Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
80 GROUPS UNITE
IN BIC FETE HERE
1000 Attend Bali at Audi.
torium Sponsored by Vet
Grams Societies.

Thirtythree veterans organizations
lad boxes at the grand ball and en-
tertainment given at the Washington
AUDITORIUM last night under the
auspices Of the veterans joint com
Inittee, with 1000 persons in attend
ance. Col. j. Franklin Bell, Engineer
commissioner Of the District. was
among the large number of promine mt
persons on the floor. The ball marked
an observance of Washington's as well
as Lincolns birthday.
In addition to the dancing which
began at 2 o'clock and continued until
AFTER /, there We're a number of spe-
tciaitles. including whistling and read
ing by Mrs. David II. IIincheloe. wife
ot representative Kmcheloe of Ken
lucky. The United States Marine
Band and the United States Army
Band played alternately Maj Gen.
Tasker II. Bliss was chairman of the
reception committe and Maj. L. s.
Grant, Sd. master of ceremonies.
Many Societies Join.
The organizations which united to
make the ball such success included
the Grand Army of the Republic, the
nited Spanish War Veterans the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. the Society
of Santiago. the American Legion. the
Disabled American Veterans and the
Army and Navy Union. II was the
first time that all of these organiZa-
tIonS have so united for "A celebration.
Following is q list Of those who
served on the floor and reception com
mittees for the ball:
Reception Committee--AIaj. L. :.
Grant. Sd. master OF ceremonies: Maj
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss. Commissioner
Rudolph, Judge II. Is. NToulton. de-
partment commander. G.. A. r.; Clar-
rnce A. Belknap, department COM
mander. L. S. w. V: Francis G. HUM.
department commander. V. F. w;
Gen. Anton Stephan, Military Service
Legion; Capt. Julius 1. Peyser, depart
inent commander, American Legion;
capt. w. l.. Mattocks. past depart
ment commander, L. s. W. V.
Senators Means Of Colorado, Oddie
OF Nevada. Reed of Pennsylvania.
Tyson of Tennessee
Representative Carter of Califor
mia, Lineberger of California, Swing
of California. Updike Of Indiana.
Thurston Of Iowa. Connery OF Massa-
chusetts, Douglass of Massachusetts,
rockingham of Massachusetts. Nc
Leod of Michigan. Simmons Of Ne
bra.ska, AREN'T of Nevada. MacGregor
of New York, Pratt of New York,
Tolley of New York, insolvency of
Ohio. Stephens of Ohio. Montgomery
Of Oklahoma. Crumpacker Of Oregon.
Brumm of Pennsylvania. Coyle of
Pennsylvania, Magee of Pennsyl-
vania, Watres of Pennsylvania, John
son Of South Dakota. Gibson OF Yer
mont, Johnson Of Washington, Shafer
of Wisconsin.
Veterans joint coplmittee-HarIan
Wood fchairman), AmericaniZation Of
ficer, American Legion; Briscoe Good
hart. past department comman der.
Grand Army of the Republic; f. D.
Godfrey, department assistant quar-
termaster general. Grand Army Of the
Republic; Charles J.. Fox, national
adjutant, Army and Navy Union: Maj.
Q. W. Freeman, Presidents Own Gar
rison, Army and Navy Union; Albert
Michaud, department junior vice COM
lnander. United Spanish War Vet
Grams: James A. Burns ttreasurer). de-
partment judge advocate. United
Spanish War Veterans; Thomas j.
Frailey, department senior vice com
mander. American Legion; Francis F.
Miller, past department vice COM
mander, American Legion: George r.
Martin. department commander. Dis
abled American Veterans: George ".
Phillips. commander, Ace Chapter.
Disabled American Veterans; Ed.
ward II. Hale, past department ad-
1utant, Veterans Foreign Wars; Fred
c. Lucas, patriotic instructor Veterans
Foreign Wars.
Distinguished friends-David Lynn.
architect Of the Capitol; Arthur E.
Cook. supervising engineer United