Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-19
Bazaar and Ball.

Bazaar and Ball.
| Arrangements were complete early
| today for the ball to be held at Ward
man Park Hotel tonight for the benefit
! of the army's home service fund The
ball opened with bazaar this aft
| ernoon.
| Frederic ]. Haskin is in charge of
arrangements for special stunts at
3 F. Keith's during the week. Among
those who will take part are Mrs.
Barker, who will tell Of her expert
ences in feeding doughnuts to the
doughboys in the trenches in France
She is a real Salvation Army lassie
mony of her services.
salvation Army doughnuts will be
sold in the hotels and from Army
trucks on the streets by yeomen o..
Doughnuts also will be offered for
sale at other places during the week.
| Various civic and religious organi-
cations have pledged their support to
the campaign. Soldiers and former
enlisted men have also Joined the
drive with vim. W. w. Bride,
chairman Of the speakers committee,
has arranged for speakers at the
tive part in raising money.
"Tag Day" Friday.
There will be tag day" Friday.
| This feature will be in charge of Mrs.
Louis Brownlow, wife Of the Com
| missioner, who has arranged for teas
land luncheons for the leaders. A
pageant will be staged at the Sylvan
Theater Saturday afternoon, well
known women having the principal
parts. Yeomen ~ will act as ushers.
A luncheon will be given each day,
when the respective teams will make
reports. The first will take place to-
Iday at the Willard.
Pageant Saturday Afternoon.
Hundreds Of society girls are re-
hearsing daily for the Salvation Army
pageant to be given Saturday after
noon in the Sylvan Theater, near the
fWashington Monument. The pageant
vation Army drive and will tell the
story Of the growth Of the Salvation
Army from a tiny band Of workers to
its present proportions. The Marine
Band will play. The production ID
under the charge of Mrs. Marie Moore
Forrest OF the War Camp Community
Service, who has been an active aid
to Mrs. Louis Brownlow, vice chair
man Of the Salvation Army home
service fund drive. in charge Of the
work OF women.
The spectacle will be q series of
tableaux showing the growth Of the
salvation Army from its small begin
ming in 1866. through all Of It's spread
to foreign lands. down to the present
moment, when the Salvationists are
TOR the most part at work with the
soldiers and sailors Of our forces
abroad.
Scene From London Stun.
The first scene will represent an
episode In a London slum, Mile End
Waste" in White Chapel road. The
crowd OF roughs will be seen drinking
and gambling, leading the dissolute
and hopeless lives Of the gin drink
ing man and woman. In the midst of
| this comes the brave little band of
salvation Army workers with the bass
drum and tambourine. Miss Enid Sims
has charge Of this scene.
This will be followed by a tableau
showing another street scene in Lon
don in the early eighties, wherein a
drunken mob attacks the Salvation
Army and the police arrest the Sal
vationists instead Of the rioters. In
| will take the part OF Gen. Booth.
Holland street scene offers an op-
portunity for bright costuming and
joyous dancing by a group Of chill
under the charge of Miss Violet Hud-
Ter Of the War Camp Community
Service. and the group is under the
direction of Mrs. Charles Keller A
Belgian scene. where an opportunity
is given to portray tho work Of the
first Salvation Army workers with the
allied forces. is under the direction of
Miss Minnie Hawke and Mrs. Goring
Bliss
Possibly the most intricate and diff
cult of all is the scene laid in India.
The streets will be thronged with cos
TUNED East Indians, such as water
carriers, snake charmers and ped
dlers. A sacred dance of the girls OF
the temple OF BenareS will be shown.
Show Work in Trenches.
The sixth scene will show the work
OF the Salvation Army girls in the
trenches in France. Soldiers, sailors
and marines will take part, also Sal
walton Army lassies will make real
coffee and Goughnuts and serve them
to the fighters.
The final scene will be "The Saliva
ton Army in Many Lands" and will
be opened by an Italian dance. Songs
| Of the Salvation Army will be rem
dered, and the tableav representing
| the spirit Of the organization will be
made up by twenty-four society girls.
The singing in this and the other
scenes will be directed by Mrs. PSter
Dykema OF the War Camp Community
| Service.
AIDED COLORED SOLDIERS.
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