Evening star., 1926-04-11
World War Military
Order to Give Unique
Cherry Blossom Ball
Elaborate Program, Embrac-
ing Brilliant F Feature >,
Scheduled for MayAower
Hotel Tomorrow Evening.

The cherry blossom military ball of
The Military Order of the World War
viii surpass all prior expectations in
elaborateness and brilliancy. was the
report made by Col. George +. I'm
macht. the committee in charge, TO
the luncheon meeting of the order
last Thursday.
The ball will be held in the grand
ballroom of the Maytlower Hotel to-
morrow evening. Capt. Charles Dem
onet has completed his plans for con-
verting the ballroom into sunken
garden effect of the Riviera of South
ern France. Hundreds of palms,
plants and fresh-cut flowers will per-
fume the room and add TO the decora
lions. Stone and marble settees,
divans and imported rugs and fes-
toons of all sorts are ready to be set
up to transform the ballroom into the
desired effects. Flags, ensgnS and
festoons are being received by Capt.
Demonet at his office. No expense is
being spared by the order and by the
hotel to add to the brilliancy OF the oc-
caSiOn.
TO to Thursday morning the list of
acccptances included many members
Of diplomatic, social and official Wash
ington, in addition to the ranking Off
GERS of the Army. Navy and Marine
Corps. who are members of the order
and who will be present. The list in
dudes Count and Countess Ettore
Sommati di Mombello OF the royal ltal-
ian navy, Gen. Georges y. l.. Dumont,
French military attache; the Minister
of Haiti and Mrs. Hannibal Price; the
Bolivian Minister and Sonora Felicida
Soraco Freyre; Licenclado Federico
Alvarez, military attache OF the Do
minican Republic; Lieut.. Comdr. and
Mrs. Adolfo II. de Solas of the royal
Spanish navy, Senor and Sonora Don
Ricardo Alfaro. Minister of Panama;
Senator and Mrs. Rice w Means, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Royal c. John
son, Representative and Mrs. Hamil-
ton Fish, jr.; Representative and Mrs.
Lister Hill, the Nicaraguan Minister,
Senor Don Salvatore CaStrillo; Col.
Augusta Villa of the Italian embassy
staff Senor and Sonora Juan '.
Ramircx of Paraguay, Lieut.. Gdstavo
NJ. Torroella, Cuban military attache;
Capt 4. Stopford, British military at
tache; Don Eduardo NJ. Sosa. attache
of Panama; Capt. Enrique A. Prieto,
I
tredo LoZano, attache from Colombia;
Lieut. Rafael Alfonso y Garcia of the
Cuban army. Maj. w. il. S. Alston,
imperial British army, and Maj. and
Sonora Carlos Garfias, the Chilean
military attache.
The military guests are appearing
in the uniforms of their countries, the
brilliancy of which, added to the new
uniforms of the American Army and
Navy, will add color to the occasion
and surroundings.
Those listed Tor the receiving ilne,
wko arc officers of the organization,
include Brig. Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett,
Rear Admiral Thomas j. CoWle, MAJ:
Cen. Greed Hammond, Admiral
Charles w. Dyson, Gen. John a. John
ston and Mai. Gen. Amos A. Fries.
Lieut.. Comdr. Lewis p. Clephane
will be master of ceremonies and Will
be assisted by Capt. Edwin 5. Bettel'
helm, jr.; Capt. II. Turner Lewis
Capt. Paul b. McGahan and Capt.
Thomas j. Frailey.
Capt Watson b. Miller, assisted by
Mai. a. Fl. Dondero and Maj: A.
Coulter Wells, will have charge OF the
floor committee. The assistants VIII
he a delegation of marines in full
dress. -,
The reception committee VIII IN
clude Maj. William S. Symons, as
sisted by Admiral Luther T.. Gregory
Admiral Hilary p. Jones. Lieut.. COL
Robert =. PARROT. Lieut.. Col. Fred q.
Ryons and Maj. Frederick w. Patler-
son.
A supper will be served in the main
dining room at midnight ana VIII pe
in keeujny with the spirit of the oc-
casion. The music will lie furnished
bv the double orchestra from the
United States Navy Band personally
conducted by Lieut.. Charles Benter.
The band will appear in new dress
uniforms.