Evening star., 1925-03-15
Legion Ball to Have
Variety of Costumes
Unique in Washington
Over $1,000 In Prizes Of
fered by Allied Posts for
St. Patrick's 8 Night Dance.

The mid-Lenten costume ball at the
Mayfiower Hotel St. Patrick's day
Tuesday of this week-under the
auspices of the allied American Le-
gion posts, gives promise of providing
a variety of costumes seldom Witness
ed In any ballroom for years past.
There will be many handsome dresses
worn for tho occasion, while gro
tesQue. unique, novel, fantastic and
original regalia of every description
and character will tend to enliven the
scene.
The ball is informal, and there will
be many who Will not take part in the
costume contest, but will dance
throughout the evening.
Dancing will start at and continue
until o'clock, music being furnish ed
by the United States Navy Orchestra,
under the leadership of Charles Ben
tor, and a well known local orchestra
Sixty prizes will be awarded during
an intermtssion for the various
classes in the costume event. These
prizes aggregate $1,000, and are on
display in an + street window, where
they have been for the past week
Persons attending the ball are re-
Quested by the hotel management to
use the Seventeenth street entrance,
which opens directly into the ball
room, and boxholders should use the
Oe Sales street entrances.
Four Posts Combine.
The ball is being gwen under the
auspices of the George Washington,
Kenneth H. Nash, Stuart Walcott and
Sergt. Jasper posts OF the American
Legion. The committee in charge of
the general arrangements of the ball
Is composed of Charles Riemcr, chair
man, and S. Murray Moore, jr., of the
Stuart "alcott Post; John O. Johnson,
vice chairman. and DR.. Elliott A.
Hunt of the Kenneth II. Nash Post;
Thomas j. Frailey, secretary, and c.
Z. Mccarthy of the Sergt Jasper
Post, and Howard S. Fisk, treasurer,
and George Z. Pickett, Sd, represent
ing the George Washington Post.
Among those who will occupy the
boxes are the members of the Bel
lsau Wood Post, Mrs. Henry F. Di-
mock, Col. and Mrs. F. W. Awl, Col
and Mrs. George c. Skinner, Maj. and
Mrs. William Wolff Smith, DR.. D. P.
Penhallow, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Huff
ner, members of the Kenneth H Nash
Post, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Arnold De-
partment Commander and Mrs Frank
l.. Peckham, Mrs. Howard S. Fisk,
Gen. Frank T. Hines and party, Gen.
and Mrs. William Mitchell. Maj. Gen.
John A. Lejeune and party, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, Maj and
Mrs. Wallace Streater, members of
Sergt. Jasper Post Mr.. and Mrs. r. ].
Abby, Mr.. Henry A. REM and party,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth H McRae, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis A. Darrell, Mrs Amy
T. Hammond, Mrs. Viola s. Benedict,
Miss Annette Burton, Mr.. John Ho-
garty. Mrs. Philibert, Mrs. Warner,
Mrs. Caskey. Miss Kent. Miss Koons,
Mr.. Kiess. Mrs. Mary E. KoIhos. Mr..
w. r. Florence, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Riemer, Miss Emily ]. Carey and
party and members of the Stuart
Walcott Post.
Patrons of Ball.
Included among the patrons and
patronesses are: Brig. Gen. and Mrs
William Mitchell, Gen. and Mrs. An
ton Stephan, Gen. and Mrs. Lloyd NJ
Brett, Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs c. F.
Greene, Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles Ben
ter, Gen. and Mrs. John a. Lejeune
Gen. and Mrs. Frank T. Hines, DR..
and Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, Surg
Gen. and Mrs. Hugh S. Cummings, Ad.
miral and Mrs. W. A. Moffett, DR.. and
Mrs. Charles +. Ralph, DR.. and Mrs
Jesse l.. Hall. DR.. and Mrs. Charles