Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Feature Event Listed
Bv War Veterans Club

One of the most elaborate affairs in
the history of the American War Vet
Grams Club will be its second annual
dinner. carnival and dance. which will
he held Saturday evening". December
81. in the ballroom of the Raleigh Ho-
tel. II will he attended by many promi-
men; military men. members of Con
gress. veterans representing tho eari-
Gus military organizations and Fed
eral and District officials.
The dinner Will start at Z o'clock
and continue until o'clock. at which
hour dancing will begin and continue
until / o'clock. Two orchestras have
been eng ged for the dinner and
dance The club decorations viii be
added 10 the present brilliant dccora-
tive effect as the result of the remodel
ing and reglding of the ballroom. A
special feature will e the passing of
father time and the entrance of the
year 1928 in the shape OF a youngster
at the stroke of midnight. Another
feature win be the presentation TO one
OF the members OF the club OF "A cita-
ton and medal by the French govern
ment for participation in the siege at
Verdun
Members Of the fair sex will b pre-.
scented with souvenirs. while noise
makers and favors will be distributed
during the evening. Miniature Swiss
bells will be worn by the dancers.
which. with the syncopating orchestra,
will do much to add to the carnival
spirit The club will have as It's guests
on this occas on disabled veterans
from the local hospitals. One large
table Is set apart fer boys from Wal
ter Reed Hospital. who will be the
special guests of Lieut.. Fred Buchholz.
Ia y.t1r. Saf
the eventAs composed of members Of
the board Of governors Of the club;
Lieut.. Col. Fred r. Ryons. Mai. Wal
lace Streater. Maj. Roy Il. Hughes.
Lieut.. Floyd G. Caskey. Capt. c. &.
Lowe, Lieut.. Charles Rlemer. Mr..
Madison l.. Iiili. Maj. Thomas f.
Fawcett. Lieut.. Howard =. Fisk. Mr..
William Homer Carroll.
The dinner committee includes Mai.
Charles r. Burkhardt. chairman: Mr..
George r.. Mueller. Lieut.. Fred Buch.
holz. Sergt. Rush $. Young. Lieut..
George f. Watts.
Invitation committee: Maj. Roy r.
Hughes. chairman; Maj Wallace
Streater. Lieut.. Col. Fred II. Ryops.
Mr. Madison l.. lin, Lieut.. Charles
Ricmcr.
The bah committee consists Of Lieut..
br Lieut.. comdr George II. Tribe.
Mai. William l.. browning. Mai Wal.
lace Sireater. Mai. Roy r.. Hughes.
Mai Thomas T.. f'aweett. Mai. Charles
w. Freeman. Capt. Frederick l.. Ste.
phens. Capt. James T.. Hughes. Capt.
Harvey l.. Miller. Lieut.. Howard s.
Fisk. Capt. William J. Wheeler. Lieut..
Walter A. kilbourne, Lieut.. o. J.
Stockman, Lieut.. Lawrence y. Wal.
ton. Capt. Elmer Haberkorn. Lieut.. A.
Clyde Connolly, Lieut.. Ralph \. Gu
sick. Lieut.. II. A. Dinger. Capt Ken.
meth 4. McItae. Lieut.. Curtis w.
Handley. Lieut.. Horace Walker. Lieut..
Charles r. Morga nston. DIR. Albert Fl.
Parham. Lieut.. Addison l.. Holmes,
DR. Howard +. Kane. Past comdr
William Homer Carroll. DR.. j. W.
Pollock, Sergt Acors II. Thompson.
Dr. j. McPhearson Campbell. Mr.. Karl
Greene.
On the distinguished guest commit.
toe are Representative Morgan q. san.
dera of Texas. chairman. aud Repre-.
| sentative ! j. McSwain Of South
Carolina, former District Commission.
err Cuno ~. Rudolph. Mr. Isaac Cans.
former president Of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce, Judge Isaac
II, hit. Mr.. David c. Winebrenner,
Sd. secretary Of State of Maryland
and Lieut., Charles Eiemer.
The members Of the club will act nv
a reception committee In receiving nd
entertaining their guests on this occa.
sion