Evening star., 1923-03-20
Benefit Ball to Celebrate
L. 8. Entry Into World War.

i. A benefit ball to celebrate the sixth
anniversary Of the entry into the
world war on April 6, 1917. OF the
United States will be given next
month under the auspices of the De-
partment of the District OF Columbia,
The American Legion, at the New Will
lard Hotel
There will be forty boxes. which
will be occupied in many instances by
members of foreign legations resid-
.tng in the National Capital. They will
be decorated with the flags of all ma
tions and. in addition, the post flags
OF the twenty-seven posts of the De-
partment of the District Of Columbia
Will form a predominating figure in
the decorative scheme.
The United States Marine Band will
furnish music for the occasion, and
Capt. William II. Santelmann will,
personally direct the orchestra. the
committee in charge has been advised.
Preceding the ball, which starts at
o'clock. the Marine Band will render
concert selections. During intermis-
sions there will be several entertain
tpg acts introduced. which will make
'te evening an unusually interesting
jne
department Commander John Lewis
Smith and his entire staff will be
present throughout the evening.
Heading the list OF patrons and
patronesses is former Vice President
include Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh, Mrs.
John Allan Dougherty. Mrs. Rafael
u. GOWN. Miss TUnirn - no~~~- -~-r-
Inander OF Z. S. S. Jacob Jones Post,
No. 2; Maj. William w oiIt o..-ILn, past
commander of National Press Club
Post, No 20: Capt. Watson b. Miller.
past department commander of the
District of Columbia and now first
national vice commander OF the
American Legion; Mr.. Joseph ]. Idler,
executive officer, Department OF the
District Of Columbia: Mr.. Charles ].
Bell. Mr.. William Phelps Emo. Mr
Tucker and Mrs. T. L. Fawcett, presi-
dent of the Women's Auxiliary, the
American Legion.
The members Of the forty and eight
sare planning the construction of g.
box car similar in design to those
used by the veterans in France. which
IS expected to be a feature of the ball.
The entire ballroom will be gaily dec
Grated, and its success is already as
sured, judging from the way the
boxes and tickets are now selling.
Tho affair is in charge of the en-
tertainment committee OF the De-
Ssrtment of the District OF Columbia,
the American Legion and includes
William +. Franklin. chairman; Miss
Edith Warren, Mr.. Joseph j. 1dler.
Mr. W. Z. Prior. Mr.. J. ii. Curtis and
Nr. Howard S. Fisk.
Mrs Larz Anderson and Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins are the patr"nesses for
an E.a ster rainbow bazaar TO be held
at 1854 l street Saturday from 2:30
TO 6 o'clock for the Radcliffe College
endowment fund.
Sandwich glass jewlcry from Cape
Cod, Spanish homespun from Los
Angeles, handwork from the Handi-
craft Guild and from the American
:zltiOn school of Washington, en-
.nideries direct from China and
many other unusual articles viii be
on Salt.
Mrs Alfred Winsor OF Brookline,
Mass, is spending some time in
Washington at the Lee House. She
is accompanied by Miss Mary Collins
and her brother. Mr.. Charles c. Col
Inns, of Boston. Mass.
"A ball will be given st the Washing
ton Club. 1907 X street, at o'clock
Tuesday evening, April ] :. by the socie~
ties of Yellow Rose, Order of Washing
ton, Scions of Colonial Cavaliers. Secret
Pact, White Crane, Oglethorpe. La Fa-
yette, Knights of the Golden Horse
Shoe. Pulaski and Frontier Wars.
DIR. j. - IS. Bulloch and Mr.. Daniel
Smith Gordon are members OF the COM
rnittee on arrangement
Miss Anna r. and Miss Edith Hewitt
of,Dedham. Mass, are spending few
days in Washington and are at the
Burlington Hotel.
Mrs. John T. Pel Of Newark, y. j.,
has taken an apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel for the spring season.
President Morgan of Antioch Col
lege will be the guest of honor and
principal speaker at the luncheon
THURSDAY az l2:I2. at the National