss Bertha Thorn
sson, Miss p. Alice Theobald; Miss Mar
wilkins. Miss Asha Wells, Miss Mar
garet Young. and Miss Mary Younger
Reception Committee.
The reception committee is compose
Of Surg. Gen. William Gorgas. Co
Robert E. Lee, Congressman Charles
Carter. Claude N. Bennett. Bates War
rem, n. L. Montague. Capt. F. Raleig
w, Everett Brochman and DR.. w. I
Hooks are in charge OF the moor CON
mitteo, comprising John l.. AlversoI
John ID. Smith, James w. Mccormick
j. Ray Price, Frank r. Travel, Ger
Josiah A. Bringer. Posey ]. Altize
william c. Black. Edward A. Bran'
w. A. Coombs. Marx a. Kahn. Gee
X. Jcner. George T. Rawlins. Sout
ry M. Jones, o. w. williams. Wailac
Mulcare, Ralph Cady, Roger. Mehuril
Leo & Terry, T. Stuart Murray. Harr
A. Newman. Walter ], Kervin, Milto
f. Lowry. John Brewer. George BeI
nett Ashby. Jesse 8. Cottrell, J.
Pennybacker. Hugh Brewster. Geors
NJ. Jones, Hubert Newson. Marshall
Smith. r. e, Thornton, Wallace streate
Oscar Lang. Edward Hitchper, osct
schumste. Lester w. shumste. sal
ford ID. Coyington, Commander II. Ode
| Everett Hutton. Allan l. Reese. Hem
G. Rothreck, B. NJ. Bridget, RandolT
Harper. Collie Bell. O.. Mace Phillip
Owen Howenstine. and Ralph EJwel
stine. 49,
Mrs. George 3. covinston Is chairma
and Mrs. Bates Warren vice charms
OF the ball committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Mann and Mi
Elizabeth Hickey. who have been
White Sulphur Springs for the pa