New-York tribune., 1921-11-11
First Victory
Ball JJshers i'm
Arnistice Day
Bugler's Call i'm Darkened
Waldorf Ballroom Sounds
Morning Colors'' to Gay
1hrong Awaiting Pageant
Manned and Nurses There
Americas History Passes in
Review, With Stage Folk
Playing Principal Parts

The first Victory ball and pageant,
designed as national tribute and
source OF income to disabled veterans
OF the World War. and intended to be
an annual affair, was given at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel last night.
American Legion posts, society and the
stage joined in making the affair bril-
liant.
Flags Of ten allied nations, the
standards OF seven war organizations
and OF the American Legion trans
formed the ball room and Astor gallery
into a patriotic picture. The most i'm
pressive event of the evening preceded
the pageant America" created by Is
abel Lowden, sister of Frank o. Low
den, former Governor of Illinois, and
produced by Harry McRae Webster.
At midnight a bugler appeared sud
denly among the dancers and sounded
Attention" The music ceased and the
lights went out for a moment in token
OF those who died in the World War
As the bugler sounded "Morning col
ors' his form stood revealed in a halo
of light A sentry beside him called
"Armistice Day; all's we'll" The lights
blazed, disclosing ten sentries in the
uniforms Of the allied nations. Their
triumphant CALL "All's we'll" was fol-
lowed by might voice in the benedic
ton, Peace on Earth, Good Will to
Men"
Film and Stage Lend Aid
More than fifty stage and screen
stars, led by Tyrone Power, took part
IN the pageant, depicting characters in
american history from the days of
Columbus to the present.
Veterans and war workers were hon
ored guests Among those who occu-
pied boxes were f. P. Nash, Red Cross
director; Miss Styles, superintendent .
or nurses, and twenty-five disabled men
and twenty-five nurses of the Polytech-
ME Hospital; Miss Clara Schmidt. CHIEF
OF nurses, and twenty-five disabled men
and twenty-five nurses of the Fox Hills
hospital and Captain c. H. T. Lounds
and twenty-five disabled men and
twenty-five nurses of the Naval Hospi
tal at Brookl,4.
A,'e oail WIS organized under the
ieadership of the Annual Victory Ball
and Pageant Committee, OF which Wal
ter Scott is executive chairman. and
the following Legion posts: Richard ].
McNally Post, 263; Manhattan Naval
Fest. 1888; United States Marine Post.
900, and Jane A. DeIano Post, 344.
Mrs. William Collier Hays was chair
man of the committee on ARRANGEMENTS
and the committee on invita- ations and
guests was headed by Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs. Will
liam Kinnicutt Draper and Miss Ruth
Morgan.
Harding Speaks for Moderation
President Harding. who was named
honorary chirman Of the victory COM
mlttee, sent a message, in which he
paid high tribute to the civic and pa
trlotlc activities of the American Le-
gion.
1--WE need patriotism tempered by
charity for the views of Others" said
the message; Jealous loyalty that
shall always remember the duty and
llberality in opinion and freedom in
expression. These, I am sure, will be
encompassed among the aims of the
American Legion, insuring continuance
and increase in the sentiment Of graft
tude which the whole nation entertains
for those who have so magnificently
served it."