Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-18
| Annual Society Circus
Will Be Held Saturday
Afternoon and Evening
Larger Program Than Usual
Is Arranged at Fort Myer
to Benefit Athletics Fund.

The ever-popular Society Circus will
be held Saturday at Fort Myer with a
performance in the afternoon and an
other In the evening. Although the
programs will be the same both after
noon and evening, 1t is much larger
one than In former years. The many
reservations already made indicate that
worthwhile sum will be realized for
the athletics at Fort Myer, in aid of
which fund the Society Circus Is given
each year.
Mai B. r. Merchant, general chair
man in charge of the circus has ar
ranged the order Of the Parade" the
opening feature of the program that
serves to introduce the entire cast of
performers Maj. Merchant will ride
at the head OF the procession as ring
master" Following will be a dozen
sections. including the band on a float,
G Battery OF the 10th Field Artillery
with It's famous show team under Capt.
Tate. Capt. Jess w. Boykin's tan
dems." The stage coach, cowpunchers
and Indians, the monkey drill squad,
the quadrille riders, jumping squad and
tallyhos. clowns. battery, burlesoue
riders (ofiiccrs' school ride) and the
polo squad. These sections will per-
form thereafter as groups In TIE same
order.
Little significance is attached to the
TACT that there are thirteen" sections.
although the usual spills" are not
wholly unexpected. The young ladies,
representative Of society in the Nations
capital. are particularly adept this
year., and officers who have been in
structing them predict that thew will
surprise the audience with their skill
1nere VIII be thrills and plenty of fun
as the program is diversified and well
arranged. Costumes secured from one
OF tne Leading firms in New York will
pe particularly attractive. the very
laleSe IN circus vogue. And the gem
eIaI Scneme OF decorations and side at
spirit Of the occasion. VIC
Pairings for the tanden, .ho
quadrille and jump rides have Avail.
peen selected They are, for the tan,
Gem. MISS Katherine Dent and Iieut
Charies Palmer: Miss Victoria twins
an; ana Lieut.. George Pense: Miss Florence
Wetherill and Lieut.. Mark Devine.
MISS Mary Henry and Lieut., Walter
Oheiliy; Miss Imogene TAYLOR and
Lieut.. Hugh Waddell Miss katherine
snyder and Capt. c. G. Holt: Mis-
Louise Clayton and Lieut. Mark Nc
Iiure' ana Miss Rebecca Davidson and
Lieut.. Harry Van Wyk.
In the quadrille Miss Adelaide u.rrv
VIII ride with Mai. John A weeLS
Miss Excelona Hamilton with Cant 7
w. cunningham, Miss Helen Stone and
Lieut.: William Barksdale, Mile. Rene
C!auoel with Lieut.. l.. w. Bassett. Miss
Margo CouZens with Lieut.. G. 3. Perry
MISS francesca Mckinney with Cant
q: b. Holt. Miss Hester Ann LIE Fevre
WIN Lieut. G.. B. Hudson and Miss
Ahce BROOKS Davis with Lieut.. John q
In the jump ride Miss Sophie SNYDER
VIII ride with Lieut.. Mark Devine, Miss
EVeIyn walker with Capt. Jess w Bow
KIN MISS Leila poan with Capt. Henry
!; hIien. Jr.; Miss 1mogene Taylor with
Lieut.. Hugh B. Waddell and Miss Helen
Robinson with Lieut.. G. B. Hudson
The list OF box holders. which Is
growing rapidly. includes the Secretary
OF War and Mrs. Dwight r. Davis. Mrs
Herbert Hoover Mai. Gen. Charles p
Summerall, Brig. Gen. w. ID. Conner
Brig. Gen. Fl. o. Williams, Mai. Gen
II. 7. Allen, Maj. Gen. John A. John
ston, Maj. Gen. Augusta villa. Col
Guy Y. Henry, commanding officer OF
rort Myer; Col. D. l.. Stone, Col. r. S.
Fitch. Col Alexander Roger. Com
mander w. X. Fitzpatrick, Commander
A. Agnew. Lieut.. Col. Thomas F, Van
Malta, Mai. r. S. Foster, Mai. b. F.,
Merchant, Maj. r. c. Bourke. Can't. A,
Oman, Lieut. William Barksdale, Mrs.
r. M. Kaufman. Mrs. Carey Lang
horne. Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth, Mrs. John A. Glenn, Mrs,
Henry F. Dimock. Mrs Frederick Dent
Grant, Mrs. Frank Hamilton. Mrs. lie
Fevre and Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood.
Col. Guy " Henry is honorary chair
man or the circus. His aids expect to
raise the funds necessary to properly
carry on the recreational activities at
Fort Mycr.