The New York herald., 1921-11-25
Thousands Coming
Here To-day for
Army-Napy Game
Football Enthusiasts to Crowd
Hotels for Contest TO-mOr-
row and Dances.

Officers OF the army and navy by
hundreds as well as civilians by thou
sands who take special interest in those
branches of the Government are coming
to New York to-day with their wives,
daughters and sons for the Army-Navy
football game tomorrow. The Astor
Hotel Is to be the Army headquarters
and thero a dinner and dance by army
officers is TO be given tomorrow night.
The Navy Is TO make the Commodore
ifs Headquarters, and there the mid
shipp-en will give ball after the game.
Nearly a thousand reservations have
been made for the Arny's social finale
In the Astor and at that assembly will
be Major-Gen. Francis ]. Herman, here
from Manila; Major-Gen. Charles G.
Morton OF Washington. Major-Gen.
Enoch~ II. Crowder. Judge Advocate
General. of Washington; Mrs. Henry
L. Rogers, wife OF Ma3or-Gen. Rogers. Of
Washington; Mrs. Frank keefer. wife
of Col Keefer of the American forces
at Coblenz; Col. Thomas Q. Ashborn.
Col Robert T. Oliver. Col Abner Pick
ering, Col. Arthur W. Copp. Col. Will
am NJ Cruikshank. Col. Henry NJ. Nor
row, Col Charles W. Weeks. Col.
Walker, all of Washington. ID. G.
Others who will attend the Astor Hotel
party will be Col. Arthur W. Chase of
Atlantic City. Col. Elijah Z. Martindale.
Jr.. of Governors Island: Col. Francis
Z. Lacey. Jr.. Of Camp Dix. n. j.; Col.
John S. Switzer of Camp Benning. Ga. /:
Col. william A. Simpson of Brooklyn.
Col. Benjamin w. Atkinson, Col. Arthur
NJ. Whaley. Major Owen G. Collins,
r.. Wy r. t. N
Harmon and Major John +. Harris Of
Washington. d. c.; Major John w
Foote and Major William II. Jones Of
Camp Benning. Ga
The chief social event of the navy
side OF to-morrow's gridiron battle is
70 be the annual mldshiprnen's ball,
which Is TO take place In the Commo-
tiore Saturday night. The ball is being
held under the auspices OF the under
graduates and is in charge Of q hop
committee. No tickets have been sold
for the event. and the affair will be con-
Quoted in precisely the same manner as
the June commencement. II is expected
that between five and six thousand per-
sons will participate in the festivities.
Among the box holders are Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge. Secre-
tary OF the Navy DENLY. Rear Admiral
Fulton, Rear Admiral McVay, Rear Ad-
mlrai Edward II. Stitt, Commander
Douglas L.Howard. Mr.. Roy S. Hubbell.
Commander Wilbur II. Van Auken. Com
rnander James C. Richardson, Comman-
der Abrham Claude, Mr.. John Nee.
Bowman. Rear Admiral Moffett, Rear
Admiral David Potter, Rear Admiral
Samuel s. Robson, Capt. Dudley N.
Carpenter. Commander Charles c. Soule.
Lieutenant Commander Harry G.. Pat
rick Roar Admiral David w Taylor
Rear Admiral Charles W. Parks, Capt.
Barran Il. Du BoIs. Mr.. George w.
Sweeney, Capt. Carl r. Vogelgesang,
Commander Harry T.. Shoemaker, Rear
Admiral Newton A. McCuily, Major-Gen.
LaJcune, Commander Edward ID. Wash
burn, Rear Admiral Archibald III.
Scales, Read Admiral Julian L. Latlmer,
Admiral Robert L. Coontz, Rear Admiral
Henry L. Wilson. Capt. Thomas X.
Kurtz and Rear Admiral Thomas Wash
ington.
Among those who have arrived at the
Hotel Astor for to-morrow's game are
Brig.-Gen. James Parker. retired, and
Mrs. Parker OF Newport. Brig. g.-Gen. Will
lam S. Graves, who brought a party of
guests from Camp Dix Major-Gen. Adel-
bert Cronkhite of Baltimore, Brig.-Gen.
and Mrs. Frank l.. Hersey Of Fort
Monroe, Virginia; Col. and Mrs. Robert
T. Oliver of Washington d. c.; Col. and
Mrs. Writ Robinson of West Point,
Major Charles T. Richardson of San An
tonic. Tex; Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Crutch-
field and Miss Crutchfeld Of San Fran
cisco and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pattcn OF
Kokomo. Ind.
After the game dinners will be given
In the KnickerboclSer Grill by Cadets
q. c. Janison, Alden r. Crawford.