Evening star., 1926-11-26
|ROUSINC WELCOME GIVEN
STUDENTS OF ACADEMIES
Luncheons, Dances and Other Social Functions Are
Arranged for Visiting Hosts-Rival Elevens
Drill as Comrades Are Entertained.

among those present. as usual. The
Navy brought "B!ll" along, his 2
feet long wrinkled horns painted blue
and gold. The goat is is years old
and has been the Navy mascot for
eight years. The Army did not bring
a mule, figuring that one mule is as
| good as another. and so requisltlon
will go to the stables at Fort Sheri-
dan.
The stadium dedicatory ceremony
| today will be the climax of the first
days events. Vice President-C Charles
G. Dawes will make the principal ad-
dress at the stadium. before a throng
which is expected to mount to up
ward Of $4,000 persons. A historical
pageant will precede the dedication.
| Plates were set for more than 5000
guests at luncheon given today by
! Marshall Field & Co. to the stu
dents of the Military Academy. Both
student bodies will be guests of the
Union League Club at a reception
| following the stadium dedication.
| Tonight cadets and niddies VIII!
dine and dance at q ball at the Drake
| Hotel, to which hundreds of Chicago
girls and others from throughout the
| Nation have been hidden as guests.
The ball will terminate with ma
night show.
Heavy Program Today.
Today's program included arrival
| of the student bodies. at am, the
| ARMY in five special trains over the
| New York Central, and the Navy IN
| nine trains over the Baltimore anu
Ohio and the Pennsylvania.
The luncheon at noon for the ca
diets follows the parade of both stu,
dent bodies to their hotels. at
| O'Clock the two schools parade down
Michigan boulevard to the stadium
for dedication ceremonies at g.. Ineh
the reception and at Z o'clock the dlh-
ner dance.
Mayor Dever sounded the city wei
come in this statement:
Chicago extends a cordial welcome
TO the Army and Navy on this. theli
first appearance as an organized part
of our military forces in Chicago. IL
has been a. fine achievement Tor tne
Government to send these forces 10
the great Middle West. Chicago hopes
that all our visitors may have a happy
stay with us.
Following the students of the two
academies into Chicago are q host OF
distinguished guests from coast 20
coast. Secretaries Wilbur. DMlsl.I
Davis and John J. Davis of the Presl-
dent's cabinet Assistant Secretaries
Hanford Macnider, +. Trubee DaVl-
son. r. Douglas Robinson and others
will attend.
Cows. Smith of New York, Rltchle
of MARYLAND and Blaine of Wisconsin,
Sneaker Nicholas Longworth of the
House of Representatives and many
more men Of state were expected mere
late today.
MAYORS Jimmy Walker of New YORK
and Frank Hague Of Jersey city also
are coming to the game. VIII Rays
motion picture head and former Post
master General, and Tom Taggart'
former Senator and veteran Demo
cratic leader, will be here. Scores or
senators and Representatives have
boxes.
Society leaders of Chicago and the
surrounding territory have made the
Army-Navy game a gala OCCASION
and social events will crowd the two
days. "a
Tomorrow's contest will be wit
messed by 100000 ticket holders ana
some 10000 more persons assigned 10
nolice duty, concessions or usherS
tasks within the huge stadium. IL
will be the biggest throng ever to see
a. foot ball game and the biggest-W1th
the exception Of the eDempsey-Tunney
fight croWd-ever to see an American
sporting event. -,
The gate receipts of 100000 will
set another foot ball record.
A third will be hung up by the meet
ing here of the Army and Navy toot
ball teams, who never have staged
their annual game west OF the Aile-
ghenies.