Evening star., 1924-05-16
NOTABLES TO ATTEND
OLYMPIC FUND GAME
President and Prominent Social
and Diplomatic Figures to See
Base Ball Contest.
WILL BE PLAYED MONDAY
Marines and Griffmen to Clash to
Aid in Raising 100000 Quota.

Arrangements to make next Monday
afternoon a gala day at the Washington
Base Ball Park for the benefit Of the
local $4,000 quota of the national
Olympic fund, when President Coolidge
and host of notables will watch the
Quantico Marines attempt to vanquish
Clark Griffith's Washington team, We're
reaching a stage of perfection today.
Only few details remain to be com
pleted under the supervision of Col
Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs. Frederick
Nelson and other members of the com
mittee on arrangements.
Word was expected from Loren Murch
ison of the Newark A. G., recognized as
probably the speediest man in the world
with the exception of Charley Paddock.
who is expected to be present. Pending
this word, arrangements for race be-
tween this cinder track speed demon and
the speediest runners of the Washington.
st. Louis and Quantico teams around
the bases were being negotiated.
Nothing definite was decided. but if
the committees plans go through
Washingtonians may have the oppor-
tunfty of seeing the relative speed of
base ball player and cinder track
artist on the diamond.
Dancing Horse to Act.
Then the famed dancing horse from
Fort Myer, which will be entered in
the Olympic competition, will be on
hand to exhibit skill in fancy eques-
trian steps before one of the most
distinguished audiences that has ever
been gathered in the local base ball
park. Members of the Olympic riding
team also will be present, although il
is doubtful If the condition of the
grounds will permit the use of the
field for demonstration of teamwork
in riding.
All in all. the committee in charge
today was jubilant at the interest be-
ing taken in the affair. Every mail
was bringing acceptanceS from prom
inent Washingtonians in official and
social circles as well as responses
from representatives of many foreign
governments.
Mrs. Coolidge and group from
the White House will accompany the
President tp the park. He will throw
out the ball which will start the
conflict.
Under the leadership of Miss Janet
Moffett, d debutante of this season,
daughter of Admiral Moffett, a bevy
of society buds will be ready with
Olympic buttons for all comers.
Disabled Soldiers Invited.
Three thousand youngsters from
local public schools and several hun
dred disabled soldiers will be the
guests of the committee at the game
Music will be furnished by the
United States Marine Band and a
number of side features will be an
nounced tomorrow or Sunday.
Among the box holders will be:
The President and Mrs. Coolidge. the
French ambassador. NJ j. J. Jusse-
rand: the Japanese ambassador. Mr..
Hanihara: Sec retary of State Hughes
the Spanish ambassador, Senor Riano:
members of the British embassy staff
members of the Italian embassy staff
Assistant Secretary of War Dwight
Davis, Surgeon General Ireland. Sec
W. Coe. Secretary of Commerce. Her
bert Hoover; Admiral w. A. Moffett
Admiral Long, Maj. Gen. G. Mex.
Sa1tzman, chief signal Officer of the
Army; Brig. Gen. j. L. Latimer of the
Judge advocate generals office. War
Department.
Rear Admiral John n. Robson,
Arthur Land, Mr.. Belan, Edward Will
son of the State Department, Capt.
c. Glover, jr.; William Flather, Ed
mund o. Rheem, H. l.. Rust, Leander
Mccormick Goodhart, Robert Stead,
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Locke, John Poole, Mrs.
Anderson, Representative Nicholas
Longworth, George NJ. Myers, w. B.
Hibbs. Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan, L.
w snead, Horace Luttrell. Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Bell Sweeney, J. NJ.
Johnston, jr.: Solicitor General James
NJ. Beck, Duncan Phillips. Victor
Kaufman. Beale r. Howard, Frank
B. Moves, Marshall Ianghorn, Freder-
ick Brooke, Mrs. Lyman Kendall.
Walter Wilcox. Floyd Waggaman,
Walter r Tuckerman. Howard
Chandler Christy, Senator and Mrs.
James Reed. Capt Adolphus Andrews.
Mrs. John Rayburn, Corcoran Thorn.
Cleveland Perkins, Ashton Rollins,
Commander and Mrs Lee Warren.
Parker Corning, Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge
Jordan. John Biddle, William NJ Rit-
ter, Col. Howard Dickinson. Com
mander and Mrs. Galbraith and Mr..
and Mrs Franklin Ellis.