Evening star., 1919-05-11

with an assemblage of stage and
Aim stars and with the cooperation
of.She Marine Band, motion picture
anlN theatrical managers and pro-
ductng companies, and the participa-
tion of practically every big depart
ment store in the city. the military
ball at Wardman Park Hotel next
Mondayanight. opening the Salvation
ArmyB drive for funds, is to be the
most ahborate and expensive affair
of thGh kind ever attempted in this
city. 4.nd 1t isn't going to cost a
cent. sd far as paying the artists.
performers and participants is con-
cerneds Even the place selected for
the ball has been donated.
Stars Of Stage Will Appear.
Stage celebrities who have Informed
the committee in charge of arrange
ments that they will take part in the
entertainment features of the ball in
clude Margaret Anglin. appearing at
the National Theater the week of May
19in "Billeted," members of the COM
psnies billed at the Shubert-Belasco
inaEugene Walters new play. Poor
Little Sheep" at Polls in THE Grim
son Alibi." by George Broadhurst. and
at the Shubert-Garrick in Henri de
Nries' production of Luck"
Frisco" jazz dancer, Cressy and
Dayne, Dorothy Toyo, Watts and
Story and other vaudeville entertain
ers are also to appear at the ball
through the courtesy of the b. F.
Keith Theater management.
Tom Moore and Harry Crandall have
arranged to bring a number of favor
ties of the screen to this city to ap-
pear in person at the ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Will Lead.
The old-fashioned grand march is
to be led by the Vice President and
Mrs Marshall, who are occupying an
apartment at the hotel.
Woman leaders of Washington So
ciety are to wear the red and blue
uniforms and poke bonnets of Sal
walton Army lassies as they act as
saleswomen at the booths. Many of
the most beautiful debutantes of the
season are TO serve at the flower
booth, each dressed to represent a
different blossom.
AZ the millinery booth a thousand
hats trimmed by Mrs Lawrence Town
send and corps of aids are to be
sold. decorations and equipment of
this booth are made more striking
by contributions from Woodward &
l.othrop. S. kann Sons Co, the
1'stais Royal. Iansburgh & Bro, Gar
fHkle's. Goldenb berg's and practically
every other department store in the
city.
Clarence F. Norment has donated a
$500 victory bond TO be auctioned to
the highest bidder. A handsome golf
bag. several pieces of mahogany fur
niture and thousands of other articles
running into the thousands of dollars
In value have been contributed for the
bazaar feature, which is to be open
from to pm.
Music is to be furnished by the Ma
rine Band. directed by Lieut.. William
II. Santelmann. The floor committee,
the largest ever organized for a dance
and entertainment in this city, IS a
rerttable Who's Who of capital society.
Among those whose acceptances of in
yitations to serve on the committee
have been received are:
Notables to Be Present.
Chief Justice Edward Douglas SIS
White and Justices Joseph Mcken-
ma and Oliver Wendell Holmes; Jo-
seph P. Tumulty, secretary to the
President: Jewett Shouse. Franklin
E.hLane. Secretary of the Interior
Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer.
Sstice Mahlon Pitney. William c.
edfeld. Secretary of Commerce;
aAhn Z. Clarke. James Clarke Nc
Acynolds Franklin D. Roosevelt act =