Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-20
BENEFIT BALLF0R
| SALVATION ARMY
SCORES SUCCESS
Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall Leaders in the
Grand March.
WARDMAN PARK HOTEL
SCENE OF FUNCTION
Capt. Pearl Hamilton, With As
sistants, Bakes Doughnuts for
the Guests.

The grand military ball given last
night at Wardman Park Hotel to open
the Salvation Army drive was an un-
precedehted success, receiving not
only the enthusiastic support Of the
society leaders of the capital. but OF
prominent business men. motion pic
ture and theatrical managers.
The new wing Of the hotel. opened
with the bathrooms and lobby, were
effectively decorated with flags loaned
by the Navy and put up by sailors I'M
der the direction Of Chief Quarter
master Trip. The booths for the
bazaar, which began in the afternoon
and continued throughout the even
ing. were unusually attractive and
well arranged. Many Of tho debu-
tantes of the winter assisted at the
flower booth, each being dressed to
represent q different flower and form
ing a beautiful ensemble.
Vice President a Guest.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall led the old-fashioned grand
march. Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Baker and the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniels also took part.
This was the only really formal fS0-
no receiving line. as 10 the usual Gus
tom. The throng was so great that
though there was dancing going on
in three bathrooms. all Of them were
crowded Music was furnished by the
Ma rine Band, divided into two orches-
William H. Santelman, and the Navy
Yard Band
One Of the most interesting and
novel features Of the ball was the
presence there Of Capt. Pearl Ham
ilton,. the adopted daughter of Com
mander Booth. who. with the aid Of
the porch Of the hotel. They used
small electric stoves for the cooking
and attracted a large number of in
terested spectators, nearly all of
whom partook of the doughnuts.
which were exceptionally good. and
made in exactly the same way as
ladies for the soldiers in the trenches
in France, where they each saw long
service.
This was the first large function
which Secretary and Mrs. Daniels
have attended since their return from
friends an opportunity to welcome
them back.
Credit to Mrs. Dougherty and Aids
To Mrs. John Allan Dougherty. gen.
eral chairman Of the ball, 10 due in
large measure its success, and ably
assisting her were Gen. Peyton C..
March, chief of stan. for the Army;
Maj. Gen. George Barnett. for the Ma
rine Corps; Admiral Samuel Meow
an. for the Navy; Maj. William Eric
Fowler, chairman of the mems COM
mittee: Mr.. William Bowie Clarke,
chairman of the floor committee; Mrs
Thomas F. Walsh. chairman of the
box committee; Mr.. Joseph Tumulty,
chairman Of the donations committee,
and Mr.. Charles J. Bell. as treasurer.
Participants in Program.
Capt. R. r. Glen, honorary attache
Of the British embassy, was chair
man Of the theatrical committee. and
stage celebrities taking part in the
entertainment features Included Mar
garet Angiin, who sang \ song
written for the occasion by George
Cohen: members Of the companies
Eugene Walters new play, Poor
Little Sheep" at Polls in The Grim
son Alibi," by George Broadhurst,
and At tho Shubert-Garrick in Henri
de vries' production Of Luck"
Dayne, Dorothy Togo, Watts and
Story and other vaudeville enter
tanners, also appeared at the ball
through the courtesy Of the B. r.
Keith Theater management
The buffet supper served on the
long portico overlooking Rock
Creek Park was decidedly novel, con-
sisting Of apple pie with q generous
slice Of cheese and delicious dough-
nuts made by the Salvation Army
lassies.