Evening star., 1924-02-14
American Legion hail at
Now Willard February IS.

New willard February IS.
A group of distinguished leaders of
veterans organizations viii be >tne
guests Of the District of Columbia De-
partment Of the American Legion at
tho annual bali to be given at the
New Willard Hotel Monday night,
February IS, according to an an
nouncement by Capt. Paul j. McGahan,
the department commander.
This group will include Gen. Lloyd
NJ. Brett, the national commander OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars; Mr..
James ]. Murphy ., department. rnnls COM %n-
Veterans of the District of Columbia;
Lieut.. Kenneth l.. Coontz. United
States Navy. department. commander
OF the District OF Columbia Depart
Wars; National Commander MacFar-
land Of the Disabled American Vet
erans: Department Commander James
w. Reid of the Department of the Po-
and Capt. Ennalls Waggaman, COM
mander of the District of Columbia
Chapter, Military Order of the World,
War. The national commander of the
American Legion. Mr.. John r. Quinn,
will be the guest Of honor on the oc-
caston.
Department Commander McGahan
mas announced as members of the
guest committee Maj. Gen. Anton
Sislon pss semmaaang aasona the VICE ssth Di
mander Watson B. Miller. Past De-
partment Commander James A. Drain,
Past Department Commander Z. Les
ter Jones and Past Department Com
mander John Lewis Smith.
Mrs. William Mather Lewis, wife of
the president of George Washington
University, heads a list of patronesses
Glse Club OF the university at the
Masonic Auditorium this even ng.
This concert is for the benefit of
the endowment fund and is expected
to be one Of the outstanding events
on the. calendar of the university ac
tivities.
The patronesses are: Mrs. William
Mather Lewis, Mrs. Henry Dawes,
Mrs. Guy Despard Goff. Mrs. 7. W.
Hoyes Mrs Lanaon don Bureheil n,a Mrs
II. woodruff. Mrs. Joshua Evans. jr..
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer. Mrs. Clar-
ence Aspinwall, Mrs: Charles w.
Richardson, Mrs. John b. Larner, Mrs.
White. Mrs. Harry c. Davis, Mrs. Ed
win c. Brandenburg, Mrs. Charles p.
Light, Mrs. Charles I. Corby, Mrs.
Alvin E. Dodd. Mrs. Francis NJ. Saw
age. Mrs. William S. Culbertson. Mrs.
Elliott Fl. Goodwin. Mrs. Edward Cliff
ford, Mrs. Frank w. Mondell. Mrs
Louis Hertle, Miss Mary A. Sharpe,
Mrs. Abram Lisner and Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins.
At the benefit performance at the
Ambassador Theater tomorrow after
noon for the million dollar drive for
George Washington University the
Girls Glee Club will sing, under the
direction of Mrs. Otis D. SWEET. Snow
Storm" "a Serenade" and Rest Thee
on This Messy Pillow"
Miss Eleanor Melchoer is president
Of the club. Other members are Miss
Maria Bates, Miss Jeanette Belts,
Miss Hazel and Miss Frances Davis.
Miss Dorothy Jackson. Miss Teresa
Lawrence. Miss Dorothy Lewis, Miss
Fhoebe Knappen. Miss Elizabeth
Ramage, Miss Helen Bumsted. Miss
Edith Finney. Miss Dorothy Over
street. Miss Harriet Staples. Miss
Josephine Ramage. Miss Theobelle
Styles, Miss Dorothy Madden. Miss
Miss Vera Stafford Miss Virginia
Watkins, Miss Marie O'Dea, Miss
Dorothea Storck and Miss Louise
Hiatt. Miss Lois Hines will accom-
pany on the piano.
A tango dance by Miss Eleanor
the audience between the two pic
lures, Views of Alaska" and Grand
mas Boy"
The Kappa Chapter of the Phi Del
Ia Sorority is giving Valentine
dance at the New Willard Hotel on
February IA. The dance is for mem
bers and invited guests. Many from
out of town will be present.
Mrs Arthur Keith, l.. l.. NJ. will
give tea Sunday afternoon from )
to 1850 o'clock. in honor of Kappa
Beta Pi Legal Sorority and will re-
ceive the three local chapters.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, hon
orary dean, Washington College of
Law; Miss Beatrice Clephane, dean,
M Chapter, George Washington Uni
versity; Miss Catherine Butler, dean,
Omicron Chapter, National University
and Miss Anna Boyle, dean, Epsilon
Chapter, Washington College Of Law,
receive with Mrs. Keith. Miss
- Brown. Miss Lula Prather, Miss
ca 1rimore keeley. Miss Gertrude
IeonA Miss Adele VI. Stewart and
Mrs M& .ha Gold will do the honOrS
at the tea table.
The senior cass at Georgetown Col
lege Will give a tea dance at the
Hamilton Hotel on March l.
The reception and dance of the Iowa
State Society, which was to have been
held at Rauscher'S on February %,
has been postponed until March 5, due
to the period of mourning for Mr..
Wilson.
The weekly tea of the College Wom-