The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-06
War HeroS Hosts
at Interesting
Party
BY JEAN ELIOT.

WHICH the MILITARY OIuGT VI
the World War brought its three
day convention to a close last night.
Beginning with a banquet at
which many dignitaries were en-
tertained and inspiring speeches
were made, 1t wound up with q
ball-the first ball Of the new
seasonal which merriment held
sway until the small hours of the
morning.
General Pershing, Major Gen
eral Lejeune and Admiral Eberlel
were the bright particular stars
at the banquet and each in his
brief talk gave his auditors some
thing to think about. General
Pershing, in particular, made an
impassioned plea for. each veteran
OF the world war to put his pa
triotism into practice by joining
the reserves and making that
branch Of the military establish
E1ent a great reservoir Of expert
ence and inspiration and an edu-
cational factor in the life Of the
country.
The presiding officer at the
banquet was Maj. Gen. George
G. Harties-an imposing figure
with broad red sash across his
breast and wearing rows and
rows Of decorations and orders,
foreign and domestic. General
Pershing, by way of. contrast,
wore but a single decoration,
miniature distinguished service
cross. There was a preponder-
ance of uniforms, of course, ren1i-
niscent Of war times, the navy
and marine officers in blue, the
army still wearing its olive drab
service uniform and the uniforms
or the various foreign military
and naval attaches leandrie color
and variety to the picture.
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a FEATURE of the evening
: was the presentation to the
society OF portrait Of General
Fershlng, the work of a charm.
ing French artist, Mile. Resco,
designed to serve as the nucleus
OF g gallery Of gallantry. The.
presentation was made by Brig.
Gen. S. Herbert Wolfe, of New
York, with General Harries as ac.
cepting the gift for the order.
Mile. RescO was present and was
escorted to the speakers table to
receive her share Of the .plaud;ts.
Brief speeches were made by M.
de Laboulaye, charge d,affairea
OF France, M. de Warzee charge
d'affaires Of Belgium, and Car.
Sommati di Mombello. of the ItaI-
ian embassy. Other speakers
were DIR. Thomas e.. Green, OF
the American Red Cross, who
made a very stirring address:
Rear Admiral T. =. -Cowie and
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dicknnan..
The banquet was held in the
long ball room of the Willard.
which has until the last few ,lays
been rnasquerading az the Willard
roof garden. The scheme of dec.
Grafton, which was begun last
season after, the fire YOU. !. re-.
menaber-is now complete in
every detail and the familiar
room in its new dress is an ef-
fective setting for a party. New
pink silk petticoats, scalloped and
hung with crystM drops, veil the
crystal chandeliers and cast
rosy--and most becoming-glow
overs the scene below
Flags were used in pr0fusion
last evening, with the standard OF
the M. o. w. w. in a place of
honor and the generals flag be-
hind General Pershing's chair.
The only other decorations were
the masses OF red and white
dahlies on the speakers table.
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COMMISSIONERS CUNo RU-
DOLPH was guest at the
table Of honor, and others seated
there were the Rev. C. an. JET
freys, chaplain general, who said
grace; Colonel Thompson, of New
York; Col. Frederick Huidekoper,
Of Washington; Colonel Archer, of
San Francisco; Major General
Farnsworth, Colonel Mark, u. 8.
M. c.; Col. George Marshall, and
Major Pratt Booth.
Everybody had something COM
plimentary to say about Capt.
Ennalls Waggaman, commander
of the District Division of the
NJ. o. w. w, apd the success
with which the arrangements for
the convention and the festivities
last evening had been carried
through. Among those at the
table with Captain Waggaman,
were Capt. Paul J. McGahan,
district commander of the Ameri-
can Legion, and 1t. Col. Charles
Wellington Furlong, Of Boston.
Others present at the dinner or
the dance afterward were Rear
Admiral and Mrs. H. H. Rous-
seau, Rear Admiral and Mrs. j.
d. Latimer, Maj. Gen. George o.
Squire, Maj. Howard Emerson,
Comdr. Joseph Bartlett, COM
mander of the Boston Division;
Maj. Walter Pratt, Comdr. and
Mrs. McEwen and Lieut.. McCloy,
U. s. N, one of the few men
entitled to wear two Congressional
Medals Of Honor.
Others noted were Col. and Mrs.
T. O. Donaldson, Chester Father,
Henry Parsons Erwin, Commander
Tiffany, Major Mortimer, Colonel
Bradley, Colonel and Mrs. Estes,
of New York; Major Augustin
Prentiss, Brigadier General Anton
Stephan, Colonel Bowie, of New
york; Capt. George M. Chandler,
Comdr. w. f. Newton, Colonel and
Mrs. Gibbs, Captain and Mrs.
rat, Miss Eleanor Ewing, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Parker, Col. Frank
jewell and Commander Schofield.
Strict impartiality was shown in
the matter of music, the Marine
Band playing the several national
anthems and the familiar march.
ing songs which were feature Of
the dinner and the army band and
navy band alternating in providing
dance music. The Star-Spanzled
Banner was sung by Mrs. George
l.. Darte.
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