The Washington times., 1923-04-01
BALL To MARK SIXTH
WAR anniversary
Marine Band Will Play for
Legion Dance at Willard
Hotel April 6.

The sixth anniversary Of the en-.
trance of the United States in the
world war will be commemorated
with a benefit ball at the New
Willard Hotel, April 6, by the De-
partment Of the District Of Columbia,
American Legion.
|, The United States Marine Band.
conducted by Capt. William H. San
tlemann, viii entertain the guests
with a concert preceding the dane
ing, which will start at 8 o'clock.
The Marine Band will also furnish
the music for dancing. which viii
continue until o'clock. During
intermissions several artists will be
introduced to entertain the guests.
The musical selection, "The Ameri-
can Legion" written by H. D. Pryor,
of the Marine Band, will be played
by the band for the first time. It
will also be sung by a quartet from
Vincent B. Costello Post. OF which
the composer Is a member. The
piece, in addition to being played as
a march, will be rendered by the
orchestra for the dancers. The
official music of the American
Legion Auxiliary, Call to the Flag"
will also be played for the first time
by the Marine Band.
BUILD FORTY BOXES.
Additional boxes will be con-
structed to meet the growing de-
mand. the total numbering forty. To
accommodate the large attendance
the smaller ballroom was secured
during the past week, so that the
entire floor will be used for ~the
Legion function. The two bathrooms
will be artistically decorated, while
the boxes will be decorated with the
colors of the twenty-seven posts COM
prising the District department.
The reception committee will be
composed of Department Commander
John Lewis Smith, Past Department
Commander James A. Drain, Ma
tional Vice Commander Watson B.
Miller, Department Vice Command.
ers Alexander M. Bremen. Charles
L. LAdson and Mrs. Kenneth A.
McRae, representing the American
Legion; DR.. Kate Waller Barrett,
national president, the American
Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. T. e. Faw-
cett, State president. American Le-
gion Auxiliary, District OF Columbia:
Mrs. William F. Franklin, past State
president; Mrs. Leon Arnold. first
State vices president; Mrs. Douglas
White, second State vice president;
Miss Alma Moore, State secretary;
Mrs. Miles w. Bell, State treasurer;
Mrs. Norman Templeton, State his
torian; Mrs. Mary E. Smith, State
chaplain; Mrs. Anton Stephan, presi-
~
William F. Shanahan, president, Vim
cent B. Costello Unit; Mrs. George
p. Frailey, president, Tank Corps
/ Unit; Mrs. Beulah Waller, president.
| RobIey d. Evans Unit; Mrs. Charles
E. Ralph, president, Seuart Walcott
| Unit; Miss Eunice G. DesseZ, com.
mander, u. S. s. Jacobs Post, Ameri"
can Legion; Miss Anne K. Harktns,
commander, Jane A. Delano Post,
American Legion.
RUDOLPH IS PATRON.
A number of the American Legion
posts have purchased boxes, which
will be occupied by the post COM
manders and their stats. There
will be twenty ushers from the U. s.
8. Jacob Jones, Jane A. Delano and
Belleau Wood posts and the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, each Of whom
| VIII have distinctive colors repre-
senttng the twenty nations partici-
pating in the world war.
Mrs. Charles d. Walcott will be
the guest Of the members of the
Stuart Walcott Post in a box: Mrs,
John G. Costello, the Vincent b.
Costello Post; Mrs. John KilIeen, the
George z. Killeen Post, and the box
purchased by Commander Cuno II.
Rudolph viii be occupied by veterans
from Walter Reed Hospital This ia
the first ball Of this kind to be given
by the Department of the District
OF Columbia and the committee in
charge Is already assured Of the
success OF the event,