Evening star., 1924-05-18
President Will Head
] List of Notables at
j Olympic Event Here
Official and Residential So
cieties to Be Represented
at Fete Tomorrow.

The Olympic fete tomorrow at $40
will be one of the most brilliant
events of the late spring season.
] Given for the American athletes who
will contest in the Olympiad in Paris,
the Washington officials Of the Amer
fcan Olympic committee, of which
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson is prasident,
will be assisted by the President of
Ihe United States and Mrs Coolidge
and virtually all the members of the
cabinets by a large number of for
eign ENJOYS; by officers of the Army
and Navy. and by prominent MEM
bcrs of official and resident society
Z The President, with Mrs. Coolidge
will occupy the box of honor at the
stadium, from which Mr.. Coolidge
will throw the first ball in the game
between the famous Quantico Ma
rines and the Washington base ball
team This game and the exhibition
oil athietlc feath to be given by the
members of the Olympic team consti-
tute the program.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
hughes will occupy a box for the
fete, while the Secretary of War
and the Secretary of the Navy will
have boxes on opposite sides of the
Held. with Gen. Pershing's box next
10 that of his chief. Admiral EberIe
ana Maj. Gen. Lejeune will flank the
Navy Secretary.
Secretary Mellon. Secretary Hoover
and Secretary Davis. all of whom
are members of the Washington COM
mittee, will occupy boxes, as will also
assistant Secretary of War Dwight
DAVIS, Col. Theodore Roosevelt, as
sistant secretary of the Navy, and
other Cabinet officials.
VI. JusSerand, ambassador from
France; Senior Biano, ambassador from
Spain. and NJ. Hanih2ra. ambassador
from Japan. will be present The Brit
ish embassy box will be occupied by the
Hon II. w. Brooks. and member Of
the embassy staff. 1t is also expected
that Senior Matthieu, Baron de Cartier.
and u number of other diplomats will
attend
Representatives of the Army and the
Navy who Will be present in> lude also
Maj. Gen. John L. Hines, May. Gen.
frank w. Coe, Maj. Gen. NJ. w. Ire
land, Maj Gen. Charles Saltzman. Rear
Admiral Andrew T. Long Rear Admiral
John X. Robson, Rear Admiral Julian
j.. Latimer and Rear Admiral William
A. Moffet
Ten Dion Williams, comma nding Off
Ger at Quantico also will occupy a
box. and the occasion will be honored
bH the presence of the Quantico Ma
rineS, 1000 strong. with their bands,
lnaScots. cheers and songs, that alone
insures colorful and entertaining after
noon. Members of the Washington
committee who will be present include
Milton c. Allies, Solicitor General James
VI. Beck. Admiral w. S. Benson, Ed
ward !. Farley, and number of others
Prominent also among the list of
box holders are Mrs: James NJ. Beck.
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, Mrs Larz An
derson, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis rockingham, Ad-
miral and Mrs. Bronson. Col and
Mrs. Howard Dickinson. Commander
and Mrs: Lee Warren, Col. and Mrs.
Mrs. Henry Dutton of New York, Mrs
Lyman Kendall, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Bell Sweeney, Mr.. and Mrs c. c.
Glover, Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton Rollins,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 3. Noyes, Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Newbold Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
{: Glover. jr.: DIR. and Mrs. William
Mason, Mrs. Parker Corning, Mr. and
Mrs. Eldrdge Jordan. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Flather, jr.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Chandler Christy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, Maj. and Mrs.
George Oakley Totten, jr. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Langhorne, Mr.. John Poole,
Mr. John Biddle. Mr.. J. NJ. Johnston.
5r.; Mr.. Frederick Brooke. Mr.. C1eve-
Jand Perkins, Mr.. Horace Luttrell.
Mr.. Thomas Fortune Ryan of New
York, Mr.. Leander Mccormick Goody
hart Mr. Coleman Jennings. MIR.
Henri de Sibour, jr.: Capt. William
lSalbraith, Capt. Hough, Mr.. E. Lee
Jones, Mr.. Robert Stead. Mr. w B.
Hibbs, and Mr.. William NJ: Ritter.
. "Olympic buttons" will be sold by
a group of debutantes headed by Miss
Janet Moffet, and including Miss
Betty Byrne, Miss Nina Diamonto-
pouloS. Miss Barrine Drake, Miss
Eugenia Lejeune. Miss Ressie Nc
I<eldin, Miss Ruth Stoddard. Miss
9'"'en Strauss and Miss Margaret
Zolnay.
Roy Scouts of America, the
High Schol cadets, and all the pub
lic schol children of Washington will
be the special guests of Col.
Thompson.