New-York tribune., 1921-10-26
Society Joins
Stage Stars in
Legion Pageant
Allegorical Spectacle sAmer.
ica' To BE Presented Ar
mistice Eve at Waldorf in
Aid of Disabled Soldiers
Harding Heads Committee
Pershing, Beatty, High Army
and Navy Heads and Ann
bassadors Honor Guests

More than hundred men and WON
ating with New York stage and motion
picture stars in presenting "America,' u
an allegorical and historical pageant
for the benefit of disabled soldiers in
connection with the Victory Ball to
be given by four American Legion posts
at the Waldorf on Armistice Eve. No
vember 10. President Harding Is hon
orary chairman of the ball and pa
gcant committee, and the list OF pa
tronesses is headed by Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, Mrs. August Belmont, Mrs. Will
liam Kennicutt Draper and Miss Ruth
Morgan.
No event of the kind since the wal
has brought together such an array
Of professional talent from the stage
and screen as will be seen in the
pageant. The aN-star cast includes
Elsie Ferguson. Marjorie Rambeau
Janet Beecher, Ina Claire. Julia Ar
thur, Helen Hays, Marie Doro, Martha
HedmaR, Julia Sanderson, Marilynr
Miller, Vivian Martin, Norma and
Constance Talmadge, Lillian and Dor
othy Gish, Gloria Swanson, Otis Skin
ner John Drew, Leon Enrol, Joseph
Schidkraut, Cyril Keightley, William
Hodge and Norman Trevor. Groups
from all the costume plays now or
Broadway have volunteered to portray
the different nations.
Miss Lowden It's Creator
Miss Isabel Lowden, sister of for.
mer Governor Frank o. Lowden Of
Illinois is the creator of the pageant
and chairman Of the committee fol
its presentation. 1t portrays the vari.
Gus periods of American history prior
to the Revolution, laying emphasis
upon the development of the spirit.
ual qualities in the people which un-
derlay the events depicted. The clos
ing tableau represents the Allied vic
tory.
Invitations to be official guests o1
honor have been accepted by Johf
| Emery, commander in chief Of the
American Legion; John W. Weeks
Secretary Of War; Edwin Denby, Sec
retary of the Navy, and many distin-
guished for war service. Special in
vitations have been sent to Genera
John J. Pershing and Admiral Lore
David Beatty, OF the British navy
The ambassadors Of foreign countries
either will be present or send repre-
sentatives to occupy the official boxes
The different war work organization.
also will be officially represented.
Committee Members
The exccutlve COMMITTEES consists OF
MIR. Wa$er Scott. chairman; Mr. saInue
E. Dribben, treasurer. and Miss Anna b
OF the Victory ball committee are the
Secretary OF War the Secretary Of the
Navy the ambassadors OF Great Britain
| France. Belgium and 1taiy, Rear Admira
Sims Major General Robert Lea Isul,ard
Major General John a. Le Jeune. u s. M. c.
and John G. Emery. OF the Americas
Mrs. William Collier Hays is exscut.v,
chairman OF the committee on arrange
Among those appointed on various sub
committees and invited to be patrons ant
s. Hardness M and Mrs. John D. Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. William Fellowea Morgan
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt .jr,. Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Payne whitney, Mr., ane
Mrs. Samuel p. Guggenheinl. Colonel ans
Mrs. William BARCLAY parsons. Mr. ane
Morgan, MIR. and Mrs John T. Pratt, Mr.
and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mr.. ane
Mrs. Herbert l.. satterlee Mr: and Mrs
Herbert Parsons Colohel and Mrs Nenr,
l.. Stinson, Mr.. and Mrs William Church
Osborn. Colonel and Mrs. Charles II -'eck
Dr. and Mrs George g. Wallace. Mr.. ant
Grayson Nj. z. Murphy, DR.. and Mrs
Walter b, James, ME-. and Mrs. Waltea
jennings, MIR. ana AIRS J&ffaes "A. burden
Mr. and Mig. FINLEY j. Shepard, Major
General and Mira. r. l.. Dullard. Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Harriman. DR.. md Mrs. Alex
ander Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. Franlslls
Simon, Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Bonwit, MIR
and Mrs Cleveland H. Dodge. Mr.. ane
Mrs. Harvey D. Gibson Mr.. and Mrs
julius FleischInann, MIR, and Mrs. Frank
l.. Polk. Colonel and Mrs. Francis l.. Rob
bins, Nj. and Mrs. John Ellsworth, Mr.. ane
Mrs. Morgan J. O Brien. Mr. and Mra
Llnzee Blagden, MIR. and AIRS. Henry
Clews. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Hartwell
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Graves, Mr. and Mrs
William C. NcAdoo Mr.. and Mrs, Charlie,
r. Crane, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Dana
Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Irving Dodge
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lees IAaidlaw
Mrs. Willard S. Straight. Mrg e. H Her-
riman. Mrs. William Bayard Cutting. Mrs
ESerton l.. Winthrop, Mrs. Douglas Rob
inson and Mrs. Robert d. Foote.