Evening star., 1923-04-01
American Legion Ball
To Commemorate u. s.
Entry Into World War
Event Scheduled for Friday,
April 6, at New Willard
Hotel-Elaborate Program
Arranged.

The American Legion ball, to be
2ivcn at the New willard Hotel
FRIDAY, April c, under the auspices
ot the Department OF the District OF
columbia. will commemorate the
sixth anniversary Of the entrance of
the United States in the world war.
Ia order to accommodate the large
attendance that-is expected the small
ballroom was secured last week and
this, with the large ballroom. will
lie thrown open for dancing from S
10 l o'clock.
The interior OF the two bathrooms
viii be decorated with the national
'olors and also those OF the various
nations participating in the war.
Music will be furnished by the United
states Marine Band, with Capt. Will
nam Fl. Santlemann present in per-
S"n 10 conduct. II. II. Pryor, a mem-
her of the Marine Band, has COM
T"scd march. THE American
Legion which will be played by the
naAd Tor the first time in public.
During the evening a quartet from
Vincent Il. Costello Post will Vocallv
render the march and later it will
p" played by thc orchestra for dane
1n-. The official music Of the Amer
i.ah Legion Auxiliary, Call to the
Tor the first time by the band.
The ushers for the ball will num-
ter twenty, five from each of the
following ORGANIZATIONS: l. 8 :.
Jacob Jones Post. Bcllcau Wood Post
and Jane y. Delano Post of the Amer
lean Legion ana the American Legion
Au&Iliary. Each of the ladies win
." attred in distinctive color.
- JrpreseninE the twenty nations par
ttcipatIhE IN the world war
hoNes for the ball are Department
commander John Lewis Smith. Past
department Commander James \
ram and National Vice Commander
watson Z. Miller, the American
Legion; Mrs. Thomas i. Walsh. Miss
ounce {. ueSsez. commander, l.. :. :,
Jacob Jones Post; Mrs. John Allan
ipnugherty. Mr.. Joseph j. Idler com
iatldtr, Edward Douglass White Pos:
Mrs. +, NJ Mckenzie. Mrs. Pembrooll
Ih"m' Mrs. Emerson Howe, Mrs
IAarleS b. Drake, Mr.. William Wolff
Smith past commander, National
I'reSS Club Post: Mrs Rafael r.
Gown, Former Vice President and
nlrS. Thomas Riley Marshall. MIR.
theodore w. NoyeS. Mr.. Victor Kauff
nander, National Press club POST;
Mr.. Robert p. NIcCandIish, COM
lt'tnder. Stuart WalcotU Post; Mr..
It"p"rt Conroy, commander, Carrv-On
'oSt: Mrs. 7. +. FdWCett, American
Legion Auxiliary; Mr.. Frank Peck
nam, commander, Tank Corps Post:
Mrs. Robert Lansing, Commissioner
'uno Fl. Rudolph. Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth a. NcRae. past commanders OF
George Washington and L. s. S. Jacob
Jones posts; Mr.. Charles j. Bell, Mr.
William Phelps Emo, Mr.. l. H Horton
Quentin Roosevelt Post three boxes:
l.L Societe deS 40 IIommes ct s Che
N"UN. Miss Anne *. HarkinS, COM
1nand5r, lane y. Dclauo Post; Senator
Arthur Capper Of Kansas, Mr.. Francis
4. Miller, commander, Bureau of En-
craving and Printing Post: Dr. Wal
ter |. Sullivan, commander, Vincent
=. Costello Post: Mrs. Alice CIapp,
AIRS. Charles Wood, Mr. II. V. Walker.
commander, George Washington Post
llr George l.. TAFT, commander, Henry
Spengler Post, and Mr.. Joseph W.
JsnbertS. Commissioner RudoIph's box
VIII be occupied by boys from Walter
iced Hospital.
Mrs. John C. Costello will be the
@uest OF Vincent B. Costello Post. Mrs.
John killeen viii be the guest of the
George =. hiIlcen Post and Mr.
Charles Il. WaIcott guest OF the
Stuart Walcott Post
The quartet from the United States
Marine Band which will sing the
American Legion song will be COM
poscd of Q. c. Barber, Il. G. ConIine,
,. n. Salguero and A. c. Connor The
Marine Band concert will be from s
TO and dancing from to l o'clock.