Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-17
D. c. Legion Announces
Annual Benefit Ball
For Tomorrow Night
Proceeds Intended for Aid
of Men and Women Who
Served in World War.

The annual ball for the benefit of
the District of Columbia Department
of the American Legion will be held
night at the New Willard
Hotel. The proceeds are to be devoted
to the work for the benefit of the men
and women who were in the military
and naval service Of the nation dur
ing the world war, which Is carried
on from the local American Legion
headquarters at 1929 New York ave-
nue..
The burdens of this work have long
increasing task of the department
officials of the American Legion, and
the function is the first one in which
the cooperation and support of the
people of Washington have been
sought for almost a year.
Owing to the period of official
that is prevailing. the ball
the features that marked it last year
when it was held the night Of April
6. But the necessity Of rehabilitating
the finances of the department and
making it possible to continue the
efforts that are made daily in behalf
OF service men and women is such
that it has been found necessary to
hold 1T on the date stated.
The patrons and patronesSes are
among the most important socially
and officially in Washington. but also
principal sponsors will not be in at
tendance. Many notableS, however,
will be among those present and these
include not only the commanders of
the various national veterans organ
but also the past national
Col. Alvin Owsley Of Texas. and the
present national commander. Capt.
John II. Quinn of California. It
will be in the nature Of National Com
mander Quinn's first public appear
ance here in Washington.
Capt. Paul J. McGahan. department
commander of the District of Columbia
Department of the American Legion,
announces as patrons and patronesses:
the President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge,
Evans Hughes. the Secretary of the
Treasury. Mr.. Andrew w. Mellon. and
Miss Asia Mellon; the Secretary OF
War and Mrs. John Wingate Weeks.
the Attorney General and Mrs. Harry
NJ. Daugherty, the Postmaster General
rotary OF the Navy and Mrs. Edwin
DENLY. the Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs. Henry Cantwell Wallace, the Sec
rotary of Labor and Mrs. James John
Davis. Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft. the
Speaker and Mrs. Gille.tt, the assistant
secretary Of war. Mr.. Dwight +. Davis
the assistant secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Senator and
Mrs. George Wharton Pepper, Senator
and Mrs. David Aiken Reed, Representa-
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major general commandant of the
United States Marine Corps and Mrs =
John A. Lejeune, Representative and
Mrs. So! Bloom. Representative and
and AIRS: John Phillip Hill. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Guy Campbell. Judge
John Barton Payne. Brig. Gen. and Mrs
Frank T. Hines, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hays Hammond. Mrs. John Allan Dough-
erty, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe,
S. A; Maj. and Mrs. William Wolff
Both bathrooms Of the New Willard
Hotel will be given over to the ball
vice commander of the District of Co
lumbia Department Of the American
Legion, has been designated as chair
man of the floor committee.
There will be three bands OF music
for the evening. providing an unusual
musicians in the military and naval
forces Of the. country, for the dance
music will be supplied by the bands of
the United States Army. the United
States Navy and the United States
Marine Corps.
Special musical features are being
arranged. Chief Musician Charles D.
Benter, the leader Of the Navy Band,
has prepared an unusually attractive
program. for his organization, and.
irrof hnfnrn a o.
maneuvers the commandant Of the
Marine Corps conferred with the
leaders of the United States Marine
Band and arranged for the attend
The event will be marked also by
special musical offerings on the part
of the dance section of the United
States Army, Band, of which Mr..
Stannard is the leader, and the or
chestra section of that unit has a
number of surprises which 1t will
make public for the first time on the
occasion Of the American Legion ball.
government and all of the depart
ments having headquarters here, the
thousands of veterans who have
transactions with the government
come to the Capital throughout the
maintained at the headquarters, 1923
New York avenue, and food, lodging
and transportation are from time to
time furnished those needy veterans
who become stranded. here. Last year
more than a thousand such cases
wre handled at the department head
quarters with consequent great drain
ON the resources of the department.
At the present time there Is q
small indebtedness. created by the
failure Of several ventures which
were engaged, in, and the result is
that a general appeal for public sup
mort for the. ball is being made by
Department Commander McGahan and
his associates.
Tickets may be procured at the
partment headquarters, 1923 New
York avenue. or at the entrance to
the ballroom. "A number of boxes
still are available for 1ast-minute
subscribers. =, -