Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-20
Virginia State Society
Hon0rs Gen, Lee Tonight.

At the Robert r. Lee anniversa ry
ball, which win he given by the So
ciety of Virginia this evening in the
ballroom Of the Hotel Willard. the
evening program will commence at
$50 o'clock with an address by a
prominent Nirginian. after which the
reception of the guests will begin. fol
lowed by grand march Of the Off
GERS and guests of honor. opening the
ball at $3.50 o'clock
The president Mr.. F. c. Baggarty.
will he assisted in receiving the guests
by Mrs. .AIeXa nder Forward. Mrs. Eli
\. Aelmick. wife OF Mai. Gen. Hell
mick. inspector general OF the Unit ed
States Army. who takes the place Of
Mrs. NJ de clare Berry on the recep-
ton committee. and by Mrs. Walter
F.. Hutton. president of Robert F..
Lee Chapter. Daughters Of the CON
federaCl
The invited guests. besides the Nom
hers Of the Virginia Society. include
the maemherS Of the cabinet and the
Diplomatic corps and congressional
snd other sets in Washington society.
Members of the American Legion
France convention travel committee.
who We're received by President Cool
idce a the White House this morn
ing. will be among the distinguished
guests at the annual American Legion
ball 10 be given at the New Willard
Hotel tomorrow night leading this
group is John J. Wicker OF Virginia
and included are Col. Bowman Elder
of Indiana polls. Gen. Albert Greenlaw
of .Aususta. Me: United States Dis
triCi Attorney George II. Hatfield Of
San Fra nciSco. 60. j. Monroe Johnson
Of Marion. :. e.: capt. Samuel W.
Reynolds Of oma ha. cot Wade n.
Phillips OF Lexington. Ky: Col. Alton
T. Roberts of Marguerite. Mich. and
Mai. =. w. Wall OF Bristol. T. I.
Cen. James A. Drain. pa national
comma nder Of the American Legion
and Mrs. Drain will entertain as their
guests in the box a the hal Col and
Mrs. Roy AIarsdon Of Skowhegan. Me:
Col. and Mrs. Alton E. Roberts of Mar
Glrette. Mich; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Drain and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
SeelNe Jones
Senator and Mrs. David Aiken Reed.
Senate" and Mrs. Rice w. Means.
Representative and Mrs. Royal John
son and Representative and Mrs. Rob
ert g. simmons will be the guests of
Capt. Paul !. McGahan. past depart
ment commander and national Cxecu.
tive committeeman in his box.
The guests in the box Of Angus
tus r. Gardner Post will he Mr.
S'nT MIS-. W lil3n RI. 6etk. NJ. a no
Mr.. T.. Ross BARLEY. Mai. Gen. Will
liam H. Bethel and Mrs. Theodore
CoEswell.
The guests Of Sergeant Jasper
Post in the post hoy will include Post
Comdr. and Mrs. J. Thad Baker Past
'omdr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Reeves.
Capt. T.. w. Huff. Maj. William II.
Freeman. Past Comdr. Norman T.
MartinOale ana Past Comdr Thomas
i. Frailey.
In the box Of L. =. s. Jacob Jones
Post will he Eomdr. Miss Esther V
HAL Miss Mabel Stauh. Representa-
tive anu Mrs. William y. Connery
Repre- sentative and Mrs. John Doug
lass, Mrs. Mary O'Neill Mr.. and Mrs.
Harhert +. Smith. Past Comdr. Miss
Helen g. 0'Neill nd Department In.
ninr Nire C"mdr. Miss Helen &. Nc
Carty
Lieut.. Cot. !. = Connolly. acting
commander "f National Press Club
Pos will have with him in the post
hoN Nv. ami Mrs. William e. Murphy.
''api. and Mrs. William Atherton du
Puv and Air. and Mrs. Richard &.
WeStwooG
Miss Julia Maths. chairman Of the
committee on patronesses Of the